Florida Senate - 2023 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 64
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Hooper) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Effective January 1, 2024, paragraph (b) of
6 subsection (1) of section 316.126, Florida Statutes, is amended,
7 and subsection (6) of that section is republished, to read:
8 316.126 Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians;
9 on approach of an authorized emergency, sanitation, or utility
10 service vehicle, wrecker, or road and bridge maintenance or
11 construction vehicle; presence of disabled motor vehicle.—
12 (1)
13 (b) If an authorized emergency vehicle displaying any
14 visual signals is parked on the roadside, a sanitation vehicle
15 is performing a task related to the provision of sanitation
16 services on the roadside, a utility service vehicle is
17 performing a task related to the provision of utility services
18 on the roadside, a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing
19 lights is performing a recovery or loading on the roadside, or a
20 road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle displaying
21 warning lights is on the roadside without advance signs and
22 channelizing devices, or a disabled motor vehicle is stopped and
23 is displaying warning lights or hazard lights or is using
24 emergency flares or posting emergency signage or is stopped and
25 one or more persons are visibly present, the driver of every
26 other vehicle, as soon as it is safe:
27 1. Shall vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle,
28 sanitation vehicle, utility service vehicle, wrecker, or road
29 and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle, or disabled
30 motor vehicle when driving on an interstate highway or other
31 highway with two or more lanes traveling in the direction of the
32 emergency vehicle, sanitation vehicle, utility service vehicle,
33 wrecker, or road and bridge maintenance or construction vehicle,
34 or disabled motor vehicle except when otherwise directed by a
35 law enforcement officer. If such movement cannot be safely
36 accomplished, the driver shall reduce speed as provided in
37 subparagraph 2.
38 2. Shall slow to a speed that is 20 miles per hour less
39 than the posted speed limit when the posted speed limit is 25
40 miles per hour or greater; or travel at 5 miles per hour when
41 the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or less, when
42 driving on a two-lane road, except when otherwise directed by a
43 law enforcement officer.
44 (6) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic
45 infraction, punishable pursuant to chapter 318 as either a
46 moving violation for infractions of subsection (1) or subsection
47 (3), or as a pedestrian violation for infractions of subsection
48 (2).
49 Section 2. Effective January 1, 2024, for the purpose of
50 incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 316.126,
51 Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (d) of
52 subsection (2) of section 318.18, Florida Statutes, is reenacted
53 to read:
54 318.18 Amount of penalties.—The penalties required for a
55 noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal
56 offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows:
57 (2) Thirty dollars for all nonmoving traffic violations
58 and:
59 (d) For all violations of s. 316.126(1)(b), unless
60 otherwise specified.
61 Section 3. Section 316.83, Florida Statutes, is created to
62 read:
63 316.83 Autonomous vehicle grading standards for roads on
64 State Highway System.—The Department of Transportation shall
65 coordinate with federal, regional, and local partners, as well
66 as industry representatives, to establish standards by which
67 roads on the State Highway System must be graded according to
68 their compatibility with the operation of autonomous vehicles.
69 In establishing such standards, the department shall consider
70 factors including, but not limited to, the structural adequacy
71 and safety of each road and the particular challenges that the
72 overall driving environment of each road may present to a fully
73 autonomous vehicle operating with the automated driving system
74 engaged. Autonomous vehicle grading standards established
75 pursuant to this section must be incorporated into standards for
76 transportation projects involving the construction of new roads
77 or maintenance of existing roads on the State Highway System.
78 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 333.03, Florida
79 Statutes, is amended to read:
80 333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations.—
81 (2) In the manner provided in subsection (1), political
82 subdivisions shall adopt, administer, and enforce airport land
83 use compatibility zoning regulations. Airport land use
84 compatibility zoning regulations shall, at a minimum, consider
85 address the following:
86 (a) The prohibition of new landfills and the restriction of
87 existing landfills within the following areas:
88 1. Within 10,000 feet from the nearest point of any runway
89 used or planned to be used by turbine aircraft.
90 2. Within 5,000 feet from the nearest point of any runway
91 used by only nonturbine aircraft.
92 3. Outside the perimeters defined in subparagraphs 1. and
93 2., but still within the lateral limits of the civil airport
94 imaginary surfaces defined in 14 C.F.R. s. 77.19. Case-by-case
95 review of such landfills is advised.
96 (b) Where any landfill is located and constructed in a
97 manner that attracts or sustains hazardous bird movements from
98 feeding, water, or roosting areas into, or across, the runways
99 or approach and departure patterns of aircraft. The landfill
100 operator must incorporate bird management techniques or other
101 practices to minimize bird hazards to airborne aircraft.
102 (c) Where an airport authority or other governing body
103 operating a public-use airport has conducted a noise study in
104 accordance with 14 C.F.R. part 150, or where a public-use
105 airport owner has established noise contours pursuant to another
106 public study accepted approved by the Federal Aviation
107 Administration, the prohibition of incompatible uses, as
108 established in the noise study in 14 C.F.R. part 150, Appendix A
109 or as a part of an alternative Federal Aviation Administration
110 accepted Administration-approved public study, within the noise
111 contours established by any of these studies, except if such
112 uses are specifically contemplated by such study with
113 appropriate mitigation or similar techniques described in the
114 study.
115 (d) Where an airport authority or other governing body
116 operating a public-use airport has not conducted a noise study,
117 the mitigation prohibition of potential incompatible uses
118 associated with residential construction and any educational
119 facility, with the exception of aviation school facilities,
120 within an area contiguous to the airport measuring one-half the
121 length of the longest runway on either side of and at the end of
122 each runway centerline.
123 (e) The restriction of new incompatible uses, activities,
124 or substantial modifications to existing incompatible uses
125 within runway protection zones.
126 Section 5. Subsection (35) of section 334.044, Florida
127 Statutes, is amended to read:
128 334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
129 shall have the following general powers and duties:
130 (35) To provide a road and bridge construction workforce
131 development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders,
132 for delivery construction of projects designated in the
133 department’s work program.
134 Section 6. Section 334.066, Florida Statutes, is created to
135 read:
136 334.066 Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research
137 and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab.—
138 (1) The Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research
139 and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab (I-STREET) is
140 established within the University of Florida.
