Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 7068
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and
       Economic Development (Lee) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 338.2278, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         338.2278 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
    8  Significance Program.—
    9         (1) There is created within the department the Multi-use
   10  Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program. The purpose
   11  of the program is to revitalize rural communities, encourage job
   12  creation, and provide regional connectivity while leveraging
   13  technology, enhancing quality of life and public safety, and
   14  protecting the environment and natural resources. The objective
   15  of the program is to advance the construction of regional
   16  corridors that are intended to accommodate multiple modes of
   17  transportation and multiple types of infrastructure. The
   18  intended benefits of the program include, but are not limited
   19  to, addressing issues such as:
   20         (a) Hurricane evacuation.
   21         (b) Congestion mitigation.
   22         (c) Trade and logistics.
   23         (d) Broadband, water, and sewer connectivity.
   24         (e) Energy distribution.
   25         (f) Autonomous, connected, shared, and electric vehicle
   26  technology.
   27         (g) Other transportation modes, such as shared-use
   28  nonmotorized trails, freight and passenger rail, and public
   29  transit.
   30         (h) Mobility as a service.
   31         (i) Availability of a trained workforce skilled in
   32  traditional and emerging technologies.
   33         (j) Protection or enhancement of wildlife corridors or
   34  environmentally sensitive areas.
   35         (2) The program is composed of all of the following
   36  corridors:
   37         (a) Southwest-Central Florida Connector, extending from
   38  Collier County to Polk County.
   39         (b) Suncoast Connector, extending from Citrus County to
   40  Jefferson County.
   41         (c) Northern Turnpike Connector, extending from the
   42  northern terminus of the Florida Turnpike northwest to the
   43  Suncoast Parkway.
   44         (3)(a) Projects undertaken in the corridors identified in
   45  subsection (2) are tolled facilities and approved turnpike
   46  projects that are part of the turnpike system, and are
   47  considered as Strategic Intermodal System facilities.
   48         (b) During the project development phase, the department
   49  shall identify opportunities to accommodate or colocate multiple
   50  types of infrastructure-addressing issues, such as those
   51  identified in subsection (1), within or adjacent to the
   52  corridors.
   53         (c)1.During the project development phase, the department
   54  shall utilize an inclusive, consensus-building mechanism for
   55  each proposed multi-use corridor identified in subsection (2).
   56  For each multi-use corridor identified in subsection (2), the
   57  department shall convene a corridor task force composed of
   58  appropriate representatives of:
   59         a. The Department of Environmental Protection;
   60         b. The Department of Economic Opportunity;
   61         c. The Department of Education;
   62         d. The Department of Health;
   63         e. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
   64         f. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
   65         g. The local water management district or districts;
   66         h. A local government official from each local government
   67  within a proposed corridor;
   68         i. Metropolitan planning organizations;
   69         j. Regional planning councils; and
   70         k. Other appropriate conservation or community not-for
   71  profit organizations as determined by the department.
   72         2. The secretary of the department shall appoint the
   73  members of the respective corridor task forces by August 1,
   74  2019.
   75         3. Each corridor task force shall coordinate with the
   76  department on pertinent aspects of corridor analysis, including
   77  accommodation or colocation of multiple types of infrastructure,
   78  addressing issues such as those identified in subsection (1),
   79  within or adjacent to the corridor.
   80         4. Each corridor task force shall evaluate the need for,
   81  and the economic and environmental impacts of, hurricane
   82  evacuation impacts of, and land use impacts of, the related
   83  corridor as identified in subsection (2).
   84         5. Each corridor task force shall hold a public meeting in
   85  accordance with chapter 286 in each local government
   86  jurisdiction in which a project within an identified corridor is
   87  being considered.
   88         6. To the maximum extent feasible, the department shall
   89  adhere to the recommendations of the task force created for each
   90  corridor in the design of the multiple modes of transportation
   91  and multiple types of infrastructure associated with the
   92  corridor. The task force for each corridor may consider and
   93  recommend innovative concepts to combine right-of-way
   94  acquisition with the acquisition of lands or easements to
   95  facilitate environmental mitigation or ecosystem, wildlife
   96  habitat, or water quality protection or restoration. The
   97  department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental
   98  Protection, may incorporate those features into each corridor
   99  during the project development phase.
