Florida Senate - 2016 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/CS/HB 1075, 1st Eng. Ì312550tÎ312550 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 2/RS/2R . 03/10/2016 05:01 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Negron moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 1721 - 1740 4 and insert: 5 (7) Before a facility or parcel of nonconservation land is 6 offered for lease to a local or federal unit of government or a 7 private party, it shall first be offered for lease to state 8 agencies, and state research universities designated as 9 preeminent pursuant to s. 1001.7065. Within 45 days after the 10 offer for lease of a surplus building or parcel, a state agency 11 or preeminent state research university that requests the lease 12 must submit a plan to the board of trustees that includes a 13 description of the proposed use, including future use, of the 14 facility or parcel. The board of trustees must review and 15 approve the plan before approving the lease. The plan must, at a 16 minimum, include the proposed use of the facility or parcel, the 17 estimated cost of renovation, a capital improvement plan for the 18 building, evidence that the facility or parcel meets an existing 19 need that cannot otherwise be met, and other criteria adopted by 20 rule of the board of trustees. The board of trustees or its 21 designee shall compare the estimated value of the facility or 22 parcel to any submitted business plan to determine if the lease 23 or sale is in the best interest of the state. The board of 24 trustees shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 to implement 25 this section. A preeminent state research university or state 26 agency that has requested the use of a 27 28 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 29 And the title is amended as follows: 30 Delete lines 123 - 125 31 and insert: 32 to preeminent state universities and state agencies 33 before being offered for lease to a local or federal 34 unit of government or private party; providing a 35 priority for preeminent state research universities;