141 (2) At a minimum, I-STREET shall:
142 (a) Conduct and facilitate research on issues related to
143 innovative transportation mobility and safety technology
144 development and deployment in this state and serve as an
145 information exchange and depository for the most current
146 information pertaining to transportation research, education,
147 workforce development, and related issues.
148 (b) Be a continuing resource for the Legislature, the
149 department, local governments, the nation’s metropolitan
150 regions, and the private sector in the area of transportation
151 and related research.
152 (c) Promote intercampus transportation and related research
153 activities among Florida universities to enhance their ability
154 to attract federal and private-sector funding for transportation
155 and related research.
156 (d) By July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, provide to
157 the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
158 the House of Representatives a comprehensive report that
159 outlines the clearly defined goals of the living lab and its
160 efforts and progress in reaching these goals.
161 (3) An advisory board is created to periodically review and
162 advise I-STREET concerning its research program. The board shall
163 consist of nine members with expertise in transportation-related
164 areas, as follows:
165 (a) A member appointed by the President of the Senate.
166 (b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
167 Representatives.
168 (c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee.
169 (d) The Secretary of Economic Opportunity or his or her
170 designee.
171 (e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission.
172 (f) Four members nominated by the University of Florida’s
173 College of Engineering and approved by the university’s
174 president. The College of Engineering’s nominees may include
175 representatives of the University of Florida, other academic and
176 research institutions, and private entities.
177 Section 7. Section 334.179, Florida Statutes, is amended to
178 read:
179 334.179 Department standards or specifications for
180 permissible use of aggregates; misrepresentation of
181 certification.—
182 (1) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the
183 contrary, a local government may not adopt standards or
184 specifications that are contrary to the department standards or
185 specifications for permissible use of aggregates that have been
186 certified for use. For purposes of this section, the term
187 “certified for use” means that the aggregates have been
188 certified by the producer in compliance accordance with
189 department rules adopted pursuant to s. 334.044(10)(d). This
190 section does not apply to a multicounty independent special
191 district created by a special act of the Legislature.
192 (2) A producer may not represent that an aggregate is
193 certified for use unless such aggregate is in compliance with
194 department rules adopted pursuant to s. 334.044(10)(d).
195 Section 8. Section 334.181, Florida Statutes, is created to
196 read:
197 334.181 Electronic proof of delivery.—Notwithstanding any
198 law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, a local governmental
199 entity must accept an electronic proof of delivery as an
200 official record for a material delivery on the local
201 governmental entity’s transportation project.
202 Section 9. Present subsections (15) and (16) of section
203 337.11, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (18)
204 and (19), respectively, and new subsections (15) and (16) and
205 subsection (17) are added to that section, to read:
206 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency
207 repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined
208 design and construction contracts; progress payments; records;
209 requirements of vehicle registration.—
210 (15) Each contract let by the department for performance of
211 bridge construction or maintenance over navigable waters must
212 contain a provision requiring marine general liability
213 insurance, in an amount to be determined by the department,
214 which covers third-party personal injury and property damage
215 caused by vessels used by the contractor in the performance of
216 the work.
217 (16) The department shall implement strategies to reduce
218 the cost of all project phases, including design, construction,
219 and inspection, while ensuring that the design and construction
220 of projects meet applicable federal and state standards. The
221 department shall make a record of such strategies and the
222 projected savings related thereto.
223 (17) The department may share a portion of the construction
224 cost savings realized due to a change in the construction
225 contract design and scope, initiated after execution of the
226 contract, with a design services consultant or a construction
227 engineering and inspection services consultant to the extent
228 that the consultant’s input and involvement contributed to such
229 savings. The amount paid to a consultant pursuant to this
230 subsection may not exceed 10 percent of the construction cost
231 savings realized.
232 Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 337.1101, Florida
233 Statutes, is amended to read:
234 337.1101 Contracting and procurement authority of the
235 department; settlements; notification required.—
236 (1) When the department, or any entity or enterprise within
237 the department, determines that it is in the best interest of
238 the public to resolve a protest filed in accordance with s.
239 120.57(3) of the award of a contract being procured pursuant to
240 s. 337.11 or related to the purchase of personal property or
241 contractual services being procured pursuant to s. 287.057,
242 through a settlement that requires the department to pay a
243 nonselected responsive bidder a total sum of $1 million or more,
244 including any amount paid pursuant to s. 334.049, any amount
245 paid pursuant to s. 337.11(8) which is not included in the
246 department’s work program approved by the Legislature as part of
247 the General Appropriations Act, or any amount paid pursuant to
248 any other law, the department must:
249 (a) Document in a written memorandum by the secretary the
250 specific reasons that such settlement and payment to a
251 nonselected responsive bidder is in the best interest of the
252 state. The written memorandum must be included and maintained in
253 the department’s permanent files concerning the procurement and
254 must include:
255 1. A description of the property rights, patent rights,
256 copyrights, trademarks, or the engineering design or other
257 design work that the department will acquire or retain as a
258 result of such settlement; and
259 2. The specific appropriation in the existing General
260 Appropriations Act which the department intends to use to
261 provide such payment.
262 (b) Provide prior written notification to the President of
263 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
264 Senate and House of Representatives minority leaders, the chair
265 and vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission, and the
266 Attorney General at least 5 business days, or as soon thereafter
267 as practicable, before the department makes the settlement
268 agreement final. Such written notification must include the
269 written memorandum required pursuant to paragraph (a).
270 (c) Provide, at the time settlement discussions regarding
271 any such payment have begun in earnest, written notification of
272 such discussions to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
273 the House of Representatives, the Senate and House of
274 Representatives minority leaders, the chair and vice chair of
275 the Legislative Budget Commission, and the Attorney General.
