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Florida House Bill H7049

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15-An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23, 2
16-F.S.; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to 3
17-establish certain annual performance and production 4
18-measures and publish a report; requiring such measures 5
19-to be developed by a working group comprised of 6
20-certain members; revising duties of the Florida 7
21-Transportation Commission; amending s. 110.205, F.S.; 8
22-conforming cross-references; amending s. 316.1575, 9
23-F.S.; revising provisions requiring a person 10
24-approaching a railroad -highway grade crossing to stop 11
25-within a certain distance from the nearest rail; 12
26-revising penalties; amending s. 316.1576, F.S.; 13
27-revising circumstances under which a person is 14
28-prohibited from driving a vehicle through a railroad -15
29-highway grade crossing; revising penalties; amending 16
30-s. 316.20655, F.S.; authorizing a local government to 17
31-adopt certain ordinances and provide certain training 18
32-relating to the operation of electric bicycles; 19
33-amending s. 316.2128, F.S.; authorizing a local 20
34-government to adopt certain ordinances and provide 21
35-certain training relating to the operation of 22
36-motorized scooters or micromobility devices; amending 23
37-s. 318.18, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for 24
38-certain violations; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; 25
15+An act relating to transportation; amending s. 2
16+334.065, F.S.; revising membership of the Center for 3
17+Urban Transportation Research advisory board; amending 4
18+s. 334.066, F.S.; revising membership of the I -STREET 5
19+advisory board; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; revi sing 6
20+legislative intent; revising requirements for the 7
21+designation of additional M.P.O.'s; revising projects 8
22+and strategies to be considered in developing an 9
23+M.P.O.'s long-range transportation plan and 10
24+transportation improvement program; requiring the 11
25+Department of Transportation to convene M.P.O.'s of 12
26+similar size to exchange best practices; authorizing 13
27+such M.P.O.'s to develop committees or working groups; 14
28+requiring training for new M.P.O. governing board 15
29+members to be provided by the department or anothe r 16
30+specified entity; removing provisions relating to 17
31+M.P.O. coordination mechanisms; requiring certain 18
32+M.P.O.'s to submit a feasibility report to the 19
33+Governor and Legislature regarding consolidation; 20
34+specifying goals thereof; deleting obsolete 21
35+provisions; conforming provisions to changes made by 22
36+the act; including public -private partnerships in 23
37+authorized financing techniques; revising proposed 24
38+transportation enhancement activities that must be 25
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51-revising the amount and use of specified funds; 26
52-amending s. 334.065, F.S.; revising membership of the 27
53-Center for Urban Transportation Research advisory 28
54-board; requiring reports to the Governor, Legislature, 29
55-and department; amending s. 334.066, F.S.; revising 30
56-membership of the I-STREET advisory board; requiring 31
57-reports to the Governor, Legislature, and department; 32
58-amending s. 339.135, F.S.; conforming provisions to 33
59-changes made by the act; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; 34
60-revising legislative intent; revising M.P.O. voter 35
61-membership under certain circumstances; requiring eac h 36
62-M.P.O. to be involved in prioritization of 37
63-transportation facilities and to timely amend certain 38
64-plans and programs; revising projects and strategies 39
65-to be considered in developing an M.P.O.'s long -range 40
66-transportation plan and transportation improvement 41
67-program; revising representation required on a 42
68-citizens' advisory committee; requiring certain 43
69-M.P.O.'s to submit a feasibility report to the 44
70-Governor and Legislature regarding consolidation; 45
71-specifying goals thereof; requiring the department to 46
72-convene M.P.O.'s of similar size to exchange best 47
73-practices; authorizing such M.P.O.'s to develop 48
74-committees or working groups; requiring training for 49
75-new M.P.O. governing board members to be provided by 50
51+indicated by the long -range transportation plan; 26
52+requiring the department to review certain aspects of 27
53+each M.P.O.'s long-range transportation plan and to 28
54+return such plan to the M.P.O. for revision if deemed 29
55+unsatisfactory; requiring the department to create a 30
56+quality performance scoring mechanism to evaluate each 31
57+M.P.O.'s service to its communities and to establish a 32
58+minimum acceptable quality performance score; 33
59+requiring each M.P.O. to report its quality 34
60+performance score annually to the district secretary 35
61+and to publish the score on its website; requiring the 36
62+department to validate each M.P.O.'s score 37
63+calculation; requiring an M.P.O. that does not achieve 38
64+the minimum acceptable quality performance score 39
65+within a certain timeframe to be placed under the 40
66+control of the Secretary of Transportation; requiring 41
67+the secretary to appoint the district secretary or 42
68+another person to assume the role of executive 43
69+director of such M.P.O.; providing responsibilities; 44
70+providing an appropriation from the State 45
71+Transportation Trust Fund for the M.P.O. with the 46
72+highest quality performa nce score; providing 47
73+requirements for the expenditure of such funds; 48
74+requiring such M.P.O. to represent the state in any 49
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88-the department and another specified entity; removing 51
89-provisions relating to M.P.O. coordination mechanisms; 52
90-requiring M.P.O.'s within the same urbanized area to 53
91-develop a regional long -range transportation plan and 54
92-pool resources for certain projects; deleting obsolete 55
93-provisions; conforming provisions to changes m ade by 56
94-the act; including public -private partnerships in 57
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97-indicated by the long -range transportation plan; 60
98-providing M.P.O. and department responsibilities 61
99-regarding transportation improvement programs; 62
100-removing provisions authorizing the department and an 63
101-M.P.O. to vary the submittal date of a list of project 64
102-priorities to the department district; revising 65
103-selection criteria upon which the list of project 66
104-priorities must be based; requiring projects in the 67
105-transportation improvement program to be consistent 68
106-with the Strategic Intermodal System plan; requiring 69
107-reprogramming of funds for certain projects within the 70
108-list of project priorities; authorizing each M.P.O. to 71
109-execute a written agreement with the department 72
110-regarding state and federal transportation planning 73
111-requirements; requiring the department and M.P.O.'s to 74
112-establish certain quality performance metrics and 75
88+removing provisions relating to the Metropolitan 51
89+Planning Organization Advisory Council; amending s. 52
90+331.3051, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 53
91+by the act; amending s. 331.310, F.S.; conforming a 54
92+cross-reference; requiring a report to the Governor 55
93+and Legislature; requiring the Department of Highway 56
94+Safety and Motor Vehicles to beg in implementation of a 57
95+redesigned registration license plate by a specified 58
96+date; providing redesign requirements; providing an 59
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99+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 62
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101+ Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 334.065 , Florida 64
102+Statutes, is amended to read: 65
103+ 334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. — 66
104+ (3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically and 67
105+objectively review and advise the center concerning its research 68
106+program. Except for projects mandated by law, state-funded base 69
107+projects shall not be undertaken without approval of the 70
108+advisory board. The membership of the board shall consist of 71
109+nine experts in transportation -related areas, as follows: 72
110+ (a) A member appointed by the President of the Sena te. 73
111+ (b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 74
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126-department to evaluate and post on its website whether 77
127-each M.P.O. has made significant progress toward such 78
128-targets; removing provisions relating to the 79
129-Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; 80
130-amending ss. 28.37, 142.01, 316.1951, 3 16.306, 81
131-316.622, 318.121, 318.21, 322.27, 331.3051, 331.310, 82
132-and 395.4036, F.S.; conforming cross -references and 83
133-provisions to changes made by the act; requiring a 84
134-report to the Governor and Legislature; requiring the 85
135-Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 86
136-begin implementation of a redesigned registration 87
137-license plate by a specified date; providing redesign 88
138-requirements; providing an effective date. 89
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140-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 91
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142- Section 1. Subsections (2) t hrough (6) of section 20.23, 93
143-Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) through (7), 94
144-respectively, paragraph (b) of present subsection (2) is 95
145-amended, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section, to 96
146-read: 97
147- 20.23 Department of Transportation .—There is created a 98
148-Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized 99
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125+ (c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 76
126+designee. 77
127+ (d) The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. 78
128+including the secretaries of the Department of Transportation , 79
129+the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department 80
130+of Economic Opportunity, or their designees, and 81
131+ (e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission. 82
132+ (f) The nomination of the remaining four members of the 83
133+board shall be made to the President of the University of South 84
134+Florida by the College of Engineering at the University of South 85
135+Florida., and The appointment of these members must be reviewed 86
136+and approved by the Florida Transportation Commission and 87
137+confirmed by the Board of Govern ors. 88
138+ Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 89
139+334.066, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 90
140+ 334.066 Implementing Solutions from Transportation 91
141+Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab. — 92
142+ (3) An advisory board shall be c reated to periodically 93
143+review and advise I-STREET concerning its research program. The 94
144+board shall consist of nine members with expertise in 95
145+transportation-related areas, as follows: 96
146+ (d) The Secretary of Commerce Economic Opportunity or his 97
147+or her designee. 98
148+ Section 3. Subsection (10) of section 339.175, Florida 99
149+Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), subsection (1), 100
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162- (2) The secretary shall establish annual performance and 101
163-production measures, establish a minimum standard for such 102
164-measures, and publish a report on actual performa nce. Such 103
165-measures shall be developed by a working group comprised of 104
166-transportation industry leaders and stakeholders, including, but 105
167-not limited to, Florida Transportation Commission members, 106
168-members of academia, department staff, and representatives of 107
169-the agencies and authorities listed in subparagraph (3)(b)2. 108
170-Such measures, at a minimum, must include the following: 109
171- (a) Safety of the current transportation system in this 110
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173- (b) Contracts for construction and professional services 112
174-procured on time and delivered on time and within budget. 113
175- (c) Preservation of the State Highway System. 114
176- (d) Financial management. 115
177- (e) Effectiveness of other federally and state mandated 116
178-programs. 117
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180- (b) The Florida Transportation Commission shall: 119
181- 1. Recommend major transportation policies for the 120
182-Governor's approval and assure that approved policies and any 121
183-revisions are properly executed. 122
184- 2. Periodically review the status of the state 123
185-transportation system, including highway, transit, rail, 124
186-seaport, intermodal development, and aviation components of the 125
162+paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraphs (b), (j), and (i) of 101
163+subsection (6), subsection (7), and present sub section (11) are 102
164+amended, and a new subsection (10) is added to that section, to 103
165+read: 104
166+ 339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. — 105
167+ (1) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of the Legislature to 106
168+encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, 107
169+operation, and development of multimodal surface transportation 108
170+systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight 109
171+and foster economic growth and development within and through 110
172+urbanized areas of this state while balancing conservation of 111
173+natural resources minimizing transportation -related fuel 112
174+consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through 113
175+metropolitan transportation planning processes identified in 114
176+this section. To accomplish these objectives, metropolitan 115
177+planning organizations, refe rred to in this section as M.P.O.'s, 116
178+shall develop, in cooperation with the state and public transit 117
179+operators, transportation plans and programs for metropolitan 118
180+areas. The plans and programs for each metropolitan area must 119
181+provide for the development and integrated management and 120
182+operation of transportation systems and facilities, including 121
183+pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities that 122
184+will function as an intermodal transportation system for the 123
185+metropolitan area, based upon the prevailin g principles provided 124
186+in s. 334.046(1). The process for developing such plans and 125
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201- 3. Perform an in-depth evaluation of the annual department 128
