Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1415 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1
2	2
3	3	HB 1415 2022
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	7	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
8	8	hb1415-00
9	9	Page 1 of 17
10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to alternative mobility funding 2
16	16	systems; amending s. 163.3164, F.S.; providing 3
17	17	definitions related to alternative mobility funding 4
18	18	systems; amending s. 163.3180, F.S.; requiring a local 5
19	19	government to apply certain criteria provided in its 6
20	20	comprehensive plan to evaluate the appropriate levels 7
21	21	of service; requiring a local government to adopt a 8
22	22	mobility plan under certain circumstances; creating s. 9
23	23	163.31803, F.S.; providing legislative intent; 10
24	24	requiring a local government adopting a mobility plan 11
25	25	to evaluate appropriate levels of service and 12
26	26	potential impacts of development by using the elements 13
27	27	of its comprehensive plan; requiring a local 14
28	28	government that adopts a mobility plan to incorporate 15
29	29	the mobility plan and mobility fee schedule into it s 16
30	30	comprehensive plan; specifying procedures for adopting 17
31	31	a mobility plan or a mobility fee schedule; requiring 18
32	32	mobility fees to meet certain requirements; specifying 19
33	33	criteria that must be met in adopting a mobility plan; 20
34	34	prohibiting a transportation impac t fee under 21
35	35	specified conditions; prohibiting mobility fees, fee 22
36	36	updates, or fee increases from relying solely on motor 23
37	37	vehicle capacity; requiring certain mobility fees to 24
38	38	be updated within a specified timeframe; specifying 25
39	39
40	40	HB 1415 2022
41	41
42	42
43	43
44	44	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
45	45	hb1415-00
46	46	Page 2 of 17
47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
48	48
49	49
50	50
51	51	parameters that must or may be included in a mobility 26
52	52	fee; specifying criteria to be used by a local 27
53	53	government in adopting a mobility plan and mobility 28
54	54	fee for transportation mitigation improvements; 29
55	55	requiring mobility fees for transportation mitigation 30
56	56	improvements to be expended or c ommitted within a 31
57	57	specified time period; providing criteria for use by 32
58	58	local governments issuing building permits related to 33
59	59	mobility fees; encouraging local governments to 34
60	60	coordinate certain activities included in mobility 35
61	61	plans with other affected local governments for 36
62	62	certain purposes; specifying that local governments 37
63	63	have the burden of proving that the imposition or 38
64	64	amount of a fee or exaction meets certain criteria; 39
65	65	prohibiting the courts from using a deferential 40
66	66	standard for a specified purpose; amen ding s. 212.055, 41
67	67	F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; providing an 42
68	68	effective date. 43
69	69	44
70	70	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 45
71	71	46
72	72	Section 1. Subsections (32) through (52) of section 47
73	73	163.3164, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsecti ons (34) 48
74	74	through (54), respectively, and new subsections (32) and (33) 49
75	75	are added to that section, to read: 50
76	76
77	77	HB 1415 2022
78	78
79	79
80	80
81	81	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
82	82	hb1415-00
83	83	Page 3 of 17
84	84	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
85	85
86	86
87	87
88	88	163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions. —As used in 51
89	89	this act: 52
90	90	(32) "Mobility fee" means a local government fee schedule 53
91	91	established by ordin ance and based on the projects included in 54
92	92	the local government's adopted mobility plan. 55
93	93	(33) "Mobility plan" means an integrated land use and 56
94	94	alternative mobility transportation plan adopted into a local 57
95	95	government comprehensive plan that promotes a com pact, mixed-58
96	96	use, and an interconnected development served by a multimodal 59
97	97	transportation system. 60
98	98	Section 2. Paragraphs (b), (c), (f), and (i) of subsection 61
99	99	(5) of section 163.3180, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 62
100	100	163.3180 Concurrency. — 63
101	101	(5) 64
102	102	(b) A local government governments shall use 65
103	103	professionally accepted studies to evaluate the appropriate 66
104	104	levels of service. A local government governments should 67
105	105	consider the number and type of facilities that will be 68
106	106	necessary to meet level -of-service demands when determining the 69
107	107	appropriate levels of service. The schedule of facilities that 70
108	108	are necessary to meet the adopted level of service shall be 71
109	109	reflected in the capital improvement element. 72
110	110	(c) A local government governments shall apply the 73
111	111	principles, guidelines, standards, and strategies provided in 74
112	112	its comprehensive plan use professionally accepted techniques 75
113	113
114	114	HB 1415 2022
115	115
