Florida Senate - 2025 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 110
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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03/19/2025 03:56 PM .
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Senator Simon moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 2208 - 2351
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5 (6) Beginning in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the department
6 shall give priority to a county located either wholly or
7 partially within the Everglades Agricultural Area as defined in
8 s. 373.4592(15) which, notwithstanding subsection (4), requests
9 100 percent of the project costs for an eligible project that
10 meets the criteria established in paragraph (3)(e). Requests
11 under this subsection are limited to $15 million annually. This
12 subsection expires July 1, 2031.
13 Section 31. Subsections (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), and (8) of
14 section 339.2818, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
15 339.2818 Small County Outreach Program.—
16 (1) There is created within the department of
17 Transportation the Small County Outreach Program. The purpose of
18 this program is to assist small county governments in repairing
19 or rehabilitating county bridges, paving unpaved roads,
20 addressing road-related drainage improvements, resurfacing or
21 reconstructing county roads, or constructing capacity or safety
22 improvements to county roads.
23 (2) For the purposes of this section, the term “small
24 county” means any county that has a population of 200,000 or
25 less as determined by the most recent official population census
26 determination estimate pursuant to s. 186.901.
27 (3) Funds allocated under this program, pursuant to s. 4,
28 ch. 2000-257, Laws of Florida, are in addition to any funds
29 provided pursuant to s. 339.2816, for the Small County Road
30 Assistance Program.
31 (5)(6) Funds paid into the State Transportation Trust Fund
32 pursuant to ss. 201.15, 320.072, and 339.0801 s. 201.15 for the
33 purposes of the Small County Outreach Program are hereby
34 annually appropriated for expenditure to support the Small
35 County Outreach Program.
36 (6)(7) Subject to a specific appropriation in addition to
37 funds annually appropriated for projects under this section, a
38 municipality within a rural area of opportunity or a rural area
39 of opportunity community designated under s. 288.0656(7)(a) may
40 compete for the additional project funding using the criteria
41 listed in subsection (3) (4) at up to 100 percent of project
42 costs, excluding capacity improvement projects.
43 (8) Subject to a specific appropriation in addition to
44 funds appropriated for projects under this section, a local
45 government either wholly or partially within the Everglades
46 Agricultural Area as defined in s. 373.4592(15), the Peace River
47 Basin, or the Suwannee River Basin may compete for additional
48 funding using the criteria listed in paragraph (4)(c) at up to
49 100 percent of project costs on state or county roads used
50 primarily as farm-to-market connections between rural
51 agricultural areas and market distribution centers, excluding
52 capacity improvement projects.
53 Section 32. Section 339.68, Florida Statutes, is amended to
54 read:
55 (Substantial rewording of section.
56 See s. 339.68, F.S., for present text.)
57 339.68 Florida Arterial Road Modernization Program.—
58 (1) The Legislature finds that increasing demands continue
59 to be placed on rural arterial roads in this state by a fast
60 growing economy, continued population growth, and increased
61 tourism. Investment in the rural arterial roads of this state is
62 needed to maintain the safety, mobility, reliability, and
63 resiliency of the transportation system in order to support the
64 movement of people, goods, and commodities; to enhance economic
65 prosperity and competitiveness; and to enrich the quality of
66 life of the rural communities and the environment of this state.
67 (2) The Florida Arterial Road Modernization Program is
68 created within the department to make capacity and safety
69 improvements to two-lane arterial roads located in rural
70 communities. For purposes of this section, the term “rural
71 community” has the same meaning as provided in s. 288.0656.
72 (3) Beginning in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the department
73 shall allocate from the State Transportation Trust Fund a
74 minimum of $50 million in each fiscal year for purposes of
75 funding the program. This funding is in addition to any other
76 funding provided to the program by any other law.
77 (4) The department shall use the following criteria to
78 prioritize projects for funding under the program:
79 (a) Whether the road has documented safety concerns or
80 requires additional safety and design improvements. This may be
81 evidenced by the number of fatalities or crashes per vehicle
82 mile traveled.
83 (b) Whether the road has or is projected to have a
84 significant amount of truck tractor traffic as determined by the
85 department. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “truck
86 tractor” has the same meaning as in s. 320.01(11).
87 (c) Whether the road is used to transport agricultural
88 products and commodities from the farm to the market or other
89 sale or distribution point.
90 (d) Whether the road is used to transport goods to or from
91 warehouses, distribution centers, or intermodal logistics
92 centers as defined in s. 311.101(2).
93 (e) Whether the road is used as an evacuation route.
94 (f) Whether the physical condition of the road meets
95 department standards.
96 (g) Whether the road currently has, or is projected to have
97 within the next 5 years, a level of service of D, E, or F.
98 (h) Any other criteria related to the impact of a project
99 on the public road system or on the state or local economy as
100 determined by the department.
101 (5) By January 1, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, the
102 department shall submit to the Governor, the President of the
103 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report
104 regarding the use and condition of arterial roads located in
105 rural communities, which report must include the following:
106 (a) A map of roads located in rural communities which are
107 designated as arterial roads.
108 (b) A needs assessment that must include, but is not
109 limited to, consideration of infrastructure improvements to
110 improve capacity on arterial roads in rural communities.
111 (c) A synopsis of the department’s project prioritization
112 process.
113 (d) An estimate of the local and state economic impact of
114 improving capacity on arterial roads in rural communities.
115 (e) A listing of the arterial roads and the associated
116 improvements to be included in the program and a schedule or
117 timeline for the inclusion of such projects in the work program.
118 Section 33. (1) The Department of Transportation shall
119 allocate the additional funds provided by this act to implement
120 the Small County Road Assistance Program as created by s.
121 339.2816, Florida Statutes, and amend the current tentative work
122 program for the 2025-2026 through 2031-2032 fiscal years to
123 include additional projects. In addition, before adoption of the
124 work program, the department shall submit a budget amendment
125 pursuant to s. 339.135(7), Florida Statutes, requesting budget
126 authority necessary to implement the additional projects.
127 (2) The department shall allocate sufficient funds to
128 implement the Florida Arterial Road Modernization Program,
129 develop a plan to expend the revenues as specified in s. 339.68,
130 Florida Statutes, and, before its adoption, amend the current
131 tentative work program for the 2025-2026 through 2031-2032
132 fiscal years to include the program’s projects. In addition,
133 before adoption of the work program, the department shall submit
134 a budget amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), Florida Statutes,
135 requesting budget authority necessary to implement the program
136 as specified in s. 339.68, Florida Statutes.
137 (3) Notwithstanding any other law, the increase in revenue
138 to the State Transportation Trust Fund derived from the
139 amendments to ss. 201.15 and 319.32, Florida Statutes, made by
140 this act and deposited into the trust fund pursuant to ss.
141 201.15 and 339.0801, Florida Statutes, shall be used by the
142 department to fund the programs as specified in this section.
143 Section 34. Paragraph (h) is added to subsection (2) of
144 section 381.402, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (b) of
145 subsection (3) of that section is amended, to read:
146 381.402 Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical
147 Education Program.—
148 (2) The following licensed or certified health care
149 practitioners are eligible to participate in the program:
150 (h) Medical doctors or doctors of osteopathic medicine who
151 are board certified or board eligible in emergency medicine and
152 employed by or
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155 And the title is amended as follows:
156 Delete lines 268 - 271
157 and insert:
158 assistance; requiring the department to give priority
159 to counties located either wholly or partially within
160 the Everglades Agricultural Area and which request a
161 specified percentage of project costs for eligible
162 projects; specifying a limitation on such requests;
163 providing for future expiration; amending s. 339.2818,
164 F.S.;