CS for SB 7068 First Engrossed
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to transportation; creating s.
3 338.2278, F.S.; creating the Multi-use Corridors of
4 Regional Economic Significance Program within the
5 Department of Transportation; providing the purpose of
6 the program; specifying the corridors included in the
7 program; specifying that projects undertaken in the
8 corridors are tolled facilities and certain approved
9 turnpike projects, and are considered as Strategic
10 Intermodal System facilities; requiring the department
11 to identify certain opportunities to accommodate or
12 colocate multiple types of infrastructure-addressing
13 issues during the project development phase; requiring
14 the department to utilize an inclusive, consensus
15 building mechanism for each proposed multi-use
16 corridor identified during the project development
17 phase; requiring the department to convene a corridor
18 task force composed of certain representatives for
19 each multi-use corridor; requiring the secretary of
20 the department to appoint the members of the
21 respective corridor task forces by a specified date;
22 providing requirements for the corridor tasks forces;
23 requiring the department to adhere to certain
24 recommendations of the task force created for each
25 corridor; authorizing the task force for each corridor
26 to consider and recommend certain innovative concepts;
27 authorizing the department, in consultation with the
28 Department of Environmental Protection, to incorporate
29 certain features into each corridor during the project
30 development phase; requiring each corridor task force
31 to submit a certain report to the Governor and the
32 Legislature by a specified date; requiring the
33 department to provide affected local governments with
34 a copy of the applicable task force report and project
35 alignments; requiring a local government that has an
36 interchange within its jurisdiction to review the
37 applicable task force report and its local
38 comprehensive plan by a specified date; providing
39 requirements for the local government review;
40 providing specified requirements that must be met
41 before project construction in any identified corridor
42 is eligible for funding; providing exceptions to such
43 requirements; authorizing sources of funding for the
44 projects; authorizing the department to accept certain
45 donations of land for the projects; requiring that
46 certain toll revenues from the turnpike system be used
47 to repay advances received from the State
48 Transportation Trust Fund; providing requirements for
49 the department relating to certain delegated
50 responsibilities; requiring the department to perform
51 a specified project evaluation on certain projects;
52 requiring that certain decisions on projects be
53 determined in accordance with applicable department
54 rules, policies, and procedures; providing design
55 requirements for corridor configuration, project
56 alignment, and interchange locations; authorizing the
57 Division of Bond Finance, on behalf of the department,
58 to issue certain bonds to finance projects in the
59 program, as provided in the State Bond Act; providing
60 specified dates for the construction of the projects
61 and opening of the corridors; providing for specified
62 transfers from the State Transportation Trust Fund to
63 the General Revenue Fund; providing for specified
64 allocations of such transfers; providing requirements
65 for use of funds allocated to the Transportation
66 Disadvantaged Trust Fund; providing that allocated
67 funds are in addition to any other statutory funding
68 allocations; requiring that specified uncommitted
69 funds be used by the department to fund program
70 projects; authorizing the adopted work program to be
71 amended to transfer funds between appropriations
72 categories or to increase an appropriation category
73 for a certain purpose; authorizing the department to
74 waive consideration of certain matching funds relating
75 to specified programs for hurricane-impacted counties
76 with respect to certain project awards; amending s.
77 334.044, F.S.; requiring that the department, in
78 consultation with affected stakeholders, provide a
79 road and bridge construction workforce development
80 program for construction of projects designated in the
81 department’s work program; providing intent for the
82 workforce development program; providing requirements
83 for the department and the program; authorizing the
84 department to administer certain workforce development
85 contracts with consultants and nonprofit entities;
86 providing primary purposes for such entities;
87 requiring the department to prepare and provide a
88 certain report to the Governor and the Legislature by
89 a specified date; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; deleting a
90 requirement that specified fees from annual license
91 taxes be deposited into the General Revenue Fund;
92 creating s. 339.1373, F.S.; requiring that the
93 department allocate sufficient funds to implement the
94 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
95 Program, develop a plan to expend revenues, and, prior
96 to its adoption, amend the current tentative work
97 program for specified fiscal years to include program
98 projects; requiring the department to submit a certain
99 budget amendment; requiring that specified increases
100 in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund be
101 used by the department to fund the Multi-use Corridors
102 of Regional Economic Significance Program; amending s.
