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Florida House Bill H0567

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1010 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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15-An act relating to transportation; creating s. 2
16-218.3215, F.S.; requiring counties to annually by a 3
17-date certain provide the Office of Economic and 4
18-Demographic Research with certain information; 5
19-requiring counties to report such information in the 6
20-format specified by the office; requiring the office 7
21-to compile the information into a report and submit 8
22-the report to the Legislature and the Department of 9
23-Transportation; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising 10
24-the definition of the term "vehicle"; amending s. 11
25-316.183, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway 12
26-Safety and Motor Vehicles to determine certain speed 13
27-limits; amending s. 316.187, F.S.; increasing certain 14
28-speed limits; amending s. 316.20655, F.S.; authorizing 15
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30-provide certain training relating to the safe 17
31-operation of electric bicycles; amending s. 316.2128, 18
32-F.S.; authorizing a local government to adopt certain 19
33-ordinances and provide certain training relating to 20
34-the safe operation of motorized scooters and 21
35-micromobility devices; amending s. 316.88, F.S., 22
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55-permitholders to park in certain spaces; amending s. 30
56-331.3051, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 31
57-by the act; amending s. 334 .044, F.S.; revising 32
58-conditions under which the Department of 33
59-Transportation may acquire property through eminent 34
60-domain; amending s. 334.065, F.S.; removing the Board 35
61-of Governors of the State University System as 36
62-administrator of the Florida Center for U rban 37
63-Transportation Research; revising membership of the 38
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65-board; creating s. 334.63, F.S.; providing 40
66-requirements for certain project concept studies and 41
67-project development and environmental studies; 42
68-amending s. 337.11, F.S.; providing competitive 43
69-bidding and award requirements for contracts for 44
70-certain projects; providing construction; revising 45
71-requirements for requests for proposals for design -46
72-build contracts; revising requirements for selection 47
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91-order contracts; revising the amount of contracts for 54
92-which the department may waive bonding requirements; 55
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97-arbitration; revising the timeframe in which 60
98-arbitration requests must be made to the State 61
99-Arbitration Board; amending s. 337.19, F.S.; revising 62
100-the timeframe in which certain suits by and against 63
101-the department must commence; removing an obsolete 64
102-provision; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; revising 65
103-legislative intent; revising requirements for the 66
104-designation of additional M.P.O.'s; revising projects 67
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106-M.P.O.'s long-range transportation plan and 69
107-transportation improvement program; removing obsolete 70
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109-M.P.O.'s to exchange best practices; authorizing such 72
110-M.P.O.'s to develop comm ittees or working groups; 73
111-requiring training for new M.P.O. governing board 74
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128-techniques; revising proposed transportation 79
129-enhancement activities that must be indicated by the 80
130-long-range transportation plan; authorizing each 81
131-M.P.O. to execute a written agreement with the 82
132-department regarding state and federal transpo rtation 83
133-planning requirements; providing that the department 84
134-is responsible for scheduling projects in the state 85
135-transportation improvement program in collaboration 86
136-with the M.P.O.'s; requiring the department and 87
137-M.P.O.'s to establish certain quality perfo rmance 88
138-metrics and develop certain performance targets; 89
139-requiring the department to evaluate and post on its 90
140-website whether each M.P.O. has made significant 91
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143-Advisory Council; amending s. 339.65, F.S.; requiring 94
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145-prioritize certain Strategic Intermodal System highway 96
146-corridor projects; amending s. 339.84, F.S.; 97
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165-generation Traffic Signal Modernization Program; 104
166-providing requirements for such program; amending s. 105
167-331.310, F.S.; conforming a cross -reference; providing 106
168-legislative findings regarding widening of a certain 107
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173-regarding department districts; creating s. 332.136, 112
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175-Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; providing purpose 114
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177-adopt rules; requiring the department, by a specified 116
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180-repeal on a specified date; amending s. 348.0304, 119
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182-governing body of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency; 121
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200- 218.3215 County transportation projects. — 127
201- (1) Each county shall annually by January 15 report to the 128
202-Office of Economic and Demographic Research the following 129