116	116
117	117
118	118	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
119	119	hb1415-00
120	120	Page 4 of 17
121	121	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
122	122
123	123
124	124
125	125	for measuring levels of service when evaluating potential 76
126	126	impacts of a proposed development. 77
127	127	(f) Local governments are encouraged to devel op tools and 78
128	128	techniques to complement the application of transportation 79
129	129	concurrency such as: 80
130	130	1. Adoption of long -term strategies to facilitate 81
131	131	development patterns that support multimodal solutions, 82
132	132	including urban design, and appropriate land use mixes, 83
133	133	including intensity and density. 84
134	134	2. Adoption of an areawide level of service not dependent 85
135	135	on any single road segment or other facility function. 86
136	136	3. Exempting or discounting impacts of locally desired 87
137	137	development, such as development in urban areas, redevelopment, 88
138	138	job creation, and mixed use on the transportation system. 89
139	139	4. Assigning secondary priority to vehicle mobility and 90
140	140	primary priority to ensuring a safe, comfortable, and attractive 91
141	141	pedestrian environment, with convenient interconnection to 92
142	142	transit. 93
143	143	5. Establishing multimodal level of service standards that 94
144	144	rely primarily on nonvehicular modes of transportation where 95
145	145	existing or planned community design will provide adequate level 96
146	146	of mobility. 97
147	147	6. Reducing impact fees or local access fees t o promote 98
148	148	development within urban areas, multimodal transportation 99
149	149	districts, and a balance of mixed -use development in certain 100
150	150
151	151	HB 1415 2022
152	152
153	153
154	154
155	155	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
156	156	hb1415-00
157	157	Page 5 of 17
158	158	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
159	159
160	160
161	161
162	162	areas or districts, or for affordable or workforce housing. 101
163	163	(i) If A local government electing elects to repeal 102
164	164	transportation concurrency must, it is encouraged to adopt an 103
165	165	alternative mobility funding system as provided in s. 163.31803. 104
166	166	that uses one or more of the tools and techniques identified in 105
167	167	paragraph (f). Any alternative mobility funding system adopted 106
168	168	may not be used to deny, time, or phase an application for site 107
169	169	plan approval, plat approval, final subdivision approval, 108
170	170	building permits, or the functional equivalent of such approvals 109
171	171	provided that the developer agrees to pay for the development's 110
172	172	identified transport ation impacts via the funding mechanism 111
173	173	implemented by the local government. The revenue from the 112
174	174	funding mechanism used in the alternative system must be used to 113
175	175	implement the needs of the local government's plan which serves 114
176	176	as the basis for the fee impo sed. A mobility fee-based funding 115
177	177	system must comply with s. 163.31801 governing impact fees. An 116
178	178	alternative system that is not mobility fee -based shall not be 117
179	179	applied in a manner that imposes upon new development any 118
180	180	responsibility for funding an existing transportation deficiency 119
181	181	as defined in paragraph (h). 120
182	182	Section 3. Section 163.31803, Florida Statutes, is created 121
183	183	to read: 122
184	184	163.31803 Mobility plans. — 123
185	185	(1) This section establishes the uniform framework for the 124
186	186	adoption and implementation of a mobil ity plan as an alternative 125
187	187
188	188	HB 1415 2022
189	189
190	190
191	191
192	192	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
193	193	hb1415-00
194	194	Page 6 of 17
195	195	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
196	196
197	197
198	198
199	199	to transportation concurrency as provided in s. 163.3180(5). 126
200	200	(a) A mobility plan may not be used to deny, time, or 127
201	201	phase an application for site plan approval, plat approval, 128
202	202	final subdivision approval, building permit, or the functional 129
203	203	equivalent of such approvals provided that the developer agrees 130
204	204	to pay for the development's identified transportation impacts 131
205	205	via the mobility fees adopted by the local government in the 132
206	206	mobility plan. 133
207	207	(b) A mobility plan must comply with th e requirements of 134
208	208	s. 163.3180(5)(h) and is encouraged to meet the criteria in s. 135
209	209	163.3180(5)(f). 136
210	210	(c) A local government choosing to adopt a mobility plan 137
211	211	must adopt the mobility plan and a mobility fee system into its 138
212	212	comprehensive plan. 139
213	213	(d) A local government must adopt each mobility plan and 140
214	214	mobility fee system by ordinance after conducting at least two 141
215	215	public workshops before adoption of the ordinance. 142
216	216	(e)1. A local government may: 143
217	217	a. Adopt a mobility plan and the initial mobility fee 144
