Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1664
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Hooper) recommended the
       following:
       
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    6  comparable communities. Eligible uses of funds include, and
    7  improving access to and the availability of broadband Internet
    8  service; however, the funds may not be used to serve any retail
    9  end user that already has access to broadband Internet service.
   10  Eligible uses of funds also shall include improvements to public
   11  infrastructure for industrial or commercial sites, upgrades to
   12  or development of public tourism infrastructure, and
   13  improvements to broadband Internet service and access in
   14  unserved or underserved rural communities; however, the funds
   15  may not be used to serve any retail end user that already has
   16  access to broadband Internet service. Improvements to broadband
   17  Internet service and access must be conducted through a
   18  partnership or partnerships with one or more dealers, as defined
   19  in s. 202.11(2), and the partnership or partnerships must be
   20  established through a competitive selection process that is
   21  publicly noticed. Authorized infrastructure may include the
   22  following public or public-private partnership facilities: storm
   23  water systems; telecommunications facilities; broadband
   24  facilities; roads or other remedies to transportation
   25  impediments; nature-based tourism facilities; or other physical
   26  requirements necessary to facilitate tourism, trade, and
   27  economic development activities in the community. Authorized
   28  infrastructure may also include publicly or privately owned
   29  self-powered nature-based tourism facilities, publicly owned
   30  telecommunications facilities, and broadband facilities, and
   31  additions to the distribution facilities of the existing natural
   32  gas utility as defined in s. 366.04(3)(c), the existing electric
   33  utility as defined in s. 366.02, or the existing water or
   34  wastewater utility as defined in s. 367.021(12), or any other
   35  existing water or wastewater facility, which owns a gas or
   36  electric distribution system or a water or wastewater system in
   37  this state where:
   38         1. A contribution-in-aid of construction is required to
   39  serve public or public-private partnership facilities under the
   40  tariffs of any natural gas, electric, water, or wastewater
   41  utility as defined herein; and
   42         2. Such utilities as defined herein are willing and able to
   43  provide such service.
   44         (c) To facilitate timely response and induce the location
   45  or expansion of specific job creating opportunities, The
   46  department may award grants of up to $300,000 for infrastructure
   47  feasibility studies, design and engineering activities, or other
   48  infrastructure planning and preparation activities. Authorized
   49  grants shall be up to $50,000 for an employment project with a
   50  business committed to create at least 100 jobs; up to $150,000
   51  for an employment project with a business committed to create at
   52  least 300 jobs; and up to $300,000 for a project in a rural area
   53  of opportunity. Grants awarded under this paragraph may be used
   54  in conjunction with grants awarded under paragraph (b), provided
   55  that the total amount of both grants does not exceed 30 percent
   56  of the total project cost. In evaluating applications under this
   57  paragraph, the department shall consider the extent to which the
   58  application seeks to minimize administrative and consultant
   59  expenses.
   60         (e) To enable local governments to access the resources
   61  available pursuant to s. 403.973(18), the department may award
   62  grants for surveys, feasibility studies, and other activities
   63  related to the identification and preclearance review of land
   64  which is suitable for preclearance review. Authorized grants
   65  under this paragraph do not require a local match and may not
   66  exceed $75,000 each, except in the case of a project in a rural
   67  area of opportunity, in which case the grant may not exceed
   68  $300,000. Any funds awarded under this paragraph must be matched
   69  at a level of 50 percent with local funds, except that any funds
   70  awarded for a project in a rural area of opportunity must be
   71  matched at a level of 33 percent with local funds. If an
   72  application for funding is for a catalyst site, as defined in s.
   73  288.0656, the requirement for local match may be waived pursuant
   74  to the process in s. 288.06561. In evaluating applications under
   75  this paragraph, the department shall consider the extent to
   76  which the application seeks to minimize administrative and
   77  consultant expenses.
   78         (3) The department, in consultation with Enterprise
   79  Florida, Inc., the Florida Tourism Industry Marketing
   80  Corporation, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the
   81  Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, as
   82  appropriate, shall review and certify applications pursuant to
   83  s. 288.061. The review shall include an evaluation of the
   84  economic benefit of the projects and their long-term viability.