203-information, by county fiscal year, for revenues received 130
204-pursuant to s. 212.055(1), for the previous county fiscal year: 131
205- (a) The total proceeds from the surtax received by the 132
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207- (b) The amount allocated by the county for road and bridge 134
208-projects. The Office of Economic and Demographic Research, in 135
209-consultation with the Department of Transportation, must 136
210-establish and define broad categories for reporting this 137
211-information, including, but not limited to, widening, repair and 138
212-rehabilitation, sidewalks, or payment or pledge of bonds for the 139
213-construction of roads and bridges. 140
214- (c) The total expenditures for road and bridge projects, 141
215-including by category established pursuant to paragraph (b). 142
216- (d) The unexpended balances of funds allocated to road and 143
217-bridge projects by category. 144
218- (e) A list of current road and bridge projects, including 145
219-the project cost, location, and scope. 146
220- (f) The amount allocated by the county to all other 147
221-authorized uses of the proceeds from the surtax, excluding road 148
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236- (2) Each county shall report the information required in 151
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238-and Demographic Research. The Office of Economic and Demographic 153
239-Research shall compile the information from each county into a 154
240-report and submit the report to the President of the Senate, the 155
241-Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Department of 156
242-Transportation. 157
243- Section 2. Subsection (109) o f section 316.003, Florida 158
244-Statutes, is amended to read: 159
245- 316.003 Definitions. —The following words and phrases, when 160
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247-ascribed to them in this section, except where the context 162
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249- (109) VEHICLE.—Every device in, upon, or by which any 164
250-person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a 165
251-street or highway, except personal delivery devices, mobile 166
252-carriers, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or 167
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254- Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 316.183, Florida 169
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256- 316.183 Unlawful speed. — 171
257- (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits 172
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273-a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 176
274-25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an 177
275-investigation determines that such a limi t is reasonable. It is 178
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277-residence district. The department shall determine the safe and 180
278-available minimum speed limit on all highways that are comprise 181
279-a part of the National System of Interstate an d Defense Highways 182
280-and have at least not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per 183
281-hour, except that when the posted speed limit is 70 miles per 184
282-hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour . 185
283- Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 316.187, Florida 186
284-Statutes, is amended to read: 187
285- 316.187 Establishment of state speed zones. — 188
286- (2)(a) The maximum allowable speed limit on limited access 189
287-highways is 75 70 miles per hour. 190
288- (b) The maximum allowable speed limit on any other highway 191
289-that which is outside an urban area of 5,000 or more persons and 192
290-that which has at least four lanes divided by a median strip is 193
291-70 65 miles per hour. 194
292- (c) The Department of Transportation is authorized to set 195
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294-roadways under its authority as it deems safe and advisable, not 197
295-to exceed as a maximum limit 65 60 miles per hour. 198
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310- 316.20655 Electric bicycle regulations. — 201
311- (8) A local government may adopt an ordinance providing 202
312-one or more minimum age requirements to operate an electric 203
313-bicycle and may adopt an ordinance requiring an operator of an 204
314-electric bicycle to possess a government -issued photographic 205
315-identification while opera ting the electric bicycle. 206
316- (9) A local government may provide training on the safe 207
317-operation of electric bicycles and compliance with the traffic 208
318-laws of this state that apply to electric bicycles. 209
319- Section 6. Subsections (7) and (8) are added to sect ion 210
320-316.2128, Florida Statutes, to read: 211
321- 316.2128 Micromobility devices, motorized scooters, and 212
322-miniature motorcycles; requirements. — 213
323- (7) A local government may adopt an ordinance providing 214
324-one or more minimum age requirements to operate a motorized 215
325-scooter or micromobility device and may adopt an ordinance 216
326-requiring a person who operates a motorized scooter or 217
327-micromobility device to possess a government -issued photographic 218
328-identification while operating the motorized scooter or 219
329-micromobility device. 220
330- (8) A local government may provide training on the safe 221
331-operation of motorized scooters and micromobility devices and 222
332-compliance with the traffic laws of this state that apply to 223
333-motorized scooters and micromobility devices. 224
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348- 316.88 Creation of a wake on streets or highways. —A person 227
