Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1088
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/25/2009           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Altman) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. section 316.2126, Florida Statutes, is amended
    6  to read:
    7         316.2126 Authorized use of golf carts, modified carts, low
    8  speed vehicles, and utility vehicles by municipalities and state
    9  employees, state park volunteers, and state park visitors.—
   10         (1) In addition to the powers granted by ss. 316.212 and
   11  316.2125, municipalities are authorized to utilize golf carts
   12  and utility vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01, upon any state,
   13  county, or municipal roads located within the corporate limits
   14  of such municipalities, subject to the following conditions:
   15         (a) Golf carts and utility vehicles must comply with the
   16  operational and safety requirements in ss. 316.212 and 316.2125,
   17  and with any more restrictive ordinances enacted by the local
   18  governmental entity pursuant to s. 316.212(8), and shall be
   19  operated only by municipal employees for municipal purposes,
   20  including, but not limited to, police patrol, traffic
   21  enforcement, and inspection of public facilities.
   22         (b) In addition to the safety equipment required in s.
   23  316.212(6) and any more restrictive safety equipment required by
   24  the local governmental entity pursuant to s. 316.212(8), such
   25  golf carts and utility vehicles must be equipped with sufficient
   26  lighting and turn signal equipment.
   27         (c) Golf carts and utility vehicles may be operated only on
   28  state roads that have a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour
   29  or less.
   30         (2) State employees, state park volunteers, and state park
   31  visitors are authorized to use golf carts and utility vehicles,
   32  as defined in s. 320.01, upon any public roads within the
   33  boundaries of state parks managed by the Division of Recreation
   34  and Parks of the Department of Environmental Protection, subject
   35  to the following conditions:
   36         (a) Golf carts and utility vehicles must comply with the
   37  operational and safety requirements in s. 316.212.
   38         (b) Golf carts and utility vehicles shall be operated only
   39  by state employees and state park volunteers for state purposes
   40  and by state park visitors for uses authorized by the Division
   41  of Recreation and Parks of the Department of Environmental
   42  Protection.
   43         (3)(a) As used in this subsection, the term “seasonal
   44  delivery personnel” means employees of a licensed commercial
   45  delivery service when delivering for that service during the
   46  time period specified in paragraph (b).
   47         (b) Seasonal delivery personnel are authorized to use golf
   48  carts, modified carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility vehicles
   49  as defined in s. 320.01 upon any public road that has a speed
   50  limit of up to 35 miles per hour for the purpose of delivering
   51  goods sent through a delivery service. As used in this
   52  subsection, the term “golf cart” means a motor vehicle as
   53  defined in s. 320.01(22), but also includes such vehicles
   54  modified with a cargo platform or bin to transport parcels, or
   55  with a hitch to tow a trailer. Such vehicles must be marked in
   56  some manner with the name of the delivery service. A trailer may
   57  be pulled by the vehicle. Vehicles used pursuant to this
   58  subsection may be operated after sunset if, in addition to the
   59  safety requirements in s. 316.212(6), they are equipped with
   60  suitable headlights and tail lights. This authorization applies
   61  to deliveries made from midnight October 15 until midnight
   62  December 31 of each year.
   63         (4)(3) Anyone operating a golf cart or utility vehicle
   64  pursuant to this section must possess a valid driver’s license
   65  as required by s. 322.03.
   66         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.
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   68  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   69         And the title is amended as follows:
   70         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   71  and insert:
   72                        A bill to be entitled                      
   73         An act relating to delivery vehicles; amending s.
   74         316.2126, F.S.; defining the term “seasonal delivery
   75         personnel”; authorizing the use of golf carts,
   76         modified carts, low-speed vehicles, and utility
   77         vehicles by seasonal delivery personnel during a
   78         certain timeframe; providing an effective date.