   85  The department shall have final approval for any grant under
   86  this section.
   87         Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   88  288.075, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   89         288.075 Confidentiality of records.—
   90         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   91         (a) “Economic development agency” means:
   92         1. The Department of Economic Opportunity;
   93         2. Any industrial development authority created in
   94  accordance with part III of chapter 159 or by special law;
   95         3. Space Florida created in part II of chapter 331;
   96         4. The public economic development agency of a county or
   97  municipality or, if the county or municipality does not have a
   98  public economic development agency, the county or municipal
   99  officers or employees assigned the duty to promote the general
  100  business interests or industrial interests of that county or
  101  municipality or the responsibilities related thereto;
  102         5. Any research and development authority created in
  103  accordance with part V of chapter 159; or
  104         6. Any private agency, person, partnership, corporation, or
  105  business entity when authorized by the state, a municipality, or
  106  a county to promote the general business interests or industrial
  107  interests of the state or that municipality or county.
  108         Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 288.8017, Florida
  109  Statutes, is amended to read:
  110         288.8017 Awards.—
  111         (1) Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., shall make awards from
  112  available funds to projects or programs that meet the priorities
  113  for economic recovery, diversification, and enhancement of the
  114  disproportionately affected counties. Awards may be provided for
  115  any of the following:
  116         (a) Ad valorem tax rate reduction within disproportionately
  117  affected counties.;
  118         (b) Local match requirements of s. 288.0655 for projects in
  119  the disproportionately affected counties.;
  120         (c) Public infrastructure projects for construction,
  121  expansion, or maintenance which are shown to enhance economic
  122  recovery, diversification, and enhancement of the
  123  disproportionately affected counties. For the purposes of this
  124  paragraph, the term “public infrastructure projects” includes
  125  projects for workforce housing.;
  126         (d) Grants to local governments in the disproportionately
  127  affected counties to establish and maintain equipment and
  128  trained personnel for local action plans of response to respond
  129  to disasters, such as plans created for the Coastal Impacts
  130  Assistance Program.;
  131         (e) Grants to support programs that prepare students for
  132  future occupations and careers at K-20 institutions that have
  133  campuses in the disproportionately affected counties. Eligible
  134  programs include those that increase students’ technology skills
  135  and knowledge; encourage industry certifications; provide
  136  rigorous, alternative pathways for students to meet high school
  137  graduation requirements; strengthen career readiness
  138  initiatives; fund high-demand programs of emphasis at the
  139  bachelor’s and master’s level designated by the Board of
  140  Governors; and, similar to or the same as talent retention
  141  programs created by the Chancellor of the State University
  142  System and the Commission of Education, encourage students with
  143  interest or aptitude for science, technology, engineering,
  144  mathematics, and medical disciplines to pursue postsecondary
  145  education at a state university or a Florida College System
  146  institution within the disproportionately affected counties.;
  147         (f) Grants to support programs that provide participants in
  148  the disproportionately affected counties with transferable,
  149  sustainable workforce skills that are not confined to a single
  150  employer.; and
  151         (g) Grants to the tourism entity created under s. 288.1226
  152  for the purpose of advertising and promoting tourism and Fresh
  153  From Florida, and grants to promote workforce and
  154  infrastructure, on behalf of all of the disproportionately
  155  affected counties.
  156         Section 9. Subsection (5) of section 288.9604, Florida
  157  Statutes, is amended to read:
  158         288.9604 Creation of the corporation.—
  159         (5) This section is repealed July 1, 2023, and July 1 of
  160  every fourth year thereafter, unless reviewed and saved from
  161  repeal by the Legislature.
  162         Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  163  288.980, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  164         288.980 Military base retention; legislative intent; grants
  165  program.—
  166         (2)
  167         (b)1. The department shall annually request military
  168  installations in the state to provide the department with a list
  169  of base buffering encroachment lands for fee simple or less
  170  than-fee simple acquisitions before October 1.
  171         2. The department shall submit the list of base buffering
  172  encroachment lands to the Florida Defense Support Council Task
  173  Force created in s. 288.987.
  174         3. The Florida Defense Support Council Task Force shall,
  175  annually by December 1, review the list of base buffering
  176  encroachment lands submitted by the military installations and
  177  provide its recommendations for ranking the lands for
  178  acquisition to the department.