202-budget request, the Florida Transportation Plan, and the 129
203-tentative work program for compliance with all applicable laws 130
204-and established departmental policies. Except as specifically 131
205-provided in s. 339.135(4)(c)2., (d), and (f), the commission may 132
206-not consider individual construction projects but shall consider 133
207-methods of accomplishing the goals of the department in the most 134
208-effective, efficient, and businesslike manner. 135
209- 4. Monitor the financial status of the department on a 136
210-regular basis to assure that the department is managing rev enue 137
211-and bond proceeds responsibly and in accordance with law and 138
212-established policy. 139
213- 5. Monitor on at least a quarterly basis the efficiency, 140
214-productivity, and management of the department using performance 141
215-and production standards developed by the comm ission pursuant to 142
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217- 6. Perform an in-depth evaluation of the factors causing 144
218-disruption of project schedules in the adopted work program and 145
219-recommend to the Governor and the Legislature methods to 146
220-eliminate or reduce the disruptive effects of these factors. 147
221- 7. Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature 148
222-improvements to the department's organization in order to 149
223-streamline and optimize the efficiency of the department. In 150
199+programs shall provide for consideration of all modes of 126
200+transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and 127
201+comprehensive, to the degree appropriate, based on the 128
202+complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. To 129
203+ensure that the process is integrated with the statewide 130
204+planning process, M.P.O.'s shall develop plans and programs that 131
205+identify transportation facilities that should function as an 132
206+integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving emphasis 133
207+to facilities that serve important national, state, and regional 134
208+transportation functions. For the purposes of this section, 135
209+those facilities include the facilities on the Strategic 136
210+Intermodal System designat ed under s. 339.63 and facilities for 137
211+which projects have been identified pursuant to s. 339.2819(4). 138
212+ (2) DESIGNATION.— 139
213+ (a)1. An M.P.O. shall be designated for each urbanized 140
214+area of the state; however, this does not require that an 141
215+individual M.P.O. be designated for each such area. Such 142
216+designation shall be accomplished by agreement between the 143
217+Governor and units of general -purpose local government 144
218+representing at least 75 percent of the population of the 145
219+urbanized area; however, the unit of general -purpose local 146
220+government that represents the central city or cities within the 147
221+M.P.O. jurisdiction, as defined by the United States Bureau of 148
222+the Census, must be a party to such agreement. 149
223+ 2. To the extent possible, only one M.P.O. shall be 150
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236-reviewing the department's organization, the commission shall 151
237-determine if the current district organizational structure is 152
238-responsive to this state's changing economic and demographic 153
239-development patterns. The report by the commission must be 154
240-delivered to the Governor and the Legislature by December 15 155
241-each year, as appropr iate. The commission may retain experts as 156
242-necessary to carry out this subparagraph, and the department 157
243-shall pay the expenses of the experts. 158
244- 8. Monitor the efficiency, productivity, and management of 159
245-the agencies and authorities created under chapters 348 and 349; 160
246-the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority re -created pursuant to chapter 161
247-2000-411, Laws of Florida; and any authority formed under 162
248-chapter 343; any public transit provider as defined in s. 163
249-341.031(1); and any community transportation coordinator as 164
250-defined in s. 427.011(5). Any performance and production 165
251-measures used by the commission shall be developed by the 166
252-working group described in subsection (2) . The commission shall 167
253-also conduct periodic reviews of each agency's and authority's 168
254-operations and budget , acquisition of property, management of 169
255-revenue and bond proceeds, and compliance with applicable laws 170
256-and generally accepted accounting principles. For agencies and 171
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258-performance standards, the commiss ion shall make recommendations 173
259-to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 174
260-House of Representatives, the department, and the applicable 175
236+designated for each urbanized area or group of contiguous 151
237+urbanized areas. More than one M.P.O. may be designated within 152
238+an existing urbanized area only if the Governor and the existing 153
239+M.P.O. determine that the size and complexity of the existing 154
240+urbanized area makes t he designation of more than one M.P.O. for 155
241+the area appropriate . After July 1, 2024, no additional M.P.O.'s 156
242+shall be designated in th e state except in urbanized areas, as 157
243+defined by the United States Bureau of the Census, where the 158
244+urbanized area boundary is not contiguous to an urbanized area 159
245+designated before the 2020 census , in which case each M.P.O. 160
246+designated for the area must: 161
247+ a. Consult with every other M.P.O. designated for the 162
248+urbanized area and the state to coordinate plans and 163
249+transportation improvement programs. 164
250+ b. Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the 165
251+consistency of data used in the planning process, including data 166
252+used in forecasting travel demand within the urbanized area . 167
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254+Each M.P.O. required under this section must be fully operative 169
255+no later than 6 months following its designation. 170
256+ (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. —The powers, 171
257+privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in 172
258+this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement 173
259+authorized under s. 16 3.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts 174
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274-or legislative changes needed to imp rove performance. 177
275- Section 2. Paragraphs (j) and (m) of subsection (2) of 178
276-section 110.205, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 179
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280- (j) The appointed secretaries and the State Surgeon 183
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287-comparable to such positions, which positions include, but are 190
288-not limited to, program directors, assistant program directors, 191
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292-Administrator, the S tate Public Transportation and Modal 195
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273+applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal aid. It 176
274+is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. be involved in 177
275+the planning and programm ing of transportation facilities, 178
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277+speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal facilities, to the 180
278+extent permitted by state or federal law. An M.P.O. may not 181
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280+projects on the State Highway System. 183
281+ (b) In developing the long -range transportation plan and 184
282+the transportation improvement program required under paragraph 185
283+(a), each M.P.O. shall provide for consideration of projects and 186
284+strategies that will: 187
285+ 1. Support the economic vitality of the contiguous 188
286+urbanized metropolitan area, especially by enabling global 189
287+competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency. 190
288+ 2. Increase the safety and security of the transportation 191
289+system for motorized a nd nonmotorized users. 192
290+ 3. Increase the accessibility and mobility options 193
291+available to people and for freight. 194
292+ 4. Protect and enhance the environment, conserve natural 195
293+resources promote energy conservation , and improve quality of 196
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311-of county health department directors and county health 202
312-department administrators of the Department of Healt h in 203
313-accordance with the rules of the Senior Management Service. 204
314- (m) All assistant division director, deputy division 205
315-director, and bureau chief positions in any department, and 206
316-those positions determined by the department to have managerial 207
317-responsibilities comparable to such positions, which include, 208
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319- 1. Positions in the Department of Health and the 210
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321-duties of serving as the superintendent or assistant 212
322-superintendent of an institution. 213
323- 2. Positions in the Department of Corrections which are 214
324-assigned primary duties of serving as the warden, assistant 215
325-warden, colonel, or major of an institution or that are assigned 216
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312+transportation system. 203
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315+ 9. Reduce traffic and congestion. 206
316+ (j)1. To more fully accomplish the purposes for which 207
317+M.P.O.'s have been mandated, the department shall, at least 208
318+annually, convene M.P.O.'s of similar size, based on the size of 209
319+population served, for the purpose of exchanging best practices. 210
320+M.P.O.'s may shall develop committees or working groups as 211
321+needed to accomplish such purpose. At the discretion of the 212
322+department, training for new M.P.O. governing board members 213
323+shall be provided by the department, by an entity pursuant to a 214
324+contract with the department, by the Florida Center for Urban 215
325+Transportation Research, or by the Implementing Solutions from 216
326+Transportation Research and Eva luating Emerging Technologies (I -217
327+STREET) Living Lab coordination mechanisms with one another to 218
328+expand and improve transportation within the state. The 219
329+appropriate method of coordination between M.P.O.'s shall vary 220
330+depending upon the project involved and g iven local and regional 221
331+needs. Consequently, it is appropriate to set forth a flexible 222
332+methodology that can be used by M.P.O.'s to coordinate with 223
333+other M.P.O.'s and appropriate political subdivisions as 224
334+circumstances demand . 225
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348-assigned the duties of Environmental Administrator, Assistan t 227
349-County Health Department Director, and County Health Department 228
350-Financial Administrator. 229
351- 6. Positions in the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 230
352-Vehicles which are assigned primary duties of serving as 231
353-captains in the Florida Highway Patrol. 232
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356-salary and benefits of the positions listed in this paragraph in 235
357-accordance with the rules established for the Selected Exempt 236
358-Service. 237
359- Section 3. Section 316.1575, Florida Statutes, is amended 238
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361- 316.1575 Obedience to traffic control devices at railroad -240
362-highway grade crossings. — 241
363- (1) A Any person walking or driving a vehicle and 242
364-approaching a railroad -highway grade crossing under any of the 243
365-circumstances stated in this section must shall stop within 50 244
366-feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such 245
367-railroad and may shall not proceed until the railroad tracks are 246
368-clear and he or she can do so safely. This subsection applies 247
369-The foregoing requirements apply when: 248
347+ 2. Any M.P.O. may join with any other M.P.O. or any 226
348+individual political subdivision to coordinate activities or to 227
349+achieve any federal or state transportation planning or 228
350+development goals or purposes consistent with federal or state 229
351+law. When an M.P.O. determines that it is appropr iate to join 230
352+with another M.P.O. or any political subdivision to coordinate 231
353+activities, the M.P.O. or political subdivision shall enter into 232
354+an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.01, which, at a 233
355+minimum, creates a separate legal or administrative enti ty to 234
356+coordinate the transportation planning or development activities 235
357+required to achieve the goal or purpose; provides the purpose 236
358+for which the entity is created; provides the duration of the 237
359+agreement and the entity and specifies how the agreement may be 238
360+terminated, modified, or rescinded; describes the precise 239
361+organization of the entity, including who has voting rights on 240
362+the governing board, whether alternative voting members are 241
363+provided for, how voting members are appointed, and what the 242
364+relative voting strength is for each constituent M.P.O. or 243
365+political subdivision; provides the manner in which the parties 244
366+to the agreement will provide for the financial support of the 245
367+entity and payment of costs and expenses of the entity; provides 246
368+the manner in which funds may be paid to and disbursed from the 247
369+entity; and provides how members of the entity will resolve 248
370+disagreements regarding interpretation of the interlocal 249
371+agreement or disputes relating to the operation of the entity. 250
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383-gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or 250
384-railroad track equipment ; 251
385- (b) A crossing gate is lowered or a law enforcement 252
386-officer or a human flagger gives or continues to give a signal 253
387-of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track 254
388-equipment; 255
389- (c) An approaching railroad train or railroad track 256
390-equipment emits an audible signal or the railroad train or 257
391-railroad track equipment , by reason of its speed or nearness to 258
392-the crossing, is an immediate hazard; or 259
393- (d) An approaching railroad train or railroad track 260
394-equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to 261
395-the railroad-highway grade crossing, regardless of the type of 262
396-traffic control devices installed at the cro ssing. 263
397- (2) A No person may not shall drive a any vehicle through, 264
