Florida Senate - 2012 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 268
Barcode 494412
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Transportation (Wise) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “John Anthony
6 Wilson Bicycle Safety Act.”
7 Section 2. Section 260.0144, Florida Statutes, is created
8 to read:
9 260.0144 Sponsorship of State Greenways and Trails.—The
10 department may enter into a concession agreement with a not-for
11 profit entity or private sector business or entity for naming
12 rights of state greenway and trail facilities or property or for
13 commercial sponsorship to be displayed on state greenway and
14 trail facilities or property.
15 (1) A concession agreement under this section shall be
16 administered by the department and must include the requirements
17 of subsections (3) and (4).
18 (2)(a) Naming rights or space for a commercial sponsorship
19 display may be provided through a concession agreement on
20 certain state-owned greenway or trail facilities or property.
21 (b) Signage or displays erected under this section shall
22 comply with the provisions of s. 337.407 and ch. 479, and shall
23 be limited to trailheads, trail intersections, directional or
24 distance markers, interpretive exhibits, and parking areas.
25 (c) The size of any sign or display shall be limited as
26 follows:
27 1. A sign or display located at a trailhead or parking area
28 may not exceed 16 square feet.
29 2. All other signs or displays may not exceed 4 square
30 feet.
31 (d) Naming rights of a facility or commercial sponsorship
32 pursuant to a concession agreement under this section are for
33 public relations or advertising purposes of a not-for-profit
34 entity or private sector business or entity, and shall not be
35 construed by that not-for-profit entity or business or entity as
36 having a relationship to any other actions of the department.
37 (3) A concession agreement under this section shall be for
38 a minimum of 1 year but may be for a longer period under a
39 multiyear agreement, and may be terminated for just cause by the
40 department with sixty days advance notice.
41 (4)(a) Before installation, each name or sponsorship
42 display must be approved by the department, as appropriate.
43 (b) The department shall set materials and construction
44 standards for all signage displayed.
45 (c) All costs of a display, including its development,
46 construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and removal,
47 shall be paid by the concessionaire.
48 (5) This section does not create a proprietary or
49 compensable interest in any sign or display site or location.
50 (6) Proceeds from concession agreements under this section
51 shall be distributed as follows:
52 (a) Eighty-five percent shall be deposited into the
53 appropriate department trust fund that is the source of funding
54 for management and operation of state greenway or trail
55 facilities and properties.
56 (b) Fifteen percent shall be deposited into the State
57 Transportation Trust Fund for use in the Florida Traffic and
58 Bicycle Safety Education program and the Florida Safe Routes to
59 School program, administered by the Department of Transportation
60 Safety Office.
61 (7) The department may adopt rules to administer this
62 section.
63 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.
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67 And the title is amended as follows:
68 Delete everything before the enacting clause
69 and insert:
70 A bill to be entitled
71 An act relating to the sponsorship of state greenways and
72 trails; creating the “John Anthony Wilson Bicycle Safety Act”;
73 creating s. 260.0144, F.S.; providing for the Department of
74 Environmental Protection to enter into concession agreements for
75 naming rights of state greenway and trail facilities or property
76 or commercial advertising to be displayed on state greenway and
77 trail facilities or property; providing for distribution of
78 proceeds from such concession agreements; providing an effective
79 date.