| 1 | Representative Drake offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | Between lines 1080 and 1081, insert: |
| 5 | (4)(a) Small counties shall be eligible to compete for |
| 6 | funds that have been designated for the Small County Outreach |
| 7 | Program for projects on county roads. The department shall fund |
| 8 | 75 percent of the cost of projects on county roads funded under |
| 9 | the program. |
| 10 | (b) In determining a county's eligibility for assistance |
| 11 | under this program, the department may consider whether the |
| 12 | county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory |
| 13 | condition which may be evidenced through an established pavement |
| 14 | management plan. |
| 15 | (c) The following criteria shall be used to prioritize |
| 16 | road projects for funding under the program: |
| 17 | 1. The primary criterion is the physical condition of the |
| 18 | road as measured by the department. |
| 19 | 2. As secondary criteria the department may consider: |
| 20 | a. Whether a road is used as an evacuation route. |
| 21 | b. Whether a road has high levels of agricultural travel. |
| 22 | c. Whether a road is considered a major arterial route. |
| 23 | d. Whether a road is considered a feeder road. |
| 24 | e. Information as evidenced to the department through an |
| 25 | established pavement management plan. |
| 26 | f.e. Other criteria related to the impact of a project on |
| 27 | the public road system or on the state or local economy as |
| 28 | determined by the department. |
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| 32 | D I R E C T O R Y A M E N D M E N T |
| 33 | Remove lines 1071-1072 and insert: |
| 34 | Section 18. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 339.2818, |
| 35 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
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| 39 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 40 | Remove line 87 and insert: |
| 41 | certain project types; revising eligibility prioritization |
| 42 | criteria; amending s. 339.64, F.S., relating |