Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1168
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  02/16/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Ring) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 280 - 298
    4  and insert:
    5         all ports listed in s. 311.09 located in this state.
    6         (2) A minimum of $15 $8 million per year shall be made
    7  available from the State Transportation Trust Fund to fund the
    8  Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program.
    9  The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development
   10  Council created in s. 311.09 shall develop guidelines for
   11  project funding. Council staff, the Department of
   12  Transportation, and the Department of Economic Opportunity shall
   13  work in cooperation to review projects and allocate funds in
   14  accordance with the schedule required for the Department of
   15  Transportation to include these projects in the tentative work
   16  program developed pursuant to s. 339.135(4).
   17         (3)(a) Program Funds of the Florida Seaport Transportation
   18  and Economic Development Program shall be used to fund approved
   19  projects on a 50-50 matching basis with any of the deepwater
   20  ports, as listed in s. 311.09 and s. 403.021(9), as listed in s.