Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1662
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/26/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Collins) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    5  and fiscal accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise
    6  function independently of the control and direction of the
    7  department.
    8         (b) The commission shall:
    9         1. Recommend major transportation policies for the
   10  Governor’s approval and assure that approved policies and any
   11  revisions are properly executed.
   12         2. Periodically review the status of the state
   13  transportation system, including highway, transit, rail,
   14  seaport, intermodal development, and aviation components of the
   15  system, and recommend improvements to the Governor and the
   16  Legislature.
   17         3. Perform an in-depth evaluation of the annual department
   18  budget request, the Florida Transportation Plan, and the
   19  tentative work program for compliance with all applicable laws
   20  and established departmental policies. Except as specifically
   21  provided in s. 339.135(4)(c)2., (d), and (f), the commission may
   22  not consider individual construction projects but shall consider
   23  methods of accomplishing the goals of the department in the most
   24  effective, efficient, and businesslike manner.
   25         4. Monitor the financial status of the department on a
   26  regular basis to assure that the department is managing revenue
   27  and bond proceeds responsibly and in accordance with law and
   28  established policy.
   29         5. Monitor on at least a quarterly basis the efficiency,
   30  productivity, and management of the department using performance
   31  and production standards developed by the commission pursuant to
   32  s. 334.045.
   33         6. Perform an in-depth evaluation of the factors causing
   34  disruption of project schedules in the adopted work program and
   35  recommend to the Governor and the Legislature methods to
   36  eliminate or reduce the disruptive effects of these factors.
   37         7. Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature
   38  improvements to the department’s organization in order to
   39  streamline and optimize the efficiency of the department. In
   40  reviewing the department’s organization, the commission shall
   41  determine if the current district organizational structure is
   42  responsive to this state’s changing economic and demographic
   43  development patterns. The report by the commission must be
   44  delivered to the Governor and the Legislature by December 15
   45  each year, as appropriate. The commission may retain experts as
   46  necessary to carry out this subparagraph, and the department
   47  shall pay the expenses of the experts.
   48         8. Monitor the efficiency, productivity, and management of
   49  the agencies and authorities created under chapters 348 and 349;
   50  the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority re-created pursuant to chapter
   51  2000-411, Laws of Florida; and any authority formed under
   52  chapter 343; and any transit entity that receives funding under
   53  the public transit block grant program pursuant to s. 341.052.
   54  The commission shall also conduct periodic reviews of each
   55  agency’s and authority’s operations and budget, acquisition of
   56  property, management of revenue and bond proceeds, and
   57  compliance with applicable laws and generally accepted
   58  accounting principles.
   59         (g) A member of the commission shall follow the standards
   60  of conduct for public officers provided in s. 112.313 may not
   61  have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract,
   62  franchise, privilege, or other benefit granted or awarded by the
   63  department during the term of his or her appointment and for 2
   64  years after the termination of such appointment.
   65         (3)The Legislature finds that the transportation industry
   66  is critical to the economic future of this state and that the
   67  competitiveness of the industry in this state depends upon the
   68  development and maintenance of a qualified workforce and
   69  cutting-edge research and innovation. The Legislature further
   70  finds that the transportation industry in this state has varied
   71  and complex workforce needs ranging from technical and
   72  mechanical training to continuing education opportunities for
   73  workers with advanced degrees and certifications. The timely
   74  need also exists for coordinated research and innovation efforts
   75  to promote emerging technologies and innovative construction
   76  methods and tools and to address alternative funding mechanisms.
   77  It is the intent of the Legislature to support programs designed
   78  to address the workforce development needs of the state’s
   79  transportation industry.
   80         (a) The Florida Transportation Research Institute is
   81  created as a consortium of higher education professionals. The
   82  purpose of the institute is to drive cutting-edge research,
   83  innovation, transformational technologies, and breakthrough
   84  solutions and to support workforce development efforts that
   85  contribute to this state’s transportation industry.
   86         (b) The institute shall report to the department and shall
   87  be composed of members from the University of Florida, Indian
   88  River State College, the University of Central Florida, the
   89  University of South Florida, and Florida International
   90  University. The department shall select a member to serve as the
   91  administrative lead of the institute. The department shall
   92  assess the performance of the administrative lead periodically
   93  to ensure accountability and assess the attainment of
   94  performance goals.
   95         (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint a
   96  representative of the department to serve as the executive
   97  director of the institute. The department shall coordinate with
   98  the members of the institute to adopt policies establishing the
   99  institute’s executive committee and mission statement.
  100         (d) The institute may award grants in alignment with its
  101  purpose. Such grants may be directed to member and nonmember
  102  institutions that have a proven expertise relevant to the grant,
  103  including not-for-profit organizations and institutions of
  104  higher education.
  105         (e) The department may allocate funds to the institute from
  106  the State Transportation Trust Fund. The institute may expend
  107  such funds for the institute’s operations and programs to
  108  support research and innovation projects that provide solutions
  109  for this state’s transportation needs.
  110         (f) The institute shall submit an annual report of
  111  performance metrics to the Secretary of Transportation and the
  112  commission. The report must include, but is not limited to,
  113  expenditures of funds allocated to the institute by the
  114  department, ongoing and proposed research efforts, and the
  115  application and success of past research efforts.
  116         (4)(3)
  117         (b) The secretary may appoint positions at the level of
  118  deputy assistant secretary or director which the secretary deems
  119  necessary to accomplish the mission and goals of the department,
  120  including, but not limited to, the areas of program
  121  responsibility provided in this paragraph, each of whom shall be
  122  appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the secretary. The
  123  secretary may combine, separate, or delete offices as needed in
  124  consultation with the Executive Office of the Governor. The
  125  department’s areas of program responsibility include, but are
  126  not limited to, all of the following:
  127         1. Administration.
  128         2. Planning.
  129         3. Supply chain and modal development.
  130         4. Design.
  131         5. Highway operations.
  132         6. Right-of-way.
  133         7. Toll operations.
  134         8. Transportation technology.
  135         9. Information technology systems.
  136         10. Motor carrier weight inspection.
  137         11. Work program and budget.
  138         12. Comptroller.
  139         13. Construction.
  140         14. Statewide corridors.
  141         15. Maintenance.
  142         16. Forecasting and performance.
  143         17. Emergency management.
  144         18. Safety.
  145         19. Materials.
  146         20. Infrastructure and innovation.
  147         21. Permitting.
  148         22. Traffic operations.
  149         23. Operational technology.
  150         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  151  311.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  152         311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic
  153  development funding.—
  154         (3)
  155         (b) Projects eligible for funding by grants under the
  156  program are limited to the following port facilities or port
  157  transportation projects:
  158         1. Transportation facilities within the jurisdiction of the
  159  port.
  160         2. The dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins,
  161  or harbors.
  162         3. The construction or rehabilitation of wharves, docks,
  163  structures, jetties, piers, storage facilities, cruise
  164  terminals, automated people mover systems, or any facilities
  165  necessary or useful in connection with any of the foregoing.
  166         4. The acquisition of vessel tracking systems, container
  167  cranes, or other mechanized equipment used in the movement of
  168  cargo or passengers in international commerce.
  169         5. The acquisition of land to be used for port purposes.
  170         6. The acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension
  171  of existing port facilities.
  172         7. Environmental protection projects which are necessary
  173  because of requirements imposed by a state agency as a condition
  174  of a permit or other form of state approval; which are necessary
  175  for environmental mitigation required as a condition of a state,
  176  federal, or local environmental permit; which are necessary for
  177  the acquisition of spoil disposal sites and improvements to
  178  existing and future spoil sites; or which result from the
  179  funding of eligible projects listed in this paragraph.
  180         8. Transportation facilities as defined in s. 334.03(30)
  181  which are not otherwise part of the Department of
  182  Transportation’s adopted work program.
  183         9. Intermodal access projects.
  184         10. Construction or rehabilitation of port facilities as
  185  defined in s. 315.02, excluding any park or recreational
  186  facilities, in ports listed in s. 311.09(1) with operating
  187  revenues of $5 million or less, provided that such projects
  188  create economic development opportunities, capital improvements,
  189  and positive financial returns to such ports.
  190         11. Seaport master plan or strategic plan development or
  191  updates, including the purchase of data to support such plans.
  192         12. Spaceport or space industry-related planning or
  193  construction of facilities on seaport property which are
  194  necessary or useful for advancing the space industry in this
  195  state and provide an economic benefit to this state.
  196         13. Commercial shipbuilding and manufacturing facilities on
  197  seaport property, if such projects provide an economic benefit
  198  to the community in which the seaport is located.
  199         Section 3. Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (11) of section
  200  311.09, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  201         311.09 Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
  202  Development Council.—
  203         (1) The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
  204  Development Council is created within the Department of
  205  Transportation. The purpose of the council is to support the
  206  growth of seaports in this state through review, development,
  207  and financing of port transportation and port facilities. The
  208  council is composed consists of the following 18 members: the
  209  port director, or the port director’s designee, of each of the
  210  ports of Jacksonville, Port Canaveral, Port Citrus, Fort Pierce,
  211  Palm Beach, Port Everglades, Miami, Port Manatee, St.
  212  Petersburg, Putnam County, Tampa, Port St. Joe, Panama City,
  213  Pensacola, Key West, and Fernandina; the secretary of the
  214  Department of Transportation or his or her designee; and the
  215  secretary of the Department of Commerce or his or her designee.