398-around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad -265
399-highway grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is 266
400-being opened or closed. 267
401- (3) A person who violates violation of this section 268
402-commits is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable pursuant 269
403-to chapter 318 as: 270
404- (a) either A pedestrian violation ; or, 271
405- (b) If the infraction resulted from the operation of a 272
406-vehicle, as a moving violation. 273
384+Such interlocal agreement sh all become effective upon its 251
385+recordation in the official public records of each county in 252
386+which a member of the entity created by the interlocal agreement 253
387+has a voting member. Multiple M.P.O.'s may merge, combine, or 254
388+otherwise join together as a single M. P.O. 255
389+ (i) By February 28, 2025 December 31, 2023, the M.P.O.'s 256
390+serving Lee and Collier Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas 257
391+Counties must submit a feasibility report to the Governor, the 258
392+President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 259
393+Representatives exploring the benefits, costs, and process of 260
394+consolidation into a single M.P.O. serving the contiguous 261
395+urbanized area, the goal of which would be to: 262
396+ 1. Coordinate transportation projects deemed to be 263
397+regionally significant. 264
398+ 2. Review the impact of regionally significant land use 265
399+decisions on the region. 266
400+ 3. Review all proposed regionally significant 267
401+transportation projects in the respective transportation 268
402+improvement programs. 269
403+ (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. —Each M.P.O. must 270
404+develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least 271
405+a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long -272
406+range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other 273
407+state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be 274
408+considered in the lo ng-range transportation plan are: preserving 275
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420-$500 and have 6 points assessed against his or her driver 275
421-license pursuant to s. 322.27(3)(d)7. 276
422- 2. For a second or subsequent violation, the person shall 277
423-pay a fine of $1,000 and have 6 points assessed against his or 278
424-her driver license pursuant to s. 322.27(3)(d)7. 279
425- Section 4. Section 316.1576, Florida Statutes, is amended 280
426-to read: 281
427- 316.1576 Insufficient clearance at a railroad -highway 282
428-grade crossing.— 283
429- (1) A person may not drive a any vehicle through a 284
430-railroad-highway grade crossing that does not have sufficient 285
431-space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping 286
432-or without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, 287
433-pedestrians, railroad trains, or other railroad equipment, 288
434-notwithstanding any traffic con trol signal indication to 289
435-proceed. 290
436- (2) A person may not drive a any vehicle through a 291
437-railroad-highway grade crossing that does not have sufficient 292
438-undercarriage clearance to drive completely through the crossing 293
439-without stopping or without obstructing t he passage of a 294
440-railroad train or other railroad equipment . 295
441- (3) A person who violates violation of this section 296
442-commits is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a 297
443-moving violation as provided in chapter 318. 298
421+the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's 276
422+economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure 277
423+mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent, 278
424+to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements 279
425+and the goals, objectives, and policies of the approved local 280
426+government comprehensive plans of the units of local government 281
427+located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is 282
428+encouraged to consider s trategies that integrate transportation 283
429+and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and 284
430+reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The approved long -range 285
431+transportation plan must be considered by local governments in 286
432+the development of the transpor tation elements in local 287
433+government comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto. The 288
434+long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum: 289
435+ (a) Identify transportation facilities, including, but not 290
436+limited to, major roadways, airports, seaports, spaceports, 291
437+commuter rail systems, transit systems, and intermodal or 292
438+multimodal terminals that will function as an integrated 293
439+metropolitan transpor tation system. The long -range 294
440+transportation plan must give emphasis to those transportation 295
441+facilities that serve national, statewide, or regional 296
442+functions, and must consider the goals and objectives identified 297
443+in the Florida Transportation Plan as provi ded in s. 339.155. If 298
444+a project is located within the boundaries of more than one 299
445+M.P.O., the M.P.O.'s must coordinate plans regarding the project 300
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457-$500 and have 6 points assessed against his or her driver 300
458-license pursuant to s. 322.27(3)(d)7. 301
459- (b) For a second or subsequent violation, the person shall 302
460-pay a fine of $1,000, shall have 6 points assessed against his 303
461-or her driver license pursuant to s. 322.27(3)(d)7., and, 304
462-notwithstanding s. 322.27(3)(a), (b), and (c), shall have his or 305
463-her driving privilege suspended for not more than 6 months. 306
464- Section 5. Subsections (8) and (9) are added to section 307
465-316.20655, Florida Statut es, to read: 308
466- 316.20655 Electric bicycle regulations. — 309
467- (8) A local government may adopt an ordinance providing 310
468-one or more minimum age requirements for the operation of 311
469-electric bicycles and may adopt an ordinance requiring an 312
470-operator of an electric bi cycle to possess a government -issued 313
471-photographic identification. 314
472- (9) A local government may provide training on safe 315
473-operation of electric bicycles and compliance with the traffic 316
474-laws of this state which are applicable to electric bicycles. 317
475- Section 6. Subsections (7) and (8) are added to section 318
476-316.2128, Florida Statutes, to read: 319
477- 316.2128 Micromobility devices, motorized scooters, and 320
478-miniature motorcycles; requirements. — 321
479- (7) A local government may adopt an ordinance providing 322
480-one or more minimum age requirements for the operation of 323
458+in the long-range transportation plan. Multiple M.P.O.'s within 301
459+a contiguous urbanized area must coordinate t he development of 302
460+long-range transportation plans to be reviewed by the 303
461+Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. 304
462+ (b) Include a financial plan that demonstrates how the 305
463+plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and 306
464+private sources which are reasonably expected to be available to 307
465+carry out the plan, and recommends any additional financing 308
466+strategies for needed projects and programs. The financial plan 309
467+may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that 310
468+would be included in the adopted long -range transportation plan 311
469+if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 312
470+the financial plan were available. For the purpose of developing 313
471+the long-range transportation plan, the M.P.O. and the 314
472+department shall coopera tively develop estimates of funds that 315
473+will be available to support the plan implementation. Innovative 316
474+financing techniques may be used to fund needed projects and 317
475+programs. Such techniques may include the assessment of tolls, 318
476+public-private partnerships, the use of value capture financing, 319
477+or the use of value pricing. Multiple M.P.O.'s within a 320
478+contiguous urbanized area must ensure, to the maximum extent 321
479+possible, the consistency of data used in the planning process. 322
480+ (c) Assess capital investment and ot her measures necessary 323
481+to: 324
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494-ordinance requiring an operator of a motorized scooter or 325
495-micromobility device to possess a government -issued photographic 326
496-identification. 327
497- (8) A local government may provide training on safe 328
498-operation of motorized scooters or micromobility devices and 329
499-compliance with the traffic laws of this state which are 330
500-applicable to motorized scooters or micromobility devices. 331
501- Section 7. Subsections (10) through (23) of section 332
502-318.18, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (11) 333
503-through (24), respectively, subsection (9) is amended, and a new 334
504-subsection (10) is added to that section, to read: 335
505- 318.18 Amount of penalties. —The penalties required for a 336
506-noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal 337
507-offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: 338
508- (9) Five One hundred dollars for a first violation and 339
509-$1,000 for a second or subsequent violation of s. 316.1575. 340
510- (10) Five hundred dollars for a firs t violation and $1,000 341
511-for a second or subsequent violation of s. 316.1576. In addition 342
512-to this penalty, for a second or subsequent violation, the 343
513-department shall suspend the driver license of the person for 344
514-not more than 6 months. 345
515- Section 8. Subsecti on (26) of section 334.044, Florida 346
516-Statutes, is amended to read: 347
517- 334.044 Powers and duties of the department. —The 348
495+transportation system including requirements for the operation, 326
496+resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of major roadways 327
497+and requirements for the operation, maintena nce, modernization, 328
498+and rehabilitation of public transportation facilities; and 329
499+ 2. Make the most efficient use of existing transportation 330
500+facilities to relieve vehicular congestion, improve safety, and 331
501+maximize the mobility of people and goods. Such effo rts must 332
502+include, but are not limited to, consideration of infrastructure 333
503+and technological improvements necessary to accommodate advances 334
504+in vehicle technology, such as automated driving systems and 335
505+other developments. 336
506+ (d) Indicate, as appropriate, prop osed transportation 337
507+enhancement activities, including, but not limited to, 338
508+pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails or facilities that are 339
509+regionally significant or critical linkages for the Florida 340
510+Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network, scenic easements, 341
511+landscaping, integration of advanced air mobility, and 342
512+integration of autonomous and electric vehicles, electric 343
513+bicycles, and motorized scooters used for freight, commuter, or 344
514+micromobility purposes historic preservation, mitigation of 345
515+water pollution due to highway runoff, and control of outdoor 346
516+advertising. 347
517+ (e) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) -(d), 348
518+in metropolitan areas that are classified as nonattainment areas 349
519+for ozone or carbon monoxide, the M.P.O. must coordinate the 350
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531- (26)(a) To provide for the enhancement of environmental 350
532-benefits, including air and water quality; to prevent roadside 351
533-erosion; to conserve the natural roadside growth and scenery; 352
534-and to provide for the implementation and maintenance of 353
535-roadside conservation, enhancement, and stabilization programs. 354
536-At least 1.5 percent of the amount contracted for construction 355
537-projects shall be allocated by the department on a statewide 356
538-basis for the purchase of plant materials. Department districts 357
539-may not expend funds for landscaping in connection with any 358
540-project that is limited to resurfaci ng existing lanes unless the 359
541-expenditure has been approved by the department's secretary or 360
542-the secretary's designee. To the greatest extent practical, at 361
543-least 50 percent of the funds allocated under this paragraph 362
544-subsection shall be allocated for large plant materials and the 363
545-remaining funds for other plant materials. Except as prohibited 364
546-by applicable federal law or regulation, all plant materials 365
547-shall be purchased from Florida commercial nursery stock in this 366
548-state on a uniform competitive bid basis. The department shall 367
549-develop grades and standards for landscaping materials purchased 368
550-through this process. To accomplish these activities, the 369
551-department may contract with nonprofit organizations having the 370
552-primary purpose of developing youth employment o pportunities. 371
553- (b) In order to increase cost predictability and 372
554-programming needs, a project with a total contracted 373
532+development of the long-range transportation plan with the State 351
533+Implementation Plan developed pursuant to the requirements of 352
534+the federal Clean Air Act. 353
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536+In the development of its long -range transportation plan, each 355
537+M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public ag encies, 356
538+representatives of transportation agency employees, freight 357
539+shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private 358
540+providers of transportation, representatives of users of public 359
541+transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable 360
542+opportunity to comment on the long -range transportation plan. 361
543+The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the 362
544+M.P.O. and by the department as provided in subsection (10). 363
545+ (10) ACCOUNTABILITY. — 364
546+ (a) The department shall review each M.P.O.'s long -range 365
547+transportation plan for productive flow and connectivity for 366
548+people and freight within the M.P.O.'s metropolitan area. If the 367
549+department finds an M.P.O.'s long -range transportation plan to 368
550+be unsatisfactory or incongruent with the metropolitan area, t he 369
551+department shall return the plan to the M.P.O. for revision. 370
552+ (b) The department shall create quality performance 371
553+metrics and a scoring mechanism by which to evaluate each 372
554+M.P.O.'s service to its communities, taking into consideration 373
555+traffic congestion, the utilization rate of multimodal 374
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568-percent of the total construction cost expended in the fiscal 375
