Florida 2024 2024 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0705 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 01/19/2024

                       
 
CS/HB 705  	2024 
 
 
 
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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 
 
 
 
A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to public works projects; amending s. 2 
255.0992, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 3 
"public works project" to include activities paid for 4 
with local funds; providing an effective date. 5 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 
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 Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 9 
255.0992, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 10 
 255.0992  Public works projects; prohi bited governmental 11 
actions.— 12 
 (1)  As used in this section, the term: 13 
 (b)  "Public works project" means an activity that is paid 14 
for with any local or state-appropriated funds and that consists 15 
of the construction, maintenance, repair, renovation, 16 
remodeling, or improvement of a building, road, street, sewer, 17 
storm drain, water system, site development, irrigation system, 18 
reclamation project, gas or electrical distribution system, gas 19 
or electrical substation, or other facility, project, or portion 20 
thereof owned in whole or in part by any political subdivision. 21 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 22