  216         (2) The council shall adopt bylaws governing the manner in
  217  which the business of the council will be conducted. The bylaws
  218  shall specify the procedure by which the chairperson of the
  219  council is elected. The Department of Transportation shall
  220  provide administrative support to the council on matters
  221  relating to the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
  222  Development Program and the council.
  223         (3) The council shall prepare a 5-year Florida Seaport
  224  Mission Plan defining the goals and objectives of the council
  225  concerning the development of port facilities and an intermodal
  226  transportation system consistent with the goals of the Florida
  227  Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155. The
  228  Florida Seaport Mission Plan shall include specific
  229  recommendations for the construction of transportation
  230  facilities connecting any port to another transportation mode,
  231  the construction of transportation facilities connecting any
  232  port to the space and aerospace industries, and for the
  233  efficient, cost-effective development of transportation
  234  facilities or port facilities for the purpose of enhancing
  235  trade, promoting cargo flow, increasing cruise passenger
  236  movements, increasing port revenues, and providing economic
  237  benefits to the state. The council shall develop a priority list
  238  of projects based on these recommendations annually and submit
  239  the list to the Department of Transportation. The council shall
  240  update the 5-year Florida Seaport Mission Plan annually and
  241  shall submit the plan no later than February 1 of each year to
  242  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  243  Representatives, the Department of Commerce, and the Department
  244  of Transportation. The council shall develop programs, based on
  245  an examination of existing programs in Florida and other states,
  246  for the training of minorities and secondary school students in
  247  job skills associated with employment opportunities in the
  248  maritime industry, and report on progress and recommendations
  249  for further action to the President of the Senate and the
  250  Speaker of the House of Representatives annually. Each port
  251  member of the council shall submit a semiannual report related
  252  to his or her port’s operations and support of the state’s
  253  economic competitiveness and supply chain. Reports must be
  254  submitted to the Department of Transportation and include any
  255  information required by the Department of Transportation in
  256  consultation with the Department of Commerce. Such reports must
  257  include, but are not limited to, all of the following
  258  information:
  259         (a) Bulk break capacity.
  260         (b) Liquid storage and capacity.
  261         (c) Fuel storage and capacity.
  262         (d) Container capacity.
  263         (e)A description of any supply chain disruption.
  264         (11) Members of the council shall serve without
  265  compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per
  266  diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. The council
  267  may elect to provide an administrative staff to provide services
  268  to the council on matters relating to the Florida Seaport
  269  Transportation and Economic Development Program and the council.
  270  The cost for such administrative services shall be paid by all
  271  ports that receive funding from the Florida Seaport
  272  Transportation and Economic Development Program, based upon a
  273  pro rata formula measured by each recipient’s share of the funds
  274  as compared to the total funds disbursed to all recipients
  275  during the year. The share of costs for administrative services
  276  shall be paid in its total amount by the recipient port upon
  277  execution by the port and the Department of Transportation of a
  278  joint participation agreement for each council-approved project,
  279  and such payment is in addition to the matching funds required
  280  to be paid by the recipient port. Except as otherwise exempted
  281  by law, all moneys derived from the Florida Seaport
  282  Transportation and Economic Development Program shall be
  283  expended in accordance with the provisions of s. 287.057.
  284  Seaports subject to competitive negotiation requirements of a
  285  local governing body shall abide by the provisions of s.
  286  287.055.
  287         Section 4. Subsection (4) is added to section 311.10,
  288  Florida Statutes, to read:
  289         311.10 Strategic Port Investment Initiative.—
  290         (4) As a condition of receiving a project grant under any
  291  program established in this chapter and as a condition of
  292  receiving state funds as described in s. 215.31, a seaport
  293  located in any county identified in s. 331.304(1) and (5) must
  294  include in any agreement with the Department of Transportation
  295  that the seaport may not convert any planned or existing land,
  296  facility, or infrastructure designated for cargo purposes to any
  297  alternative purpose unless express approval is obtained by the
  298  Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Commerce. As
  299  used in this subsection, the term cargo purposes includes, but
  300  is not limited to, any facility, activity, property, energy
  301  source, or infrastructure asset that supports spaceport
  302  activities.
  303         Section 5. Section 316.0741, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  304         Section 6. Subsection (7) of section 316.0745, Florida
  305  Statutes, is amended to read:
  306         316.0745 Uniform signals and devices.—
  307         (7) The Department of Transportation may, upon receipt and
  308  investigation of reported noncompliance and after hearing
  309  pursuant to 14 days’ notice, direct the removal of any purported
  310  traffic control device that fails to meet the requirements of
  311  this section, wherever the device is located and without regard
  312  to assigned responsibility under s. 316.1895. The public agency
  313  erecting or installing the same shall immediately bring it into
  314  compliance with the requirements of this section or remove said
  315  device or signal upon the direction of the Department of
  316  Transportation and may not, for a period of 5 years, install any
  317  replacement or new traffic control devices paid for in part or
  318  in full with revenues raised by the state unless written prior
  319  approval is received from the Department of Transportation. Any
  320  additional violation by a public body or official shall be cause
  321  for the withholding of state funds deposited in the State
  322  Transportation Trust Fund for traffic control purposes until
  323  such public body or official demonstrates to the Department of
  324  Transportation that it is complying with this section.
  325         Section 7. Section 330.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  326  read:
  327         330.27 Definitions, when used in ss. 330.29-330.39.—
  328         (1) “Air ambulance operation” means a flight with a patient
  329  or medical personnel on board for the purpose of medical
  330  transportation.
  331         (2) “Aircraft” means a powered or unpowered machine or
  332  device capable of atmospheric flight, including, but not limited
  333  to, an airplane, an autogyro, a glider, a gyrodyne, a
  334  helicopter, a lift and cruise, a multicopter, paramotors, a
  335  powered lift, a seaplane, a tiltrotor, an ultralight, and a
  336  vectored thrust. The term does not include except a parachute or
  337  other such device used primarily as safety equipment.
  338         (3)(2) “Airport” means a specific an area of land or water
  339  or a structure used for, or intended to be used for, aircraft
  340  operations, which may include landing and takeoff of aircraft,
  341  including appurtenant areas, buildings, facilities, or rights
  342  of-way necessary to facilitate such use or intended use. The
  343  term includes, but is not limited to, airparks, airports,
  344  gliderports, heliports, helistops, seaplane bases, ultralight
  345  flightparks, vertiports, and vertistops.
  346         (4) “Commercial air tour operation” means a flight
  347  conducted for compensation or hire in an aircraft where a
  348  purpose of the flight is sightseeing.
  349         (5) “Commuter operation” means any scheduled operation
  350  conducted by a person operating an aircraft with a frequency of
  351  operations of at least five round trips per week on at least one
  352  route between two or more points according to the published
  353  flight schedule.
  354         (6)(3) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
  355         (7)(4) “Limited airport” means any airport limited
  356  exclusively to the specific conditions stated on the site
  357  approval order or license.
  358         (8) “On-demand operation” means any scheduled passenger
  359  carrying operation for compensation or hire conducted by a
  360  person operating an aircraft with a frequency of operations of
  361  fewer than five round trips per week on at least one route
  362  between two or more points according to the published flight
  363  schedule.
  364         (9)(5) “Private airport” means an airport, publicly or
  365  privately owned, which is not open or available for use by the
  366  public, but may be made available to others by invitation of the
  367  owner or manager.
  368         (10) “Private airport of public interest” means a private
  369  airport engaged in air ambulance operations, commercial air tour
  370  operations, commuter operations, on-demand operations, public
  371  charter operations, scheduled operations, or supplemental
  372  operations.
  373         (11)(6) “Public airport” means an airport, publicly or
  374  privately owned, which is open for use by the public.
  375         (12) “Public charter operation” means a one-way or round
  376  trip charter flight performed by one or more direct air carriers
  377  which is arranged and sponsored by a charter operator.
  378         (13) “Scheduled operation” means any common carriage
  379  passenger-carrying operation for compensation or hire conducted
  380  by an air carrier or commercial operator for which the
  381  certificateholder or its representative offers in advance the
  382  departure location, departure time, and arrival location.
  383         (14) “Supplemental operation” means any common carriage
  384  operation for compensation or hire conducted with an aircraft
  385  for which the departure time, departure location, and arrival
  386  location are specifically negotiated with the customer or
  387  customer’s representative.
  388         (15)(7) “Temporary airport” means an airport at which
  389  flight operations are conducted under visual flight rules
  390  established by the Federal Aviation Administration and which is
  391  used for less than 30 consecutive days with no more than 10
  392  operations per day.
  393         (8) “Ultralight aircraft” means any aircraft meeting the
  394  criteria established by part 103 of the Federal Aviation
  395  Regulations.
  396         Section 8. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 330.30,
  397  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  398         330.30 Approval of airport sites; registration,
  399  certification, and licensure of airports.—
  400         (2) LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, AND REGISTRATIONS;
  401  REQUIREMENTS, RENEWAL, REVOCATION.—
  402         (a) Except as provided in subsection (3), the owner or
  403  lessee of an airport in this state shall have a public airport
  404  license, private airport registration, or temporary airport
  405  registration before the operation of aircraft to or from the
  406  airport. Application for a license or registration shall be made
  407  in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
  408         1. For a public airport, upon granting site approval, the
  409  department shall issue a license after a final airport
  410  inspection finds the airport to be in compliance with all
  411  requirements for the license. The license may be subject to any
  412  reasonable conditions the department deems necessary to protect
  413  the public health, safety, or welfare.