569-year the project is planned for construction, and the remaining 376
570-1 percent may be planned and expended over 4 fiscal years. 377
571- Section 9. Subsection (4) of section 334.065, Florida 378
572-Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (6), subsection (3) is 379
573-amended, and new subsections (4 ) and (5) are added to that 380
574-section, to read: 381
575- 334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. — 382
576- (3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically and 383
577-objectively review and advise the center concerning its research 384
578-program. Except for projects ma ndated by law, state -funded base 385
579-projects shall not be undertaken without approval of the 386
580-advisory board. The membership of the board shall consist of 387
581-nine experts in transportation -related areas, including 388
582-electrical engineering, enterprise and infrastruc ture 389
583-information technology, design architecture drafting, and 390
584-workforce development, as follows: 391
585- (a) A member appointed by the President of the Senate. 392
586- (b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 393
587-Representatives. 394
588- (c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 395
589-designee. 396
590- (d) The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. the 397
591-secretaries of the Department of Transportation, the Department 398
569+the transportation system for people and freight, and other 376
570+factors the department deems necessary. The department shall 377
571+establish a minimum acceptable qu ality performance score. 378
572+ (c) Beginning in 2025 and each year thereafter, each 379
573+M.P.O. shall report its score for each quality performance 380
574+metric by December 1 to the district secretary and shall publish 381
575+the score and supporting data on its website. The de partment 382
576+must validate each M.P.O.'s score calculation and make 383
577+adjustments thereto if necessary. 384
578+ (d) Beginning in December of 2026 and every 3 years 385
579+thereafter, an M.P.O. that does not achieve the minimum 386
580+acceptable quality performance score shall be pl aced under the 387
581+control of the Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary of 388
582+Transportation shall appoint the district secretary or another 389
583+person to assume the role of executive director of the M.P.O. 390
584+and chair of its governing board for a period not to ex ceed 1 391
585+year, during which time the district secretary or other person 392
586+shall make recommendations to the governing board regarding: 393
587+ 1. Any leadership, process, and management changes needed 394
588+to improve the M.P.O.'s quality performance score. 395
589+ 2. Whether the metropolitan area of the M.P.O. would be 396
590+better served by consolidation of the M.P.O. with an M.P.O. in a 397
591+contiguous urbanized metropolitan area. 398
592+ (e) Subject to appropriation by the Legislature, beginning 399
593+in 2026 and every 3 years thereafter, the sing le M.P.O. with the 400
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605-Opportunity, or their designees, and 400
606- (e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission. 401
607- (f) The nomination of the remaining four members of the 402
608-board shall be made to the President of the University of South 403
609-Florida by the College of Engineering at the University of South 404
610-Florida, and the appointment of these members must be reviewed 405
611-and approved by the Florida Transportation Commission and 406
612-confirmed by the Board of Governors . 407
613- (4) By January 1, 2025, the center must deliver a report 408
614-to the department on model policies and procedu res or best 409
615-practices for paratransit providers to complete trips within an 410
616-acceptable time after pickup. 411
617- (5) By December 1, 2025, the center must deliver to the 412
618-Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 413
619-of Representatives, and the department a report examining 414
620-alternate revenue sources for the State Transportation Trust 415
621-Fund. 416
622- Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 334.066, Florida 417
623-Statutes, is amended, and subsections (4) and (5) are added to 418
624-that section, to read: 419
625- 334.066 Implementing Solutions from Transportation 420
626-Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab. — 421
627- (3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically 422
628-review and advise I-STREET concerning its research program. The 423
606+highest quality performance score will receive $5 million from 401
607+the State Transportation Trust Fund. Such funds shall be 402
608+expended at the M.P.O.'s discretion for a project approved in 403
609+its work program list. Such M.P.O. shall also represent the 404
610+state in any federal M.P.O. conference or membership 405
611+organization. 406
612+ (11) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. — 407
613+ (a) A Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council 408
614+is created to augment, and not supplant, the role of the 409
615+individual M.P.O.'s in the cooperative transportation planning 410
616+process described in this section. 411
617+ (b) The council shall consist of one representative from 412
618+each M.P.O. and shall elect a chairperson annually from its 413
619+number. Each M.P.O. shall also elect an alter nate representative 414
620+from each M.P.O. to vote in the absence of the representative. 415
621+Members of the council do not receive any compensation for their 416
622+services, but may be reimbursed from funds made available to 417
623+council members for travel and per diem expense s incurred in the 418
624+performance of their council duties as provided in s. 112.061. 419
625+ (c) The powers and duties of the Metropolitan Planning 420
626+Organization Advisory Council are to: 421
627+ 1. Establish bylaws by action of its governing board 422
628+providing procedural rule s to guide its proceedings and 423
629+consideration of matters before the council, or, alternatively, 424
630+adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement 425
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643-enterprise and infrastructure information technology, design 426
644-architecture drafting, and workforce development, as follows: 427
645- (a) A member appointed by the President of the Sen ate. 428
646- (b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 429
647-Representatives. 430
648- (c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 431
649-designee. 432
650- (d) The Secretary of Commerce Economic Opportunity or his 433
651-or her designee. 434
652- (e) A member of the Florida Transport ation Commission. 435
653- (f) Four members nominated by the University of Florida's 436
654-College of Engineering and approved by the university's 437
655-president. The College of Engineering's nominees may include 438
656-representatives of the University of Florida, other academic and 439
657-research institutions, or private entities. 440
658- (4) By January 1, 2025, I -STREET must deliver a 441
659-comprehensive report on technology and training improvements to 442
660-better support persons with disabilities using paratransit 443
661-services, including services admini stered by the federal, state, 444
662-or local government, to the Governor, the President of the 445
663-Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 446
664-department. The report must, at a minimum, include 447
665-recommendations on technology improvements for paratran sit 448
643+provisions of law conferring powers or duties upon it. 426
644+ 2. Assist M.P.O.'s in carrying out the ur banized area 427
645+transportation planning process by serving as the principal 428
646+forum for collective policy discussion pursuant to law. 429
647+ 3. Serve as a clearinghouse for review and comment by 430
648+M.P.O.'s on the Florida Transportation Plan and on other issues 431
649+required to comply with federal or state law in carrying out the 432
650+urbanized area transportation and systematic planning processes 433
651+instituted pursuant to s. 339.155. The council must also report 434
652+annually to the Florida Transportation Commission on the 435
653+alignment of M.P.O. long-range transportation plans with the 436
654+Florida Transportation Plan. 437
655+ 4. Employ an executive director and such other staff as 438
656+necessary to perform adequately the functions of the council, 439
657+within budgetary limitations. The executive director and st aff 440
658+are exempt from part II of chapter 110 and serve at the 441
659+direction and control of the council. The council is assigned to 442
660+the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation 443
661+for fiscal and accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise 444
662+function independently of the control and direction of the 445
663+department. 446
664+ 5. Deliver training on federal and state program 447
665+requirements and procedures to M.P.O. board members and M.P.O. 448
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679-local, state, and federal funding sources. At a minimum, the 450
680-report shall include a review of and recommendations on: 451
681- (a) Technology systems to ensure the safety of 452
682-individuals, including the use of in-cabin camera systems and 453
683-other technologies to monitor the safety and well -being of 454
684-individuals using fixed routes. 455
685- (b) Best practices for data retention, including 456
686-protection of personally identifiable information, length of 457
687-retention, and location of retained files. 458
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690-machine interfaces. 461
691- (d) Safety standards of professional engineering 462
692-organizations on camera -mounting best practices. 463
693- (e) Costs of installation and maintenance of camera 464
694-systems to paratransit providers. 465
695- (f) The use of Internet, mobile, and application -based 466
696-interfaces to book, monitor, and seek transportation services. 467
697-The review must also consider access ibility needs. 468
698- (5) By December 1, 2025, I -STREET must deliver to the 469
699-Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 470
700-of Representatives, and the department a report examining 471
701-methods of taxation or usage fees for residential charging of 472
702-electric vehicles. 473
680+the agency will take to carry out its mission within the context 451
681+of the state comprehensive plan and any other statutory mandates 452
682+and directives. 453
683+ (d) The Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory 454
684+Council may enter into contracts in accordance with chapter 287 455
685+to support the activities described in paragraph (c). Lobbying 456
686+and the acceptance of funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or 457
687+bequests from private, local, state, or federal sources are 458
688+prohibited. 459
689+ Section 4. Subsection (14) of section 331.3051, Florida 460
690+Statutes, is amended to read: 461
691+ 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida. —Space Florida shall: 462
692+ (14) Partner with the Metropolitan Planning Organization 463
693+Advisory Council to coordinate and specify how aerospace 464
694+planning and programming will be part of the state's cooperative 465
695+transportation planning process. 466
696+ Section 5. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 467
697+331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 468
698+ 331.310 Powers and duties of the board of directors. — 469
699+ (2) The board of directors shall: 470
700+ (e) Prepare an annual report of operations as a supplement 471
701+to the annual report required under s. 331.3051(15) s. 472
702+331.3051(16). The report must include, but not be limited to, a 473
703+balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of changes in 474
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717- 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; 476
718-definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment. — 477
719- (4) FUNDING AND DEVELOPING A TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM. — 478
720- (c)1. For purposes of this section, the board of county 479
721-commissioners shall serve as the metropolitan planning 480
722-organization in those counties which are not located in a 481
723-metropolitan planning organization and shall b e involved in the 482
724-development of the district work program to the same extent as a 483
725-metropolitan planning organization. 484
726- 2. The district work program shall be developed 485
727-cooperatively from the outset with the various metropolitan 486
728-planning organizations of t he state and include, to the maximum 487
729-extent feasible, the project priorities of metropolitan planning 488
730-organizations which have been submitted to the district by 489
731-August 1 of each year pursuant to s. 339.175(8)(b) ; however, the 490
732-department and a metropolitan planning organization may, in 491
733-writing, cooperatively agree to vary this submittal date . To 492
734-assist the metropolitan planning organizations in developing 493
735-their lists of project priorities, the district shall disclose 494
736-to each metropolitan planning organizatio n any anticipated 495
737-changes in the allocation or programming of state and federal 496
738-funds which may affect the inclusion of metropolitan planning 497
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754-metropolitan planning organization with written justification 501
755-for any project proposed to be rescheduled or deleted from the 502
756-district work program which project is part of the metropolitan 503
757-planning organization's transportation improvement program and 504
758-is contained in the last 4 years of the previous adopted work 505
759-program. By no later than 14 days after submittal of the 506
760-district work program to the central office, the affected 507
761-metropolitan planning organization may file an objection to such 508
762-rescheduling or deletion. When an objection is filed with the 509
763-secretary, the rescheduling or deletion may not be included in 510
764-the district work program unless the inclusion of such 511
765-rescheduling or deletion is spec ifically approved by the 512
766-secretary. The Florida Transportation Commission shall include 513
767-such objections in its evaluation of the tentative work program 514
768-only when the secretary has approved the rescheduling or 515
769-deletion. 516
770- Section 12. Subsection (10) of se ction 339.175, Florida 517
771-Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), subsection (1), 518
772-paragraph (a) of subsection (3), subsections (6), (7), and (8), 519
773-and present subsection (11) are amended, and a new subsection 520