276 Section 11. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 337.14,
277 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
278 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of
279 qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.—
280 (1) A Any contractor desiring to bid for the performance of
281 any construction contract in excess of $250,000 which the
282 department proposes to let must first be certified by the
283 department as qualified pursuant to this section and rules of
284 the department. The rules of the department must address the
285 qualification of contractors to bid on construction contracts in
286 excess of $250,000 and must include requirements with respect to
287 the equipment, past record, experience, financial resources, and
288 organizational personnel of the applying contractor which are
289 necessary to perform the specific class of work for which the
290 contractor seeks certification. Any contractor who desires to
291 bid on contracts in excess of $50 million and who is not
292 qualified and in good standing with the department as of January
293 1, 2019, must first be certified by the department as qualified
294 and must have satisfactorily completed two projects, each in
295 excess of $15 million, for the department or for any other state
296 department of transportation. The department may limit the
297 dollar amount of any contract upon which a contractor is
298 qualified to bid or the aggregate total dollar volume of
299 contracts such contractor is allowed to have under contract at
300 any one time. Each applying contractor seeking qualification to
301 bid on construction contracts in excess of $250,000 shall
302 furnish the department a statement under oath, on such forms as
303 the department may prescribe, setting forth detailed information
304 as required on the application. Each application for
305 certification must be accompanied by audited, certified
306 financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
307 accepted accounting principles and auditing standards by a
308 certified public accountant licensed in this state or another
309 state. The audited, certified financial statements must be for
310 the applying contractor and must have been prepared within the
311 immediately preceding 12 months. The department may not consider
312 any financial information of the parent entity of the applying
313 contractor, if any. The department may not certify as qualified
314 any applying contractor who fails to submit the audited,
315 certified financial statements required by this subsection. If
316 the application or the annual financial statement shows the
317 financial condition of the applying contractor more than 4
318 months before the date on which the application is received by
319 the department, the applicant must also submit interim audited,
320 certified financial statements prepared in accordance with
321 generally accepted accounting principles and auditing standards
322 by a certified public accountant licensed in this state or
323 another state. The interim financial statements must cover the
324 period from the end date of the annual statement and must show
325 the financial condition of the applying contractor no more than
326 4 months before the date that the interim financial statements
327 are received by the department. However, upon the request of the
328 applying contractor, an application and accompanying annual or
329 interim financial statement received by the department within 15
330 days after either 4-month period under this subsection must
331 shall be considered timely. An applying contractor desiring to
332 bid exclusively for the performance of construction contracts
333 with proposed budget estimates of less than $2 $1 million may
334 submit reviewed annual or reviewed interim financial statements
335 prepared by a certified public accountant. The information
336 required by this subsection is confidential and exempt from s.
337 119.07(1). The department shall act upon the application for
338 qualification within 30 days after the department determines
339 that the application is complete. The department may waive the
340 requirements of this subsection for projects having a contract
341 price of $500,000 or less if the department determines that the
342 project is of a noncritical nature and that the waiver will not
343 endanger public health, safety, or property.
344 (4) If the applicant is found to possess the prescribed
345 qualifications, the department must shall issue to him or her a
346 certificate of qualification that, unless thereafter revoked by
347 the department for good cause, will be valid for a period of 18
348 months after the date of the applicant’s financial statement or
349 such shorter period as the department prescribes. Submission of
350 an application does and subsequent approval do not affect
351 expiration of the certificate of qualification. An applicant may
352 submit a written request with a timely submitted application to
353 keep an existing certificate of qualification in place until the
354 expiration date. If the request is approved by the department,
355 the current maximum capacity rating of the applicant must remain
356 in place until expiration of the current certificate of
357 qualification, the ability factor of the applicant, or the
358 maximum capacity rating of the applicant. If the department
359 finds that an application is incomplete or contains inadequate
360 information or information that cannot be verified, the
361 department may request in writing that the applicant provide the
362 necessary information to complete the application or provide the
363 source from which any information in the application may be
364 verified. If the applicant fails to comply with the initial
365 written request within a reasonable period of time as specified
366 therein, the department must shall request the information a
367 second time. If the applicant fails to comply with the second
368 request within a reasonable period of time as specified therein,
369 the application must shall be denied.
370 Section 12. Subsection (2) of section 337.168, Florida
371 Statutes, is amended to read:
372 337.168 Confidentiality of official estimates, and the
373 identities of potential bidders, and bid analysis and monitoring
374 system.—
375 (2) A document that reveals the identity of a person who
376 has requested or obtained a bid package, plan, or specifications
377 pertaining to any project to be let by the department is
378 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) for
379 the period that begins 2 working days before the deadline for
380 obtaining bid packages, plans, or specifications and ends with
381 the letting of the bid. A document that reveals the identity of
382 a person who has requested or obtained a bid package, plan, or
383 specifications pertaining to any project to be let by the
384 department before the 2 working days before the deadline for
385 obtaining bid packages, plans, or specifications remains a
386 public record subject to s. 119.07(1).
387 Section 13. Subsection (3) of section 337.408, Florida
388 Statutes, is amended to read:
389 337.408 Regulation of bus stops, benches, transit shelters,
390 street light poles, waste disposal receptacles, and modular news
391 racks within rights-of-way.—
392 (3) Modular news racks, including advertising thereon, may
393 be located within the right-of-way limits of any municipal,
394 county, or state road, except a limited access highway, if
395 provided the municipal government within whose incorporated
396 limits such racks are installed or the county government within
397 whose unincorporated limits such racks are installed has passed
398 an ordinance regulating the placement of modular news racks
399 within the right-of-way and has authorized a qualified private
400 supplier of modular news racks to provide such service. The
401 modular news rack or advertising thereon may shall not exceed a
402 height of 105 56 inches or a total advertising space of 56
403 square feet. No later than 45 days before prior to installation
404 of modular news racks, the private supplier must shall provide a
405 map of proposed locations and typical installation plans to the
406 department for approval. If the department does not respond
407 within 45 days after receipt of the submitted plans,
408 installation may proceed.
409 Section 14. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
410 338.223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
411 338.223 Proposed turnpike projects.—
412 (1)(a) Any proposed project to be constructed or acquired
413 as part of the turnpike system and any turnpike improvement must
414 shall be included in the tentative work program. A proposed
415 project or group of proposed projects may not be added to the
416 turnpike system unless such project or projects are determined
417 to be economically feasible and a statement of environmental
418 feasibility has been completed for such project or projects and
419 such projects are determined to be consistent, to the maximum
420 extent feasible, with approved local government comprehensive
421 plans of the local governments in which such projects are
422 located. The department may authorize engineering studies,
423 traffic studies, environmental studies, and other expert studies
424 of the location, costs, economic feasibility, and practicality
425 of proposed turnpike projects throughout this the state and may
426 proceed with the design phase of such projects. The department
427 may not request legislative approval of a proposed turnpike
428 project until the design phase of that project is at least 30
429 percent complete. If a proposed project or group of proposed
430 projects is found to be economically feasible, consistent, to
431 the maximum extent feasible, with approved local government
432 comprehensive plans of the local governments in which such
433 projects are located, and a favorable statement of environmental
434 feasibility has been completed, the department, with the
435 approval of the Legislature, must shall, after the receipt of
436 all necessary permits, construct, maintain, and operate such
437 turnpike projects.