  100         7. The Southwest-Central Florida Connector corridor task
  101  force shall:
  102         a.Address the impacts of the construction of a project
  103  within the corridor on panther and other critical wildlife
  104  habitat and evaluate in its final report the need for
  105  acquisition of lands for state conservation or as mitigation for
  106  project construction; and
  107         b.Evaluate wildlife crossing design features to protect
  108  panther and other critical wildlife habitat corridor
  109  connections.
  110         8. The Suncoast Connector corridor task force and the
  111  Northern Turnpike Connector corridor task force shall evaluate
  112  design features and the need for acquisition of state
  113  conservation lands that mitigate the impact of project
  114  construction within the respective corridors on:
  115         a. The water quality and quantity of springs, rivers, and
  116  aquifer recharge areas;
  117         b. Agricultural land uses; and
  118         c. Wildlife habitat.
  119         9. Each corridor task force shall issue its evaluations in
  120  a final report that must be submitted to the Governor, the
  121  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  122  Representatives by June 30, 2020.
  123         (4)(a) Project construction in any corridor identified in
  124  subsection (2) is not eligible for funding until submission of
  125  the final report of the corridor task force for that corridor
  126  required in subsection (3) and completion of 30 percent of the
  127  design phase of any project within a corridor identified in
  128  subsection (2), except for project phases that are under
  129  construction or for which project alignment has been determined.
  130         (b) Subject to the economic and environmental feasibility
  131  statement requirements of s. 338.223, projects may be funded
  132  through turnpike revenue bonds or right-of-way and bridge
  133  construction bonds or financing by the Florida Department of
  134  Transportation Financing Corporation; by advances from the State
  135  Transportation Trust Fund; with funds obtained through the
  136  creation of public-private partnerships; or any combination
  137  thereof. The department also may accept donations of land for
  138  use as transportation rights-of-way or to secure or use
  139  transportation rights-of-way for such projects in accordance
  140  with s. 337.25. To the extent legally available, any toll
  141  revenues from the turnpike system not required for payment of
  142  principal, interest, reserves, or other required deposits for
  143  bonds; costs of operations and maintenance; other contractual
  144  obligations; or system improvement project costs must be used to
  145  repay advances received from the State Transportation Trust
  146  Fund.
  147         (c)1. Projects undertaken under this section are subject to
  148  the department’s delegated responsibilities under s. 334.044(34)
  149  for environmental review, consultation, or other action required
  150  under any federal environmental law applicable to review or
  151  approval of such projects. For projects that do not receive
  152  federal aid or projects that do not require federal action, the
  153  department must perform a project evaluation that considers the
  154  following:
  155         a. Project purpose and need;
  156         b. An alternatives analysis;
  157         c. Existing conditions of the project area and potential
  158  impacts or enhancements the project may have on social,
  159  economic, cultural, natural, and connectivity issues and
  160  resources;
  161         d. Anticipated permits identified during the project
  162  development and environmental study;
  163         e. Opportunities for stakeholder and regulatory agency
  164  coordination; and
  165         f. Public and agency comments and coordination.
  166         2. At a minimum, for projects constructed under this
  167  section, decisions on matters such as corridor configuration,
  168  project alignment, and interchange locations must be determined
  169  in accordance with applicable department rules, policies, and
  170  procedures.
  171         (5) In accordance with ss. 337.276, 338.227, and 339.0809,
  172  the Division of Bond Finance may issue on behalf of the
  173  department right-of-way and bridge construction bonds, turnpike
  174  revenue bonds, and Florida Department of Transportation
  175  Financing Corporation bonds to finance program projects, as
  176  provided in the State Bond Act.
  177         (6) To the maximum extent feasible, construction of the
  178  projects shall begin no later than December 31, 2022, with the
  179  corridors open to traffic no later than December 31, 2030.