774-(10) is added to that section, to read: 521
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790-operation, and development of multimodal surface transportation 525
791-systems that will serve the mobility need s of people and freight 526
792-and foster economic growth and development within and through 527
793-urbanized areas of this state while balancing conservation of 528
794-natural resources minimizing transportation -related fuel 529
795-consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emis sions through 530
796-metropolitan transportation planning processes identified in 531
797-this section. To accomplish these objectives, metropolitan 532
798-planning organizations, referred to in this section as M.P.O.'s, 533
799-shall develop, in cooperation with the state and public t ransit 534
800-operators, transportation plans and programs for metropolitan 535
801-areas. The plans and programs for each metropolitan area must 536
802-provide for the development and integrated management and 537
803-operation of transportation systems and facilities, including 538
804-pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities that 539
805-will function as an intermodal transportation system for the 540
806-metropolitan area, based upon the prevailing principles provided 541
807-in s. 334.046(1). The process for developing such plans and 542
808-programs shall provide for consideration of all modes of 543
809-transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and 544
810-comprehensive, to the degree appropriate, based on the 545
811-complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. To 546
812-ensure that the process is integrated with the statewide 547
813-planning process, M.P.O.'s shall develop plans and programs that 548
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827-integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving emphasis 550
828-to facilities that serve important national, s tate, and regional 551
829-transportation functions. For the purposes of this section, 552
830-those facilities include the facilities on the Strategic 553
831-Intermodal System designated under s. 339.63 and facilities for 554
832-which projects have been identified pursuant to s. 339.2 819(4). 555
833- (3) VOTING MEMBERSHIP. — 556
834- (a) The voting membership of an M.P.O. shall consist of at 557
835-least 5 but not more than 25 apportioned members, with the exact 558
836-number determined on an equitable geographic -population ratio 559
837-basis, based on an agreement among the affected units of 560
838-general-purpose local government and the Governor, as required 561
839-by federal regulations. When two or more M.P.O.'s merge to form 562
840-a regional M.P.O., the voting membership of the resulting 563
841-regional M.P.O. may consist of up to 35 apportio ned members for 564
842-equitable geographic -population representation, subject to 565
843-review by the Department of Transportation and approval by the 566
844-Governor. In accordance with 23 U.S.C. s. 134, the Governor may 567
845-also allow M.P.O. members who represent municipalities to 568
846-alternate with representatives from other municipalities within 569
847-the metropolitan planning area which do not have members on the 570
848-M.P.O. With the exception of instances in which all of the 571
849-county commissioners in a single -county M.P.O. are members of 572
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864-multicounty M.P.O. may satisfy this requirement by any 575
865-combination of county commissioners from each of the counties 576
866-constituting the M.P.O. Voting members shall be elected 577
867-officials of general -purpose local governments, one of whom may 578
868-represent a group of general -purpose local governments through 579
869-an entity created by an M.P.O. for that purpose. An M.P.O. may 580
870-include, as part of its ap portioned voting members, a member of 581
871-a statutorily authorized planning board, an official of an 582
872-agency that operates or administers a major mode of 583
873-transportation, or an official of Space Florida. As used in this 584
874-section, the term "elected officials of a general-purpose local 585
875-government" excludes constitutional officers, including 586
876-sheriffs, tax collectors, supervisors of elections, property 587
877-appraisers, clerks of the court, and similar types of officials. 588
878-County commissioners shall compose not less than 20 percent of 589
879-the M.P.O. membership if an official of an agency that operates 590
880-or administers a major mode of transportation has been appointed 591
881-to an M.P.O. 592
882- (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. —The powers, 593
883-privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are thos e specified in 594
884-this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement 595
885-authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts 596
886-required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently 597
887-applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal ai d. It 598
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901-the planning and prioritization programming of transportation 600
902-facilities, including, but not limited to, airports, intercity 601
903-and high-speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal facilities, 602
904-to the extent permitted by state or federal law. An M.P.O. may 603
905-not perform project production or delivery for capital 604
906-improvement projects on the State Highway System. 605
907- (a) Each M.P.O. shall, in cooperation with the department, 606
908-develop and timely amend: 607
909- 1. A long-range transportation plan pursuant to the 608
910-requirements of subsection (7). 609
911- 2. An annually updated transportation improvement program 610
912-pursuant to the requirements of subsection (8). 611
913- 3. An annual unified planning work program pursuant to the 612
914-requirements of subsection (9). 613
915- (b) In developing the long -range transportation plan and 614
916-the transportation improvement program required under paragraph 615
917-(a), each M.P.O. shall provide for consideration of projects and 616
918-strategies that will: 617
919- 1. Support the economic vitality of the contiguous 618
920-urbanized metropolitan area, especially by enabling global 619
921-competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency. 620
922- 2. Increase the safety and security of the transportation 621
923-system for motorized and nonmotorized users. 622
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942-transportation system, across and between modes and contiguous 629
943-urbanized metropolitan areas, for people and freight. 630
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946-transportation system. 633
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948-infrastructure. 635
949- 9. Reduce traffic and congestion where feasible. 636
950- (c) In order to provide recommendations to the department 637
951-and local governmental entities regarding transportation plans 638
952-and programs, each M.P.O. shall: 639
953- 1. Prepare a congestion management system for the 640
954-contiguous urbanized metropolitan area and cooperate with the 641
955-department in the development of all other transportation 642
956-management systems required by state or federal law. 643
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958-planning boundaries required by state or federal law. 645
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975-comply with applicable state or federal law. 650
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977-metropolitan area in the formulation of transportation plans and 652
978-programs required by this section. 653
979- 6. Perform all other dutie s required by state or federal 654
980-law. 655
981- (d) Each M.P.O. shall appoint a technical advisory 656
982-committee, the members of which shall serve at the pleasure of 657
983-the M.P.O. The membership of the technical advisory committee 658
984-must include, whenever possible, planners; engineers; 659
985-representatives of local aviation authorities, intermodal 660
986-logistics centers, port authorities, and public transit 661
987-authorities or representatives of aviation departments, seaport 662
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989-county governments, as applicable; the school superintendent of 664
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991-superintendent's designee; and other appropriate representatives 666
992-of affected local governments. For each M.P.O. the voting 667
993-membership of which is governed by paragraph (3)(a), when 668
994-selecting the membership of the technical advisory committee, 669
995-the M.P.O. must consider the proportional representation of the 670
996-area's population. In addition to any other duties assigned to 671
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1015-actions with local school boards and other local programs and 678
1016-organizations within the metropolitan area which participate in 679
1017-school safety activities, such as locally e stablished community 680
1018-traffic safety teams. Local school boards must provide the 681
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1051-matters regarding the administration and operation of the M.P.O. 702
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1053-director and any additional personnel may be employed either by 704
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1065-others who serve on an M.P.O. The training opportunities may be 716
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1068-designed to meet the needs of M.P.O. board members. 719
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1070-serving Lee and Collier Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas 721
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1087-urbanized area, the goal of which would be to: 726
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1089-regionally significant. 728
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1096-M.P.O.'s have been mandated, the department shall, at least 735
1097-annually, convene M.P.O.'s of similar size, based on the size of 736
1098-population served, for the purpose of exchanging best practices. 737
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1101-governing board members shall be provided by the department and 740
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1134-coordinate the transportation planning or development acti vities 761
1135-required to achieve the goal or purpose; provides the purpose 762
1136-for which the entity is created; provides the duration of the 763
1137-agreement and the entity and specifies how the agreement may be 764
1138-terminated, modified, or rescinded; describes the precise 765
1139-organization of the entity, including who has voting rights on 766
1140-the governing board, whether alternative voting members are 767
1141-provided for, how voting members are appointed, and what the 768
1142-relative voting strength is for each constituent M.P.O. or 769
1143-political subdivision; provides the manner in which the parties 770
1144-to the agreement will provide for the financial support of the 771
1145-entity and payment of costs and expenses of the entity; provides 772
1146-the manner in which funds may be paid to and disbursed from the 773
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1160-disagreements regarding interpretation of the interlocal 775
1161-agreement or disputes relating to the operation of the entity. 776
1162-Such interlocal agreement shall become effective upon its 777
1163-recordation in the official public records of each county in 778
1164-which a member of the entity created by the interlocal agreement 779
1165-has a voting member. Multiple M.P.O.'s may merge, combine, or 780
1166-otherwise join together as a single M.P.O. 781
1167- (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. —Each M.P.O. must 782
1168-develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least 783
1169-a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long -784
1170-range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other 785
1171-state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be 786
1172-considered in the long-range transportation plan are: preserving 787
1173-the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's 788
1174-economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure 789
1175-mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent, 790
1176-to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements 791
1177-and the goals, objectives, and policies of the approved local 792
1178-government comprehensive plans of the units of local government 793
1179-located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is 794
1180-encouraged to consider strategies that integrate transportation 795
1181-and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and 796
1182-reduce greenhouse gas emissions . M.P.O.'s within the same 797
1183-urbanized area shall develop a regional long -range 798
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1197-significant transportation infrastructure projects. The approved 800
1198-long-range transportation plan must be considered by local 801
1199-governments in the development of the transportation elements in 802
1200-local government comprehensive plans and a ny amendments thereto. 803
1201-The long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum: 804
1202- (a) Identify transportation facilities, including, but not 805
1203-limited to, major roadways, airports, seaports, spaceports, 806
1204-commuter rail systems, transit systems, and intermodal or 807
1205-multimodal terminals that will function as an integrated 808
1206-metropolitan transportation system. The long -range 809
1207-transportation plan must give emphasis to those transportation 810
1208-facilities that serve national, statewide, or regional 811
1209-functions, and must consider the goals and objectives identified 812
1210-in the Florida Transportation Plan as provided in s. 339.155. If 813
1211-a project is located within the boundaries of more than one 814
1212-M.P.O., the M.P.O.'s must coordinate plans regarding the project 815
1213-in the long-range transportation plan. Multiple M.P.O.'s within 816
1214-a contiguous urbanized area must coordinate the development of 817
1215-long-range transportation plans to be reviewed by the 818
1216-Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. 819
1217- (b) Include a financial plan that demonstrates how the 820
1218-plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and 821
1219-private sources which are reasonably expected to be available to 822
1220-carry out the plan, and recommends any additional financing 823
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1234-may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that 825