218	218	system in a single ordinance by a two -thirds vote of the 145
219	219	governing body; or 146
220	220	b. Adopt a mobility plan in a single ordinance by a simple 147
221	221	majority vote and adopt the initial mobility fee system in a 148
222	222	separate ordinance by a two -thirds vote of the governing body. 149
223	223	2. A two-thirds vote of the governing body is not 150
224	224
225	225	HB 1415 2022
226	226
227	227
228	228
229	229	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
230	230	hb1415-00
231	231	Page 7 of 17
232	232	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
233	233
234	234
235	235
236	236	necessary if the total amount of the new mobility fee system is 151
237	237	less than the total of all fees available to be imposed by the 152
238	238	local government on a single development to mitigate the 153
239	239	transportation impact of the new development or redevelopment. 154
240	240	In such case, a simple majority vote of the governing body is 155
241	241	sufficient to approve the mobility fee system. 156
242	242	(2) The determination, adoption, and implementation of a 157
243	243	mobility fee pursuant to an adopted mobility fee s ystem must 158
244	244	comply with this section and s. 163.31801, governing impact 159
245	245	fees. 160
246	246	(3) A mobility plan: 161
247	247	(a) May include existing and emerging transportation 162
248	248	technologies that reduce dependence on motor vehicle travel 163
249	249	capacity. 164
250	250	(b) May not be based solely on adding motor vehicle 165
251	251	capacity. 166
252	252	(c) Must reflect modes of travel and emerging 167
253	253	transportation technologies reducing reliance on motor vehicle 168
254	254	capacity established in the local government's comprehensive 169
255	255	plan, 170
256	256	(d) Must identify multimodal projects con sisting of 171
257	257	improvements, services, and programs which increase capacity 172
258	258	needed to meet future travel demands. 173
259	259	(4) A transportation impact fee may not be imposed within 174
260	260	the area designated for the imposition of a mobility fee by a 175
261	261
262	262	HB 1415 2022
263	263
264	264
265	265
266	266	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
267	267	hb1415-00
268	268	Page 8 of 17
269	269	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
270	270
271	271
272	272
273	273	local government mobilit y plan. 176
274	274	(5) A mobility fee, fee update, or fee increase must be 177
275	275	based on the adopted mobility fee schedule and mobility plan, 178
276	276	may not rely solely on motor vehicle capacity, and must be used 179
277	277	exclusively to implement the mobility plan. 180
278	278	(6) A mobility fee must be updated at least once within 5 181
279	279	years after the date the mobility fee is imposed or its most 182
280	280	recent update. A mobility fee that is not updated within the 5 183
281	281	years is void. A local government considering a mobility fee 184
282	282	update may not consider annual inflation adjustments or any 185
283	283	phased-in fees to meet the requirements of this subsection. 186
284	284	(7) A local government adopting a mobility plan and 187
285	285	mobility fee for transportation mitigation improvements must 188
286	286	comply with all of the following: 189
287	287	(a) Beginning September 1, 2022, any new mobility fee, fee 190
288	288	update, or fee increase must be based on an adopted mobility fee 191
289	289	schedule and mobility plan. 192
290	290	(b) In addition to meeting the requirements of s. 193
291	291	163.31801, mobility fees must be calculated using all of the 194
292	292	following criteria: 195
293	293	1. Projected increases in population, employment, and 196
294	294	motor vehicle travel demand and per person travel demand. 197
295	295	2. Areawide road levels of service or quality of service 198
296	296	standards and multimodal quality of service standards for modes 199
297	297	of travel included in the mobility plan. 200
298	298
299	299	HB 1415 2022
300	300
301	301
302	302
303	303	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
304	304	hb1415-00
305	305	Page 9 of 17
306	306	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
307	307
308	308
309	309
310	310	3. Multimodal projects identified in the adopted mobility 201
311	311	plan which are attributable to, and meet the travel demands of, 202
312	312	new development and redevelopment and which include capacities 203
313	313	based on service standards and projected costs. 204
314	314	4. An evaluation of current and future travel conditions 205
315	315	to ensure that new development and redevelopment are not charged 206
316	316	for backlog and associated capacity deficiencies. 207
317	317	5. An evaluation of the projected increases in per person 208
318	318	travel demand and system capacity to calculate the fair share of 209
319	319	multimodal capacity and the costs of multimodal projects that 210
320	320	are assignable and attributable to new development and 211
321	321	redevelopment. 212
322	322	6. Per person travel demand corresponding to the 213
323	323	transportation impact assigned to uses included in the mobility 214
324	324	fee schedule ordinance based on trip generation, new trips, per 215