  180         (7) Funds that result from increased revenues to the State
  181  Transportation Trust Fund derived from the amendments to s.
  182  320.08 made by this act and deposited into the fund pursuant to
  183  s. 320.20(5)(a) must be used as follows:
  184         (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, $45 million shall be
  185  retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
  186  remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
  187  Fund.
  188         (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, $90 million shall be
  189  retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
  190  remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
  191  Fund.
  192         (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each fiscal year
  193  thereafter, all of the funds shall be retained in the State
  194  Transportation Trust Fund.
  195         (8) The amounts identified in subsection (7) by fiscal year
  196  shall be allocated as follows:
  197         (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, to the:
  198         1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
  199  Program, $12.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
  200         2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
  201  used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
  202  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  203         3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
  204  as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
  205  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  206         4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
  207  be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
  208         5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
  209  as specified in s. 334.044(35).
  210         (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, to the:
  211         1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
  212  Program, $57.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
  213         2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
  214  used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
  215  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  216         3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
  217  as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
  218  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  219         4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
  220  be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
  221         5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
  222  as specified in s. 334.044(35).
  223         (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year, to the:
  224         1. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
  225  used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
  226  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  227         2. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
  228  as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
  229  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  230         3. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
  231  be used as specified in s. 427.0159;
  232         4. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
  233  as specified in s. 334.044(35); and
  234         5. The remaining funds under this paragraph shall be used
  235  for the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
  236  Program, as specified in this section.
  237         (d) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year and each fiscal year
  238  thereafter, to the:
  239         1. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
  240  used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
  241  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  242         2. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
  243  as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
  244  counties impacted by hurricanes;
  245         3. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
  246  be used as specified in s. 427.015; and
  247         4.The remaining funds under this paragraph shall be used
  248  for the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
  249  Program, as specified in this section.
  250         (e) Funds allocated to the Transportation Disadvantaged
  251  Trust Fund in this subsection shall be used to award competitive
  252  grants to community transportation coordinators and
  253  transportation network companies for the purposes of providing
  254  cost-effective, door-to-door, on-demand, and scheduled
  255  transportation services that:
  256         1. Increase a transportation disadvantaged person’s access
  257  to and departure from job training, employment, health care, and
  258  other life-sustaining services;
  259         2. Enhance regional connectivity and cross-county mobility;
  260  or
  261         3. Reduce the difficulty in connecting transportation
  262  disadvantaged persons to a transportation hub and from the hub
  263  to their final destination.
  264         (f) The funds allocated as provided in this subsection
  265  shall be in addition to any other statutory funding allocations
  266  provided by law.
  267         (g) In each fiscal year in which funding provided under
  268  this subsection for the Small County Road Assistance Program,
  269  the Small County Outreach Program, the Transportation
  270  Disadvantaged Trust Fund, or the workforce development program
  271  is not committed by the end of each fiscal year, such
  272  uncommitted funds shall be used by the department to fund Multi
  273  use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
  274  projects. As provided in s. 339.135(7), the adopted work program
  275  may be amended to transfer funds between appropriations
  276  categories or to increase an appropriation category to implement
  277  this paragraph.
  278         (9) The department, in its discretion and for hurricane
  279  impacted counties, may waive consideration of local matching
  280  funds under s. 339.2816, relating to the Small County Road
  281  Assistance Program, and may waive the match requirement of s.
  282  339.2818, relating to the Small County Outreach Program, with
  283  respect to project awards funded by the allocations to those
  284  programs provided in this section.
  285         Section 2. Subsection (35) is added to section 334.044,
  286  Florida Statutes, to read:
  287         334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
  288  shall have the following general powers and duties:
  289         (35) To provide a road and bridge construction workforce
  290  development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders,
  291  for construction of projects designated in the department’s work
  292  program.
  293         (a) The workforce development program is intended to
  294  provide direct economic benefits to communities in which the
  295  department is constructing infrastructure projects and to
  296  promote employment opportunities, including within areas of low
  297  income and high unemployment.