103 339.0801, F.S.; limiting to specified fiscal years a
104 previously authorized transfer of funds to Florida’s
105 Turnpike Enterprise; requiring that, beginning with a
106 specified fiscal year, such transfer be allocated for
107 a certain purpose with certain specified preferences;
108 creating s. 337.1101, F.S.; specifying requirements
109 for the department when the department or any entity
110 or enterprise within the department determines that it
111 is in the best interest of the public to resolve a
112 certain protest of the award of a certain contract;
113 providing requirements for a certain memorandum;
114 providing requirements for certain notifications;
115 prohibiting the department from pledging any current
116 or future action by another branch of state government
117 as a condition of any procurement action; requiring
118 certain settlements to be contingent upon and subject
119 to legislative appropriation or statutory amendment;
120 authorizing the department to agree to use its efforts
121 to procure legislative funding or statutory
122 amendments; providing an effective date.
123
124 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
125
126 Section 1. Section 338.2278, Florida Statutes, is created
127 to read:
128 338.2278 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
129 Significance Program.—
130 (1) There is created within the department the Multi-use
131 Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program. The purpose
132 of the program is to revitalize rural communities, encourage job
133 creation, and provide regional connectivity while leveraging
134 technology, enhancing quality of life and public safety, and
135 protecting the environment and natural resources. The objective
136 of the program is to advance the construction of regional
137 corridors that are intended to accommodate multiple modes of
138 transportation and multiple types of infrastructure. The
139 intended benefits of the program include, but are not limited
140 to, addressing issues such as:
141 (a) Hurricane evacuation.
142 (b) Congestion mitigation.
143 (c) Trade and logistics.
144 (d) Broadband, water, and sewer connectivity.
145 (e) Energy distribution.
146 (f) Autonomous, connected, shared, and electric vehicle
147 technology.
148 (g) Other transportation modes, such as shared-use
149 nonmotorized trails, freight and passenger rail, and public
150 transit.
151 (h) Mobility as a service.
152 (i) Availability of a trained workforce skilled in
153 traditional and emerging technologies.
154 (j) Protection or enhancement of wildlife corridors or
155 environmentally sensitive areas.
156 (k) Protection or enhancement of primary springs protection
157 zones and farmland preservation areas designated within local
158 comprehensive plans adopted under chapter 163.
159 (2) The program is composed of all of the following
160 corridors:
161 (a) Southwest-Central Florida Connector, extending from
162 Collier County to Polk County.
163 (b) Suncoast Connector, extending from Citrus County to
164 Jefferson County.
165 (c) Northern Turnpike Connector, extending from the
166 northern terminus of the Florida Turnpike northwest to the
167 Suncoast Parkway.
168 (3)(a) Projects undertaken in the corridors identified in
169 subsection (2) are tolled facilities and approved turnpike
170 projects that are part of the turnpike system, and are
171 considered as Strategic Intermodal System facilities.
172 (b) During the project development phase, the department
173 shall identify opportunities to accommodate or colocate multiple
174 types of infrastructure-addressing issues, such as those
175 identified in subsection (1), within or adjacent to the
176 corridors.
177 (c)1. During the project development phase, the department
178 shall utilize an inclusive, consensus-building mechanism for
179 each proposed multi-use corridor identified in subsection (2).