325	325	person travel demand, excluded travel on limited access 216
326	326	facilities, and adjustments for origin and destination of 217
327	327	travel. 218
328	328	7. The mobility fee may not be based on recurring 219
329	329	transportation costs. 220
330	330	(c) Per person travel demand must be localized, reflecting 221
331	331	differences in the need for multimodal projects and travel 222
332	332	within urban areas based on reduced trip lengths and the 223
333	333	availability of existing transportation infrastructure. 224
334	334	(d) A local government may recognize reductions in per 225
335	335
336	336	HB 1415 2022
337	337
338	338
339	339
340	340	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
341	341	hb1415-00
342	342	Page 10 of 17
343	343	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
344	344
345	345
346	346
347	347	person travel demand for affordable housing and economic 226
348	348	development. 227
349	349	(e) Any calculation of per person travel demand must 228
350	350	ensure that new development and redevelopm ent are not assessed 229
351	351	twice for the same transportation impact. 230
352	352	(8) If a mobility fee for a specific transportation 231
353	353	mitigation improvement is not expended or committed for an 232
354	354	identified project within 6 years after the date it is 233
355	355	collected, the mobility f ee must be returned to the applicant. 234
356	356	For purposes of this subsection, an expenditure is deemed 235
357	357	committed if the preliminary design, right -of-way, or detailed 236
358	358	design for the project is completed and construction will 237
359	359	commence within 2 years after the fee w as committed. 238
360	360	(9) A local government issuing a building permit for 239
361	361	development within its jurisdiction shall develop an appropriate 240
362	362	mobility fee based on the adopted mobility plan and the mobility 241
363	363	fee schedule to ensure that the transportation impacts of the 242
364	364	new development or redevelopment project are fully mitigated. If 243
365	365	multiple local governments seek to implement a mobility fee, an 244
366	366	impact fee, or another transportation mitigation exaction within 245
367	367	the boundaries of a local government, the per person trav el 246
368	368	demand must be roughly proportional to the transportation impact 247
369	369	of new development and redevelopment and must initially be based 248
370	370	on that assessed by the government issuing the development's 249
371	371	building permit. Another local government may not charge new 250
372	372
373	373	HB 1415 2022
374	374
375	375
376	376
377	377	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
378	378	hb1415-00
379	379	Page 11 of 17
380	380	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
381	381
382	382
383	383
384	384	development or redevelopment for the same travel demand, 251
385	385	capacity, and improvements assessed by the governmental entity 252
386	386	that issued the building permit. 253
387	387	(10) Local governments are encouraged to coordinate the 254
388	388	identification of multimodal projects, along w ith capacity 255
389	389	improvements, full costs, and timing of improvements, included 256
390	390	in mobility plans with other affected local governments to 257
391	391	address impacts both within the boundary of the local 258
392	392	governments and are encouraged to identify measurable factors 259
393	393	addressing the share of per person travel demand which each 260
394	394	local government should assess, the proportion of costs of 261
395	395	multimodal projects to be included in the mobility fee 262
396	396	calculations, which entity will construct the multimodal 263
397	397	projects, and, if necessary, w hether the projected future 264
398	398	ownership of the multimodal project and underlying facility 265
399	399	should be transferred from the affected local government to the 266
400	400	local government adopting the mobility fee. Any mobility fee, 267
401	401	impact fee, or other transportation mitiga tion exaction other 268
402	402	than the one assessed by the local government issuing the 269
403	403	building permits must include the same benefit reductions in per 270
404	404	person travel demand for affordable housing, economic 271
405	405	development, urban areas, and mixed -use development. 272
406	406	(11) A local government adopting a mobility fee and any 273
407	407	other local government assessing a transportation exaction for 274
408	408	impacts within or beyond the boundaries of a local government 275
409	409
410	410	HB 1415 2022
411	411
412	412
413	413
414	414	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
415	415	hb1415-00
416	416	Page 12 of 17
417	417	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
418	418
419	419
420	420
421	421	has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence 276
422	422	that the imposition or amount of the fee or exaction meets the 277
423	423	requirements of this section. A court may not use a deferential 278
424	424	standard for the benefit of the local government. 279
425	425	Section 4. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 280