438 Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), subsection
439 (6), paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (7), paragraphs (a)
440 and (c) of subsection (8), and paragraph (c) of subsection (11)
441 of section 339.175, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph
442 (d) is added to subsection (11) of that section, to read:
443 339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
444 (2) DESIGNATION.—
445 (a)1. An M.P.O. shall be designated for each urbanized area
446 of the state; however, this does not require that an individual
447 M.P.O. be designated for each such area. Such designation shall
448 be accomplished by agreement between the Governor and units of
449 general-purpose local government representing at least 75
450 percent of the population of the urbanized area; however, the
451 unit of general-purpose local government that represents the
452 central city or cities within the M.P.O. jurisdiction, as
453 defined by the United States Bureau of the Census, must be a
454 party to such agreement.
455 2. To the extent possible, only one M.P.O. shall be
456 designated for each urbanized area or group of contiguous
457 urbanized areas. More than one M.P.O. may be designated within
458 an existing urbanized area only if the Governor and the existing
459 M.P.O. determine that the size and complexity of the existing
460 urbanized area makes the designation of more than one M.P.O. for
461 the area appropriate, in which case each M.P.O. designated for
462 the area must:
463 a. Consult with every other M.P.O. designated for the
464 urbanized area and the state to coordinate plans and
465 transportation improvement programs.
466 b. Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the
467 consistency of data used in the planning process, including data
468 used in forecasting travel demand within the area.
469
470 Each M.P.O. required under this section must be fully operative
471 no later than 6 months following its designation.
472 (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The powers,
473 privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in
474 this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement
475 authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts
476 required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently
477 applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal aid. It
478 is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. shall be involved
479 in the planning and programming of transportation facilities,
480 including, but not limited to, airports, intercity and high
481 speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal facilities, to the
482 extent permitted by state or federal law. An M.P.O. may not
483 perform project production or delivery for capital improvement
484 projects on the State Highway System.
485 (a) Each M.P.O. shall, in cooperation with the department,
486 develop:
487 1. A long-range transportation plan pursuant to the
488 requirements of subsection (7).;
489 2. An annually updated transportation improvement program
490 pursuant to the requirements of subsection (8).; and
491 3. An annual unified planning work program pursuant to the
492 requirements of subsection (9).
493 (b) In developing the long-range transportation plan and
494 the transportation improvement program required under paragraph
495 (a), each M.P.O. shall provide for consideration of projects and
496 strategies that will:
497 1. Support the economic vitality of the contiguous
498 urbanized metropolitan area, especially by enabling global
499 competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency.;
500 2. Increase the safety and security of the transportation
501 system for motorized and nonmotorized users.;
502 3. Increase the accessibility and mobility options
503 available to people and for freight.;
504 4. Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy
505 conservation, and improve quality of life.;
506 5. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the
507 transportation system, across and between modes and contiguous
508 urbanized metropolitan areas, for people and freight.;
509 6. Promote efficient system management and operation.; and
510 7. Emphasize the preservation of the existing
511 transportation system.
512 8. Improve the resilience of transportation infrastructure.
513 (c) In order to provide recommendations to the department
514 and local governmental entities regarding transportation plans
515 and programs, each M.P.O. shall:
516 1. Prepare a congestion management system for the
517 contiguous urbanized metropolitan area and cooperate with the
518 department in the development of all other transportation
519 management systems required by state or federal law.;
520 2. Assist the department in mapping transportation planning
521 boundaries required by state or federal law.;
522 3. Assist the department in performing its duties relating
523 to access management, functional classification of roads, and
524 data collection.;
525 4. Execute all agreements or certifications necessary to
526 comply with applicable state or federal law.;
527 5. Represent all the jurisdictional areas within the
528 metropolitan area in the formulation of transportation plans and
529 programs required by this section.; and
530 6. Perform all other duties required by state or federal
531 law.
532 (d) Each M.P.O. shall appoint a technical advisory
533 committee, the members of which shall serve at the pleasure of
534 the M.P.O. The membership of the technical advisory committee
535 must include, whenever possible, planners; engineers;
536 representatives of local aviation authorities, intermodal
537 logistics centers, port authorities, and public transit
538 authorities or representatives of aviation departments, seaport
539 departments, and public transit departments of municipal or
540 county governments, as applicable; the school superintendent of
541 each county within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. or the
542 superintendent’s designee; and other appropriate representatives
543 of affected local governments. For each M.P.O. whose voting
544 membership is governed by paragraph (3)(a), when selecting the
545 membership of the technical advisory committee, the M.P.O. must
546 consider the proportional representation of the area’s
547 population. In addition to any other duties assigned to it by
548 the M.P.O. or by state or federal law, the technical advisory
549 committee is responsible for considering safe access to schools
550 in its review of transportation project priorities, long-range
551 transportation plans, and transportation improvement programs,
552 and shall advise the M.P.O. on such matters. In addition, the
553 technical advisory committee shall coordinate its actions with
554 local school boards and other local programs and organizations
555 within the metropolitan area which participate in school safety
556 activities, such as locally established community traffic safety
557 teams. Local school boards must provide the appropriate M.P.O.
558 with information concerning future school sites and in the
559 coordination of transportation service.
560 (e)1. Each M.P.O. shall appoint a citizens’ advisory
561 committee, the members of which serve at the pleasure of the
562 M.P.O. The membership on the citizens’ advisory committee must
563 reflect a broad cross-section of local residents with an
564 interest in the development of an efficient, safe, and cost
565 effective transportation system. Minorities, the elderly, and
566 the handicapped must be adequately represented.
567 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1., an
568 M.P.O. may, with the approval of the department and the
569 applicable federal governmental agency, adopt an alternative
570 program or mechanism to ensure citizen involvement in the
571 transportation planning process.