  179         4. The department shall annually submit the list of base
  180  buffering encroachment lands provided by the Florida Defense
  181  Support Council Task Force to the Board of Trustees of the
  182  Internal Improvement Trust Fund, which may acquire the lands
  183  pursuant to s. 253.025. At a minimum, the annual list must
  184  contain for each recommended land acquisition:
  185         a. A legal description of the land and its property
  186  identification number;
  187         b. A detailed map of the land; and
  188         c. A management and monitoring agreement to ensure the land
  189  serves a base buffering purpose.
  190         Section 11. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
  191  (2) of section 288.985, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  192         288.985 Exemptions from public records and public meetings
  193  requirements.—
  194         (1) The following records held by the Florida Defense
  195  Support Council Task Force are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
  196  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution:
  197         (a) That portion of a record which relates to strengths and
  198  weaknesses of military installations or military missions in
  199  this state relative to the selection criteria for the
  200  realignment and closure of military bases and missions under any
  201  United States Department of Defense base realignment and closure
  202  process.
  203         (b) That portion of a record which relates to strengths and
  204  weaknesses of military installations or military missions in
  205  other states or territories and the vulnerability of such
  206  installations or missions to base realignment or closure under
  207  the United States Department of Defense base realignment and
  208  closure process, and any agreements or proposals to relocate or
  209  realign military units and missions from other states or
  210  territories.
  211         (c) That portion of a record which relates to the state’s
  212  strategy to retain its military bases during any United States
  213  Department of Defense base realignment and closure process and
  214  any agreements or proposals to relocate or realign military
  215  units and missions.
  216         (2)(a) Meetings or portions of meetings of the Florida
  217  Defense Support Council Task Force, or a workgroup of the
  218  council task force, at which records are presented or discussed
  219  that are exempt under subsection (1) are exempt from s. 286.011
  220  and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.
  221         Section 12. Section 288.987, Florida Statutes, is amended
  222  to read:
  223         288.987 Florida Defense Support Council Task Force.—
  224         (1) The Florida Defense Support Council Task Force is
  225  created.
  226         (2) The mission of the council task force is to make
  227  recommendations to preserve and protect military installations
  228  to support the state’s position in research and development
  229  related to or arising out of military missions and contracting,
  230  and to improve the state’s military-friendly environment for
  231  servicemembers, military dependents, military retirees, and
  232  businesses that bring military and base-related jobs to the
  233  state.
  234         (3) The council task force shall be comprised of the
  235  Governor or his or her designee, and 12 members appointed as
  236  follows:
  237         (a) Four members appointed by the Governor.
  238         (b) Four members appointed by the President of the Senate.
  239         (c) Four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
  240  Representatives.
  241         (d) Appointed members must represent defense-related
  242  industries or communities that host military bases and
  243  installations. All appointments must be made by August 1, 2011.
  244  Members shall serve for a term of 4 years, with the first term
  245  ending July 1, 2015. However, if members of the Legislature are
  246  appointed to the council task force, those members shall serve
  247  until the expiration of their legislative term and may be
  248  reappointed once. A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of
  249  the unexpired term in the same manner as the initial
  250  appointment. All members of the council are eligible for
  251  reappointment. A member who serves in the Legislature may
  252  participate in all council task force activities but may only
  253  vote on matters that are advisory.
  254         (4) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
  255  House of Representatives shall each designate one of their
  256  appointees to serve as chair of the council task force. The
  257  chair shall rotate each July 1. The appointee designated by the
  258  President of the Senate shall serve as initial chair. If the
  259  Governor, instead of his or her designee, participates in the
  260  activities of the council task force, then the Governor shall
  261  serve as chair.
  262         (5) The Secretary of Economic Opportunity, or his or her
  263  designee, shall serve as the ex officio, nonvoting executive
  264  director of the council task force.