426	426	212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended t o read: 281
427	427	212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; 282
428	428	authorization and use of proceeds. —It is the legislative intent 283
429	429	that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales 284
430	430	surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a 285
431	431	subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the 286
432	432	levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties 287
433	433	authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the 288
434	434	maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the 289
435	435	procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if 290
436	436	required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; 291
437	437	and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. 292
438	438	Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as 293
439	439	provided in s. 212.054. 294
440	440	(2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX. — 295
441	441	(d) The proceeds of the surtax authorized by this 296
442	442	subsection and any accrued interest shall be expended by the 297
443	443	school district, within the county and municipalities within the 298
444	444	county, or, in the case of a ne gotiated joint county agreement, 299
445	445	within another county, to finance, plan, and construct 300
446	446
447	447	HB 1415 2022
448	448
449	449
450	450
451	451	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
452	452	hb1415-00
453	453	Page 13 of 17
454	454	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
455	455
456	456
457	457
458	458	infrastructure; to acquire any interest in land for public 301
459	459	recreation, conservation, or protection of natural resources or 302
460	460	to prevent or satisfy private property rights claims resulting 303
461	461	from limitations imposed by the designation of an area of 304
462	462	critical state concern; to provide loans, grants, or rebates to 305
463	463	residential or commercial property owners who make energy 306
464	464	efficiency improvements to their residential or commercial 307
465	465	property, if a local government ordinance authorizing such use 308
466	466	is approved by referendum; or to finance the closure of county -309
467	467	owned or municipally owned solid waste landfills that have been 310
468	468	closed or are required to be closed by order of the Department 311
469	469	of Environmental Protection. Any use of the proceeds or interest 312
470	470	for purposes of landfill closure before July 1, 1993, is 313
471	471	ratified. The proceeds and any interest may not be used for the 314
472	472	operational expenses of infrastructure, except that a county 315
473	473	that has a population of fewer than 75,000 and that is required 316
474	474	to close a landfill may use the proceeds or interest for long -317
475	475	term maintenance costs associated with landfill closure. 318
476	476	Counties, as defined in s. 125.011, and charter counties may, in 319
477	477	addition, use the proceeds or interest to retire or service 320
478	478	indebtedness incurred for bonds issued before July 1, 1987, for 321
479	479	infrastructure purposes, and for bonds subsequently issued to 322
480	480	refund such bonds. Any use of the proceeds or interest for 323
481	481	purposes of retiring or servic ing indebtedness incurred for 324
482	482	refunding bonds before July 1, 1999, is ratified. 325
483	483
484	484	HB 1415 2022
485	485
486	486
487	487
488	488	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
489	489	hb1415-00
490	490	Page 14 of 17
491	491	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
492	492
493	493
494	494
495	495	1. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 326
496	496	"infrastructure" means: 327
497	497	a. Any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay 328
498	498	associated with the construction, reconstru ction, or improvement 329
499	499	of public facilities that have a life expectancy of 5 or more 330
500	500	years, any related land acquisition, land improvement, design, 331
501	501	and engineering costs, and all other professional and related 332
502	502	costs required to bring the public facilities i nto service. For 333
503	503	purposes of this sub -subparagraph, the term "public facilities" 334
504	504	means facilities as defined in s. 163.3164(41) s. 163.3164(39), 335
505	505	s. 163.3221(13), or s. 189.012(5), and includes facilities that 336
506	506	are necessary to carry out governmental purpose s, including, but 337
507	507	not limited to, fire stations, general governmental office 338
508	508	buildings, and animal shelters, regardless of whether the 339
509	509	facilities are owned by the local taxing authority or another 340
510	510	governmental entity. 341
511	511	b. A fire department vehicle, an eme rgency medical service 342
512	512	vehicle, a sheriff's office vehicle, a police department 343
513	513	vehicle, or any other vehicle, and the equipment necessary to 344
514	514	outfit the vehicle for its official use or equipment that has a 345
515	515	life expectancy of at least 5 years. 346