349-may not operate a motor vehicle, vessel, or any other conveyance 228
350-at a speed that creates an excessive wake on a flooded or 229
351-inundated street or highway. 230
352- Section 8. Section 320.0849, Florida Statutes, is created 231
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354- 320.0849 Expectant mother parking permits. — 233
355- (1)(a) The department or its authorized agents shall, upon 234
356-application, issue an expectant mother parking permit placard or 235
357-decal to an expectant mother. The placard or decal is valid for 236
358-up to 1 year after the date of issuance. 237
359- (b) The department shall, by rule, provide for the design, 238
360-size, color, and placement of the expectant mother parking 239
361-permit placard or decal. The placard or decal must be designed 240
362-to conspicuously display the expiration date of the permit. 241
363- (2) An application for an expectant mother parking permit 242
364-must include, but need not be limited to: 243
365- (a) Certification provided by a physician licensed under 244
366-chapter 458 or chapter 459 that the applicant is an expectant 245
367-mother. 246
368- (b) The certifying physician's name and address. 247
369- (c) The physician's certification number. 248
370- (d) The following statement in bold letters: "An expectant 249
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385- (e) The signatures of: 252
386- 1. The certifying physician. 253
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390- (3) Notwithstanding any other provisio n of law, an 257
391-expectant mother who is issued an expectant mother parking 258
392-permit under this section may park a motor vehicle in a parking 259
393-space designated for persons who have disabilities as provided 260
394-in s. 553.5041. 261
395- Section 9. Subsection (14) of section 331.3051, Florida 262
396-Statutes, is amended to read: 263
397- 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida. —Space Florida shall: 264
398- (14) Partner with the Metropolitan Planning Organization 265
399-Advisory Council to coordinate and specify how aerospace 266
400-planning and programming will be p art of the state's cooperative 267
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402- Section 10. Subsection (6) of section 334.044, Florida 269
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404- 334.044 Powers and duties of the department. —The 271
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423-rights to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements . 278
424- Section 11. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 334.065, 279
425-Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 280
426- 334.065 Center for Urban Transportati on Research.— 281
427- (1) There is established within at the University of South 282
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429-be administered by the Board of Governors of the State 284
430-University System. The responsibilities of the center include , 285
431-but are not limited to, conducting and facilitating research on 286
432-issues related to urban transportation problems in this state 287
433-and serving as an information exchange and depository for the 288
434-most current information pertaining to urban transportation and 289
435-related issues. 290
436- (3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically and 291
437-objectively review and advise the center concerning its research 292
438-program. Except for projects mandated by law, state -funded base 293
439-projects shall not be undertaken without approval of the 294
440-advisory board. The membership of the board shall consist of 295
441-nine experts in transportation -related areas, as follows: 296
442- (a) A member appointed by the President of the Senate. 297
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460-including the secretaries of the Department of Transportation, 303
461-the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department 304
462-of Commerce, or their designees, and 305
463- (e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission. 306
464- (f) Four members nominated by the University of South 307
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466-university's president The nomination of the remaining members 309
467-of the board shall be made to the President of the University of 310
468-South Florida by the College of Engineering at the University of 311
469-South Florida, and the appointment of these members must be 312
470-reviewed and approved by the Florida Transportation Commission 313
471-and confirmed by the Board of Governors . 314
472- Section 12. Section 334.63, Florida Statutes, is created 315
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474- 334.63 Project concept studies; project development and 317
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476- (1) All project concept studies and project development 319
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478-limited-access facilities must include the evaluation of 321
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497- Section 13. Subsections (4), (7), and (15) of section 328
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499- 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; 330
500-emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; 331
501-combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; 332
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503- (4)(a) The department may award the proposed construction 334
504-and maintenance work to the lowest responsible bidder, or in the 335
505-instance of a time-plus-money contract, the lowest evaluated 336
506-responsible bidder, or it may reject all bids and proceed to 337
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538-and responsible bidder, except as part of the department's final 357