572 (f) The department shall allocate to each M.P.O., for the
573 purpose of accomplishing its transportation planning and
574 programming duties, an appropriate amount of federal
575 transportation planning funds.
576 (g) Each M.P.O. shall have an executive or staff director
577 who reports directly to the M.P.O. governing board for all
578 matters regarding the administration and operation of the M.P.O.
579 and any additional personnel as deemed necessary. The executive
580 director and any additional personnel may be employed either by
581 an M.P.O. or by another governmental entity, such as a county,
582 city, or regional planning council, that has a staff services
583 agreement signed and in effect with the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. may
584 enter into contracts with local or state agencies, private
585 planning firms, private engineering firms, or other public or
586 private entities to accomplish its transportation planning and
587 programming duties and administrative functions.
588 (h) In order to enhance their knowledge, effectiveness, and
589 participation in the urbanized area transportation planning
590 process, each M.P.O. shall provide training opportunities and
591 training funds specifically for local elected officials and
592 others who serve on an M.P.O. The training opportunities may be
593 conducted by an individual M.P.O. or through statewide and
594 federal training programs and initiatives that are specifically
595 designed to meet the needs of M.P.O. board members.
596 (i) By December 31, 2023, There is created the Chairs
597 Coordinating Committee, composed of the M.P.O.’s serving Citrus,
598 Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas, Polk, and
599 Sarasota Counties must submit a feasibility report to the
600 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
601 House of Representatives exploring the benefits, costs, and
602 process of consolidation into a single M.P.O. serving the
603 contiguous urbanized metropolitan area, the goal of which would
604 be to. The committee must, at a minimum:
605 1. Coordinate transportation projects deemed to be
606 regionally significant by the committee.
607 2. Review the impact of regionally significant land use
608 decisions on the region.
609 3. Review all proposed regionally significant
610 transportation projects in the respective transportation
611 improvement programs which affect more than one of the M.P.O.’s
612 represented on the committee.
613 4. Institute a conflict resolution process to address any
614 conflict that may arise in the planning and programming of such
615 regionally significant projects.
616 (j)1. The Legislature finds that the state’s rapid growth
617 in recent decades has caused many urbanized areas subject to
618 M.P.O. jurisdiction to become contiguous to each other. As a
619 result, various transportation projects may cross from the
620 jurisdiction of one M.P.O. into the jurisdiction of another
621 M.P.O. To more fully accomplish the purposes for which M.P.O.’s
622 have been mandated, M.P.O.’s shall develop coordination
623 mechanisms with one another to expand and improve transportation
624 within the state. The appropriate method of coordination between
625 M.P.O.’s shall vary depending upon the project involved and
626 given local and regional needs. Consequently, it is appropriate
627 to set forth a flexible methodology that can be used by M.P.O.’s
628 to coordinate with other M.P.O.’s and appropriate political
629 subdivisions as circumstances demand.
630 2. Any M.P.O. may join with any other M.P.O. or any
631 individual political subdivision to coordinate activities or to
632 achieve any federal or state transportation planning or
633 development goals or purposes consistent with federal or state
634 law. When an M.P.O. determines that it is appropriate to join
635 with another M.P.O. or any political subdivision to coordinate
636 activities, the M.P.O. or political subdivision shall enter into
637 an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.01, which, at a
638 minimum, creates a separate legal or administrative entity to
639 coordinate the transportation planning or development activities
640 required to achieve the goal or purpose; provides the purpose
641 for which the entity is created; provides the duration of the
642 agreement and the entity and specifies how the agreement may be
643 terminated, modified, or rescinded; describes the precise
644 organization of the entity, including who has voting rights on
645 the governing board, whether alternative voting members are
646 provided for, how voting members are appointed, and what the
647 relative voting strength is for each constituent M.P.O. or
648 political subdivision; provides the manner in which the parties
649 to the agreement will provide for the financial support of the
650 entity and payment of costs and expenses of the entity; provides
651 the manner in which funds may be paid to and disbursed from the
652 entity; and provides how members of the entity will resolve
653 disagreements regarding interpretation of the interlocal
654 agreement or disputes relating to the operation of the entity.
655 Such interlocal agreement shall become effective upon its
656 recordation in the official public records of each county in
657 which a member of the entity created by the interlocal agreement
658 has a voting member. Multiple This paragraph does not require
659 any M.P.O.’s may to merge, combine, or otherwise join together
660 as a single M.P.O.
661 (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—Each M.P.O. must
662 develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least
663 a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long
664 range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other
665 state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be
666 considered in the long-range transportation plan are: preserving
667 the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s
668 economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure
669 mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent,
670 to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements
671 and the goals, objectives, and policies of the approved local
672 government comprehensive plans of the units of local government
673 located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is
674 encouraged to consider strategies that integrate transportation
675 and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and
676 reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The approved long-range
677 transportation plan must be considered by local governments in
678 the development of the transportation elements in local
679 government comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto. The
680 long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum:
681 (a) Identify transportation facilities, including, but not
682 limited to, major roadways, airports, seaports, spaceports,
683 commuter rail systems, transit systems, and intermodal or
684 multimodal terminals that will function as an integrated
685 metropolitan transportation system. The long-range
686 transportation plan must give emphasis to those transportation
687 facilities that serve national, statewide, or regional
688 functions, and must consider the goals and objectives identified
689 in the Florida Transportation Plan as provided in s. 339.155. If
690 a project is located within the boundaries of more than one
691 M.P.O., the M.P.O.’s must coordinate plans regarding the project
692 in the long-range transportation plan. Multiple M.P.O.’s within
693 a contiguous urbanized area must coordinate the development of
694 long-range transportation plans to be reviewed by the
695 Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council.
696 (b) Include a financial plan that demonstrates how the plan
697 can be implemented, indicating resources from public and private
698 sources which are reasonably expected to be available to carry
699 out the plan, and recommends any additional financing strategies
700 for needed projects and programs. The financial plan may
701 include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that
702 would be included in the adopted long-range transportation plan
703 if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in
704 the financial plan were available. For the purpose of developing
705 the long-range transportation plan, the M.P.O. and the
706 department shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that
707 will be available to support the plan implementation. Innovative
708 financing techniques may be used to fund needed projects and
709 programs. Such techniques may include the assessment of tolls,
710 the use of value capture financing, or the use of value pricing.