516	516	c. Any expenditure for the construction, lease, or 347
517	517	maintenance of, or provision of utilities or security for, 348
518	518	facilities, as defined in s. 29.008. 349
519	519	d. Any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay 350
520	520
521	521	HB 1415 2022
522	522
523	523
524	524
525	525	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
526	526	hb1415-00
527	527	Page 15 of 17
528	528	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
529	529
530	530
531	531
532	532	associated with the improvement of private facilities that ha ve 351
533	533	a life expectancy of 5 or more years and that the owner agrees 352
534	534	to make available for use on a temporary basis as needed by a 353
535	535	local government as a public emergency shelter or a staging area 354
536	536	for emergency response equipment during an emergency officially 355
537	537	declared by the state or by the local government under s. 356
538	538	252.38. Such improvements are limited to those necessary to 357
539	539	comply with current standards for public emergency evacuation 358
540	540	shelters. The owner must enter into a written contract with the 359
541	541	local government providing the improvement funding to make the 360
542	542	private facility available to the public for purposes of 361
543	543	emergency shelter at no cost to the local government for a 362
544	544	minimum of 10 years after completion of the improvement, with 363
545	545	the provision that the obl igation will transfer to any 364
546	546	subsequent owner until the end of the minimum period. 365
547	547	e. Any land acquisition expenditure for a residential 366
548	548	housing project in which at least 30 percent of the units are 367
549	549	affordable to individuals or families whose total annua l 368
550	550	household income does not exceed 120 percent of the area median 369
551	551	income adjusted for household size, if the land is owned by a 370
552	552	local government or by a special district that enters into a 371
553	553	written agreement with the local government to provide such 372
554	554	housing. The local government or special district may enter into 373
555	555	a ground lease with a public or private person or entity for 374
556	556	nominal or other consideration for the construction of the 375
557	557
558	558	HB 1415 2022
559	559
560	560
561	561
562	562	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
563	563	hb1415-00
564	564	Page 16 of 17
565	565	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
566	566
567	567
568	568
569	569	residential housing project on land acquired pursuant to this 376
570	570	sub-subparagraph. 377
571	571	f. Instructional technology used solely in a school 378
572	572	district's classrooms. As used in this sub -subparagraph, the 379
573	573	term "instructional technology" means an interactive device that 380
574	574	assists a teacher in instructing a class or a group of students 381
575	575	and includes the necessary hardware and software to operate the 382
576	576	interactive device. The term also includes support systems in 383
577	577	which an interactive device may mount and is not required to be 384
578	578	affixed to the facilities. 385
579	579	2. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "energy 386
580	580	efficiency improvement" means any energy conservation and 387
581	581	efficiency improvement that reduces consumption through 388
582	582	conservation or a more efficient use of electricity, natural 389
583	583	gas, propane, or other forms of energy on the property, 390
584	584	including, but not limited to, air sealing; installation of 391
585	585	insulation; installation of energy -efficient heating, cooling, 392
586	586	or ventilation systems; installation of solar panels; building 393
587	587	modifications to increase the use of daylight or shade; 394
588	588	replacement of windows; instal lation of energy controls or 395
589	589	energy recovery systems; installation of electric vehicle 396
590	590	charging equipment; installation of systems for natural gas fuel 397
591	591	as defined in s. 206.9951; and installation of efficient 398
592	592	lighting equipment. 399
593	593	3. Notwithstanding any ot her provision of this subsection, 400
594	594
595	595	HB 1415 2022
596	596
597	597
598	598
599	599	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
600	600	hb1415-00
601	601	Page 17 of 17
602	602	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
603	603
604	604
605	605
606	606	a local government infrastructure surtax imposed or extended 401
607	607	after July 1, 1998, may allocate up to 15 percent of the surtax 402
608	608	proceeds for deposit into a trust fund within the county's 403
609	609	accounts created for the purpose of fu nding economic development 404
610	610	projects having a general public purpose of improving local 405
611	611	economies, including the funding of operational costs and 406
612	612	incentives related to economic development. The ballot statement 407
613	613	must indicate the intention to make an allocat ion under the 408
614	614	authority of this subparagraph. 409
615	615	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 410