Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 768
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/30/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Latvala) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Before line 41
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 311.07, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic
    8  development funding.—
    9         (2) A minimum of $8 million per year shall be made
   10  available from the State Transportation Trust Fund to fund the
   11  Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program.
   12  However, for the 5 fiscal years beginning with the 2011-2012
   13  fiscal year through the 2015-2016 fiscal year, a minimum of $100
   14  million each year shall be made available from the State
   15  Transportation Trust Fund, and all funds except for $8 million
   16  shall be used to fund the Florida Deepwater Seaport Program,
   17  which shall be for port infrastructure projects that expand this
   18  state’s role as a global hub for trade and investment, and that
   19  enhance the supply chain system in the state to process,
   20  assemble, and ship goods to markets.
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   23         And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Delete line 2
   25  and insert:
   26         An act relating to seaports; amending s. 311.07, F.S.;
   27         providing additional funds for 5 years to fund certain
   28         projects through the Florida Deepwater Seaport
   29         Program; creating s. 311.23, F.S.;