711 Multiple M.P.O.’s within a contiguous urbanized area must
712 ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the consistency of data
713 used in the planning process.
714
715 In the development of its long-range transportation plan, each
716 M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies,
717 representatives of transportation agency employees, freight
718 shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private
719 providers of transportation, representatives of users of public
720 transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable
721 opportunity to comment on the long-range transportation plan.
722 The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the
723 M.P.O.
724 (8) TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Each M.P.O. shall,
725 in cooperation with the state and affected public transportation
726 operators, develop a transportation improvement program for the
727 area within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. In the development of
728 the transportation improvement program, each M.P.O. must provide
729 the public, affected public agencies, representatives of
730 transportation agency employees, freight shippers, providers of
731 freight transportation services, private providers of
732 transportation, representatives of users of public transit, and
733 other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to
734 comment on the proposed transportation improvement program.
735 (a) Each M.P.O. is responsible for developing, annually, a
736 list of project priorities and a transportation improvement
737 program. The prevailing principles to be considered by each
738 M.P.O. when developing a list of project priorities and a
739 transportation improvement program are: preserving the existing
740 transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s economic
741 competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure safety
742 and mobility. The transportation improvement program will be
743 used to initiate federally aided transportation facilities and
744 improvements as well as other transportation facilities and
745 improvements including transit, rail, aviation, spaceport, and
746 port facilities to be funded from the State Transportation Trust
747 Fund within its metropolitan area in accordance with existing
748 and subsequent federal and state laws and rules and regulations
749 related thereto. The transportation improvement program shall be
750 consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved
751 local government comprehensive plans of the units of local
752 government whose boundaries are within the metropolitan area of
753 the M.P.O. and include those projects programmed pursuant to s.
754 339.2819(4). Multiple M.P.O.’s within a contiguous urbanized
755 area must coordinate transportation improvement programs.
756 (c) The transportation improvement program must, at a
757 minimum:
758 1. Include projects and project phases to be funded with
759 state or federal funds within the time period of the
760 transportation improvement program and which are recommended for
761 advancement during the next fiscal year and 4 subsequent fiscal
762 years. Such projects and project phases must be consistent, to
763 the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government
764 comprehensive plans of the units of local government located
765 within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. For informational
766 purposes, the transportation improvement program shall also
767 include a list of projects to be funded from local or private
768 revenues.
769 2. Include projects within the metropolitan area which are
770 proposed for funding under 23 U.S.C. s. 134 of the Federal
771 Transit Act and which are consistent with the long-range
772 transportation plan developed under subsection (7).
773 3. Provide a financial plan that demonstrates how the
774 transportation improvement program can be implemented; indicates
775 the resources, both public and private, that are reasonably
776 expected to be available to accomplish the program; identifies
777 any innovative financing techniques that may be used to fund
778 needed projects and programs; and may include, for illustrative
779 purposes, additional projects that would be included in the
780 approved transportation improvement program if reasonable
781 additional resources beyond those identified in the financial
782 plan were available. Innovative financing techniques may include
783 the assessment of tolls, the use of value capture financing, or
784 the use of value pricing. The transportation improvement program
785 may include a project or project phase only if full funding can
786 reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project or
787 project phase within the time period contemplated for completion
788 of the project or project phase.
789 4. Group projects and project phases of similar urgency and
790 anticipated staging into appropriate staging periods.
791 5. Indicate how the transportation improvement program
792 relates to the long-range transportation plan developed under
793 subsection (7), including providing examples of specific
794 projects or project phases that further the goals and policies
795 of the long-range transportation plan.
796 6. Indicate whether any project or project phase is
797 inconsistent with an approved comprehensive plan of a unit of
798 local government located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O.
799 If a project is inconsistent with an affected comprehensive
800 plan, the M.P.O. must provide justification for including the
801 project in the transportation improvement program.
802 7. Indicate how the improvements are consistent, to the
803 maximum extent feasible, with affected seaport, airport, and
804 spaceport master plans and with public transit development plans
805 of the units of local government located within the jurisdiction
806 of the M.P.O. If a project is located within the boundaries of
807 more than one M.P.O., the M.P.O.’s must coordinate plans
808 regarding the project in the transportation improvement program.
809 8. Indicate coordination or alignment with transportation
810 improvement plans of other M.P.O.’s within the contiguous
811 urbanized area.
812 (11) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL.—
813 (c) The powers and duties of the Metropolitan Planning
814 Organization Advisory Council are to:
815 1. Enter into contracts with individuals, private
816 corporations, and public agencies.
817 2. Acquire, own, operate, maintain, sell, or lease personal
818 property essential for the conduct of business.
819 3. Accept funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or bequests
820 from private, local, state, or federal sources.
821 1.4. Establish bylaws by action of its governing board
822 providing procedural rules to guide its proceedings and
823 consideration of matters before the council, or, alternatively,
824 adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement
825 provisions of law conferring powers or duties upon it.
826 2.5. Assist M.P.O.’s in carrying out the urbanized area
827 transportation planning process by serving as the principal
828 forum for collective policy discussion pursuant to law.
829 3.6. Serve as a clearinghouse for review and comment by
830 M.P.O.’s on the Florida Transportation Plan and on other issues
831 required to comply with federal or state law in carrying out the
832 urbanized area transportation and systematic planning processes
833 instituted pursuant to s. 339.155. The council must also report
834 annually to the Florida Transportation Commission on the
835 alignment of M.P.O. long-range transportation plans with the
836 Florida Transportation Plan.
837 4.7. Employ an executive director and such other staff as
838 necessary to perform adequately the functions of the council,
839 within budgetary limitations. The executive director and staff
840 are exempt from part II of chapter 110 and serve at the
841 direction and control of the council. The council is assigned to
842 the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation
843 for fiscal and accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise
844 function independently of the control and direction of the
845 department.
846 5. Deliver training on federal and state program
847 requirements and procedures to M.P.O. board members and M.P.O.
848 staff.
849 6.8. Adopt an agency strategic plan that prioritizes steps
850 the agency will take to carry out its mission within the context
851 of the state comprehensive plan and any other statutory mandates
852 and directives.
853 (d) The Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council
854 may enter into contracts in accordance with chapter 287 to
855 support the activities described in paragraph (c). Lobbying and
856 the acceptance of funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or bequests
857 from private, local, state, or federal sources are prohibited.