  414         2. For a private airport, upon granting site approval, the
  415  department shall provide controlled electronic access to the
  416  state aviation facility data system to permit the applicant to
  417  complete the registration process. Registration shall be
  418  completed upon self-certification by the registrant of
  419  operational and configuration data deemed necessary by the
  420  department.
  421         3. For a temporary airport, the department must publish
  422  notice of receipt of a completed registration application in the
  423  next available publication of the Florida Administrative
  424  Register and may not approve a registration application less
  425  than 14 days after the date of publication of the notice. The
  426  department must approve or deny a registration application
  427  within 30 days after receipt of a completed application and must
  428  issue the temporary airport registration concurrent with the
  429  airport site approval. A completed registration application that
  430  is not approved or denied within 30 days after the department
  431  receives the completed application is considered approved and
  432  shall be issued, subject to such reasonable conditions as are
  433  authorized by law. An applicant seeking to claim registration by
  434  default under this subparagraph must notify the agency clerk of
  435  the department, in writing, of the intent to rely upon the
  436  default registration provision of this subparagraph and may not
  437  take any action based upon the default registration until after
  438  receipt of such notice by the agency clerk.
  439         4. A private airport of public interest must obtain a
  440  certificate from the department before allowing aircraft
  441  operations. The department shall issue a certificate after a
  442  final inspection finds the airport to be in compliance with all
  443  certificate requirements. The certificate is subject to any
  444  reasonable conditions the department deems necessary to protect
  445  the public. A private airport that was engaged in operations
  446  associated with a private airport of public interest on or
  447  before July 1, 2025, must obtain a certificate from the
  448  department by July 1, 2030.
  449         (b) The department may license a public airport that does
  450  not meet standards only if it determines that such exception is
  451  justified by unusual circumstances or is in the interest of
  452  public convenience and does not endanger the public health,
  453  safety, or welfare. Such a license shall bear the designation
  454  “special” and shall state the conditions subject to which the
  455  license is granted.
  456         (c) A temporary airport license or registration shall be
  457  valid for less than 30 days and is not renewable. The department
  458  may not approve a subsequent temporary airport registration
  459  application for the same general location if the purpose or
  460  effect is to evade otherwise applicable airport permitting or
  461  licensure requirements.
  462         (d)1. Each public airport license shall expire no later
  463  than 1 year after the effective date of the license, except that
  464  the expiration date of a license may be adjusted to provide a
  465  maximum license period of 18 months to facilitate airport
  466  inspections, recognize seasonal airport operations, or improve
  467  administrative efficiency.
  468         2. Registration for private airports shall remain valid
  469  provided specific elements of airport data, established by the
  470  department, are periodically recertified by the airport
  471  registrant. The ability to recertify private airport
  472  registration data shall be available at all times by electronic
  473  submittal. A private airport registration that has not been
  474  recertified in the 24-month period following the last
  475  certification shall expire, unless the registration period has
  476  been adjusted by the department for purposes of informing
  477  private airport owners of their registration responsibilities or
  478  promoting administrative efficiency. The expiration date of the
  479  current registration period will be clearly identifiable from
  480  the state aviation facility data system.
  481         3. The effective date and expiration date shall be shown on
  482  public airport licenses. Upon receiving an application for
  483  renewal of an airport license in a form and manner prescribed by
  484  the department and receiving a favorable inspection report
  485  indicating compliance with all applicable requirements and
  486  conditions, the department shall renew the license, subject to
  487  any conditions deemed necessary to protect the public health,
  488  safety, or welfare.
  489         4. The department may require a new site approval for any
  490  airport if the license or registration has expired.
  491         5. If the renewal application for a public airport license
  492  has not been received by the department or no private airport
  493  registration recertification has been accomplished within 15
  494  days after the date of expiration, the department may revoke the
  495  airport license or registration.
  496         6. After initial registration, the department may issue a
  497  certificate to a private airport of public interest if the
  498  airport is found, after a physical inspection, to be in
  499  compliance with all certificate requirements. The certificate is
  500  subject to any reasonable condition that the department deems
  501  necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. A
  502  private airport of public interest certificate expires 5 years
  503  after the effective date of the certificate.
  504         (e) The department may revoke, or refuse to allow or issue,
  505  any airport registration or recertification, or any license or
  506  license renewal, if it determines:
  507         1. That the site has been abandoned as an airport;
  508         2. That the airport does not comply with the conditions of
  509  the license, license renewal, or site approval;
  510         3. That the airport has become either unsafe or unusable
  511  for flight operation due to physical or legal changes in
  512  conditions that were the subject of approval; or
  513         4. That an airport required to file or update a security
  514  plan pursuant to paragraph (f) has failed to do so.
  515         (f)1. After initial licensure, a license of a publicly or
  516  privately owned general aviation airport that is open to the
  517  public, that has at least one runway greater than 4,999 feet in
  518  length, and that does not host scheduled passenger-carrying
  519  commercial service operations regulated under 14 C.F.R. part 139
  520  shall not be renewed or reissued unless an approved security
  521  plan has been filed with the department, except when the
  522  department determines that the airport is working in good faith
  523  toward completion and filing of the plan.
  524         2. Security plans required by this paragraph must be
  525  developed in accordance with the 2004 Security Planning for
  526  General Aviation Airports guidelines published by the Florida
  527  Airports Council. Certain administrative data from the approved
  528  security plan shall be submitted to the Department of Law
  529  Enforcement, in a format prescribed by the Department of Law
  530  Enforcement, for use in protecting critical infrastructure of
  531  the state.
  532         3. The department shall not approve a security plan for
  533  filing unless it is consistent with Florida Airports Council
  534  guidelines.
  535         4. An airport required to file a security plan pursuant to
  536  this paragraph shall update its plan at least once every 2 years
  537  after the initial filing date and file the updated plan with the
  538  department. The department shall review the updated plan prior
  539  to approving it for filing to determine whether it is consistent
  540  with Florida Airports Council guidelines. No renewal license
  541  shall be issued to the airport unless the department approves
  542  the updated security plan or determines that the airport is
  543  working in good faith to update it.
  544         (4) EXCEPTIONS.—Private airports with 10 or more based
  545  aircraft may request to be inspected and licensed by the
  546  department. Private airports licensed according to this
  547  subsection shall be considered private airports as defined in s.
  548  330.27 s. 330.27(5) in all other respects.
  549         Section 9. Section 331.371, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  550  read:
  551         331.371 Strategic space infrastructure investment.—
  552         (1) In consultation with Space Florida, the Department of
  553  Transportation may fund spaceport discretionary capacity
  554  improvement projects, as defined in s. 331.303, at up to 100
  555  percent of the project’s cost if:
  556         (a)(1) Important access and on-spaceport-territory space
  557  transportation capacity improvements are provided;
  558         (b)(2) Capital improvements that strategically position the
  559  state to maximize opportunities in international trade are
  560  achieved;
  561         (c)(3) Goals of an integrated intermodal transportation
  562  system for the state are achieved; and
  563         (d)(4) Feasibility and availability of matching funds
  564  through federal, local, or private partners are demonstrated.
  565         (2)(a) In consultation with the Department of Commerce and
  566  the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of
  567  Transportation may fund infrastructure projects, and projects
  568  associated with critical infrastructure facilities as defined in
  569  s. 692.201, within or outside of a spaceport territory as long
  570  as the project supports aerospace or launch support facilities
  571  within an adjacent spaceport territory boundary.
  572         (b) The Department of Transportation, the Department of
  573  Commerce, and the Department of Environmental Protection shall
  574  coordinate in funding projects under this subsection to optimize
  575  the use of available funds.
  576         Section 10. Section 332.003, Florida Statutes, is amended
  577  to read:
  578         332.003 Florida Airport Development and Accountability
  579  Assistance Act; short title.—Sections 332.003-332.007 may be
  580  cited as the “Florida Airport Development and Accountability
  581  Assistance Act.”
  582         Section 11. Section 332.005, Florida Statutes, is amended
  583  to read:
  584         332.005 Restrictions on authority of Department of
  585  Transportation.—
  586         (1) This act specifically prohibits the Department of
  587  Transportation from regulating commercial air carriers operating
  588  within the state pursuant to federal authority and regulations;
  589  from participating in or exercising control in the management
  590  and operation of a sponsor’s airport, except when officially
  591  requested by the sponsor; or from expanding the design or
  592  operational capability of the department in the area of airport
  593  and aviation consultants’ contract work, other than to provide
  594  technical assistance as requested.
  595         (2)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1), upon the declaration
  596  of a state of emergency issued by the Governor in preparation
  597  for or in response to a natural disaster, airports shall, at no
  598  cost to the state, provide the Department of Transportation with
  599  the opportunity to use any property that is not within the air
  600  navigation facility as defined in s. 332.01(4) for the staging
  601  of equipment and personnel to support emergency preparedness and
  602  response operations.
  603         (b) After 60 days of use under paragraph (a), any further
  604  use of airport property by the Department of Transportation must
  605  be conducted pursuant to a written agreement between the airport
  606  and the department.