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542-interests of the public, the department may combine the design 361
543-and construction phases of a project into a single contract. 362
544-Such contract is referred to as a design -build contract. For 363
545-design-build contracts, the department must receive at least 364
546-three letters of interest, and the department shall request 365
547-proposals from no fewer than three of the design -build firms 366
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552- (b) If the department determines that it is in the best 371
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571-a contract is referred to as a phased design -build contract. For 378
572-phased design-build contracts, selection and award must include 379
573-a two-phase process. For phase one, the department shall 380
574-competitively award the contract to a design -build firm based 381
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576-at least three statements of qualifications from qualified 383
577-design-build firms. If the department elects, during phase one, 384
578-to enter into contracts with more than one design -build firm 385
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580-select a single design -build firm to perform the work associated 387
581-with phase two. For phase two, the design -build firm may 388
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586-department a fixed firm price or guaranteed maximum price that 393
587-meets the project budget and scope as advertised in the request 394
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607-of the project has vested in the state or a local governmental 402
608-entity and all railroad crossing and utility agreements have 403
609-been executed. Title to rights -of-way shall be deemed to have 404
610-vested in the state when the title has been dedicated to the 405
611-public or acquired by prescription. 406
612- (c)(d) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for 407
613-administering design -build and phased design -build contracts. 408
614-Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to: 409
615- 1. Prequalification requirements. 410
616- 2. Public announcement procedures. 411
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618- 4. Letters of interest requirements. 413
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620- 6. Bid proposal requirements. 415
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622- 8. Selection and award processes. 417
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624- (d)(e) For design-build contracts and phased design-build 419
625-contracts, the department must receive at least three letters of 420
626-interest, and in order to proceed with a request for proposals. 421
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644- (15) Each contract let by the department for performance 427
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647-insurance, including protection and indem nity coverage, in an 430
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649-party personal injury and property damage caused by vessels used 432
650-by the contractor in the performance of the work. Protection and 433
651-indemnity coverage may be covered by endors ement on the marine 434
652-general liability insurance policy or may be a separate policy. 435
653- Section 14. Subsections (1), (2), and (8) of section 436
654-337.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 437
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656-qualification; restrictions; request for hearing. — 439
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658-performance of a any construction contract in excess of $250,000 441
659-which the department proposes to let must first be certified by 442
660-the department as qualified pursuant to this section and rules 443
661-of the department. The rules of the department must address the 444
662-qualification of contractors to bid on construction contracts in 445
663-excess of $250,000 and must include requirements with respect to 446
664-the equipment, past record, experience , financial resources, and 447
665-organizational personnel of the applying contractor which are 448
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681-excess of $50 million and who is not qualified and in good 452
682-standing with the department as of January 1, 2019, must first 453
683-be certified by the department as qualified and must have 454
684-satisfactorily completed two projects, each in excess of $15 455
685-million, for the department or for any other state department of 456
686-transportation. 457
687- (c) The department may limit the dollar amount of any 458
688-contract upon which a contractor is qualified to bid or the 459
689-aggregate total dollar volume of contracts such contractor is 460
690-allowed to have under contr act at any one time. 461
691- (d)1. Each applying contractor seeking qualification to 462
692-bid on construction contracts in excess of $250,000 shall 463
693-furnish the department a statement under oath, on such forms as 464
694-the department may prescribe, setting forth detailed in formation 465
695-as required on the application. 466
696- 2. Each application for certification must be accompanied 467
697-by audited, certified financial statements prepared in 468
698-accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and 469
699-auditing standards by a certified publ ic accountant licensed in 470
700-this state or another state. The audited, certified financial 471
701-statements must be for the applying contractor and must have 472
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719-applying contractor who fails to submit the audited, certified 478