858 Section 16. Section 339.651, Florida Statutes, is created
859 to read:
860 339.651 Strategic Intermodal System supply chain demands.—
861 (1) The Legislature finds that Strategic Intermodal System
862 components described in s. 339.62 ensure a multimodal
863 transportation system; that the Strategic Intermodal System is a
864 critical network supporting economic activities and the
865 transport of people and goods; and that the Strategic Intermodal
866 System is instrumental in the movement of road-building
867 materials for infrastructure investments. The Legislature
868 further finds that Florida’s rapid economic and population
869 growth can compound supply chain demands on the transportation
870 system, and that the demand for construction aggregate continues
871 to outpace supply.
872 (2) The department shall specifically address in its
873 transportation plans, including the Florida Transportation Plan
874 and the Strategic Intermodal System Plan, movement and storage
875 of construction aggregate materials essential for building
876 roadways.
877 (3) The department shall make available up to $20 million
878 each year for fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2027-2028 to fund
879 projects that meet the public purpose of providing increased
880 capacity and enhanced capabilities to move and store
881 construction aggregate. Applicants eligible for project funding
882 under this section include seaports listed in s. 311.09 and rail
883 lines and rail facilities.
884 (4) The department shall consider, but is not limited to,
885 the following criteria when evaluating projects for assistance
886 under this section:
887 (a) The ability of the project to serve the strategic state
888 interest of mitigating supply-chain demands for construction
889 aggregate sufficient to ensure ongoing improvement of the
890 Strategic Intermodal System and the state’s entire
891 transportation network.
892 (b) The ability of the project to facilitate the cost
893 effective and efficient movement and storage of construction
894 aggregate.
895 (c) The extent to which the project efficiently interacts
896 with and supports the transportation network.
897 (d) A commitment of a funding match, which may be
898 investments or commitments made by the owner or developer of the
899 existing or proposed facility that facilitates or will
900 facilitate the movement and storage of construction aggregate,
901 local financial support or commitment, or a combination of both.
902 Projects with a funding match must be prioritized based on the
903 amount of the match and must be prioritized over projects having
904 no such funding match.
905 (5) The department shall give funding priority to projects
906 creating new supply chains or closing existing supply chain
907 gaps. The State Transportation Trust Fund may fund up to 100
908 percent of the cost of a project selected based on the criteria
909 specified in this section.
910 (6) The department may adopt rules to implement this
911 section.
912 (7) This section is repealed July 1, 2028, unless reviewed
913 and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
914 Section 17. Section 339.84, Florida Statutes, is created to
915 read:
916 339.84 Workforce development.—Beginning in the 2023-2024
917 fiscal year and annually thereafter for 5 years, $5 million
918 shall be allocated from the State Transportation Trust Fund to
919 the workforce development program as provided in s. 334.044(35)
920 to promote career paths in this state’s road and bridge
921 industry.
922 Section 18. Section 354.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to
923 read:
924 354.01 Appointment of Special officers.—A railroad police
925 officer Upon the application of any railroad or other common
926 carrier doing business in this state, the Governor shall appoint
927 one or more persons who has have met the law enforcement officer
928 qualifications and training requirements of ss. 943.13 and
929 943.135(1) shall be recognized as a special officer s. 943.13 as
930 special officers for the protection and safety of any railroad
931 or other common carrier doing business in this state such
932 carriers; its their passengers and employees; and the property
933 of such carrier carriers, passengers, and employees. A special
934 officer is not considered a law enforcement officer except for
935 purposes of ss. 943.085-943.255 However, until the Governor
936 either appoints or rejects the application for appointment of a
937 person as a special officer, the railroad or common carrier may
938 temporarily employ the person as a special officer if he or she
939 complies with the qualifications for employment as a law
940 enforcement officer in s. 943.13. Notwithstanding any other
941 provision of law, a special officer must have the same training
942 as a law enforcement officer in accordance with ss. 943.13 and
943 943.135(1). A Class I, Class II, or Class III railroad shall be
944 considered an employing agency for purposes of ss. 943.10,
945 943.13, and 943.135(1) ss. 943.13 and 943.135(1), and shall pay
946 all costs associated with the training and continuing education
947 of employed special officers.
948 Section 19. Section 354.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
949 read:
950 354.02 Powers.—Each special officer shall have and exercise
951 Throughout every county in which the common carrier for which he
952 or she is employed does business, operates, or owns property, a
953 special officer may arrest a person who has violated was
954 appointed, shall do business, operate, or own property, the
955 power to make arrests for violation of law on the property of
956 such common carrier, and to arrest persons, whether on or off
957 such carrier’s property, violating any law on such carrier’s
958 property, whether the arrest occurs on or off such carrier’s
959 property, under the same conditions under which a deputy sheriff
960 sheriffs may by law make arrests, and may shall have authority
961 to carry weapons for the reasonable purpose of his or her office
962 their offices.
963 Section 20. Section 354.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to
964 read:
965 354.05 Term of office; removal.—The commission of a special
966 officer officers provided for herein shall be commissioned by
967 the Governor, and their commissions shall continue so long as he
968 or she is they are employed in such capacity by the railroad or
969 other common carrier. However, a special officer may; but they
970 shall be removed by the Governor at any time, in the manner and
971 for the causes provided by law.
972 Section 21. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
973 784.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
974 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers,
975 firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit
976 employees or agents, or other specified officers;
977 reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.—
978 (1) As used in this section, the term:
979 (f) “Railroad special officer” means a person employed by a
980 Class I, Class II, or Class III railroad and appointed or
981 pending appointment by the Governor pursuant to s. 354.01.
982 Section 22. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 943.10,
983 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
984 943.10 Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255.—The following
985 words and phrases as used in ss. 943.085-943.255 are defined as
986 follows:
987 (1) “Law enforcement officer” means any person who is
988 elected, appointed, or employed full time by any municipality or
989 the state or any political subdivision thereof; who is vested
990 with authority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose primary
991 responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the
992 enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws of
993 the state. The term This definition includes all certified
994 supervisory and command personnel whose duties include, in whole
995 or in part, the supervision, training, guidance, and management
996 responsibilities of full-time law enforcement officers, part
997 time law enforcement officers, or auxiliary law enforcement
998 officers but does not include support personnel employed by the
999 employing agency. The term also includes a special officer
1000 employed by a Class I, Class II, or Class III railroad pursuant
1001 to s. 354.01.