  607         Section 12. Section 332.006, Florida Statutes, to read:
  608         332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of
  609  Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within
  610  the resources provided to the department pursuant to chapter
  611  216:
  612         (1) Provide coordination and assistance for the development
  613  of a viable aviation system in this state. To support the
  614  system, a statewide aviation system plan shall be developed and
  615  periodically updated which summarizes 5-year, 10-year, and 20
  616  year airport and aviation needs within the state. The statewide
  617  aviation system plan shall be consistent with the goals of the
  618  Florida Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155.
  619  The statewide aviation system plan shall not preempt local
  620  airport master plans adopted in compliance with federal and
  621  state requirements.
  622         (2) Advise and assist the Governor in all aviation matters.
  623         (3) Upon request, assist airport sponsors, both financially
  624  and technically, in airport master planning.
  625         (4) Upon request, provide financial and technical
  626  assistance to public agencies which operate public-use airports
  627  by making department personnel and department-owned facilities
  628  and equipment available on a cost-reimbursement basis to such
  629  agencies for special needs of limited duration. The requirement
  630  relating to reimbursement of personnel costs may be waived by
  631  the department in those cases in which the assistance provided
  632  by its personnel was of a limited nature or duration.
  633         (5) Participate in research and development programs
  634  relating to airports.
  635         (6) Administer department participation in the program of
  636  aviation and airport grants as provided for in ss. 332.003
  637  332.007.
  638         (7) Develop, promote, and distribute supporting information
  639  and educational services, including, but not limited to,
  640  educational services with a focus on retention and growth of the
  641  aviation industry workforce.
  642         (8) Encourage the maximum allocation of federal funds to
  643  local airport projects in this state.
  644         (9) Support the development of land located within the
  645  boundaries of airports for the purpose of industrial or other
  646  uses compatible with airport operations with the objective of
  647  assisting airports in this state to become fiscally self
  648  supporting. Such assistance may include providing state moneys
  649  on a matching basis to airport sponsors for capital
  650  improvements, including, but not limited to, fixed-base
  651  operation facilities, parking areas, industrial park utility
  652  systems, and road and rail transportation systems which are on
  653  airport property.
  654         (10) When deemed appropriate by the department, conduct
  655  inspections of commercial airport facilities that have received
  656  state funding, including, but not limited to, the inspection of
  657  terminal facilities, baggage systems, and fixed guideway
  658  transportation systems in accordance with s. 341.061. The
  659  department may enter into agreements with other state regulatory
  660  agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of
  661  Business and Professional Regulation and the Department of
  662  Health, for the purpose of conducting such inspections.
  663         Section 13. Subsection (5), paragraph (a) of subsection
  664  (7), and subsections (8) and (9) of section 332.007, Florida
  665  Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (c) is added to subsection
  666  (2) of that section, to read:
  667         332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and
  668  airport programs and projects; state plan.—
  669         (2)
  670         (c) The department shall require each airport sponsor to
  671  submit an annual comprehensive maintenance program report that
  672  provides details relating to maintenance and inspections of
  673  airport infrastructure. The report must include a schedule of
  674  inspections, locations at which inspections and maintenance are
  675  performed, a list of required maintenance needs, any remedial
  676  action required or taken after an inspection, and details of
  677  follow-up inspections. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
  678  “maintenance means any preventive or routine work necessary to
  679  maintain airport infrastructure in good condition, which is
  680  essential for the safe operation of airport infrastructure. If
  681  the comprehensive maintenance program report includes evidence
  682  of failure to perform routine maintenance, the department may
  683  withhold state funds intended for use for capital expansion
  684  projects until the airport sponsor takes corrective action to
  685  address the failure. Records of materials and equipment used for
  686  maintenance and repair work must be maintained by the airport
  687  sponsor as required by the department.
  688         (5) Only those projects or programs provided for in this
  689  act that will contribute to the implementation of the state
  690  aviation system plan, that are consistent with the energy policy
  691  of the state as defined in s. 339.08(6)(a), that are consistent
  692  with and will contribute to the implementation of any airport
  693  master plan or layout plan, and that are consistent, to the
  694  maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government
  695  comprehensive plans of the units of government in which the
  696  airport is located are eligible for the expenditure of state
  697  funds in accordance with fund participation rates and priorities
  698  established herein.
  699         (7) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds in
  700  addition to aviation fuel tax revenues, the department may
  701  participate in the capital cost of eligible public airport and
  702  aviation discretionary capacity improvement projects. The annual
  703  legislative budget request shall be based on the funding
  704  required for discretionary capacity improvement projects in the
  705  aviation and airport work program.
  706         (a) The department shall provide priority funding in
  707  support of:
  708         1. Terminal and parking expansion projects that increase
  709  capacity at airports providing commercial service in counties
  710  with a population of 500,000 or less.
  711         2. Land acquisition which provides additional capacity at
  712  the qualifying international airport or at that airport’s
  713  supplemental air carrier airport.
  714         3.2. Runway and taxiway projects that add capacity or are
  715  necessary to accommodate technological changes in the aviation
  716  industry.
  717         4.3. Airport access transportation projects that improve
  718  direct airport access and are approved by the airport sponsor.
  719         5.4. International terminal projects that increase
  720  international gate capacity.
  721         6. Projects that improve safety and efficiency of airport
  722  operations.
  723         7. Emerging technology projects, workforce development
  724  projects, and projects that benefit the strategic intermodal
  725  system through intermodal connectivity.
  726         (8) The department may also fund eligible projects
  727  performed by not-for-profit organizations and postsecondary
  728  education institutions as defined in s. 1008.47 which support
  729  the training of pilots, air traffic control personnel, or
  730  aircraft maintenance technical personnel that represent a
  731  majority of public airports in this state. Eligible projects may
  732  include activities associated with aviation master planning,
  733  professional education, safety and security planning, enhancing
  734  economic development and efficiency at airports in this state,
  735  or other planning efforts to improve the viability and safety of
  736  airports in this state. Programs that support the transition of
  737  honorably discharged military personnel to the aviation industry
  738  are also eligible projects under this subsection. The department
  739  may provide matching funds for eligible projects funded by the
  740  Department of Commerce.
  741         (9) The department may fund strategic airport investment
  742  projects at up to 100 percent of the project’s cost if:
  743         (a) Important access and on-airport capacity improvements
  744  are provided;
  745         (b) Capital improvements that strategically position the
  746  state to maximize opportunities in tourism, international trade,
  747  logistics, and the aviation industry are provided;
  748         (c) Goals of an integrated intermodal transportation system
  749  for the state are achieved; and
  750         (d) Feasibility and availability of matching funds through
  751  federal, local, or private partners are demonstrated.
  752         Section 14. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1),
  753  subsection (2), and paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
  754  332.0075, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (c) is
  755  added to subsection (5) of that section, to read:
  756         332.0075 Commercial service airports; transparency and
  757  accountability; penalty.—
  758         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  759         (a) “Commercial service airport” means an airport providing
  760  commercial service, including large, medium, small, and nonhub
  761  airports as classified a primary airport as defined in 49 U.S.C.
  762  s. 47102 which is classified as a large, medium, or small hub
  763  airport by the Federal Aviation Administration.
  764         (b) “Consent agenda” means an agenda which consists of
  765  items voted on collectively or as a group and which does not
  766  provide the opportunity for public comment on each such item
  767  before approval or disapproval by the governing body.
  768         (d) “Governing body” means the governing body of the
  769  county, municipality, or special district that operates a
  770  commercial service airport. The term also includes an appointed
  771  board or oversight entity serving as the governing body for
  772  purposes of a commercial service airport on behalf of a county,
  773  municipality, or special district.
  774         (2) Each governing body shall establish and maintain a
  775  website to post information relating to the operation of a
  776  commercial service airport. The information must remain posted
  777  on the website for 5 years or for the entirety of the period
  778  during which the document is actively in use, whichever is
  779  longer, and must include all of the following, including:
  780         (a) All published notices of meetings and published meeting
  781  agendas of the governing body.
  782         (b) The official minutes of each meeting of the governing
  783  body, which must shall be posted within 7 business days after
  784  the date of the meeting in which the minutes were approved.
  785         (c) The approved budget for the commercial service airport
  786  for the current fiscal year, which shall be posted within 7
  787  business days after the date of adoption. Budgets must remain on
  788  the website for 5 2 years after the conclusion of the fiscal
  789  year for which they were adopted.
  790         (d) Copies of the current airport master plan and the
  791  immediately preceding airport master plan for the commercial
  792  service airport and a link to the current airport master plan
  793  for the commercial service airport on the commercial service
  794  airport’s website.
  795         (e) A link to all financial and statistical reports for the
  796  commercial service airport on the Federal Aviation
  797  Administration’s website.
  798         (f) Any contract or contract amendment for the purchase of
  799  commodities or contractual services executed by or on behalf of
  800  the commercial service airport in excess of the threshold amount
  801  provided in s. 287.017 for CATEGORY FIVE, which must shall be
  802  posted no later than 7 business days after the commercial
  803  service airport executes the contract or contract amendment.
  804  However, a contract or contract amendment may not reveal
  805  information made confidential or exempt by law. Each commercial
  806  service airport must redact confidential or exempt information
  807  from each contract or contract amendment before posting a copy
  808  on its website.