720-financial statements required by this subsection. 479
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722-shows the financial condition of the applying contractor more 481
723-than 4 months before the date on which the application is 482
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725-interim audited, certified financial s tatements prepared in 484
726-accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and 485
727-auditing standards by a certified public accountant licensed in 486
728-this state or another state. The interim financial statements 487
729-must cover the period from the end date of the annual statement 488
730-and must show the financial condition of the applying contractor 489
731-no more than 4 months before the date that the interim financial 490
732-statements are received by the department. However, upon the 491
733-request of the applying contractor, an applicati on and 492
734-accompanying annual or interim financial statement received by 493
735-the department within 15 days after either 4 -month period under 494
736-this subsection shall be considered timely. 495
737- 6. An applying contractor desiring to bid exclusively for 496
738-the performance of construction contracts with proposed budget 497
739-estimates of less than $2 million may submit reviewed annual or 498
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755-confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). 502
756- (f) The department shall act upon the application for 503
757-qualification within 30 days after the department determines 504
758-that the application is complete. 505
759- (g) The department may waive the requirements of this 506
760-subsection for: 507
761- 1. A push-button contract or a task work order contract 508
762-that has a contract price of $1 million or less; or 509
763- 2. A project that has projects having a contract price of 510
764-$500,000 or less if the department determines that the project 511
765-is of a noncritical nature and the waiver will not endanger 512
766-public health, safety, or property. 513
767- (2) Certification shall be necessary in order to bid on a 514
768-road, bridge, or public transportation construction con tract of 515
769-more than $250,000. However, the successful bidder on any 516
770-construction contract must furnish a contract bond before prior 517
771-to the award of the contract. The department may waive the 518
772-requirement for all or a portion of a contract bond for 519
773-contracts of $250,000 $150,000 or less under s. 337.18(1). 520
774- (8) This section does not apply to maintenance contracts. 521
775-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contractor seeking 522
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792-qualifications, equipment, past record, and experience required 527
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794- Section 15. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 337.185, 529
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796- 337.185 State Arbitration Board. — 531
797- (4) The contractor may submit a claim greater than 532
798-$250,000 up to $2 million $1 million per contract or, upon 533
799-agreement of the part ies, greater than up to $2 million per 534
800-contract to be arbitrated by the board. An award issued by the 535
801-board pursuant to this subsection is final if a request for a 536
802-trial de novo is not filed within the time provided by Rule 537
803-1.830, Florida Rules of Civil Pr ocedure. At the trial de novo, 538
804-the court may not admit evidence that there has been an 539
805-arbitration proceeding, the nature or amount of the award, or 540
806-any other matter concerning the conduct of the arbitration 541
807-proceeding, except that sworn testimony given in connection with 542
808-at an arbitration hearing may be used for any purpose otherwise 543
809-permitted by the Florida Evidence Code. If a request for trial 544
810-de novo is not filed within the time provided, the award issued 545
811-by the board is final and enforceable by a court of law. 546
812- (5) An arbitration request may not be made to the board 547
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829- Section 16. Subsection (2) of section 337.19, Florida 552
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832-actions; forum.— 555
833- (2) Suits by and against the departm ent under this section 556
834-shall be commenced within 820 days after of the final acceptance 557
835-of the work or within 360 days after written notice by the 558
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837-after final acceptance, whichever is later . This section shall 560
838-apply to all contracts entered into after June 30, 1993. 561
839- Section 17. Subsection (10) of section 339.175, Florida 562
840-Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), subsection (1), 563
841-paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraphs (b), (i), and (j) o f 564
842-subsection (6), paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (7), 565
843-and present subsection (11) are amended, and a new subsection 566
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845- 339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. — 568
846- (1) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of the Le gislature to 569
847-encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, 570
848-operation, and development of multimodal surface transportation 571
849-systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight 572
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851-urbanized areas of this state in accordance with the 574
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865-related fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas 576