180 For each multi-use corridor identified in subsection (2), the
181 department shall convene a corridor task force composed of
182 appropriate representatives of:
183 a. The Department of Environmental Protection;
184 b. The Department of Economic Opportunity;
185 c. The Department of Education;
186 d. The Department of Health;
187 e. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
188 f. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
189 g. The local water management district or districts;
190 h. A local government official from each local government
191 within a proposed corridor;
192 i. Metropolitan planning organizations;
193 j. Regional planning councils;
194 k. The community, who may be an individual or a member of a
195 nonprofit community organization, as determined by the
196 department; and
197 l. Appropriate environmental groups, such as 1000 Friends
198 of Florida, Audubon Florida, the Everglades Foundation, The
199 Nature Conservancy, the Florida Sierra Club, and the Florida
200 Wildlife Corridor, as determined by the department.
201 2. The secretary of the department shall appoint the
202 members of the respective corridor task forces by August 1,
203 2019.
204 3. Each corridor task force shall coordinate with the
205 department on pertinent aspects of corridor analysis, including
206 accommodation or colocation of multiple types of infrastructure,
207 addressing issues such as those identified in subsection (1),
208 within or adjacent to the corridor.
209 4. Each corridor task force shall evaluate the need for,
210 and the economic and environmental impacts of, hurricane
211 evacuation impacts of, and land use impacts of, the related
212 corridor as identified in subsection (2).
213 5. Each corridor task force shall hold a public meeting in
214 accordance with chapter 286 in each local government
215 jurisdiction in which a project within an identified corridor is
216 being considered.
217 6. To the maximum extent feasible, the department shall
218 adhere to the recommendations of the task force created for each
219 corridor in the design of the multiple modes of transportation
220 and multiple types of infrastructure associated with the
221 corridor. The task force for each corridor may consider and
222 recommend innovative concepts to combine right-of-way
223 acquisition with the acquisition of lands or easements to
224 facilitate environmental mitigation or ecosystem, wildlife
225 habitat, or water quality protection or restoration. The
226 department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental
227 Protection, may incorporate those features into each corridor
228 during the project development phase.
229 7. The Southwest-Central Florida Connector corridor task
230 force shall:
231 a. Address the impacts of the construction of a project
232 within the corridor on panther and other critical wildlife
233 habitat and evaluate in its final report the need for
234 acquisition of lands for state conservation or as mitigation for
235 project construction; and
236 b. Evaluate wildlife crossing design features to protect
237 panther and other critical wildlife habitat corridor
238 connections.
239 8. The Suncoast Connector corridor task force and the
240 Northern Turnpike Connector corridor task force shall evaluate
241 design features and the need for acquisition of state
242 conservation lands that mitigate the impact of project
243 construction within the respective corridors on:
244 a. The water quality and quantity of springs, rivers, and
245 aquifer recharge areas;
246 b. Agricultural land uses; and
247 c. Wildlife habitat.
248 9. Each corridor task force shall issue its evaluations in
249 a final report that must be submitted to the Governor, the
250 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
251 Representatives by October 1, 2020.
252 10. The department shall provide affected local governments
253 with a copy of the applicable task force report and project
254 alignments. Not later than December 31, 2023, a local government
255 that has an interchange within its jurisdiction shall review the
256 applicable task force report and its local comprehensive plan as
257 adopted under chapter 163. The local government review must
258 include consideration of whether the area in and around the
259 interchange contains appropriate land uses and natural resource
260 protections and whether the comprehensive plan should be amended
261 to provide such appropriate uses and protections.
262 (4)(a) Project construction in any corridor identified in
263 subsection (2) is not eligible for funding until submission of
264 the final report of the corridor task force for that corridor
265 required in subsection (3) and completion of 30 percent of the
266 design phase of any project within a corridor identified in
267 subsection (2), except for project phases that are under
268 construction or for which project alignment has been determined.
