Florida Senate - 2009 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 582
Barcode 407758
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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Floor: 3/AD/2R .
04/24/2009 02:45 PM .
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Senator Baker moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 99 and 100
4 insert:
5 Section 3. Subsection (5) of section 316.535, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 316.535 Maximum weights.—
8 (5) With respect to those highways not in the Interstate
9 Highway System, in all cases in which it exceeds state law in
10 effect on January 4, 1975, the overall gross weight on the
11 vehicle or combination of vehicles, including all enforcement
12 tolerances, shall be as determined by the following formula:
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14 W = 500((LN ÷ (N–1)) + 12N + 36)
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16 where W = overall gross weight of the vehicle to the
17 nearest 500 pounds; L = distance in feet between the extreme of
18 the external axles; and N = number of axles on the vehicle.
19 However, such overall gross weight of any vehicle or combination
20 of vehicles may not exceed 80,000 pounds including all
21 enforcement tolerances. The scale tolerance provided in s.
22 316.545(2) shall be applicable to all weight limitations of this
23 subsection. Except when a vehicle exceeds the posted weight
24 limit on a bridge, fines for violations of the total gross
25 weight limitations provided for in this subsection shall be
26 based on the amount by which the actual weight of the vehicle
27 and load exceeds the allowable maximum weight determined under
28 this subsection plus the scale tolerance provided in s.
29 316.545(2).
30 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 337.0261, Florida
31 Statutes, is amended to read:
32 337.0261 Construction aggregate materials.—
33 (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—The Legislature finds that there is
34 a strategic and critical need for an available supply of
35 construction aggregate materials within the state and that a
36 disruption of the supply would cause a significant detriment to
37 the state’s construction industry, transportation system, and
38 overall health, safety, and welfare. In addition, the
39 Legislature recognizes that construction aggregate materials
40 mining is an industry of critical importance to the state and
41 that the mining of construction aggregate materials is in the
42 public interest.
43 Section 5. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 339.2818,
44 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
45 339.2818 Small County Outreach Program.—
46 (1) There is created within the Department of
47 Transportation the Small County Outreach Program. The purpose of
48 this program is to assist small county governments in repairing
49 or rehabilitating county bridges, paving unpaved roads,
50 addressing road-related drainage improvements, resurfacing or
51 reconstructing county roads or in constructing capacity or
52 safety improvements to county roads.
53 (4)(a) Small counties shall be eligible to compete for
54 funds that have been designated for the Small County Outreach
55 Program for projects on county roads. The department shall fund
56 75 percent of the cost of projects on county roads funded under
57 the program.
58 (b) In determining a county’s eligibility for assistance
59 under this program, the department may consider whether the
60 county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory
61 condition which may be evidenced through an established pavement
62 management plan.
63 (c) The following criteria shall be used to prioritize road
64 projects for funding under the program:
65 1. The primary criterion is the physical condition of the
66 road as measured by the department.
67 2. As secondary criteria the department may consider:
68 a. Whether a road is used as an evacuation route.
69 b. Whether a road has high levels of agricultural travel.
70 c. Whether a road is considered a major arterial route.
71 d. Whether a road is considered a feeder road.
72 e. Information as evidenced to the department through an
73 established pavement management plan
74 f.e. Other criteria related to the impact of a project on
75 the public road system or on the state or local economy as
76 determined by the department.
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78 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
79 And the title is amended as follows:
80 Between lines 18 and 19
81 insert:
82 amending s. 316.535, F.S.; requiring specified scale
83 tolerances to be applied to weight limits for vehicles on
84 highways that are not in the Interstate Highway System; amending
85 s. 337.0261, F.S.; recognizing that construction aggregate
86 materials mining is an industry of critical importance and that
87 the mining of construction aggregate materials is in the public
88 interest; amending s. 339.2818, F.S., relating to the Small
89 County Outreach Program; revising the purpose of the program to
90 include certain program types; revising eligibility and
91 prioritization criteria;