997001
Florida Senate - 2008
SB7090
The Committee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations
(Fasano) recommended the following amendment:
Section: 11
On Page: 053
Spec App:
| EXPLANATION:
Reappropriates unexpended funds in the Emergency
Management Preparedness and Assistance Trust Fund to
continue implementation of a pilot program to warn
against disasters and provide community outreach and
education notifications.
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NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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In Section 11 On Page 053
Immediately following Section 11, on Page 53, INSERT the following:
SECTION 12. The unexpended balance of the funds appropriated in the
last paragraph of proviso language following Specific Appropriation
1621W of chapter 2007-72, Laws of Florida, shall revert immediately and
is appropriated for the 2008-2009 fiscal year to implement a pilot
program in Brevard, Pasco, Polk, and Orange counties for the purpose of
deploying unlimited complete, time-sensitive notices quickly and easily
to citizens, local emergency management entities, and state and regional
entities to warn against disasters and provide community outreach and
education notifications. The deployed service shall be able to send
targeted broadcast alerts with text and optional radio audio activation
to FM/RBDS receiving devices. The FM/RBDS service shall also be able to
retrieve and forward 600 character text messages composed in the Common
Alerting Protocol 1.1 (CAP), from the National Weather Service (NOAA)
and others, to the RBDS receiving devices.
| Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items. Items printed in italics are computer codes and are not a part of the official text of this amendment. |
997001 Log:0018 TDW/TDW 03/31/08 07:16:57 PM Senate Page: 1