  298         (b) The department shall merge any of its own existing
  299  workforce services into the program to create a robust workforce
  300  development program. The workforce development program must
  301  serve as a tool to address the construction labor shortage by
  302  recruiting and developing a group of skilled workers for
  303  infrastructure projects to increase the likelihood of department
  304  projects remaining on time and within budget.
  305         (c) To accomplish these activities, the department may
  306  administer workforce development contracts with consultants and
  307  nonprofit entities, such as local community partners, Florida
  308  College System institutions, and technical institutions or
  309  centers. These entities, as specified in a contract with the
  310  department, shall have the primary purposes of providing all of
  311  the following:
  312         1. Workforce recruitment.
  313         2.A training curriculum for the department’s road and
  314  bridge construction projects which includes both traditional and
  315  emerging construction methods and skills needed to construct
  316  multi-use infrastructure and facilities accommodating emerging
  317  technologies.
  318         3. Support services to remove barriers to work.
  319         (d) The department shall develop performance and outcome
  320  metrics to ensure accountability and to measure the benefits and
  321  cost-effectiveness of the program. By June 30, 2020, and
  322  annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and provide a
  323  report to the Governor, President of Senate, and Speaker of the
  324  House of Representatives detailing the results of its findings
  325  and containing any recommendations relating to future program
  326  refinements.
  327         Section 3. Subsections (1), (4) through (9), and (12)
  328  through (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to
  329  read:
  330         320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
  331  there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
  332  operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
  333  defined in s. 316.003(4), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
  334  and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
  335  and collected by the department or its agent upon the
  336  registration or renewal of registration of the following:
  337         (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
  338         (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
  339         (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
  340         (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
  341  or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
  342  subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
  343  the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
  344  additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
  345  Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
  346  program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
  347  Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
  348  or the general operations of the department.
  349         (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
  350  $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  351         (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
  352  VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
  353         (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
  354  than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
  355  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  356         (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
  357  than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
  358  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  359         (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
  360  than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
  361  into the General Revenue Fund.
  362         (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
  363  than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
  364  into the General Revenue Fund.
  365         (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
  366  than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
  367  into the General Revenue Fund.
  368         (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
  369  than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
  370  into the General Revenue Fund.
  371         (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
  372  than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
  373  General Revenue Fund.
  374         (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
  375  than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
  376  into the General Revenue Fund.
  377         (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
  378  than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
  379  into the General Revenue Fund.
  380         (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
  381  than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
  382  into the General Revenue Fund.
  383         (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
  384  than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
  385  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  386         (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
  387  flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  388  Fund.
  389         (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
  390  truck tractor used within the state or within a 150-mile radius
  391  of its home address is eligible for a license plate for a fee of
  392  $324 flat if:
  393         1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
  394  forestry products; or
  395         2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
  396  forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
  397  associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
  398  the truck tractor.
  399  
  400  Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
  401  into the General Revenue Fund.
  402         (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
  403  hire vehicle and which is engaged exclusively in transporting
  404  raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or
  405  horticultural products within the state or within a 150-mile
  406  radius of its home address is eligible for a restricted license
  407  plate for a fee of:
  408         1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
  409  than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
  410  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  411         2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
  412  44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
  413  point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
  414  point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
  415  water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
  416  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  417  
  418  Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
  419  exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
  420  nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
  421  incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
  422  delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
  423  documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility before
  424  issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
  425  paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
  426  must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
  427  nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
  428  user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
  429         (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
  430  SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
  431         (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
  432  of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
  433  or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
  434  General Revenue Fund.
  435         2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
  436  fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
  437  which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  438         (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
  439  for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
  440  construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
  441  designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
  442  described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
  443  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  444         (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
  445  and from school or school or church activities or functions
  446  within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
  447  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  448         (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
  449  tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
  450  stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
  451  320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
  452  $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
  453  Revenue Fund.
  454         (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
  455  vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
  456  paragraph (d), as follows:
  457         1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
  458  than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
  459  into the General Revenue Fund.
