Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1194
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/15/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Diaz and Book) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (702774) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 600 and 601
    5  insert:
    6         Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
    7  339.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
    9         (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The powers,
   10  privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in
   11  this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement
   12  authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts
   13  required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently
   14  applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal aid. It
   15  is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. shall be involved
   16  in the planning and programming of transportation facilities,
   17  including, but not limited to, airports, intercity and high
   18  speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal facilities, to the
   19  extent permitted by state or federal law.
   20         (f)1. The department shall allocate to each M.P.O., for the
   21  purpose of accomplishing its transportation planning and
   22  programming duties, an appropriate amount of federal
   23  transportation planning funds.
   24         2. In a county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the M.P.O. may
   25  not assess any fees for municipalities, counties, or other
   26  governmental entities that are members of the M.P.O.
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   29  And the title is amended as follows:
   30         Delete line 783
   31  and insert:
   32         board members; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; deleting a
   33         provision prohibiting certain metropolitan planning
   34         organizations from assessing any fees for
   35         municipalities, counties, or other governmental
   36         entities that are members of the organization;
   37         repealing part III of ch. 343, F.S.,