269 (b) Subject to the economic and environmental feasibility
270 statement requirements of s. 338.223, projects may be funded
271 through turnpike revenue bonds or right-of-way and bridge
272 construction bonds or financing by the Florida Department of
273 Transportation Financing Corporation; by advances from the State
274 Transportation Trust Fund; with funds obtained through the
275 creation of public-private partnerships; or any combination
276 thereof. The department also may accept donations of land for
277 use as transportation rights-of-way or to secure or use
278 transportation rights-of-way for such projects in accordance
279 with s. 337.25. To the extent legally available, any toll
280 revenues from the turnpike system not required for payment of
281 principal, interest, reserves, or other required deposits for
282 bonds; costs of operations and maintenance; other contractual
283 obligations; or system improvement project costs must be used to
284 repay advances received from the State Transportation Trust
285 Fund.
286 (c)1. Projects undertaken under this section are subject to
287 the department’s delegated responsibilities under s. 334.044(34)
288 for environmental review, consultation, or other action required
289 under any federal environmental law applicable to review or
290 approval of such projects. For projects that do not receive
291 federal aid or projects that do not require federal action, the
292 department must perform a project evaluation that considers the
293 following:
294 a. Project purpose and need;
295 b. An alternatives analysis;
296 c. Existing conditions of the project area and potential
297 impacts or enhancements the project may have on social,
298 economic, cultural, natural, and connectivity issues and
299 resources;
300 d. Anticipated permits identified during the project
301 development and environmental study;
302 e. Opportunities for stakeholder and regulatory agency
303 coordination; and
304 f. Public and agency comments and coordination.
305 2. At a minimum, for projects constructed under this
306 section, decisions on matters such as corridor configuration,
307 project alignment, and interchange locations must be determined
308 in accordance with applicable department rules, policies, and
309 procedures.
310 3. To the greatest extent practical, corridor
311 configuration, project alignment, and interchange locations
312 shall be designed so that project rights-of-way are not located
313 within conservation lands acquired under the Florida
314 Preservation 2000 Act as established in s. 259.101, and the
315 Florida Forever program as established in s. 259.105.
316 (5) In accordance with ss. 337.276, 338.227, and 339.0809,
317 the Division of Bond Finance may issue on behalf of the
318 department right-of-way and bridge construction bonds, turnpike
319 revenue bonds, and Florida Department of Transportation
320 Financing Corporation bonds to finance program projects, as
321 provided in the State Bond Act.
322 (6) To the maximum extent feasible, construction of the
323 projects shall begin no later than December 31, 2022, with the
324 corridors open to traffic no later than December 31, 2030.
325 (7) Funds that result from increased revenues to the State
326 Transportation Trust Fund derived from the amendments to s.
327 320.08 made by this act and deposited into the fund pursuant to
328 s. 320.20(5)(a) must be used as follows:
329 (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, $45 million shall be
330 retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
331 remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
332 Fund.
333 (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, $90 million shall be
334 retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
335 remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
336 Fund.
337 (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each fiscal year
338 thereafter, all of the funds shall be retained in the State
339 Transportation Trust Fund.
340 (8) The amounts identified in subsection (7) by fiscal year
341 shall be allocated as follows:
342 (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, to the:
343 1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
344 Program, $12.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
345 2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
346 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
347 counties impacted by hurricanes;
348 3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
349 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
350 counties impacted by hurricanes;
351 4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
352 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
353 5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
354 as specified in s. 334.044(35).
355 (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, to the:
356 1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
357 Program, $57.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
358 2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
359 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
360 counties impacted by hurricanes;
361 3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
362 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
363 counties impacted by hurricanes;
364 4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
365 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
366 5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
367 as specified in s. 334.044(35).
