Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1500
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  03/11/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Rodriguez) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (936070) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Between lines 828 and 829
    5  insert:
    6         Section 23. Department of Transportation to conduct
    7  feasibility study.—The Department of Transportation is directed
    8  to examine the feasibility of implementing a toll rebate program
    9  for low-income individuals in the form of a rebate to be
   10  credited to each participating individual’s account. The
   11  department shall develop a report that, at a minimum, recommends
   12  eligibility requirements for participation in the program, such
   13  as city residency and a specified income maximum, the rebate
   14  amount provided per trip, and the minimum number of trips
   15  required during a specified timeframe to qualify for the rebate.
   16  The department shall provide the report to the Governor, the
   17  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
   18  Representatives by December 31, 2021.
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   21  And the title is amended as follows:
   22         Delete line 993
   23  and insert:
   24         authority’s assets; directing the Department of
   25         Transportation to examine the feasibility of
   26         implementing a Toll Rebate Program for low-income
   27         individuals; requiring the department to develop a
   28         report; specifying requirements for the report;
   29         requiring the department to submit the report to the
   30         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
   31         providing an effective date.