1235-would be included in the adopted long -range transportation plan 826
1236-if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 827
1237-the financial plan were available. For the purpose of developing 828
1238-the long-range transportation plan, the M.P.O. and the 829
1239-department shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that 830
1240-will be available to support the plan implementation. Innovative 831
1241-financing techniques may be used to fund needed projects and 832
1242-programs. Such techniques may include the assessment of tolls, 833
1243-public-private partnerships, the use of value capture financing, 834
1244-or the use of value pricing. Multiple M.P.O.'s within a 835
1245-contiguous urbanized area must ensure, to the maximum extent 836
1246-possible, the consisten cy of data used in the planning process. 837
1247- (c) Assess capital investment and other measures necessary 838
1248-to: 839
1249- 1. Ensure the preservation of the existing metropolitan 840
1250-transportation system including requirements for the operation, 841
1251-resurfacing, restoration, an d rehabilitation of major roadways 842
1252-and requirements for the operation, maintenance, modernization, 843
1253-and rehabilitation of public transportation facilities; and 844
1254- 2. Make the most efficient use of existing transportation 845
1255-facilities to relieve vehicular conge stion, improve safety, and 846
1256-maximize the mobility of people and goods. Such efforts must 847
1257-include, but are not limited to, consideration of infrastructure 848
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1271-in vehicle technology, such as automat ed driving systems and 850
1272-other developments. 851
1273- (d) Indicate, as appropriate, proposed transportation 852
1274-enhancement activities, including, but not limited to, 853
1275-pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails or facilities that are 854
1276-regionally significant or critical li nkages for the Florida 855
1277-Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network, scenic easements, 856
1278-landscaping, integration of advanced air mobility, and 857
1279-integration of autonomous, electric, and alternative -fuel 858
1280-vehicles, electric bicycles, and motorized scooters used for 859
1281-freight, commuter, or micromobility purposes historic 860
1282-preservation, mitigation of water pollution due to highway 861
1283-runoff, and control of outdoor advertising . 862
1284- (e) In addition to the requirements of paragraphs (a) -(d), 863
1285-in metropolitan areas that are classifie d as nonattainment areas 864
1286-for ozone or carbon monoxide, the M.P.O. must coordinate the 865
1287-development of the long -range transportation plan with the State 866
1288-Implementation Plan developed pursuant to the requirements of 867
1289-the federal Clean Air Act. 868
1290- 869
1291-In the development of its long-range transportation plan, each 870
1292-M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies, 871
1293-representatives of transportation agency employees, freight 872
1294-shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private 873
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1308-transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable 875
1309-opportunity to comment on the long -range transportation plan. 876
1310-The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the 877
1311-M.P.O. 878
1312- (8) TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT P ROGRAM.—Each M.P.O. shall, 879
1313-in cooperation with the state and affected public transportation 880
1314-operators, develop a transportation improvement program for the 881
1315-area within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. It is the M.P.O.'s 882
1316-responsibility, in collaboration with the department, to 883
1317-identify, prioritize, and present to the department a complete 884
1318-list of multimodal transportation projects consistent with the 885
1319-needs of the metropolitan planning area. It is the department's 886
1320-responsibility to program projects in the state transportation 887
1321-improvement program. In the development of the transportation 888
1322-improvement program, each M.P.O. must provide the public, 889
1323-affected public agencies, representatives of transportation 890
1324-agency employees, freight shippers, providers of freight 891
1325-transportation services, private providers of transportation, 892
1326-representatives of users of public transit, and other interested 893
1327-parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed 894
1328-transportation improvement program. 895
1329- (a) Each M.P.O. is responsibl e for developing, annually, a 896
1330-list of project priorities and a transportation improvement 897
1331-program. The prevailing principles to be considered by each 898
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1345-transportation improvement program are: preservi ng the existing 900
1346-transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's economic 901
1347-competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure safety 902
1348-and mobility. The transportation improvement program will be 903
1349-used to initiate federally aided transportation faciliti es and 904
1350-improvements as well as other transportation facilities and 905
1351-improvements including transit, rail, aviation, spaceport, and 906
1352-port facilities to be funded from the State Transportation Trust 907
1353-Fund within its metropolitan area in accordance with existing 908
1354-and subsequent federal and state laws and rules and regulations 909
1355-related thereto. The transportation improvement program shall be 910
1356-consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved 911
1357-local government comprehensive plans of the units of local 912
1358-government whose boundaries are within the metropolitan area of 913
1359-the M.P.O. and include those projects programmed pursuant to s. 914
1360-339.2819(4). Multiple M.P.O.'s within a contiguous urbanized 915
1361-area must coordinate transportation improvement programs. 916
1362- (b) Each M.P.O. annually shall prepare a list of project 917
1363-priorities and shall submit the list to the appropriate district 918
1364-of the department by August 1 of each year ; however, the 919
1365-department and a metropolitan planning organization may, in 920
1366-writing, agree to vary this s ubmittal date. Where more than one 921
1367-M.P.O. exists in an urbanized area, the M.P.O.'s shall develop 922
1368-coordinate in the development of regionally significant project 923
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1382-reviewed by the technical and citi zens' advisory committees, and 925
1383-approved by the M.P.O., before it is transmitted to the 926
1384-district. The approved list of project priorities must be used 927
1385-by the district in developing the district work program and must 928
1386-be used by the M.P.O. in developing its t ransportation 929
1387-improvement program. The annual list of project priorities must 930
1388-be based upon project selection criteria that, at a minimum, 931
1389-consider the following: 932
1390- 1. The approved M.P.O. long -range transportation plan .; 933
1391- 2. The Strategic Intermodal System Plan developed under s. 934
1392-339.64 and essential projects to update the state's 935
1393-transportation network, address congestion, enhance safety, 936
1394-ensure resiliency, and facilitate supply chain needs . 937
1395- 3. The priorities developed pursuant to s. 339.2819(4). 938
1396- 4. The results of the transportation management systems .; 939
1397-and 940
1398- 5. The M.P.O.'s public -involvement procedures. 941
1399- (c) The transportation improvement program must, at a 942
1400-minimum: 943
1401- 1. Include projects and project phases to be fun ded with 944
1402-state or federal funds within the time period of the 945
1403-transportation improvement program and which are recommended for 946
1404-advancement during the next fiscal year and 4 subsequent fiscal 947
1405-years. Such projects and project phases must be consistent, to 948
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1418-the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government 949
1419-comprehensive plans of the units of local government located 950
1420-within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. and the Strategic 951
1421-Intermodal System Plan . For informational purposes, the 952
1422-transportation improv ement program shall also include a list of 953
1423-projects to be funded from local or private revenues. 954
1424- 2. Include projects within the metropolitan area which are 955
1425-proposed for funding under 23 U.S.C. s. 134 of the Federal 956
1426-Transit Act and which are consistent wi th the long-range 957
1427-transportation plan developed under subsection (7). 958
1428- 3. Provide a financial plan that demonstrates how the 959
1429-transportation improvement program can be implemented; indicates 960
1430-the resources, both public and private, that are reasonably 961
1431-expected to be available to accomplish the program; identifies 962
1432-any innovative financing techniques that may be used to fund 963
1433-needed projects and programs; and may include, for illustrative 964
1434-purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 965
1435-approved transportation improvement program if reasonable 966
1436-additional resources beyond those identified in the financial 967
1437-plan were available. Innovative financing techniques may include 968
1438-the assessment of tolls, the use of value capture financing, or 969
1439-the use of value pri cing. The transportation improvement program 970
1440-may include a project or project phase only if full funding can 971
1441-reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project or 972
1442-project phase within the time period contemplated for completion 973
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1456- 4. Group projects and project phases of similar urgency 975
1457-and anticipated staging into appropriate staging periods. 976
1458- 5. Indicate how the transportation improvement program 977
1459-relates to the long-range transportation plan developed under 978
1460-subsection (7), including providing examples of specific 979
1461-projects or project phases that further the goals and policies 980
1462-of the long-range transportation plan. 981
1463- 6. Indicate whether any project or project phase is 982
1464-inconsistent with an approved comprehensive plan of a unit of 983
1465-local government located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. 984
1466-If a project is inconsistent with an affected comprehensive 985
1467-plan, the M.P.O. must provide justification for including the 986
1468-project in the transportation improvement program. 987
1469- 7. Indicate how the improvements are consistent, to the 988
1470-maximum extent feasible, with affected seaport, airport, and 989
1471-spaceport master plans and with public transit development plans 990
1472-of the units of local government located within the jurisdiction 991
1473-of the M.P.O. If a project is located within the boundaries of 992
1474-more than one M.P.O., the M.P.O.'s must coordinate plans 993
1475-regarding the project in the transportation improvement program. 994
1476- 8. Indicate coordination or alignment with transportation 995
1477-improvement plans of other M .P.O.'s within the contiguous 996
1478-urbanized area. 997
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1493-preliminary engineering may be removed from or rescheduled in a 1000
1494-subsequent transportation improvem ent program only by the joint 1001
1495-action of the M.P.O. and the department. Except when recommended 1002
1496-in writing by the district secretary for good cause, any project 1003
1497-removed from or rescheduled in a subsequent transportation 1004
1498-improvement program shall not be resc heduled by the M.P.O. in 1005
1499-that subsequent program earlier than the 5th year of such 1006
1500-program, and funding for the previously committed phases shall 1007
1501-be reprogrammed for other projects within the list of project 1008
1502-priorities. 1009
1503- (e) During the development of the transportation 1010
1504-improvement program, the M.P.O. shall, in cooperation with the 1011
1505-department and any affected public transit operation, provide 1012
1506-citizens, affected public agencies, representatives of 1013
1507-transportation agency employees, freight shippers, providers of 1014
1508-freight transportation services, private providers of 1015
1509-transportation, representatives of users of public transit, and 1016
1510-other interested parties with reasonable notice of and an 1017
1511-opportunity to comment on the proposed program. 1018
1512- (f) The adopted annual tran sportation improvement program 1019
1513-for M.P.O.'s in nonattainment or maintenance areas must be 1020
1514-submitted to the district secretary and the Department of 1021
1515-Economic Opportunity at least 90 days before the submission of 1022
1516-the state transportation improvement program by the department 1023
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1530-improvement program for M.P.O.'s in attainment areas must be 1025
1531-submitted to the district secretary and the Department of 1026
1532-Economic Opportunity at least 45 days before the departm ent 1027
1533-submits the state transportation improvement program to the 1028
1534-appropriate federal agencies; however, the department, the 1029
1535-Department of Economic Opportunity, and a metropolitan planning 1030
1536-organization may, in writing, agree to vary this submittal date. 1031
1537-The Governor or the Governor's designee shall review and approve 1032
1538-each transportation improvement program and any amendments 1033
1539-thereto. 1034
1540- (g) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall review 1035
1541-the annual transportation improvement program of each M.P.O. for 1036
1542-consistency with the approved local government comprehensive 1037
1543-plans of the units of local government whose boundaries are 1038
1544-within the metropolitan area of each M.P.O. and shall identify 1039
1545-those projects that are inconsistent with such comprehensive 1040
1546-plans. The Department of Economic Opportunity shall notify an 1041
1547-M.P.O. of any transportation projects contained in its 1042
1548-transportation improvement program which are inconsistent with 1043
1549-the approved local government comprehensive plans of the units 1044
1550-of local government whose bo undaries are within the metropolitan 1045
1551-area of the M.P.O. 1046
1552- (h) The M.P.O. shall annually publish or otherwise make 1047
1553-available for public review the annual listing of projects for 1048
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1566-which federal funds have been obligated in the preceding year. 1049