  809         (g) Position and rate information for each employee of the
  810  commercial service airport, including, at a minimum, the
  811  employee’s position title, position description, and annual or
  812  hourly salary. This information must shall be updated quarterly
  813  annually.
  814         (5)(a) Each November 1, the governing body of each
  815  commercial service airport shall submit the following
  816  information to the department:
  817         1. Its approved budget for the current fiscal year.
  818         2. Any financial reports submitted to the Federal Aviation
  819  Administration during the previous calendar year.
  820         3. A link to its website.
  821         4. A statement, verified as provided in s. 92.525, that it
  822  has complied with part III of chapter 112, chapter 287, and this
  823  section.
  824         5. The most recent copies of its strategic plans.
  825         6. Contracts related to any financial awards received
  826  through federally funded grant programs for the preceding year.
  827         (c)A commercial service airport shall:
  828         1. Notify the department within 48 hours after receiving a
  829  communication or directive from a federal agency relating to
  830  public health testing or the transfer of unauthorized aliens
  831  into this state.
  832         2. Notify the department as soon as is reasonably possible,
  833  but no later than 48 hours, after the discovery of a potential
  834  cybersecurity breach or other occurrence impacting the traveling
  835  public, a disruption in state aviation operations directly
  836  impacting multiple airports within this state, or an incident
  837  occurring on airport property which requires coordination with
  838  multiple local, state, or federal agencies.
  839         Section 15. Section 332.15, Florida Statutes, is created to
  840  read:
  841         332.15 Advanced air mobility.—The Department of
  842  Transportation shall:
  843         (1) Address the need for vertiports, advanced air mobility,
  844  and other advances in aviation technology in the statewide
  845  aviation system plan required under s. 332.006(1) and, as
  846  appropriate, in the department’s work program.
  847         (2) Designate a subject matter expert on advanced air
  848  mobility within the department to serve as a resource for local
  849  jurisdictions navigating advances in aviation technology.
  850         (3) Conduct a review of airport hazard zone regulations.
  851         (4) In coordination with the Department of Commerce,
  852  provide coordination and assistance for the development of a
  853  viable advanced air mobility system plan in this state. The
  854  department shall incorporate the plan into the statewide
  855  aviation system plan required under s. 332.006(1) to identify
  856  and develop statewide corridors of need and opportunities for
  857  industry growth.
  858         Section 16. Subsection (5) of section 334.044, Florida
  859  Statutes, is amended, and subsections (37), (38), and (39) are
  860  added to that section, to read:
  861         334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
  862  shall have the following general powers and duties:
  863         (5) To purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property and
  864  materials, including the purchase of promotional items as part
  865  of public information and education campaigns for the promotion
  866  of environmental management, scenic highways, traffic and train
  867  safety awareness, alternatives to single-occupant vehicle
  868  travel, commercial motor vehicle safety, workforce development,
  869  electric vehicle use and charging stations, autonomous vehicles,
  870  and context classification design for electric vehicles and
  871  autonomous vehicles; to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire
  872  equipment and supplies; and to sell, exchange, or otherwise
  873  dispose of any property that is no longer needed by the
  874  department.
  875         (37) Notwithstanding s. 287.022 or s. 287.025, to directly
  876  enter into insurance contracts with local, national, or
  877  international insurance companies for the purchase of insurance
  878  coverage that the department is contractually and legally
  879  required to provide.
  880         (38)Notwithstanding s. 287.14, to purchase or acquire
  881  heavy equipment and motor vehicles for roadway operations and
  882  emergency response purposes regardless of whether the department
  883  exchanges or ceases to operate any department-owned heavy
  884  equipment or motor vehicles.
  885         (39) To adopt rules for the purpose of compliance with 49
  886  C.F.R. part 26 and any other applicable federal law.
  887         Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 334.045, Florida
  888  Statutes, is amended to read:
  889         334.045 Transportation performance and productivity
  890  standards; development; measurement; application.—
  891         (1) The Florida Transportation Commission shall develop and
  892  adopt measures for evaluating the performance and productivity
  893  of the department. The measures may be both quantitative and
  894  qualitative and must, to the maximum extent practical, assess
  895  those factors that are within the department’s control. The
  896  measures must, at a minimum, assess performance in the following
  897  areas:
  898         (a) Production;
  899         (b) Finance and administration;
  900         (c) Preservation of the current state system;
  901         (d) Safety of the current state system;
  902         (e) Capacity improvements: highways and all public
  903  transportation modes; and
  904         (f) The business development program established under s.
  905  337.027 Disadvantaged business enterprise and minority business
  906  programs.
  907         Section 18. Section 334.62, Florida Statutes, is created to
  908  read:
  909         334.62 Florida Transportation Academy.—The Legislature
  910  finds that the growth and sustainability of the transportation
  911  industry workforce is vital to the continued success and
  912  efficiency of the state’s supply chain and economic
  913  competitiveness. In order to prioritize the continued need for
  914  transportation industry workforce development programs, the
  915  Florida Transportation Academy is established within the
  916  department. In order to support, promote, and sustain workforce
  917  development efforts in the transportation sector, the department
  918  may do all of the following:
  919         (1) Coordinate with the Department of Corrections to
  920  identify and create certification and training opportunities for
  921  nonviolent, scheduled-release inmates and create a notification
  922  process between the Department of Corrections and the department
  923  for nonviolent inmates with imminent scheduled-release dates who
  924  are expected to seek employment upon release.
  925         (2) Coordinate with the Department of Juvenile Justice and
  926  its educational partners to create certification and training
  927  opportunities for eligible youth.
  928         (3) Coordinate with veterans organizations to encourage
  929  veterans with honorable military discharge to pursue employment
  930  opportunities within the transportation industry, including, but
  931  not limited to, employment as pilots, mechanics, and air traffic
  932  controllers.
  933         (4) Coordinate with the Department of Commerce,
  934  CareerSource Florida, Inc., and regional business organizations,
  935  within and outside of the transportation industry, to further
  936  understand recruitment and retention needs and job-seeker
  937  pipelines.
  938         (5) Coordinate with the American Council of Engineering
  939  Companies and the Florida Transportation Builders Association to
  940  optimize workforce recruitment and retention and assess future
  941  needs across the transportation industry in this state.
  942         Section 19. Present paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of
  943  section 335.182, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  944  (c) and amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to that
  945  subsection, to read:
  946         335.182 Regulation of connections to roads on State Highway
  947  System; definitions.—
  948         (3) As used in this act, the term:
  949         (b)Modification of an existing connection” means the
  950  relocation, alteration, or closure of the connection.
  951         (c)(b) “Significant change” means:
  952         1. A change in the use of the property, including the
  953  development of land, structures, or facilities;, or
  954         2. An expansion of the size of the property, structures, or
  955  facilities causing an increase in the trip generation of the
  956  property exceeding 25 percent more trip generation, (either peak
  957  hour or daily,) and exceeding 100 vehicles per day more than the
  958  existing use.
  959         Section 20. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 335.187,
  960  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  961         335.187 Unpermitted connections; existing access permits;
  962  nonconforming permits; modification and revocation of permits.—
  963         (3) The department may issue a nonconforming access permit
  964  if denying after finding that to deny an access permit would
  965  leave the property without a reasonable means of access to the
  966  State Highway System. The department may specify limits on the
  967  maximum vehicular use of the connection and may condition be
  968  conditioned on the availability of future alternative means of
  969  access for which access permits can be obtained.
  970         (4) After written notice and the opportunity for a hearing,
  971  as provided for in s. 120.60, the department may modify or
  972  revoke an access permit issued after July 1, 1988, by requiring
  973  modification Relocation, alteration, or closure of an existing
  974  connection if:
  975         (a) A significant change occurs in the use, design, or
  976  traffic flow of the connection; or
  977         (b) It would jeopardize the safety of the public or have a
  978  negative impact upon the operational characteristics of the
  979  highway.
  980         Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 337.027, Florida
  981  Statutes, is amended to read:
  982         337.027 Authority to implement a business development
  983  program.—
  984         (2) For purposes of this section, the term “small business”
  985  means a business with yearly average gross receipts of less than
  986  $25 $15 million for road and bridge contracts and less than $10
  987  $6.5 million for professional and nonprofessional services
  988  contracts. A business’ average gross receipts is determined by
  989  averaging its annual gross receipts over the last 3 years,
  990  including the receipts of any affiliate as defined in s.
  991  337.165.
  992         Section 22. Subsection (6) of section 337.11, Florida
  993  Statutes, is amended to read:
  994         337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; emergency
  995  repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; combined
  996  design and construction contracts; progress payments; records;
  997  requirements of vehicle registration.—
  998         (6)(a) If the secretary determines that an emergency in
  999  regard to the restoration or repair of any state transportation
 1000  facility exists such that the delay incident to giving
 1001  opportunity for competitive bidding would be detrimental to the
 1002  interests of the state, the provisions for competitive bidding
 1003  do not apply; and the department may enter into contracts for
 1004  restoration or repair without giving opportunity for competitive
 1005  bidding on such contracts. Within 30 days after such
 1006  determination and contract execution, the head of the department
 1007  shall file with the Executive Office of the Governor a written
 1008  statement of the conditions and circumstances constituting such
 1009  emergency.