  460         2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
  461  than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
  462  into the General Revenue Fund.
  463         3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
  464  than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
  465  into the General Revenue Fund.
  466         4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
  467  than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
  468  into the General Revenue Fund.
  469         5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
  470  than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
  471  into the General Revenue Fund.
  472         6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
  473  than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
  474  into the General Revenue Fund.
  475         7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
  476  than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
  477  into the General Revenue Fund.
  478         8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
  479  than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
  480  deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  481         9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
  482  flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  483  Fund.
  484         (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
  485  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  486         (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
  487         (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
  488  be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
  489  of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  490  Fund.
  491         (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
  492  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
  493  cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
  494  Revenue Fund.
  495         (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
  496         (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
  497  year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
  498  the General Revenue Fund.
  499         (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
  500  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
  501  cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
  502  Revenue Fund.
  503         (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
  504         (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
  505  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
  506  cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
  507  Revenue Fund.
  508         (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
  509  $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
  510  $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
  511  General Revenue Fund.
  512         (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
  513         (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
  514  s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
  515  flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
  516  Fund.
  517         (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
  518  $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
  519  Revenue Fund.
  520         (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
  521         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  522  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  523         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  524  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  525         (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
  526         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  527  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  528         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  529  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  530         (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
  531         1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
  532  $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  533         2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
  534  which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  535         (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
  536  motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
  537  boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
  538  license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
  539  the General Revenue Fund.
  540         (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
  541  official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
  542  into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
  543  renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
  544  s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
  545         (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
  546  vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
  547  miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
  548  the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
  549  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  550         (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
  551  transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
  552  $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  553         Section 4. Section 339.1373, Florida Statutes, is created
  554  to read:
  555         339.1373Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
  556  Significance Program; funding.—
  557         (1) The department shall allocate sufficient funds to
  558  implement the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
  559  Significance Program, develop a plan to expend the revenues as
  560  specified in s. 338.2278, and, prior to its adoption, amend the
  561  current tentative work program for the 2019-2020 through 2023
  562  2024 fiscal years to include program projects. In addition,
  563  prior to adoption of the work program, the department shall
  564  submit a budget amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), requesting
  565  budget authority necessary to implement the program as specified
  566  in s. 338.2278.
  567         (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
  568  increase in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund
  569  derived from the amendments to s. 320.08 made by this act and
  570  deposited into the fund pursuant to s. 320.20(5)(a) shall be
  571  used by the department to fund the programs as specified in s.
  572  338.2278.
  573         Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 339.0801, Florida
  574  Statutes, is amended to read:
  575         339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from
  576  amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128.—Funds that result
  577  from increased revenues to the State Transportation Trust Fund
  578  derived from the amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) made by this act
  579  must be used annually, first as set forth in subsection (1) and
  580  then as set forth in subsections (2)-(5), notwithstanding any
  581  other provision of law:
  582         (2)(a)For each of the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022
  583  fiscal years Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually
  584  for up to 30 years thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred
  585  to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with
  586  Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law, to the maximum extent feasible
  587  for feeder roads, structures, interchanges, appurtenances, and
  588  other rights to create or facilitate access to the existing
  589  turnpike system.
  590         (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year and annually
  591  thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred to Florida’s
  592  Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with s. 338.2278,
  593  with preference to feeder roads, interchanges, and appurtenances
  594  that create or facilitate multi-use corridor access and
  595  connectivity.