1567-Project monitoring systems must be maintained by those agencies 1050
1568-responsible for obligating federal funds and made accessible to 1051
1569-the M.P.O.'s. 1052
1570- (10) AGREEMENTS; ACCOUNTABILITY. — 1053
1571- (a) Each M.P.O. may execute a written agreement with the 1054
1572-department, which shall be reviewed , and updated as necessary, 1055
1573-every 5 years, which clearly establishes the cooperative 1056
1574-relationship essential to accomplish the transportation planning 1057
1575-requirements of state and federal law. Roles, responsibilities, 1058
1576-and expectations for accomplishing consist ency with federal and 1059
1577-state requirements and priorities must be described and 1060
1578-formalized in the agreement. The agreement shall describe and 1061
1579-formalize the M.P.O.'s responsibility, in collaboration with the 1062
1580-department, to identify, prioritize, and present to the 1063
1581-department a complete list of multimodal transportation projects 1064
1582-consistent with the needs of the metropolitan planning area. It 1065
1583-is the department's responsibility to program projects in the 1066
1584-state transportation improvement program. 1067
1585- (b) The department shall establish, in collaboration with 1068
1586-the M.P.O.'s, quality performance metrics such as safety, 1069
1587-infrastructure condition, congestion relief, and mobility. Each 1070
1588-M.P.O. must, as part of its long -range transportation plan, in 1071
1589-direct coordination with the department, develop targets for 1072
1590-each performance measure within the metropolitan planning area 1073
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1604-safe movement of people and goods both within the metropolitan 1075
1605-planning area and between regions. Ea ch M.P.O. must report 1076
1606-progress toward establishing performance targets for each 1077
1607-measure annually in its transportation improvement plan. The 1078
1608-department shall evaluate and post on its website whether each 1079
1609-M.P.O. has made significant progress toward its targ et for the 1080
1610-applicable reporting period. 1081
1611- (11) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. — 1082
1612- (a) A Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council 1083
1613-is created to augment, and not supplant, the role of the 1084
1614-individual M.P.O.'s in the cooperative transportation planning 1085
1615-process described in this section. 1086
1616- (b) The council shall consist of one representative from 1087
1617-each M.P.O. and shall elect a chairperson annually from its 1088
1618-number. Each M.P.O. shall also elect an alternate representative 1089
1619-from each M.P.O. to vote in the absence of the representative. 1090
1620-Members of the council do not receive any compensation for their 1091
1621-services, but may be reimbursed from funds made available to 1092
1622-council members for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the 1093
1623-performance of their council duties as provided in s. 112.061. 1094
1624- (c) The powers and duties of the Metropolitan Planning 1095
1625-Organization Advisory Council are to: 1096
1626- 1. Establish bylaws by action of its governing board 1097
1627-providing procedural rules to guide its proceedings and 1098
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1640-consideration of matters before the council, or, alternatively, 1099
1641-adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement 1100
1642-provisions of law conferring powers or duties upon it. 1101
1643- 2. Assist M.P.O.'s in carrying out the urbanized area 1102
1644-transportation planning process by serving as the principal 1103
1645-forum for collective policy discussion pursuant to law. 1104
1646- 3. Serve as a clearinghouse for review and comment by 1105
1647-M.P.O.'s on the Florida Transportation Plan and on other issues 1106
1648-required to comply with federal or stat e law in carrying out the 1107
1649-urbanized area transportation and systematic planning processes 1108
1650-instituted pursuant to s. 339.155. The council must also report 1109
1651-annually to the Florida Transportation Commission on the 1110
1652-alignment of M.P.O. long -range transportation plans with the 1111
1653-Florida Transportation Plan. 1112
1654- 4. Employ an executive director and such other staff as 1113
1655-necessary to perform adequately the functions of the council, 1114
1656-within budgetary limitations. The executive director and staff 1115
1657-are exempt from part II of chapter 110 and serve at the 1116
1658-direction and control of the council. The council is assigned to 1117
1659-the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation 1118
1660-for fiscal and accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise 1119
1661-function independently of the contr ol and direction of the 1120
1662-department. 1121
1663- 5. Deliver training on federal and state program 1122
1664-requirements and procedures to M.P.O. board members and M.P.O. 1123
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1678- 6. Adopt an agency strategic plan that prioritizes steps 1125
1679-the agency will take to carry out its mi ssion within the context 1126
1680-of the state comprehensive plan and any other statutory mandates 1127
1681-and directives. 1128
1682- (d) The Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory 1129
1683-Council may enter into contracts in accordance with chapter 287 1130
1684-to support the activities descri bed in paragraph (c). Lobbying 1131
1685-and the acceptance of funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or 1132
1686-bequests from private, local, state, or federal sources are 1133
1687-prohibited. 1134
1688- Section 13. Subsection (6) of section 28.37, Florida 1135
1689-Statutes, is amended to read: 1136
1690- 28.37 Fines, fees, service charges, and costs remitted to 1137
1691-the state.— 1138
1692- (6) Ten percent of all court -related fines collected by 1139
1693-the clerk, except for penalties or fines distributed to counties 1140
1694-or municipalities under s. 316.0083(1)(b)3. or s. 318.18(16)(a) 1141
1695-s. 318.18(15)(a), must be deposited into the fine and forfeiture 1142
1696-fund to be used exclusively for clerk court -related functions, 1143
1697-as provided in s. 28.35(3)(a). 1144
1698- Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 1145
1699-142.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to r ead: 1146
1700- 142.01 Fine and forfeiture fund; disposition of revenue; 1147
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1715-court in each county of this state a separate fund to be known 1150
1716-as the fine and forfeiture fund for use by the clerk of the 1151
1717-circuit court in performing court -related functions. The fund 1152
1718-shall consist of the following: 1153
1719- (c) Court costs pursuant to ss. 28.2402(1)(b), 1154
1720-34.045(1)(b), 318.14(10)(b), 318.18(12)(a) 318.18(11)(a), 1155
1721-327.73(9)(a) and (11)(a), and 938. 05(3). 1156
1722- Section 15. Subsection (4) of section 316.1951, Florida 1157
1723-Statutes, is amended to read: 1158
1724- 316.1951 Parking for certain purposes prohibited; sale of 1159
1725-motor vehicles; prohibited acts. — 1160
1726- (4) A local government may adopt an ordinance to allow the 1161
1727-towing of a motor vehicle parked in violation of this section. A 1162
1728-law enforcement officer, compliance officer, code enforcement 1163
1729-officer from any local government agency, or supervisor of the 1164
1730-department may issue a citation and cause to be immediately 1165
1731-removed at the owner's expense any motor vehicle found in 1166
1732-violation of subsection (1), except as provided in subsections 1167
1733-(2) and (3), or in violation of subsection (5), subsection (6), 1168
1734-subsection (7), or subsection (8), and the owner shall be 1169
1735-assessed a penalty as p rovided in s. 318.18(22) s. 318.18(21) by 1170
1736-the government agency or authority that orders immediate removal 1171
1737-of the motor vehicle. A motor vehicle removed under this section 1172
1738-shall not be released from an impound or towing and storage 1173
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1752-been completed verifying that the fine has been paid to the 1175
1753-government agency or authority that ordered immediate removal of 1176
1754-the motor vehicle. However, the owner may pay towing and storage 1177
1755-charges to the towing and storage facility pursuant to s. 713.78 1178
1756-before payment of the fine or before the release form has been 1179
1757-completed. 1180
1758- Section 16. Subsection (4) of section 316.306, Florida 1181
1759-Statutes, is amended to read: 1182
1760- 316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the us e of a 1183
1761-wireless communications device in a handheld manner. — 1184
1762- (4)(a) Any person who violates this section commits a 1185
1763-noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving 1186
1764-violation, as provided in chapter 318, and shall have 3 points 1187
1765-assessed against his or her driver license as set forth in s. 1188
1766-322.27(3)(d)8. s. 322.27(3)(d)7. For a first offense under this 1189
1767-section, in lieu of the penalty specified in s. 318.18 and the 1190
1768-assessment of points, a person who violates this section may 1191
1769-elect to participate in a w ireless communications device driving 1192
1770-safety program approved by the Department of Highway Safety and 1193
1771-Motor Vehicles. Upon completion of such program, the penalty 1194
1772-specified in s. 318.18 and associated costs may be waived by the 1195
1773-clerk of the court and the a ssessment of points must be waived. 1196
1774- (b) The clerk of the court may dismiss a case and assess 1197
1775-court costs in accordance with s. 318.18(12)(a) s. 318.18(11)(a) 1198
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1789-a first time violation of this section if the person shows the 1200
1790-clerk proof of purchase of equipment that enables his or her 1201
1791-personal wireless communications device to be used in a hands -1202
1792-free manner. 1203
1793- Section 17. Subsection (7) of section 316.622, Florida 1204
1794-Statutes, is amended to read: 1205
1795- 316.622 Farm labor vehicles. — 1206
1796- (7) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic 1207
1797-infraction, punishable as provided in s. 318.18(17) s. 1208
1798-318.18(16). 1209
1799- Section 18. Section 318.121, Florida Statutes, is amended 1210
1800-to read: 1211
1801- 318.121 Preemption of ad ditional fees, fines, surcharges, 1212
1802-and costs.—Notwithstanding any general or special law, or 1213
1803-municipal or county ordinance, additional fees, fines, 1214
1804-surcharges, or costs other than the court costs and surcharges 1215
1805-assessed under s. 318.18(12), (14), (19), (20) , and (23) s. 1216
1806-318.18(11), (13), (18), (19), and (22) may not be added to the 1217
1807-civil traffic penalties assessed under this chapter. 1218
1808- Section 19. Subsections (13), (16) through (19), and (21) 1219
1809-of section 318.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1220
1810- 318.21 Disposition of civil penalties by county courts. —1221
1811-All civil penalties received by a county court pursuant to the 1222
1812-provisions of this chapter shall be distributed and paid monthly 1223
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1826- (13) Of the proceeds from the fine under s. 318.18(16) s. 1225
1827-318.18(15), $65 shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue 1226
1828-for deposit into the Administrative Trust Fund of the Department 1227
1829-of Health and the remaining $60 shall be distributed pursuant to 1228
1830-subsections (1) and (2). 1229
1831- (16) The proceeds from the fines describ ed in s. 1230
1832-318.18(17) s. 318.18(16) shall be remitted to the law 1231
1833-enforcement agency that issues the citation for a violation of 1232
1834-s. 316.622. The funds must be used for continued education and 1233
1835-enforcement of s. 316.622 and other related safety measures 1234
1836-contained in chapter 316. 1235
1837- (17) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 1236
1838-from the surcharge imposed under s. 318.18(18) s. 318.18(17) 1237
1839-shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. This 1238
1840-subsection expires July 1, 2026. 1239
1841- (18) Notwithstanding s ubsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 1240
1842-from the administrative fee imposed under s. 318.18(19) s. 1241
1843-318.18(18) shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. 1242
1844- (19) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 1243
1845-from the Article V assessment imposed under s. 318.18(20) s. 1244
1846-318.18(19) shall be distributed as provided in that subsection. 1245
1847- (21) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the proceeds 1246
1848-from the additional penalties imposed pursuant to s. 1247
1849-318.18(5)(c) and (21) (20) shall be distributed as provided in 1248
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1863- Section 20. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 1250
1864-322.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1251
1865- 322.27 Authority of departmen t to suspend or revoke driver 1252
1866-license or identification card. — 1253
1867- (3) There is established a point system for evaluation of 1254
1868-convictions of violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, 1255
1869-and violations of applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(b) when 1256
1870-such violations involve the use of motor vehicles, for the 1257
1871-determination of the continuing qualification of any person to 1258
1872-operate a motor vehicle. The department is authorized to suspend 1259
1873-the license of any person upon showing of its records or other 1260
1874-good and sufficient evidence that the licensee has been 1261
1875-convicted of violation of motor vehicle laws or ordinances, or 1262
1876-applicable provisions of s. 403.413(6)(b), amounting to 12 or 1263
1877-more points as determined by the point system. The suspension 1264
1878-shall be for a period of not more than 1 year. 1265
1879- (d) The point system shall have as its basic element a 1266
1880-graduated scale of points assigning relative values to 1267
1881-convictions of the following violations: 1268
1882- 1. Reckless driving, willful and wanton —4 points. 1269
1883- 2. Leaving the scene of a crash resulting in property 1270
1884-damage of more than $50 —6 points. 1271
1885- 3. Unlawful speed, or unlawful use of a wireless 1272
1886-communications device, resulting in a crash —6 points. 1273
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1901-death of another—4 points. 1276
1902- b. Causing or resulting in serious bodily injury to or 1277
1903-death of another—6 points. 1278
1904- c. Points may not be imposed for a violation of passing a 1279