368 (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year, to the:
369 1. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
370 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
371 counties impacted by hurricanes;
372 2. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
373 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
374 counties impacted by hurricanes;
375 3. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
376 be used as specified in s. 427.0159;
377 4. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
378 as specified in s. 334.044(35); and
379 5. The remaining funds under this paragraph shall be used
380 for the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
381 Program, as specified in this section.
382 (d) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year and each fiscal year
383 thereafter, to the:
384 1. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
385 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
386 counties impacted by hurricanes;
387 2. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
388 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
389 counties impacted by hurricanes;
390 3. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
391 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
392 4. The remaining funds under this paragraph shall be used
393 for the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
394 Program, as specified in this section.
395 (e) Funds allocated to the Transportation Disadvantaged
396 Trust Fund in this subsection shall be used to award competitive
397 grants to community transportation coordinators and
398 transportation network companies for the purposes of providing
399 cost-effective, door-to-door, on-demand, and scheduled
400 transportation services that:
401 1. Increase a transportation disadvantaged person’s access
402 to and departure from job training, employment, health care, and
403 other life-sustaining services;
404 2. Enhance regional connectivity and cross-county mobility;
405 or
406 3. Reduce the difficulty in connecting transportation
407 disadvantaged persons to a transportation hub and from the hub
408 to their final destination.
409 (f) The funds allocated as provided in this subsection
410 shall be in addition to any other statutory funding allocations
411 provided by law.
412 (g) In each fiscal year in which funding provided under
413 this subsection for the Small County Road Assistance Program,
414 the Small County Outreach Program, the Transportation
415 Disadvantaged Trust Fund, or the workforce development program
416 is not committed by the end of each fiscal year, such
417 uncommitted funds shall be used by the department to fund Multi
418 use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
419 projects. As provided in s. 339.135(7), the adopted work program
420 may be amended to transfer funds between appropriations
421 categories or to increase an appropriation category to implement
422 this paragraph.
423 (9) The department, in its discretion and for hurricane
424 impacted counties, may waive consideration of local matching
425 funds under s. 339.2816, relating to the Small County Road
426 Assistance Program, and may waive the match requirement of s.
427 339.2818, relating to the Small County Outreach Program, with
428 respect to project awards funded by the allocations to those
429 programs provided in this section.
430 Section 2. Subsection (35) is added to section 334.044,
431 Florida Statutes, to read:
432 334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
433 shall have the following general powers and duties:
434 (35) To provide a road and bridge construction workforce
435 development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders,
436 for construction of projects designated in the department’s work
437 program.
438 (a) The workforce development program is intended to
439 provide direct economic benefits to communities in which the
440 department is constructing infrastructure projects and to
441 promote employment opportunities, including within areas of low
442 income and high unemployment.
443 (b) The department shall merge any of its own existing
444 workforce services into the program to create a robust workforce
445 development program. The workforce development program must
446 serve as a tool to address the construction labor shortage by
447 recruiting and developing a group of skilled workers for
448 infrastructure projects to increase the likelihood of department
449 projects remaining on time and within budget.
450 (c) To accomplish these activities, the department may
451 administer workforce development contracts with consultants and
452 nonprofit entities, such as local community partners, Florida
453 College System institutions, and technical institutions or
454 centers. These entities, as specified in a contract with the
455 department, shall have the primary purposes of providing all of
456 the following:
457 1. Workforce recruitment.
458 2. A training curriculum for the department’s road and
459 bridge construction projects which includes both traditional and
460 emerging construction methods and skills needed to construct
461 multi-use infrastructure and facilities accommodating emerging
462 technologies.
463 3. Support services to remove barriers to work.
464 (d) The department shall develop performance and outcome
465 metrics to ensure accountability and to measure the benefits and
466 cost-effectiveness of the program. By June 30, 2020, and
467 annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and provide a
468 report to the Governor, President of Senate, and Speaker of the
469 House of Representatives detailing the results of its findings
470 and containing any recommendations relating to future program
471 refinements.
472 Section 3. Subsections (1), (4) through (9), and (12)
473 through (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to
474 read:
475 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
476 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
477 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
478 defined in s. 316.003(4), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
479 and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
480 and collected by the department or its agent upon the
481 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
482 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
483 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
484 (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
485 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
486 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
487 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
488 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
489 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
490 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
491 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
492 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
493 or the general operations of the department.
494 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
495 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
496 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
497 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
498 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
499 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
500 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
501 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
502 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
503 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
504 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
505 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
506 into the General Revenue Fund.
