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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the Department of Transportation;

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requiring the department to conduct a study of

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transportation alternatives for the Interstate 95

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corridor; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. The Department of Transportation, in

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consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, the Division

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of Emergency Management of the Department of Community Affairs,

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and the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development, shall

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complete a study of transportation alternatives for the travel

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corridor parallel to Interstate 95 which takes into account the

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transportation, emergency management, homeland security, and

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economic development needs of the state. The report must include

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identification of cost-effective measures that may be implemented

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to alleviate congestion on Interstate 95, facilitate emergency

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and security responses, and foster economic development. The

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Department of Transportation shall send the report to the

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Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House

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of Representatives, and each affected metropolitan planning

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organization by June 30, 2009.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.