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| 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 |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the purchase of plant materials for 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | transportation projects; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | removing provisions requiring that certain percentages 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | of funds allocated by the Department of Transportation 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | for construction projects be used for the purchase of 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | plant materials; providing an effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the S tate of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Subsection (26) of section 334.044, Florida 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 334.044 Powers and duties of the department. —The 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | department shall have the following general powers and duties: 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (26) To provide for the enhanceme nt of environmental 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | benefits, including air and water quality; to prevent roadside 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | erosion; to conserve the natural roadside growth and scenery; 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | and to provide for the implementation and maintenance of 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | roadside conservation, enhancement, and stabilization programs. 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | At least 1.5 percent of the amount contracted for construction 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | projects shall be allocated by the department on a statewide 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | basis for the purchase of plant materials. Department districts 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | may not expend funds for landscaping in connection with an y 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | project that is limited to resurfacing existing lanes unless the 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | expenditure has been approved by the department's secretary or 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | the secretary's designee. To the greatest extent practical, at 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | least 50 percent of the funds allocated under this subsection 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | shall be allocated for large plant materials and the remaining 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | funds for other plant materials. Except as prohibited by 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | applicable federal law or regulation, all plant materials shall 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | be purchased from Florida commercial nursery stock in this state 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | on a uniform competitive bid basis. The department shall develop 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | grades and standards for landscaping materials purchased through 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | this process. To accomplish these activities, the department may 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | contract with nonprofit organizations having the primary purpose 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | of developing youth employment opportunities. 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37 |
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