1002 (4) “Employing agency” means any agency or unit of
1003 government or any municipality or the state or any political
1004 subdivision thereof, or any agent thereof, which has
1005 constitutional or statutory authority to employ or appoint
1006 persons as officers. The term also includes any private entity
1007 that which has contracted with the state or county for the
1008 operation and maintenance of a nonjuvenile detention facility.
1009 The term also includes a Class I, Class II, or Class III
1010 railroad that employs special officers pursuant to s. 354.01.
1011 Section 23. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1012 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023.
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1015 And the title is amended as follows:
1016 Delete everything before the enacting clause
1017 and insert:
1018 A bill to be entitled
1019 An act relating to transportation; amending s.
1020 316.126, F.S.; requiring the driver of a vehicle to
1021 perform certain actions in the presence of a disabled
1022 motor vehicle under certain circumstances; providing
1023 penalties; reenacting s. 318.18(2)(d), F.S., relating
1024 to the amount of certain penalties, to incorporate the
1025 amendment made to s. 316.126, F.S., in a reference
1026 thereto; creating s. 316.83, F.S.; requiring the
1027 Department of Transportation to coordinate with
1028 certain entities to establish certain standards
1029 relating to grading certain roads’ compatibility with
1030 the operation of autonomous vehicles; requiring the
1031 department to consider certain factors in establishing
1032 such standards; requiring such standards to be
1033 incorporated into standards for certain transportation
1034 projects; amending s. 333.03, F.S.; requiring
1035 political subdivisions to consider certain factors in
1036 airport land use compatibility zoning regulations;
1037 authorizing certain airport owners to establish noise
1038 contours pursuant to a specified study accepted by the
1039 Federal Aviation Administration; authorizing
1040 mitigation of potential incompatible uses if a noise
1041 study has not been conducted; amending s. 334.044,
1042 F.S.; revising the department’s powers and duties
1043 regarding a workforce development program; creating s.
1044 334.066, F.S.; establishing the Implementing Solutions
1045 from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging
1046 Technologies Living Lab (I-STREET) within the
1047 University of Florida; specifying requirements for I
1048 STREET; creating an advisory board to review and
1049 advise I-STREET; specifying the composition of the
1050 advisory board; amending s. 334.179, F.S.; revising
1051 the definition of the term “certified for use” in
1052 regard to permissible use of aggregates; prohibiting a
1053 producer from certifying shipments of aggregates that
1054 are not in compliance with department rules; creating
1055 s. 334.181, F.S.; requiring a local governmental
1056 entity to accept an electronic proof of delivery as an
1057 official record for a material delivery on the local
1058 governmental entity’s transportation project; amending
1059 s. 337.11, F.S.; requiring that contracts let by the
1060 department for performance of bridge construction or
1061 maintenance over navigable waters contain certain
1062 insurance requirements; requiring the department to
1063 implement and track strategies to reduce the cost of
1064 projects while ensuring that such projects meet
1065 federal and state standards; authorizing the
1066 department to share a portion of cost savings with
1067 certain consultants under specified circumstances;
1068 providing that payments to consultants may not exceed
1069 a specified amount; amending s. 337.1101, F.S.;
1070 revising the calculation of a certain settlement paid
1071 to a nonselected responsive bidder which requires the
1072 department to maintain certain records and provide
1073 certain notices to the Legislature and the Attorney
1074 General; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; increasing the
1075 proposed budget estimates of construction contracts
1076 for which an applying contractor may submit certain
1077 financial statements; revising procedures relating to
1078 certificates of qualification issued by the department
1079 to construction contractors seeking certification to
1080 bid on certain contracts; amending s. 337.168, F.S.;
1081 deleting a public records exemption for certain
1082 documents that reveal the identity of a potential
1083 bidder; amending s. 337.408, F.S.; specifying the
1084 maximum height of modular news racks and advertising
1085 thereon; amending s. 338.223, F.S.; deleting a
1086 requirement regarding the department’s request for
1087 legislative approval of proposed turnpike projects;
1088 amending s. 339.175, F.S.; providing requirements for
1089 multiple M.P.O.’s designated for a single area;
1090 prohibiting an M.P.O. from performing project
1091 production or delivery for certain projects; revising
1092 duties of an M.P.O.; revising membership of an
1093 M.P.O.’s technical advisory committee; requiring the
1094 M.P.O.’s serving certain counties to submit a report
1095 to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date;
1096 deleting obsolete provisions; authorizing multiple
1097 M.P.O.’s to merge into a single M.P.O.; requiring
1098 multiple M.P.O.’s within a contiguous urbanized area
1099 to coordinate plans and transportation improvement
1100 programs and ensure consistency of certain data;
1101 requiring an M.P.O.’s transportation improvement
1102 program to indicate coordination with transportation
1103 improvement plans of other M.P.O.’s within a
1104 contiguous urbanized area; revising powers and duties
1105 of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory
1106 Council; authorizing the council to enter into certain
1107 contracts; providing prohibitions; creating s.
1108 339.651, F.S.; providing legislative findings;
1109 requiring the department to specifically address
1110 movement and storage of construction aggregate
1111 materials in transportation plans; requiring specified
1112 funding for certain projects; providing considerations
1113 for funding; requiring priority to be given to certain
1114 projects; specifying the funding level authorized from
1115 the State Transportation Trust Fund; authorizing
1116 rulemaking; providing for future repeal; creating s.
1117 339.84, F.S.; requiring a specified amount to be
1118 allocated to the workforce development program for
1119 specified purposes; amending s. 354.01, F.S.;
1120 requiring certain railroad police officers to be
1121 recognized as special officers for certain purposes;
1122 providing construction; removing provisions requiring
1123 the Governor to appoint special officers; amending s.
1124 354.02, F.S.; revising the powers of a special
1125 officer; amending s. 354.05, F.S.; revising how a
1126 special officer may be removed from employment;
1127 amending s. 784.07, F.S.; revising the definition of
1128 the term “railroad special officer”; amending s.
1129 943.10, F.S.; revising the definition of the terms
1130 “law enforcement officer” and “employing agency”;
1131 providing effective dates.