1905-stopped school bus as provided in s. 316.172(1)(a) or (b) when 1280
1906-enforced by a school bus infraction detection system pursuant s. 1281
1907-316.173. In addition, a violation of s. 316.172(1)(a) or (b) 1282
1908-when enforced by a school bus infraction detection system 1283
1909-pursuant to s. 316.173 may not be used for purposes of setting 1284
1910-motor vehicle insurance rates. 1285
1911- 5. Unlawful speed: 1286
1912- a. Not in excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted 1287
1913-speed—3 points. 1288
1914- b. In excess of 15 miles per hour of lawful or posted 1289
1915-speed—4 points. 1290
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1917-speed as provided in s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 when enforced by 1292
1918-a traffic infraction enforcement officer pursuant to s. 1293
1919-316.1896. In addition, a violation of s. 316.1895 or s. 316.183 1294
1920-when enforced by a traffic infraction enforcement officer 1295
1921-pursuant to s. 316.1896 may not be used for purposes of setting 1296
1922-motor vehicle insurance rates. 1297
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1937-However, points may not be imposed for a violation of s. 1300
1938-316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1 )(c)1. when a driver has failed to 1301
1939-stop at a traffic signal and when enforced by a traffic 1302
1940-infraction enforcement officer. In addition, a violation of s. 1303
1941-316.074(1) or s. 316.075(1)(c)1. when a driver has failed to 1304
1942-stop at a traffic signal and when enforce d by a traffic 1305
1943-infraction enforcement officer may not be used for purposes of 1306
1944-setting motor vehicle insurance rates. 1307
1945- 7. Unlawfully driving a vehicle through a railroad -highway 1308
1946-grade crossing—6 points. 1309
1947- 8.7. All other moving violations (including parking on a 1310
1948-highway outside the limits of a municipality) —3 points. However, 1311
1949-points may not be imposed for a violation of s. 316.0741 or s. 1312
1950-316.2065(11); and points may be imposed for a violation of s. 1313
1951-316.1001 only when imposed by the court after a hearing purs uant 1314
1952-to s. 318.14(5). 1315
1953- 9.8. Any moving violation covered in this paragraph, 1316
1954-excluding unlawful speed and unlawful use of a wireless 1317
1955-communications device, resulting in a crash —4 points. 1318
1956- 10.9. Any conviction under s. 403.413(6)(b) —3 points. 1319
1957- 11.10. Any conviction under s. 316.0775(2) —4 points. 1320
1958- 12.11. A moving violation covered in this paragraph which 1321
1959-is committed in conjunction with the unlawful use of a wireless 1322
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1974- Section 21. Subsections (15) and (16) of section 331.3051, 1325
1975-Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (14) and (15), 1326
1976-respectively, and subsections (2), (3), (6), and (13) and 1327
1977-present subsections (14) and (15) of that section are amended to 1328
1978-read: 1329
1979- 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida. —Space Florida shall: 1330
1980- (2) Enter into agreement with the Department of Education, 1331
1981-the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce 1332
1982-Economic Opportunity , and CareerSource Florida, Inc., for the 1333
1983-purpose of implementing this act. 1334
1984- (3) In cooperation with the Department of Commerce 1335
1985-Economic Opportunity , develop a plan to retain, expand, attract, 1336
1986-and create aerospace industry entities, public or private, which 1337
1987-results in the creation of high-value-added businesses and jobs 1338
1988-in this state. 1339
1989- (6) Develop, in cooperation with the Department of 1340
1990-Commerce Economic Opportunity , a plan to provide financing 1341
1991-assistance to aerospace businesses. The plan may include the 1342
1992-following activities: 1343
1993- (a) Assembling, publishing, and disseminating information 1344
1994-concerning financing opportunities and techniques for aerospace 1345
1995-projects, programs, and activities; sources of public and 1346
1996-private aerospace financing assistance; and sources of 1347
1997-aerospace-related financing. 1348
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2011-other forums designed to disseminate information and technical 1350
2012-assistance regarding aerospace -related financing. 1351
2013- (c) Coordinating with programs and goals of the Department 1352
2014-of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1353
2015-the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the International 1354
2016-Trade Administration of the United States Department of 1355
2017-Commerce, the Foreign Credit Insurance Association, and other 1356
2018-private and public programs a nd organizations, domestic and 1357
2019-foreign. 1358
2020- (d) Establishing a network of contacts among those 1359
2021-domestic and foreign public and private organizations that 1360
2022-provide information, technical assistance, and financial support 1361
2023-to the aerospace industry. 1362
2024- (e) Financing aerospace business development projects or 1363
2025-initiatives using funds provided by the Legislature. 1364
2026- (13) Partner with the Division of Workforce Services of 1365
2027-the Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity , CareerSource 1366
2028-Florida, Inc., and local workforce d evelopment boards to support 1367
2029-initiatives that address the high technology skills and staff 1368
2030-resources needed to better promote the state's efforts in 1369
2031-becoming the nation's leader in aerospace and space exploration. 1370
2032- (14) Partner with the Metropolitan Plann ing Organization 1371
2033-Advisory Council to coordinate and specify how aerospace 1372
2034-planning and programming will be part of the state's cooperative 1373
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2048- (14)(15) By October 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, 1375
2049-submit to the Department of Commerce Economic Opportunity for 1376
2050-inclusion in the annual report required under s. 20.60 a 1377
2051-complete and detailed written report setting forth: 1378
2052- (a) Its operations and accomplishments during the fiscal 1379
2053-year. 1380
2054- (b) Accomplishments and progress concerning t he 1381
2055-implementation of the spaceport master plan and other measurable 1382
2056-goals, and any updates to such plan and measurable goals. 1383
2057- (c) Any other information required by the Department of 1384
2058-Commerce Economic Opportunity . 1385
2059- Section 22. Paragraph (e) of subsecti on (2) of section 1386
2060-331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1387
2061- 331.310 Powers and duties of the board of directors. — 1388
2062- (2) The board of directors shall: 1389
2063- (e) Prepare an annual report of operations as a supplement 1390
2064-to the annual report required under s. 331.3051(15) s. 1391
2065-331.3051(16). The report must include, but not be limited to, a 1392
2066-balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of changes in 1393
2067-financial position, a reconciliation of changes in equity 1394
2068-accounts, a summary of significant accounting principle s, the 1395
2069-auditor's report, a summary of the status of existing and 1396
2070-proposed bonding projects, comments from management about the 1397
2071-year's business, and prospects for the next year. 1398
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2085-Statutes, is amended to read: 1400
2086- 395.4036 Trauma payments. — 1401
2087- (1) Recognizing the Legislature's stated intent to provide 1402
2088-financial support to the current verified trauma centers and to 1403
2089-provide incentives for the establishment of additional trauma 1404
2090-centers as part of a system o f state-sponsored trauma centers, 1405
2091-the department shall utilize funds collected under s. 318.18 and 1406
2092-deposited into the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund of the 1407
2093-department to ensure the availability and accessibility of 1408
2094-trauma services throughout the sta te as provided in this 1409
2095-subsection. 1410
2096- (a) Funds collected under s. 318.18(16) s. 318.18(15) 1411
2097-shall be distributed as follows: 1412
2098- 1. Twenty percent of the total funds collected during the 1413
2099-state fiscal year shall be distributed to verified trauma 1414
2100-centers that have a local funding contribution as of December 1415
2101-31. Distribution of funds under this subparagraph shall be based 1416
2102-on trauma caseload volume for the most recent calendar year 1417
2103-available. 1418
2104- 2. Forty percent of the total funds collected shall be 1419
2105-distributed to verified trauma centers based on trauma caseload 1420
2106-volume for the most recent calendar year available. The 1421
2107-determination of caseload volume for distribution of funds under 1422
2108-this subparagraph shall be based on the hospital discharge data 1423
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2122-trauma patient reported by each trauma center pursuant to s. 1425
2123-408.061. 1426
2124- 3. Forty percent of the total funds collected shall be 1427
2125-distributed to verified trauma centers based on severity of 1428
2126-trauma patients for the most rec ent calendar year available. The 1429
2127-determination of severity for distribution of funds under this 1430
2128-subparagraph shall be based on the department's International 1431
2129-Classification Injury Severity Scores or another statistically 1432
2130-valid and scientifically accepted m ethod of stratifying a trauma 1433
2131-patient's severity of injury, risk of mortality, and resource 1434
2132-consumption as adopted by the department by rule, weighted based 1435
2133-on the costs associated with and incurred by the trauma center 1436
2134-in treating trauma patients. The wei ghting of scores shall be 1437
2135-established by the department by rule. 1438
2136- (b) Funds collected under s. 318.18(5)(c) and (21) (20) 1439
2137-shall be distributed as follows: 1440
2138- 1. Thirty percent of the total funds collected shall be 1441
2139-distributed to Level II trauma centers ope rated by a public 1442
2140-hospital governed by an elected board of directors as of 1443
2141-December 31, 2008. 1444
2142- 2. Thirty-five percent of the total funds collected shall 1445
2143-be distributed to verified trauma centers based on trauma 1446
2144-caseload volume for the most recent calendar year available. The 1447
2145-determination of caseload volume for distribution of funds under 1448
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2159-for patients who meet the criteria for classification as a 1450
2160-trauma patient reported by each trauma center p ursuant to s. 1451
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2162- 3. Thirty-five percent of the total funds collected shall 1453
2163-be distributed to verified trauma centers based on severity of 1454
2164-trauma patients for the most recent calendar year available. The 1455
2165-determination of severity for distribution of funds under this 1456
2166-subparagraph shall be based on the department's International 1457
2167-Classification Injury Severity Scores or another statistically 1458
2168-valid and scientifically accepted method of stratifying a trauma 1459
2169-patient's severity of injury, risk of mortality, and resource 1460
2170-consumption as adopted by the department by rule, weighted based 1461
2171-on the costs associated with and incurred by the trauma center 1462
2172-in treating trauma patients. The weighting of scores shall be 1463
2173-established by the department by rule. 1464
2174- Section 24. By October 31, 2024, the Department of 1465
2175-Transportation shall submit to the Governor, the President of 1466
2176-the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 1467
2177-report that provides a comprehensive review of the boundaries of 1468
2178-each of the department's districts and whether any district's 1469
2179-boundaries should be redrawn as a result of population growth 1470
2180-and increased urban density. 1471
2181- Section 25. By October 1, 2024, the Department of Highway 1472
2182-Safety and Motor Vehicles must begin implementation of a 1473
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2191-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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2193-
2194-
2195-redesigned registration license plate required by s. 1474
2196-320.06(3)(a), Florida Statutes. Design options must be shared 1475
2197-with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 1476
2198-Representatives for input before final selection. The redesign 1477
2199-does not apply to specialty license plates. In redesigning the 1478
2200-plate, the department must replace the current graphic and 1479
2201-remove the term "MYFLORIDA.COM" and replace it solely with the 1480
2202-word "FLORIDA." The department must coordinate with the 1481
2203-Department of Transportation to ensure the legibility of the 1482
2204-redesigned registration license plate and must also consider 1483
2205-adding an additional character to the registration license plate 1484
2206-due to the state's continued economic growth. 1485
2207- Section 26. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 1486
717+accounts, a summary of significant accounting principles, the 476
718+auditor's report, a summary of the status of existing and 477
719+proposed bonding projects, comments from management about the 478
720+year's business, and prospects for the next year. 479
721+ Section 6. By October 31, 2024, the Department of 480
722+Transportation shall submit to the Governor, the President of 481
723+the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 482
724+report that provides a comprehensive review of the boundaries of 483
725+each of the department's districts and whether any district's 484
726+boundaries should be redrawn as a result of population growth 485
727+and increased urban density. 486
728+ Section 7. By October 1, 2024, the Department of Highway 487
729+Safety and Motor Vehicles must begin implementati on of a 488
730+redesigned registration license plate required by s. 489
731+320.06(3)(a), Florida Statutes. The redesign does not apply to 490
732+specialty license plates. In redesigning the plate, the 491
733+department must replace the current graphic and remove the term 492
734+"MYFLORIDA.COM" and replace it solely with the word "FLORIDA." 493
735+The department must coordinate with the Department of 494
736+Transportation to ensure the legibility of the redesigned 495
737+registration license plate and must also consider adding an 496
738+additional character to the regis tration license plate due to 497
739+the state's continued economic growth. 498
740+ Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 499