  265         (6) The council task force shall submit an annual progress
  266  report and work plan to the Governor, the President of the
  267  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each
  268  February 1.
  269         (7) The department shall contract with the council task
  270  force for expenditure of appropriated funds, which may be used
  271  by the council task force for economic and product research and
  272  development, joint planning with host communities to accommodate
  273  military missions and prevent base encroachment, advocacy on the
  274  state’s behalf with federal civilian and military officials,
  275  assistance to school districts in providing a smooth transition
  276  for large numbers of additional military-related students, job
  277  training and placement for military spouses in communities with
  278  high proportions of active duty military personnel, and
  279  promotion of the state to military and related contractors and
  280  employers. The council task force may annually spend up to
  281  $250,000 of funds appropriated to the department for the council
  282  task force for staffing and administrative expenses of the
  283  council task force, including travel and per diem costs incurred
  284  by council task force members who are not otherwise eligible for
  285  state reimbursement.
  286         Section 13. Section 446.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  287  read:
  288         446.71 Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community
  289  Employment Training Program.—
  290         (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in cooperation
  291  with the state board as defined in s. 445.002, shall establish
  292  the Everglades Restoration Agricultural Community Employment
  293  Training Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity.
  294  The Department of Economic Opportunity shall use funds
  295  appropriated to the program by the Legislature to provide grants
  296  to stimulate and support training and employment programs that
  297  seek to match persons who complete such training programs to
  298  nonagricultural employment opportunities in areas of high
  299  agricultural unemployment, and to provide other training,
  300  educational, and information services necessary to stimulate the
  301  creation of jobs in the areas of high agricultural unemployment.
  302  In determining whether to provide funds to a particular program,
  303  the Department of Economic Opportunity shall consider the
  304  location of the program in proximity to the program’s intended
  305  participants.
  306         (2) The Legislature supports projects that improve the
  307  economy in the Everglades Agricultural Area. In recognition of
  308  the employment opportunities and economic development generated
  309  by new and expanding industries in the area, such as the
  310  Airglades Airport in Hendry County and the development of an
  311  inland port in Palm Beach County, the Legislature finds that
  312  training the citizens of the state to fill the needs of these
  313  industries significantly enhances the economic viability of the
  314  region.
  315         (2)As used in this section, the term:
  316         (a)“Department” means the Department of Economic
  317  Opportunity.
  318         (b)“Employer-based training program” means a program
  319  established by, or to be established by, a business in this
  320  state that provides training for in-demand nonagricultural
  321  occupations for its employees.
  322         (c)“Everglades Agricultural Area” has the same meaning as
  323  in s. 373.4592(15).
  324         (d)“Institution-based training program” means a
  325  certificate program or other program of study provided by a
  326  public or private university, college, or technical or
  327  vocational training institution which provides training for in
  328  demand nonagricultural occupations.
  329         (e)“Program” means the Everglades Restoration Agricultural
  330  Community Employment Training Program.
  331         (3) The department, in cooperation with the state board as
  332  defined in s. 445.002, shall establish the Everglades
  333  Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training Program.
  334  The department shall use funds appropriated to the program by
  335  the Legislature to provide grants to stimulate and support
  336  employer-based training programs and institution-based training
  337  programs that seek to match persons who complete such training
  338  programs to nonagricultural employment opportunities in the
  339  Everglades Agricultural Area and any rural area of opportunity
  340  as defined in s. 288.0656(2), which includes DeSoto, Glades,
  341  Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and the
  342  cities of Belle Glade, Immokalee, Pahokee, and South Bay. The
  343  department shall use program funds to provide training,
  344  educational, and information services necessary to stimulate the
  345  creation of jobs in the Everglades Agricultural Area and in any
  346  rural area of opportunity as defined in s. 288.0656(2), which
  347  includes DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and
  348  Okeechobee Counties and the cities of Belle Glade, Immokalee,
  349  Pahokee, and South Bay. In determining whether to provide funds
  350  to a particular employer-based training program or institution
  351  based training program, the department must consider the
  352  location of such training program in proximity to the program’s
  353  intended participants.