  596         Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
  597  
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  599  And the title is amended as follows:
  600         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  601  and insert:
  602                        A bill to be entitled                      
  603         An act relating to transportation; creating s.
  604         338.2278, F.S.; creating the Multi-use Corridors of
  605         Regional Economic Significance Program within the
  606         Department of Transportation; providing the purpose of
  607         the program; specifying the corridors included in the
  608         program; specifying that projects undertaken in the
  609         corridors are tolled facilities and certain approved
  610         turnpike projects, and are considered as Strategic
  611         Intermodal System facilities; requiring the department
  612         to identify certain opportunities to accommodate or
  613         colocate multiple types of infrastructure-addressing
  614         issues during the project development phase; requiring
  615         the department to utilize an inclusive, consensus
  616         building mechanism for each proposed multi-use
  617         corridor identified during the project development
  618         phase; requiring the department to convene a corridor
  619         task force composed of certain representatives for
  620         each multi-use corridor; requiring the secretary of
  621         the department to appoint the members of the
  622         respective corridor task forces by a specified date;
  623         providing requirements for the corridor tasks forces;
  624         requiring the department to adhere to certain
  625         recommendations of the task force created for each
  626         corridor; authorizing the task force for each corridor
  627         to consider and recommend certain innovative concepts;
  628         authorizing the department, in consultation with the
  629         Department of Environmental Protection, to incorporate
  630         certain features into each corridor during the project
  631         development phase; requiring each corridor task force
  632         to submit a certain report to the Governor and the
  633         Legislature by a specified date; providing specified
  634         requirements that must be met before project
  635         construction in any identified corridor is eligible
  636         for funding; providing exceptions to such
  637         requirements; authorizing sources of funding for the
  638         projects; authorizing the department to accept certain
  639         donations of land for the projects; requiring that
  640         certain toll revenues from the turnpike system be used
  641         to repay advances received from the State
  642         Transportation Trust Fund; providing requirements for
  643         the department relating to certain delegated
  644         responsibilities; requiring the department to perform
  645         a specified project evaluation on certain projects;
  646         requiring that certain decisions on projects be
  647         determined in accordance with applicable department
  648         rules, policies, and procedures; authorizing the
  649         Division of Bond Finance, on behalf of the department,
  650         to issue certain bonds to finance projects in the
  651         program, as provided in the State Bond Act; providing
  652         specified dates for the construction of the projects
  653         and opening of the corridors; providing for specified
  654         transfers from the State Transportation Trust Fund to
  655         the General Revenue Fund; providing for specified
  656         allocations of such transfers; providing requirements
  657         for use of funds allocated to the Transportation
  658         Disadvantaged Trust Fund; providing that allocated
  659         funds are in addition to any other statutory funding
  660         allocations; requiring that specified uncommitted
  661         funds be used by the department to fund program
  662         projects; authorizing the adopted work program to be
  663         amended to transfer funds between appropriations
  664         categories or to increase an appropriation category
  665         for a certain purpose; authorizing the department to
  666         waive consideration of certain matching funds relating
  667         to specified programs for hurricane-impacted counties
  668         with respect to certain project awards; amending s.
  669         334.044, F.S.; requiring that the department, in
  670         consultation with affected stakeholders, provide a
  671         road and bridge construction workforce development
  672         program for construction of projects designated in the
  673         department’s work program; providing intent for the
  674         workforce development program; providing requirements
  675         for the department and the program; authorizing the
  676         department to administer certain workforce development
  677         contracts with consultants and nonprofit entities;
  678         providing primary purposes for such entities;
  679         requiring the department to prepare and provide a
  680         certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by
  681         a specified date; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; deleting a
  682         requirement that specified fees from annual license
  683         taxes be deposited into the General Revenue Fund;
  684         creating s. 339.1373, F.S.; requiring that the
  685         department allocate sufficient funds to implement the
  686         Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
  687         Program, develop a plan to expend revenues, and, prior
  688         to its adoption, amend the current tentative work
  689         program for specified fiscal years to include program
  690         projects; requiring the department to submit a certain
  691         budget amendment; requiring that specified increases
  692         in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund be
  693         used by the department to fund the Multi-use Corridors
  694         of Regional Economic Significance Program; amending s.
  695         339.0801, F.S.; limiting to specified fiscal years a
  696         previously authorized transfer of funds to Florida’s
  697         Turnpike Enterprise; requiring that, beginning with a
  698         specified fiscal year, such transfer be allocated for
  699         a certain purpose with certain specified preferences;
  700         providing an effective date.