Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1194
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/14/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Diaz) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 384 and 385
    4  insert:
    5         Section 7. Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
    6  339.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
    8         (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The powers,
    9  privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in
   10  this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement
   11  authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts
   12  required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently
   13  applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal aid. It
   14  is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. shall be involved
   15  in the planning and programming of transportation facilities,
   16  including, but not limited to, airports, intercity and high
   17  speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal facilities, to the
   18  extent permitted by state or federal law.
   19         (f)1. The department shall allocate to each M.P.O., for the
   20  purpose of accomplishing its transportation planning and
   21  programming duties, an appropriate amount of federal
   22  transportation planning funds.
   23         2. In a county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the M.P.O. may
   24  not assess any fees for municipalities, counties, or other
   25  governmental entities that are members of the M.P.O.
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   28  And the title is amended as follows:
   29         Between lines 37 and 38
   30  insert:
   31         amending s. 339.175, F.S.; deleting a provision
   32         prohibiting a certain metropolitan planning
   33         organization from assessing any fees for
   34         municipalities, counties, or other governmental
   35         entities that are members of the M.P.O.;