Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 484
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/03/2015           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development (Hukill) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 126 - 181
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 5. Section 186.512, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         186.512 Designation of regional planning councils.—The
    8  territorial area of the state is subdivided into the following
    9  districts for the purpose of regional comprehensive planning.
   10  The name and geographic area of each respective district shall
   11  accord with the following:
   12         (1) West Florida Regional Planning Council: Bay, Escambia,
   13  Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington Counties.
   14         (2) Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Calhoun, Franklin,
   15  Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla
   16  Counties.
   17         (3) North Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
   18  Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton,
   19  Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union
   20  Counties.
   21         (4) Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council: Baker,
   22  Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns Counties.
   23         (5) East Central Florida Regional Planning Council:
   24  Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia
   25  Counties.
   26         (6) Central Florida Regional Planning Council: DeSoto,
   27  Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and Polk Counties.
   28         (7) Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council: Citrus, Hernando,
   29  Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.
   30         (8) Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: Charlotte,
   31  Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, and Sarasota Counties.
   32         (9) Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council: Indian River,
   33  Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties.
   34         (10) South Florida Regional Planning Council: Broward,
   35  Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties.
   36  
   37  Beginning January 1, 2016, and thereafter, the Governor may
   38  review and update the district boundaries of the regional
   39  planning councils pursuant to his authority under s. 186.506(4).
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   41  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   42  And the title is amended as follows:
   43         Delete lines 11 - 16
   44  and insert:
   45         negotiation processes; creating s. 186.512, F.S.;
   46         subdividing the state into specified geographic
   47         regions for the purpose of regional comprehensive
   48         planning; authorizing the Governor to review and
   49         update the district boundaries of the regional
   50         planning councils; amending s. 186.513, F.S.;