866-emissions through metropolitan transportation planning processes 577
867-identified in this section. To accomplish these objectives, 578
868-metropolitan planning organizations, referred to in this section 579
869-as M.P.O.'s, shall develop, in cooperation with the state and 580
870-public transit operators, transportation plans and programs for 581
871-metropolitan areas. The plans and programs for each metropolitan 582
872-area must provide for the development and integrated management 583
873-and operation of transportation systems and facilities, 584
874-including pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation 585
875-facilities that will function as an intermodal transportation 586
876-system for the metropolitan area, based upon the prevailing 587
877-principles provided in s. 334.046(1). The process for developing 588
878-such plans and programs shall provide for consideration of all 589
879-modes of transportation and shall b e continuing, cooperative, 590
880-and comprehensive, to the degree appropriate, based on the 591
881-complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. To 592
882-ensure that the process is integrated with the statewide 593
883-planning process, M.P.O.'s shall develop plans and programs that 594
884-identify transportation facilities that should function as an 595
885-integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving emphasis 596
886-to facilities that serve important national, state, and regional 597
887-transportation functions. For the purposes of this s ection, 598
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905-area of the state; however, this does not require that an 604
906-individual M.P.O. be designated for each such area. Such 605
907-designation shall be accomplished by agreement between the 606
908-Governor and units of general -purpose local government 607
909-representing at least 75 percent of the population of the 608
910-urbanized area; however, the unit of general -purpose local 609
911-government that represents the central city or cities within the 610
912-M.P.O. jurisdiction, as defined by the United States Bureau of 611
913-the Census, must be a pa rty to such agreement. 612
914- 2. To the extent possible, only one M.P.O. shall be 613
915-designated for each urbanized area or group of contiguous 614
916-urbanized areas. More than one M.P.O. may be designated within 615
917-an existing urbanized area only if the Governor and the ex isting 616
918-M.P.O. determine that the size and complexity of the existing 617
919-urbanized area makes the designation of more than one M.P.O. for 618
920-the area appropriate . After July 1, 2025, no additional M.P.O.'s 619
921-may be designated in this state except in urbanized areas , as 620
922-defined by the United States Bureau of the Census, where the 621
923-urbanized area boundary is not contiguous to an urbanized area 622
924-designated before the 2020 census , in which case each M.P.O. 623
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940-transportation improvement programs. 627
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942-consistency of data used in the planning process, including data 629
943-used in forecasting travel de mand within the urbanized area . 630
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946-no later than 6 months following its designation. 633
947- (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. —The powers, 634
948-privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those spec ified in 635
949-this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement 636
950-authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts 637
951-required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently 638
952-applicable, which are necessary to qualify for federal aid. It 639
953-is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. be involved in 640
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957-extent permitted by state or federal law. An M.P.O. may not 644
958-perform project production or delivery for capital improvement 645
959-projects on the State Highway System. 646
960- (b) In developing the long -range transportation plan and 647
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976- 1. Support the economic vitality of the contiguous 651
977-urbanized metropolitan area, especially by enabling global 652
978-competitiveness, productivity, and efficie ncy. 653
979- 2. Increase the safety and security of the transportation 654
980-system for motorized and nonmotorized users. 655
981- 3. Increase the accessibility and mobility options 656
982-available to people and for freight. 657
983- 4. Protect and enhance the environment, conserve natural 658
984-resources promote energy conservation , and improve quality of 659
985-life. 660
986- 5. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the 661
987-transportation system, across and between modes and contiguous 662
988-urbanized metropolitan areas, for people and freight. 663
989- 6. Promote efficient system management and operation. 664
990- 7. Emphasize the preservation of the existing 665
991-transportation system. 666
992- 8. Improve the resilience of transportation 667
993-infrastructure. 668
994- 9. Reduce traffic and congestion. 669
995- (i) By December 31, 2023, the M.P.O.'s serving 670
996-Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties must submit a 671
997-feasibility report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 672
998-and the Speaker of the House of Representatives exploring the 673
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1017-decisions on the region. 680
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1022-M.P.O.'s have been mandated, the department shall, at least 685