  354         (4)Program funds may be used to provide for grants for
  355  tuition for institution-based training public or private
  356  technical or vocational programs. Program funds may also be used
  357  for and matching grants to employers to conduct employer-based
  358  training programs. Funds may be used, or for the purchase of
  359  equipment necessary to be used for training purposes, the hiring
  360  of instructors, or any other purpose directly associated with
  361  the employer-based training programs or institution-based
  362  training programs. For the first 6 months of each fiscal year,
  363  the department shall set aside up to 50 percent of the funds
  364  appropriated to the program by the Legislature to fund employer
  365  based training programs. At the end of the 6-month period, any
  366  unused funds from the set-aside funds may be used to provide
  367  funding for institution-based training programs program.
  368         (5)(4) The department of Economic Opportunity may not award
  369  a grant to any employer-based given training program if the
  370  grant which exceeds 50 percent of the total cost of the program.
  371  If, unless the employer-based training program is located within
  372  a rural area of opportunity, the department may award a grant of
  373  in which case the grant may exceed 50 percent of the total cost
  374  of the program and up to 100 percent of program costs. Employer
  375  matching contributions may include in-kind services, including,
  376  but not limited to, the provision of training instructors,
  377  equipment, and training facilities. The department must
  378  prioritize grants to employer-based training programs that are
  379  located in the Everglades Agricultural Area or in any rural area
  380  of opportunity as defined in s. 288.0656(2), which includes
  381  DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee
  382  Counties and the cities of Belle Glade, Immokalee, Pahokee, and
  383  South Bay.
  384         (6)(5) Before awarding a grant pursuant to granting a
  385  request for funds made in accordance with this section, the
  386  department of Economic Opportunity shall enter into a grant
  387  agreement with the employer or requester of funds and the
  388  institution receiving funding through the program. Such
  389  agreement must include all of the following information:
  390         (a) An identification of the personnel necessary to conduct
  391  the instructional program, the qualifications of such personnel,
  392  and the respective responsibilities of the parties for paying
  393  costs associated with the employment of such personnel.
  394         (b) An identification of the estimated length of the
  395  instructional program.
  396         (c) An identification of all direct, training-related
  397  costs, including tuition and fees, curriculum development, books
  398  and classroom materials, and overhead or indirect costs.
  399         (d) An identification of special program requirements that
  400  are not otherwise addressed in the agreement.
  401         (7)(6) The department of Economic Opportunity may grant up
  402  to 100 percent of the tuition for an institution-based a
  403  training program participant who currently resides, and has
  404  resided for the preceding 12 months at least 3 of the 5
  405  immediately preceding years, within the Everglades Agricultural
  406  Area or in any rural area of opportunity as defined in s.
  407  288.0656(2), which includes DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry,
  408  Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and the cities of Belle
  409  Glade, Immokalee, Pahokee, and South Bay, as described in s.
  410  373.4592 and in counties that provides provide for water storage
  411  and dispersed water storage that are located in rural areas of
  412  opportunity as described in s. 288.0656.
  413         (8)(7)Employer-based training programs established in the
  414  Everglades Agricultural Area or in any rural area of opportunity
  415  as defined in s. 288.0656(2), which includes DeSoto, Glades,
  416  Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and the
  417  cities of Belle Glade, Immokalee, Pahokee, and South Bay, must
  418  include opportunities to obtain the qualifications and skills
  419  necessary for jobs related to federal and state restoration
  420  projects, the Airglades Airport in Hendry County, an inland port
  421  in Palm Beach County, or other industries with a verifiable,
  422  demonstrated interest in operating within the Everglades
  423  Agricultural Area or in any rural area of opportunity as defined
  424  in s. 288.0656(2), which includes DeSoto, Glades, Hardee,
  425  Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and the cities of
  426  Belle Glade, Immokalee, Pahokee, and South Bay, and in counties
  427  that provides provide for water storage and dispersed water
  428  storage that are located in rural areas of opportunity as
  429  described in s. 288.0656.
  430         (9)(8) The department may of Economic Opportunity shall
  431  adopt rules to implement this section.