 1010         (b) If the secretary determines that delays on a contract
 1011  for maintenance exist due to administrative challenges, bid
 1012  protests, defaults or terminations and the further delay would
 1013  reduce safety on the transportation facility or seriously hinder
 1014  the department’s ability to preserve the state’s investment in
 1015  that facility, competitive bidding provisions may be waived and
 1016  the department may enter into a contract for maintenance on the
 1017  facility. However, contracts for maintenance executed under the
 1018  provisions of this paragraph shall be interim in nature and
 1019  shall be limited in duration to a period of time not to exceed
 1020  the length of the delay necessary to complete the competitive
 1021  bidding process and have the contract in place.
 1022         (c) When the department determines that it is in the best
 1023  interest of the public for reasons of public concern, economy,
 1024  improved operations, or safety, and only when circumstances
 1025  dictate rapid completion of the work, the department may, up to
 1026  the amount of $500,000, enter into contracts for construction
 1027  and maintenance without advertising and receiving competitive
 1028  bids. The department may enter into such contracts only upon a
 1029  determination that the work is necessary for one of the
 1030  following reasons:
 1031         1. To ensure timely completion of projects or avoidance of
 1032  undue delay for other projects;
 1033         2. To accomplish minor repairs or construction and
 1034  maintenance activities for which time is of the essence and for
 1035  which significant cost savings would occur; or
 1036         3. To accomplish nonemergency work necessary to ensure
 1037  avoidance of adverse conditions that affect the safe and
 1038  efficient flow of traffic.
 1039  
 1040  The department shall make a good faith effort to obtain two or
 1041  more quotes, if available, from qualified contractors before
 1042  entering into any contract. The department shall give
 1043  consideration to small disadvantaged business enterprise
 1044  participation. However, when the work exists within the limits
 1045  of an existing contract, the department shall make a good faith
 1046  effort to negotiate and enter into a contract with the prime
 1047  contractor on the existing contract.
 1048         Section 23. Section 337.125, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1049         Section 24. Section 337.135, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1050         Section 25. Section 337.139, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1051         Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
 1052  337.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1053         337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance
 1054  contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond
 1055  requirements; defaults; damage assessments.—
 1056         (1)(a) A surety bond shall be required of the successful
 1057  bidder in an amount equal to the awarded contract price.
 1058  However, the department may choose, in its discretion and
 1059  applicable only to multiyear maintenance contracts, to allow for
 1060  incremental annual contract bonds that cumulatively total the
 1061  full, awarded, multiyear contract price;. The department may
 1062  also choose, in its discretion and applicable only to phased
 1063  design-build contracts under s. 337.11(7)(b), to allow the
 1064  issuance of multiple contract performance and payment bonds in
 1065  succession to align with each phase of the contract to meet the
 1066  bonding requirement in this subsection; and, at the discretion
 1067  of the Secretary of Transportation and notwithstanding any
 1068  bonding requirement under s. 337.18, to require a surety bond in
 1069  an amount that is less than the awarded contract price.
 1070         1. The department may waive the requirement for all or a
 1071  portion of a surety bond if:
 1072         a. The contract price is $250,000 or less and the
 1073  department determines that the project is of a noncritical
 1074  nature and that nonperformance will not endanger public health,
 1075  safety, or property;
 1076         b. The prime contractor is a qualified nonprofit agency for
 1077  the blind or for the other severely handicapped under s.
 1078  413.036(2); or
 1079         c. The prime contractor is using a subcontractor that is a
 1080  qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or for the other
 1081  severely handicapped under s. 413.036(2). However, the
 1082  department may not waive more than the amount of the
 1083  subcontract.
 1084         2. If the department determines that it is in the best
 1085  interests of the department to reduce the bonding requirement
 1086  for a project and that to do so will not endanger public health,
 1087  safety, or property, the department may waive the requirement of
 1088  a surety bond in an amount equal to the awarded contract price
 1089  for a project having a contract price of $250 million or more
 1090  and, in its place, may set a surety bond amount that is a
 1091  portion of the total contract price and provide an alternate
 1092  means of security for the balance of the contract amount that is
 1093  not covered by the surety bond or provide for incremental surety
 1094  bonding and provide an alternate means of security for the
 1095  balance of the contract amount that is not covered by the surety
 1096  bond. Such alternative means of security may include letters of
 1097  credit, United States bonds and notes, parent company
 1098  guarantees, and cash collateral. The department may require
 1099  alternate means of security if a surety bond is waived. The
 1100  surety on such bond shall be a surety company authorized to do
 1101  business in the state. All bonds shall be payable to the
 1102  department and conditioned for the prompt, faithful, and
 1103  efficient performance of the contract according to plans and
 1104  specifications and within the time period specified, and for the
 1105  prompt payment of all persons defined in s. 713.01 furnishing
 1106  labor, material, equipment, and supplies for work provided in
 1107  the contract; however, whenever an improvement, demolition, or
 1108  removal contract price is $25,000 or less, the security may, in
 1109  the discretion of the bidder, be in the form of a cashier’s
 1110  check, bank money order of any state or national bank, certified
 1111  check, or postal money order. The department shall adopt rules
 1112  to implement this subsection. Such rules shall include
 1113  provisions under which the department shall refuse to accept
 1114  bonds on contracts when a surety wrongfully fails or refuses to
 1115  settle or provide a defense for claims or actions arising under
 1116  a contract for which the surety previously furnished a bond.
 1117         Section 27. Subsection (3) of section 337.251, Florida
 1118  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1119         337.251 Lease of property for joint public-private
 1120  development and areas above or below department property.—
 1121         (3) A proposal must be selected by the department based on
 1122  competitive bidding, except that the department may consider
 1123  other relevant factors specified in the request for proposals.
 1124  The department may consider such factors as the value of
 1125  property exchanges, the cost of construction, and other
 1126  recurring costs for the benefit of the department by the lessee
 1127  in lieu of direct revenue to the department if such other
 1128  factors are of equal value including innovative proposals to
 1129  involve small minority businesses. The department may name a
 1130  board of advisers which may be composed of accountants, real
 1131  estate appraisers, design engineers, or other experts
 1132  experienced in the type of development proposed. The board of
 1133  advisers shall review the feasibility of the proposals,
 1134  recommend acceptance or rejection of each proposal, and rank
 1135  each feasible proposal in the order of technical feasibility and
 1136  benefit provided to the department. The board of advisers shall
 1137  be reasonably compensated for the services provided and all
 1138  department costs for evaluating the proposals shall be
 1139  reimbursed from a proposal application fee to be set by the
 1140  department and paid by the applicants. The board of advisers
 1141  shall not be subject to selection under the provisions of
 1142  chapter 287.
 1143         Section 28. Section (2) of section 337.401, Florida
 1144  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1145         337.401 Use of right-of-way for utilities subject to
 1146  regulation; permit; fees.—
 1147         (2)(a) The authority may grant to any person who is a
 1148  resident of this state, or to any corporation which is organized
 1149  under the laws of this state or licensed to do business within
 1150  this state, the use of a right-of-way for the utility in
 1151  accordance with such rules or regulations as the authority may
 1152  adopt. A utility may not be installed, located, or relocated
 1153  unless authorized by a written permit issued by the authority.
 1154  However, for public roads or publicly owned rail corridors under
 1155  the jurisdiction of the department, a utility relocation
 1156  schedule and relocation agreement may be executed in lieu of a
 1157  written permit. The permit must require the permitholder to be
 1158  responsible for any damage resulting from the issuance of such
 1159  permit. The authority may initiate injunctive proceedings as
 1160  provided in s. 120.69 to enforce provisions of this subsection
 1161  or any rule or order issued or entered into pursuant thereto. A
 1162  permit application required under this subsection by a county or
 1163  municipality having jurisdiction and control of the right-of-way
 1164  of any public road must be processed and acted upon in
 1165  accordance with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs
 1166  (7)(d)7., 8., and 9.
 1167         (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a municipality may not
 1168  prohibit, or require a permit for, the installation of a public
 1169  sewer transmission line placed and maintained within and under
 1170  publicly dedicated rights-of-way as part of a septic-to-sewer
 1171  conversion where the work is being performed under permits
 1172  issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this
 1173  chapter and the Department of Environmental Protection, or its
 1174  delegate, pursuant to chapter 403.
 1175         Section 29. Subsection (4) of section 337.406, Florida
 1176  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1177         337.406 Unlawful use of state transportation facility
 1178  right-of-way; penalties.—
 1179         (4)(a) Camping is prohibited on any portion of the right
 1180  of-way of the State Highway System that is within 100 feet of a
 1181  bridge, causeway, overpass, or ramp.
 1182         (b) This subsection does not apply to a person who has
 1183  acquired the appropriate permits and is actively navigating the
 1184  federally designated Florida National Scenic Trail recognized by
 1185  the state in s. 260.012(6).
 1186         Section 30. Subsection (4) of section 338.227, Florida
 1187  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1188         338.227 Turnpike revenue bonds.—
 1189         (4) The Department of Transportation and the Department of
 1190  Management Services shall create and implement an outreach
 1191  program designed to enhance the participation of small minority
 1192  persons and minority business enterprises in all contracts
 1193  entered into by their respective departments for services
 1194  related to the financing of department projects for the
 1195  Strategic Intermodal System Plan developed pursuant to s.
 1196  339.64. These services shall include, but are not limited to,
 1197  bond counsel and bond underwriters.