1023-annually, convene M.P.O.'s for the purpose of exchanging best 686
1024-practices. M.P.O.'s may shall develop committees or working 687
1025-groups as needed to accomplish such purpose. Training for new 688
1026-M.P.O. governing board members shall be provided by the 689
1027-department or, at the discretion of the department, by an e ntity 690
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1033-within the state. The appropriate method of coordination between 696
1034-M.P.O.'s shall vary depending upon the project involved and 697
1035-given local and regional needs. Consequently, it is appropriate 698
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1052-individual political subdivision to coordinate activi ties or to 703
1053-achieve any federal or state transportation planning or 704
1054-development goals or purposes consistent with federal or state 705
1055-law. When an M.P.O. determines that it is appropriate to join 706
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1059-minimum, creates a separate legal or administrative entity to 710
1060-coordinate the transportation planning or development activities 711
1061-required to achieve the goal or purpose; provides the purpose 712
1062-for which the entity is created; provides the duration of the 713
1063-agreement and the entity and specifies how the agreement may be 714
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1065-organization of the entity, including who has voting rights on 716
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1067-provided for, how voting members are appointed, and what the 718
1068-relative voting strength is for each constituent M.P.O. or 719
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1087-agreement or disputes relating to the operation of the entity. 726
1088-Such interlocal agreement shall become effective upon its 727
1089-recordation in the official public records of e ach county in 728
1090-which a member of the entity created by the interlocal agreement 729
1091-has a voting member. Multiple M.P.O.'s may merge, combine, or 730
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1094-develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least 733
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1096-range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other 735
1097-state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be 736
1098-considered in the lo ng-range transportation plan are: preserving 737
1099-the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's 738
1100-economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure 739
1101-mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent, 740
1102-to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements 741
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1107-and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and 746
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1109-transportation plan must be considered by local governments in 748
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1129-metropolitan transportation system. The long -range 756
1130-transportation plan must give emphasis to those transportation 757
1131-facilities that serve n ational, statewide, or regional 758
1132-functions, and must consider the goals and objectives identified 759
1133-in the Florida Transportation Plan as provided in s. 339.155. If 760
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1135-M.P.O., the M.P.O.'s must coordina te plans regarding the project 762
1136-in the long-range transportation plan. Multiple M.P.O.'s within 763
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1139-Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. 766
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1141-plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and 768
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1144-strategies for needed projects and programs. The financial plan 771
1145-may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that 772
1146-would be included in the adopted long -range transportation plan 773
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1161-the long-range transportation plan, the M.P.O. and the 776
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1163-will be available to support the plan implementation. Innovative 778
1164-financing techniques may be used to fund needed projects and 779
1165-programs. Such techniques may include the assessment of tolls, 780
1166-public-private partnerships, the use of value capture financing, 781
1167-or the use of value pricing. Multiple M.P.O.'s within a 782
1168-contiguous urbanized ar ea must ensure, to the maximum extent 783
1169-possible, the consistency of data used in the planning process. 784
1170- (d) Indicate, as appropriate, proposed transportation 785
1171-enhancement activities, including, but not limited to, 786
1172-pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails o r facilities that are 787
1173-regionally significant or critical linkages for the Florida 788
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1175-landscaping, integration of advanced air mobility, and 790
1176-integration of autonomous and electric vehicles, electric 791
1177-bicycles, and motorized scooters used for freight, commuter, or 792
1178-micromobility purposes historic preservation, mitigation of 793
1179-water pollution due to highway runoff, and control of outdoor 794
1180-advertising. 795
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1183-M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies, 798
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1200-opportunity to comment on the long -range transportation plan. 803
1201-The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the 804
1202-M.P.O. 805
1203- (10) AGREEMENTS; ACCOUNTABILITY. — 806
