HB 1427: Rural Communities
GENERAL BILL by Griffitts
Rural Communities; Creates Office of Rural Prosperity and provides duties; revises distributions from the documentary stamp tax revenues; revises criteria for determining which counties qualify as fiscally constrained counties for funding purposes; revises uses of additional funds provided to such counties; requiring the EDR and OPPAGA to provide report on rural communities to Legislature; requires certain state funds to develop specified activity plans; requires certain local counties to issue reports; creates Renaissance Grants Program and Public Infrastructure Smart Technology Grant Program; waiving certain financial match requirements for projects for certain rural communities; revising provisions addressing REDI; revising provisions concerning deployment of broadband in rural, unserved, or underserved counties; revising distributions of funds from State Transportation Trust Fund; creating the Florida Arterial Road Modernization Program to improve 2-lane arterial roads in rural communities; requiring the DOT to allocate additional funds to the Small County Road Assistance Program; creating multiple programs designed to assist rural communities, including telehealth. APPROPRIATION: $197,343,293
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2025 | House |
• Filed |
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| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 20.60 | Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. | |
| 125.0104 | Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. | |
| 163.3168 | Planning innovations and technical assistance. | |
| 163.3177 | Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. | |
| 163.3187 | Process for adoption of small scale comprehensive plan amendment. | |
| 193.624 | Assessment of renewable energy source devices. | |
| 196.182 | Exemption of renewable energy source devices. | |
| 201.15 | Distribution of taxes collected. | |
| 202.18 | Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. | |
| 212.20 | Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. | |
| 212.205 | Sales tax distribution reporting. | |
| 215.211 | Service charge; elimination or reduction for specified proceeds. | |
| 215.971 | Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. | |
| 216.301 | Appropriations; undisbursed balances. | |
| 216.351 | Subsequent inconsistent laws. | |
| 218.12 | Appropriations to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties. | |
| 218.125 | Offset for tax loss associated with certain constitutional amendments affecting fiscally constrained counties. | |
| 218.135 | Offset for tax loss associated with reductions in value of certain citrus fruit packing and processing equipment. | |
| 218.136 | Offset for ad valorem revenue loss affecting fiscally constrained counties. | |
| 218.67 | Distribution for fiscally constrained counties. | |
| 252.35 | Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. | |
| 257.191 | Construction grants. | |
| 257.193 | Community Libraries in Caring Program. | |
| 265.283 | Definitions. | |
| 288.0001 | Economic Development Programs Evaluation. | |
| 288.001 | The Florida Small Business Development Center Network. | |
| 288.007 | Inventory of communities seeking to recruit businesses. | |
| 288.013 | ||
| 288.014 | ||
| 288.0175 | ||
| 288.018 | Regional Rural Development Grants Program. | |
| 288.019 | Rural considerations in grant review and evaluation processes. | |
| 288.021 | Economic development liaison. | |
| 288.065 | Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund. | |
| 288.0655 | Rural Infrastructure Fund. | |
| 288.0656 | Rural Economic Development Initiative. | |
| 288.06561 | Reduction or waiver of financial match requirements. | |
| 288.0657 | Florida rural economic development strategy grants. | |
| 288.102 | Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program. | |
| 288.11621 | Spring training baseball franchises. | |
| 288.11631 | Retention of Major League Baseball spring training baseball franchises. | |
| 288.9935 | Microfinance Guarantee Program. | |
| 288.9961 | Promotion of broadband adoption; Florida Office of Broadband. | |
| 288.9962 | Broadband Opportunity Program. | |
| 290.06561 | Designation of rural enterprise zone as catalyst site. | |
| 319.32 | Fees; service charges; disposition. | |
| 334.044 | Powers and duties of the department. | |
| 339.0801 | Allocation of increased revenues derived from amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128. | |
| 339.2816 | Small County Road Assistance Program. | |
| 339.2818 | Small County Outreach Program. | |
| 339.66 | Upgrade of arterial highways with controlled access facilities. | |
| 339.68 | Arterial rural highway projects. | |
| 381.403 | ||
| 381.9856 | ||
| 395.6061 | Rural hospital capital improvement. | |
| 403.064 | Reuse of reclaimed water. | |
| 403.0741 | Grease waste removal and disposal. | |
| 408.07 | Definitions. | |
| 420.9072 | State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. | |
| 420.9073 | Local housing distributions. | |
| 420.9075 | Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. | |
| 420.9076 | Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees. | |
| 420.9079 | Local Government Housing Trust Fund. | |
| 443.191 | Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund; establishment and control. | |
| 571.26 | Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund. | |
| 571.265 | Promotion of Florida thoroughbred breeding and of thoroughbred racing at Florida thoroughbred tracks; distribution of funds. | |
| 589.08 | Land acquisition restrictions. | |
| 1001.451 | Regional consortium service organizations. | |
| 1001.4511 | ||
| 1009.635 | ||
| 1011.62 | Funds for operation of schools. | |
| 1013.62 | Charter schools capital outlay funding. | |
| 1013.64 | Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects. |
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