 1198         Section 31. Subsection (6) is added to section 339.08,
 1199  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1200         339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.—
 1201         (6)(a)As used in this subsection, the term “energy policy
 1202  of the state” means the energy policy described in s. 377.601
 1203  and includes any intended or actual measure, obligation, target,
 1204  or timeframe related to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
 1205         (b) The department may not expend any state funds as
 1206  described in s. 215.31 to support a project or program of any of
 1207  the following entities if such entities adopt or promote energy
 1208  policy goals inconsistent with the energy policy of the state:
 1209         1. A public transit provider as defined in s. 341.031(1).
 1210         2. An authority created pursuant to chapter 343, chapter
 1211  348, or chapter 349.
 1212         3. A public-use airport as defined in s. 332.004.
 1213         4. A port listed in s. 311.09(1).
 1214         Section 32. Section 339.0805, Florida Statutes, is
 1215  repealed.
 1216         Section 33. Paragraph (c) of subsection (6) and paragraph
 1217  (h) of subsection (7) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, are
 1218  amended to read:
 1219         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
 1220  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
 1221         (6) EXECUTION OF THE BUDGET.—
 1222         (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 216.301(2) and
 1223  216.351, any unexpended balance remaining at the end of the
 1224  fiscal year in the appropriations to the department for special
 1225  categories; aid to local governments; lump sums for project
 1226  phases which are part of the adopted work program, and for which
 1227  contracts have been executed or bids have been let; and for
 1228  right-of-way land acquisition and relocation assistance for
 1229  parcels from project phases in the adopted work program for
 1230  which appraisals have been completed and approved, may be
 1231  certified forward as fixed capital outlay at the end of each
 1232  fiscal year, to be certified by the head of the state agency on
 1233  or before August 1 of each year to the Executive Office of the
 1234  Governor, showing in detail the commitment or to whom obligated
 1235  and the amount of such commitment or obligation. On or before
 1236  September 1 of each year, the Executive Office of the Governor
 1237  shall review and approve or disapprove, consistent with
 1238  legislative policy and intent, any or all of the items and
 1239  amounts certified by the head of the state agency and shall
 1240  furnish the Chief Financial Officer, the legislative
 1241  appropriations committees, and the Auditor General a detailed
 1242  listing of the items and amounts approved as legal encumbrances
 1243  against the undisbursed balances of such appropriations. In the
 1244  event such certification is not made and the balance of the
 1245  appropriation has reverted and the obligation is proven to be
 1246  legal, due, and unpaid, then the same must shall be presented to
 1247  the Legislature for its consideration. Such certification as
 1248  herein required must shall be in the form and on the date
 1249  approved by the Executive Office of the Governor. Any project
 1250  phases in the adopted work program not certified forward are
 1251  shall be available for roll forward for the next fiscal year of
 1252  the adopted work program. Spending authority associated with
 1253  such project phases may be rolled forward to the next fiscal
 1254  year upon approval by the procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
 1255  Upon approval, the Executive Office of the Governor shall modify
 1256  the original approved operating budget for fixed capital outlay
 1257  expenditures Legislative Budget Commission. Increases in
 1258  spending authority are shall be limited to amounts of unexpended
 1259  balances by appropriation category. Any project phase certified
 1260  forward for which bids have been let but subsequently rejected
 1261  is shall be available for roll forward in the adopted work
 1262  program for the next fiscal year. Spending authority associated
 1263  with such project phases may be rolled forward into the current
 1264  year from funds certified forward. The amount certified forward
 1265  may include contingency allowances for right-of-way acquisition
 1266  and relocation, asphalt and petroleum product escalation
 1267  clauses, and contract overages, which allowances must shall be
 1268  separately identified in the certification detail. Right-of-way
 1269  acquisition and relocation and contract overages contingency
 1270  allowances must shall be based on documented historical
 1271  patterns. These contingency amounts must shall be incorporated
 1272  in the certification for each specific category, but when a
 1273  category has an excess and another category has a deficiency,
 1274  the Executive Office of the Governor is authorized to transfer
 1275  the excess to the deficient account.
 1276         (7) AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.—
 1277         (h)1. Any work program amendment that also adds a new
 1278  project, or phase thereof, to the adopted work program in excess
 1279  of $3 million is subject to approval by the Legislative Budget
 1280  Commission. Any work program amendment submitted under this
 1281  paragraph must include, as supplemental information, a list of
 1282  projects, or phases thereof, in the current 5-year adopted work
 1283  program which are eligible for the funds within the
 1284  appropriation category being used for the proposed amendment.
 1285  The department shall provide a narrative with the rationale for
 1286  not advancing an existing project, or phase thereof, in lieu of
 1287  the proposed amendment.
 1288         2. If the department submits an amendment to the
 1289  Legislative Budget Commission and the commission does not meet
 1290  or consider the amendment within 30 days after its submittal,
 1291  the chair and vice chair of the commission may authorize the
 1292  amendment to be approved pursuant to s. 216.177. This
 1293  subparagraph expires July 1, 2025.
 1294         Section 34. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and paragraph
 1295  (c) of subsection (4) of section 339.2821, Florida Statutes, are
 1296  amended to read:
 1297         339.2821 Economic development transportation projects.—
 1298         (3)
 1299         (b) The department must ensure that it is supportive of
 1300  small businesses as defined in s. 337.027(2) small and minority
 1301  businesses have equal access to participate in transportation
 1302  projects funded pursuant to this section.
 1303         (4) A contract between the department and a governmental
 1304  body for a transportation project must:
 1305         (c) Require that the governmental body provide the
 1306  department with progress reports. Each progress report must
 1307  contain:
 1308         1. A narrative description of the work completed and
 1309  whether the work is proceeding according to the transportation
 1310  project schedule;
 1311         2. A description of each change order executed by the
 1312  governmental body;
 1313         3. A budget summary detailing planned expenditures compared
 1314  to actual expenditures; and
 1315         4. The identity of each small or minority business used as
 1316  a contractor or subcontractor.
 1317         Section 35. Section 339.287, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
 1318         Section 36. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
 1319  339.55, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1320         339.55 State-funded infrastructure bank.—
 1321         (2) The bank may lend capital costs or provide credit
 1322  enhancements for:
 1323         (c)1. Emergency loans for damages incurred to public-use
 1324  commercial deepwater seaports, public-use airports, and other
 1325  public-use transit and intermodal facilities that are within an
 1326  area that is part of an official state declaration of emergency
 1327  pursuant to chapter 252 and all other applicable laws. Such
 1328  loans:
 1329         a. May not exceed 24 months in duration except in extreme
 1330  circumstances, for which the Secretary of Transportation may
 1331  grant up to 36 months upon making written findings specifying
 1332  the conditions requiring a 36-month term.
 1333         b. Require application from the recipient to the department
 1334  that includes documentation of damage claims filed with the
 1335  Federal Emergency Management Agency or an applicable insurance
 1336  carrier and documentation of the recipient’s overall financial
 1337  condition.
 1338         c. Are subject to approval by the Secretary of
 1339  Transportation and the Legislative Budget Commission.
 1340         2. Loans provided under this paragraph must be repaid upon
 1341  receipt by the recipient of eligible program funding for damages
 1342  in accordance with the claims filed with the Federal Emergency
 1343  Management Agency or an applicable insurance carrier, but no
 1344  later than the duration of the loan.
 1345         Section 37. Subsections (3) and (7) of section 339.651,
 1346  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1347         339.651 Strategic Intermodal System supply chain demands.—
 1348         (3) The department may shall make up to $20 million
 1349  available each year for fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2027
 1350  2028, from the existing work program revenues, to fund projects
 1351  that meet the public purpose of providing increased capacity and
 1352  enhanced capabilities to move and store construction aggregate.
 1353  Applicants eligible for project funding under this section are
 1354  seaports listed in s. 311.09 and rail lines and rail facilities.
 1355         (7) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2028.
 1356         Section 38. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section
 1357  341.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1358         341.051 Administration and financing of public transit and
 1359  intercity bus service programs and projects.—
 1360         (6) ANNUAL APPROPRIATION.—
 1361         (b) If funds are allocated to projects that qualify for the
 1362  New Starts Transit Program in the current fiscal year and a
 1363  project will not be ready for production by June 30, those funds
 1364  must The remaining unallocated New Starts Transit Program funds
 1365  as of June 30, 2024, shall be reallocated for the purpose of the
 1366  Strategic Intermodal System within the State Transportation
 1367  Trust Fund for the next fiscal year. This paragraph expires June
 1368  30, 2026.
 1369  
 1370  For purposes of this section, the term “net operating costs”
 1371  means all operating costs of a project less any federal funds,
 1372  fares, or other sources of income to the project.
 1373         Section 39. Subsection (5) of section 348.754, Florida
 1374  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1375         348.754 Purposes and powers.—
 1376         (5) The authority shall encourage the inclusion of local
 1377  and small local-, small-, minority-, and women-owned businesses
 1378  in its procurement and contracting opportunities.