  432         Section 14. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 695.03,
  433  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  434         695.03 Acknowledgment and proof; validation of certain
  435  acknowledgments; legalization or authentication before foreign
  436  officials.—To entitle any instrument concerning real property to
  437  be recorded, the execution must be acknowledged by the party
  438  executing it, proved by a subscribing witness to it, or
  439  legalized or authenticated in one of the following forms:
  440         (2) OUTSIDE THIS STATE BUT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.—An
  441  acknowledgment or a proof taken, administered, or made outside
  442  of this state but within the United States may be taken,
  443  administered, or made by or before a civil-law notary of this
  444  state or a commissioner of deeds appointed by the Secretary of
  445  the Department of Economic Opportunity Governor of this state; a
  446  judge or clerk of any court of the United States or of any
  447  state, territory, or district; by or before a United States
  448  commissioner or magistrate; or by or before any notary public,
  449  justice of the peace, master in chancery, or registrar or
  450  recorder of deeds of any state, territory, or district having a
  451  seal, and the certificate of acknowledgment or proof must be
  452  under the seal of the court or officer, as the case may be. If
  453  the acknowledgment or proof is taken, administered, or made by
  454  or before a notary public who does not affix a seal, it is
  455  sufficient for the notary public to type, print, or write by
  456  hand on the instrument, “I am a Notary Public of the State of
  457  ...(state)..., and my commission expires on ...(date)....”
  458         (3) OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES OR WITHIN FOREIGN
  459  COUNTRIES.—An acknowledgment, an affidavit, an oath, a
  460  legalization, an authentication, or a proof taken, administered,
  461  or made outside the United States or in a foreign country may be
  462  taken, administered, or made by or before a commissioner of
  463  deeds appointed by the Secretary of the Department Economic
  464  Opportunity Governor of this state to act in such country;
  465  before a notary public of such foreign country or a civil-law
  466  notary of this state or of such foreign country who has an
  467  official seal; before an ambassador, envoy extraordinary,
  468  minister plenipotentiary, minister, commissioner, charge
  469  d’affaires, consul general, consul, vice consul, consular agent,
  470  or other diplomatic or consular officer of the United States
  471  appointed to reside in such country; or before a military or
  472  naval officer authorized by 10 U.S.C. s. 1044a to perform the
  473  duties of notary public, and the certificate of acknowledgment,
  474  legalization, authentication, or proof must be under the seal of
  475  the officer. A certificate legalizing or authenticating the
  476  signature of a person executing an instrument concerning real
  477  property and to which a civil-law notary or notary public of
  478  that country has affixed her or his official seal is sufficient
  479  as an acknowledgment. For the purposes of this section, the term
  480  “civil-law notary” means a civil-law notary as defined in
  481  chapter 118 or an official of a foreign country who has an
  482  official seal and who is authorized to make legal or lawful the
  483  execution of any document in that jurisdiction, in which
  484  jurisdiction the affixing of her or his official seal is deemed
  485  proof of the execution of the document or deed in full
  486  compliance with the laws of that jurisdiction.
  487         Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  488  made by this act to section 288.075, Florida Statutes, in a
  489  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section
  490  288.106, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  491         288.106 Tax refund program for qualified target industry
  492  businesses.—
  493         (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
  494         (b) “Authorized local economic development agency” means a
  495  public or private entity, including an entity defined in s.
  496  288.075, authorized by a county or municipality to promote the
  497  general business or industrial interests of that county or
  498  municipality.
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  501  And the title is amended as follows:
  502         Delete lines 22 - 40
  503  and insert:
  504         288.8017, F.S.; specifying that the term “public
  505         infrastructure projects” includes projects for
  506         workforce housing; conforming provisions to changes
  507         made by the act; amending s. 288.9604, F.S.; deleting
  508         the future repeal of provisions governing the Florida
  509         Development Finance Corporation; amending ss. 288.980
  510         and 288.985, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
  511         made by the act; amending s. 288.987, F.S.; renaming
  512         the Florida Defense Support Task Force as the Florida
  513         Defense Support Council; amending s. 446.71, F.S.;
  514         revising requirements relating to the Everglades
  515         Restoration Agricultural Community Employment Training
  516         Program; defining terms; authorizing, rather than
  517         requiring, the department to adopt rules; amending s.
  518         695.03, F.S.; requiring the Secretary of the
  519         Department of Economic Opportunity, rather than the
  520         Governor, to appoint certain commissioners of deeds;
  521         reenacting s. 288.106(2)(b), F.S., relating to the tax
  522         refund