507 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
508 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
509 into the General Revenue Fund.
510 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
511 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
512 into the General Revenue Fund.
513 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
514 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
515 into the General Revenue Fund.
516 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
517 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
518 General Revenue Fund.
519 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
520 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
521 into the General Revenue Fund.
522 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
523 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
524 into the General Revenue Fund.
525 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
526 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
527 into the General Revenue Fund.
528 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
529 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
530 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
531 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
532 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
533 Fund.
534 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
535 truck tractor used within the state or within a 150-mile radius
536 of its home address is eligible for a license plate for a fee of
537 $324 flat if:
538 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
539 forestry products; or
540 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
541 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
542 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
543 the truck tractor.
544
545 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
546 into the General Revenue Fund.
547 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
548 hire vehicle and which is engaged exclusively in transporting
549 raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or
550 horticultural products within the state or within a 150-mile
551 radius of its home address is eligible for a restricted license
552 plate for a fee of:
553 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
554 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
555 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
556 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
557 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
558 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
559 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
560 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
561 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
562
563 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
564 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
565 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
566 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
567 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
568 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility before
569 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
570 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
571 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
572 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
573 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
574 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
575 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
576 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
577 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
578 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
579 General Revenue Fund.
580 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
581 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
582 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
583 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
584 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
585 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
586 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
587 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
588 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
589 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
590 and from school or school or church activities or functions
591 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
592 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
593 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
594 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
595 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
596 320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
597 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
598 Revenue Fund.
599 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
600 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
601 paragraph (d), as follows:
602 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
603 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
604 into the General Revenue Fund.
605 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
606 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
607 into the General Revenue Fund.
608 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
609 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
610 into the General Revenue Fund.
611 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
612 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
613 into the General Revenue Fund.
614 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
615 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
616 into the General Revenue Fund.
617 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
618 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
619 into the General Revenue Fund.
620 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
621 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
622 into the General Revenue Fund.
623 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
624 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
625 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
626 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
627 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
628 Fund.
629 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
630 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
631 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
632 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
633 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
634 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
635 Fund.
636 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
637 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
638 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
639 Revenue Fund.
640 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
641 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
642 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
643 the General Revenue Fund.
644 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
645 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
646 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
647 Revenue Fund.
648 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
649 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
650 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
651 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
652 Revenue Fund.
653 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
654 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
655 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
656 General Revenue Fund.
657 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
658 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
659 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
660 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
661 Fund.
662 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
663 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
664 Revenue Fund.
665 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
666 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
667 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
668 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
669 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
670 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
671 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
672 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
673 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
674 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
675 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
676 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
677 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
678 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
679 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
680 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
681 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
682 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
683 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
684 the General Revenue Fund.
685 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
686 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
687 into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
688 renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
689 s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
690 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
691 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
692 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
693 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
694 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
695 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
696 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
697 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
698 Section 4. Section 339.1373, Florida Statutes, is created
699 to read:
700 339.1373 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
701 Significance Program; funding.—
702 (1) The department shall allocate sufficient funds to
703 implement the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
704 Significance Program, develop a plan to expend the revenues as
705 specified in s. 338.2278, and, prior to its adoption, amend the
706 current tentative work program for the 2019-2020 through 2023
707 2024 fiscal years to include program projects. In addition,
708 prior to adoption of the work program, the department shall
709 submit a budget amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), requesting
710 budget authority necessary to implement the program as specified
711 in s. 338.2278.
712 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
713 increase in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund
714 derived from the amendments to s. 320.08 made by this act and
715 deposited into the fund pursuant to s. 320.20(5)(a) shall be
716 used by the department to fund the programs as specified in s.
717 338.2278.