 1379         Section 40. Subsection (2) of section 349.03, Florida
 1380  Statutes, is amended, and subsections (4) and (5) are added to
 1381  that section, to read:
 1382         349.03 Jacksonville Transportation Authority.—
 1383         (2) The governing body of the authority shall be composed
 1384  consist of seven members. Four Three members shall be appointed
 1385  by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Of the four members
 1386  appointed by the Governor, one must be a resident of Duval
 1387  County and three must be residents of Clay County, St. Johns
 1388  County, or Nassau County.
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 1391  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
 1392         Delete lines 228 - 229
 1393  and insert:
 1394  (b), and (g) of subsection (2), and paragraph (b) of present
 1395  subsection (3) of that section is amended, to read:
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 1398  And the title is amended as follows:
 1399         Delete lines 12 - 201
 1400  and insert:
 1401         Transportation Commission; requiring the commission to
 1402         monitor transit entities that receive certain funding;
 1403         requiring members of the commission to follow certain
 1404         standards of conduct; providing legislative findings
 1405         and intent; creating the Florida Transportation
 1406         Research Institute; specifying the purpose of the
 1407         institute; requiring the institute to report to the
 1408         department; providing for membership of the institute;
 1409         requiring the department to select a member to serve
 1410         as the administrative lead of the institute; requiring
 1411         the Secretary of Transportation to appoint a
 1412         representative of the department to serve as the
 1413         executive director of the institute; requiring the
 1414         department to coordinate with the members of the
 1415         institute to adopt certain policies; authorizing the
 1416         institute to award certain grants; authorizing the
 1417         department to allocate funds to the institute from the
 1418         State Transportation Trust Fund; authorizing the
 1419         institute to expend funds for certain operations and
 1420         programs; requiring the institute to submit an annual
 1421         report to the Secretary of Transportation and the
 1422         commission; revising the department’s areas of program
 1423         responsibility; amending s. 311.07, F.S.; providing
 1424         that certain spaceport and space industry-related
 1425         facility projects and commercial shipbuilding and
 1426         manufacturing facility projects are eligible for grant
 1427         funding under the Florida Seaport Transportation and
 1428         Economic Development Program; amending s. 311.09,
 1429         F.S.; revising the purpose of the Florida Seaport
 1430         Transportation and Economic Development Council;
 1431         requiring the department to provide administrative
 1432         support to the council on certain matters; requiring
 1433         that the Florida Seaport Mission Plan include certain
 1434         recommendations; requiring each port member of the
 1435         council to submit a certain semiannual report to the
 1436         department; amending s. 311.10, F.S.; requiring
 1437         seaports located in a specified county to include
 1438         certain statements in any agreement with the
 1439         department as a condition of receiving certain grants;
 1440         defining the term “cargo purposes”; repealing s.
 1441         316.0741, F.S., relating to high-occupancy-vehicle
 1442         lanes; amending s. 316.0745, F.S.; deleting language
 1443         limiting the state funds that may be withheld due to
 1444         certain violations by a public body or official to
 1445         state funds for traffic control purposes; providing
 1446         that such violations are cause for the withholding of
 1447         state funds deposited in the State Transportation
 1448         Trust Fund; amending s. 330.27, F.S.; revising
 1449         definitions and defining terms; amending s. 330.30,
 1450         F.S.; requiring that a private airport of public
 1451         interest obtain a certain certificate from the
 1452         department before allowing aircraft operations;
 1453         requiring that certain private airports obtain a
 1454         certain certificate from the department by a specified
 1455         date; amending s. 331.371, F.S.; authorizing the
 1456         department, in consultation with the Department of
 1457         Commerce and the Department of Environmental
 1458         Protection, to fund certain infrastructure projects
 1459         and projects associated with certain critical
 1460         infrastructure projects; requiring that such
 1461         departments coordinate in funding certain projects for
 1462         a specified purpose; amending s. 332.003, F.S.;
 1463         revising a short title; amending s. 332.005, F.S.;
 1464         requiring airports to provide the Department of
 1465         Transportation with the opportunity to use certain
 1466         airport property for a specified purpose during a
 1467         declared state of emergency; requiring that such use
 1468         be conducted pursuant to a written agreement after a
 1469         certain period of use; amending s. 332.006, F.S.;
 1470         deleting a requirement that the department meet
 1471         certain duties and responsibilities within the
 1472         resources provided pursuant to a specified chapter;
 1473         providing duties and responsibilities of the
 1474         department relating to certain educational services,
 1475         inspections of certain commercial airport facilities,
 1476         and agreements with other state regulatory agencies;
 1477         amending s. 332.007, F.S.; requiring the department to
 1478         require annual comprehensive maintenance program
 1479         reports from airport sponsors; providing requirements
 1480         for such reports; defining the term “maintenance”;
 1481         authorizing the department to withhold certain state
 1482         funds under certain circumstances; revising the list
 1483         of projects for which the department must provide
 1484         priority funding; authorizing the department to fund
 1485         eligible projects performed by certain organizations
 1486         and postsecondary education institutions; providing
 1487         that certain programs are eligible projects;
 1488         authorizing the department to provide certain matching
 1489         funds; revising the circumstances in which the
 1490         department may fund strategic airport investment
 1491         projects; amending s. 332.0075, F.S.; revising
 1492         definitions; requiring that certain information remain
 1493         posted on a governing body’s website for a certain
 1494         period; revising the information that must be included
 1495         on such website; requiring the quarterly, rather than
 1496         annual, update of certain information; revising
 1497         information that the governing body of a commercial
 1498         service airport must submit to the department
 1499         annually; requiring a commercial service airport to
 1500         provide certain notifications to the department;
 1501         creating s. 332.15, F.S.; requiring the department to
 1502         address certain needs in the statewide aviation system
 1503         plan and the department’s work program, designate a
 1504         certain subject matter expert, conduct a specified
 1505         review, and, in coordination with the Department of
 1506         Commerce, provide certain coordination and assistance
 1507         for the development of a viable advanced air mobility
 1508         system plan; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; revising the
 1509         powers and duties of the department; amending s.
 1510         334.045, F.S.; requiring certain measures developed
 1511         and adopted by the Florida Transportation Commission
 1512         to assess performance in a specified business
 1513         development program, instead of disadvantaged business
 1514         enterprise and minority business programs; creating s.
 1515         334.62, F.S.; providing legislative findings;
 1516         establishing the Florida Transportation Academy within
 1517         the department; authorizing the department to
 1518         coordinate with certain entities for specified
 1519         purposes; amending s. 335.182, F.S.; defining the term
 1520         “modification of an existing connection”; revising the
 1521         definition of the term “significant change”; amending
 1522         s. 335.187, F.S.; authorizing the department to modify
 1523         or revoke certain access permits by requiring
 1524         modification of an existing connection in certain
 1525         circumstances; amending s. 337.027, F.S.; revising the
 1526         definition of the term “small business”; amending s.
 1527         337.11, F.S.; requiring the department to give
 1528         consideration to small business participation, instead
 1529         of disadvantaged business enterprise participation;
 1530         repealing s. 337.125, F.S., relating to socially and
 1531         economically disadvantaged business enterprises and
 1532         notice requirements; repealing s. 337.135, F.S.,
 1533         relating to socially and economically disadvantaged
 1534         business enterprises and punishment for false
 1535         representation; repealing s. 337.139, F.S., relating
 1536         to efforts to encourage awarding contracts to
 1537         disadvantaged business enterprises; amending s.
 1538         337.18, F.S.; authorizing the Secretary of
 1539         Transportation to require a surety bond in an amount
 1540         that is less than the awarded contract price; amending
 1541         s. 337.251, F.S.; revising factors that may be
 1542         considered by the department when selecting certain
 1543         proposals; amending s. 337.401, F.S.; prohibiting a
 1544         municipality from prohibiting, or requiring a permit
 1545         for, the installation of certain public sewer
 1546         transmission lines; amending s. 337.406, F.S.;
 1547         prohibiting camping on any portion of the right-of-way
 1548         of the State Highway System; providing applicability;
 1549         amending s. 338.227, F.S.; revising the purpose for
 1550         which the department and the Department of Management
 1551         Services shall create and implement a certain outreach
 1552         program; amending s. 339.08, F.S.; defining the term
 1553         “energy policy of the state”; prohibiting the
 1554         department from expending state funds to support
 1555         projects or programs of certain entities in certain
 1556         circumstances; repealing s. 339.0805, F.S., relating
 1557         to funds to be expended with certified disadvantaged
 1558         business enterprises, a construction management
 1559         development program, and a bond guarantee program;
 1560         amending s. 339.135, F.S.; revising the method of
 1561         approval upon which certain spending authority may be
 1562         rolled forward to the next fiscal year; requiring the
 1563         Executive Office of the Governor to make a certain
 1564         budget modification upon such approval; deleting the
 1565         scheduled repeal of a provision authorizing the chair
 1566         or vice chair of the Legislative Budget Commission to
 1567         authorize an amendment of the adopted work program in
 1568         certain circumstances; amending s. 339.2821, F.S.;
 1569         requiring the department to ensure that it is
 1570         supportive of small businesses, rather than ensuring
 1571         that small and minority businesses have equal access
 1572         to participation in certain transportation projects;
 1573         repealing s. 339.287, F.S., relating to electric
 1574         vehicle charging stations and infrastructure plan
 1575         development; amending s. 339.55, F.S.; deleting
 1576         language providing that certain emergency loans from
 1577         the state-funded infrastructure bank are subject to
 1578         approval by the Legislative Budget Commission;
 1579         amending s. 339.651, F.S.; authorizing, rather than
 1580         requiring, the department to make a certain amount
 1581         available from the existing work program to fund