718 Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 339.0801, Florida
719 Statutes, is amended to read:
720 339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from
721 amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128.—Funds that result
722 from increased revenues to the State Transportation Trust Fund
723 derived from the amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) made by this act
724 must be used annually, first as set forth in subsection (1) and
725 then as set forth in subsections (2)-(5), notwithstanding any
726 other provision of law:
727 (2)(a) For each of the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022
728 fiscal years Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually
729 for up to 30 years thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred
730 to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with
731 Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law, to the maximum extent feasible
732 for feeder roads, structures, interchanges, appurtenances, and
733 other rights to create or facilitate access to the existing
734 turnpike system.
735 (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year and annually
736 thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred to Florida’s
737 Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with s. 338.2278,
738 with preference to feeder roads, interchanges, and appurtenances
739 that create or facilitate multi-use corridor access and
740 connectivity.
741 Section 6. Section 337.1101, Florida Statutes, is created
742 to read:
743 337.1101 Contracting and procurement authority of the
744 department; settlements; notification required.—
745 (1) When the department, or any entity or enterprise within
746 the department, determines that it is in the best interest of
747 the public to resolve a protest filed in accordance with s.
748 120.57(3) of the award of a contract being procured pursuant to
749 s. 337.11 or related to the purchase of personal property or
750 contractual services being procured pursuant to s. 287.057,
751 through a settlement that requires the department to pay a
752 nonselected responsive bidder a total sum of $1 million or more,
753 including any amount paid pursuant to s. 334.049, s. 337.11(8),
754 or any other law, the department must:
755 (a) Document in a written memorandum by the secretary,
756 which must be finalized not later than the date of notification
757 of such settlement required pursuant to paragraph (b), the
758 specific reasons that such settlement and payment to a
759 nonselected responsive bidder is in the best interest of the
760 state in lieu of resoliciting competitive sealed bids,
761 proposals, or replies. The written memorandum must be included
762 and maintained in the department’s permanent files concerning
763 the procurement and must include:
764 1. A detailed description of the property rights, patent
765 rights, copyrights, or trademarks that the department will
766 acquire as a result of such settlement;
767 2. A detailed description of the analysis undertaken by the
768 department of the proposal development costs and the anticipated
769 degree of engineering design or other design work undertaken by
770 the responsive bidder to which the department will obtain and
771 retain the right to use from the nonselected responsive bidder
772 or design-build firm;
773 3. The department’s cost-benefit analysis demonstrating
774 that the payment provides value to the department and is in the
775 best interests of the state;
776 4. The specific appropriation in the existing General
777 Appropriations Act which the department intends to use to
778 provide such payment; and
779 5. The specific detailed reasons why the selected
780 responsive bidder should not be responsible for the entire
781 payment to the nonselected nonresponsive bidder or design-build
782 firm.
783 (b) Provide prior written notification to the President of
784 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
785 Senate and House of Representatives minority leaders, the chair
786 and vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission, and the
787 Attorney General at least 5 business days, or as soon thereafter
788 as practicable, before the department makes the settlement
789 agreement final. Such written notification must include the
790 written memorandum required pursuant to paragraph (a).
791 (c) Provide, at the time settlement discussions regarding
792 any such payment have begun in earnest, written notification of
793 such discussions to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
794 the House of Representatives, the Senate and House of
795 Representatives minority leaders, the chair and vice chair of
796 the Legislative Budget Commission, and the Attorney General. The
797 written notification required pursuant to this paragraph must
798 describe the procurement to which the proposed settlement
799 payment relates, the range of the proposed payments involved,
800 the specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act
801 which will be used to make the proposed payment, and a summary
802 of the specific reasons the department has for considering such
803 payment.
804 (2) The department may not pledge any current or future
805 action by another branch of state government as a condition of
806 any procurement action. Any settlement that commits the state to
807 spending any amount in excess of current appropriations, to the
808 appropriation of funds in a subsequent fiscal year, or to policy
809 changes inconsistent with current state law must be contingent
810 upon and subject to legislative appropriation or statutory
811 amendment. The department may agree to use its efforts to
812 procure legislative funding or statutory amendments.
813 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.