1204- (a) Each M.P.O. may execute a written agr eement with the 807
1205-department, which shall be reviewed, and updated as necessary, 808
1206-every 5 years, which clearly establishes the cooperative 809
1207-relationship essential to accomplish the transportation planning 810
1208-requirements of state and federal law. Roles, responsib ilities, 811
1209-and expectations for accomplishing consistency with federal and 812
1210-state requirements and priorities must be set forth in the 813
1211-agreement. In addition, the agreement must set forth the 814
1212-M.P.O.'s responsibility, in collaboration with the department, 815
1213-to identify, prioritize, and present to the department a 816
1214-complete list of multimodal transportation projects consistent 817
1215-with the needs of the metropolitan planning area. It is the 818
1216-department's responsibility to schedule projects in the state 819
1217-transportation improvement program, in collaboration with the 820
1218-M.P.O.'s, considering the annual M.P.O. list of priority 821
1219-projects, as available funding allows. 822
1220- (b) The department must establish, in collaboration with 823
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1236-direct coordination with the department, develop targets for 827
1237-each performance measure within the metropolitan planning area 828
1238-boundary. The performance targets must support efficient and 829
1239-safe movement of people and goods both within the metropolitan 830
1240-planning area and between regions. Each M.P.O. must report 831
1241-progress toward establishing performance targets for each 832
1242-measure annually in its transportation improvement plan. The 833
1243-department shall evaluate and post on its website whether each 834
1244-M.P.O. has made significant progress toward its target for the 835
1245-applicable reporting period. 836
1246- (11) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. — 837
1247- (a) A Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council 838
1248-is created to augment, and not supplant, the role of the 839
1249-individual M.P.O.'s in the cooperative transportation planning 840
1250-process described in this section. 841
1251- (b) The council shall consist of one r epresentative from 842
1252-each M.P.O. and shall elect a chairperson annually from its 843
1253-number. Each M.P.O. shall also elect an alternate representative 844
1254-from each M.P.O. to vote in the absence of the representative. 845
1255-Members of the council do not receive any compens ation for their 846
1256-services, but may be reimbursed from funds made available to 847
1257-council members for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the 848
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1272-Organization Advisory Council are to: 851
1273- 1. Establish bylaws by action of its governing board 852
1274-providing procedural rules to guide its proceedings and 853
1275-consideration of matters before the council, or, alternatively, 854
1276-adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1 ) and 120.54 to implement 855
1277-provisions of law conferring powers or duties upon it. 856
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1279-transportation planning process by serving as the principal 858
1280-forum for collective policy discussion pursuant to law. 859
1281- 3. Serve as a clearinghouse for review and comment by 860
1282-M.P.O.'s on the Florida Transportation Plan and on other issues 861
1283-required to comply with federal or state law in carrying out the 862
1284-urbanized area transportation and systematic planning processes 863
1285-instituted pursuant to s. 339.155. The council must also report 864
1286-annually to the Florida Transportation Commission on the 865
1287-alignment of M.P.O. long -range transportation plans with the 866
1288-Florida Transportation Plan. 867
1289- 4. Employ an executive director and such other staff as 868
1290-necessary to perform adequately the functions of the council, 869
1291-within budgetary limitations. The executive director and staff 870
1292-are exempt from part II of chapter 110 and serve at the 871
1293-direction and control of the council. The council is assigned to 872
1294-the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation 873
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1314-the agency will take to carry out its mission within the context 881
1315-of the state comprehensive plan and any other statutory mandates 882
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1317- (d) The Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory 884
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1319-to support the activities described in paragraph (c). Lobbying 886
1320-and the acceptance of funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or 887
1321-bequests from private, local, state, or federal sources are 888
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1326- (4) The department shall develop and maintain a plan of 893
1327-Strategic Intermodal System highway corridor projects that are 894
1328-anticipated to be let to contract for construction within a time 895
1329-period of at least 20 years. The department, in collaboration 896
1330-with each M.P.O., shall prioritize projects that address g aps in 897
1331-a corridor so that the corridor becomes contiguous. The plan 898
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1348- 339.84 Workforce development. — 903
1349- (1) Beginning in the 2023 -2024 fiscal year and annually 904
1350-thereafter for 5 years, $5 million shall be allocated from the 905
1351-State Transportation Trust Fund to the workforce development 906
1352-program as provided in s. 334.044( 35) to promote career paths in 907
1353-Florida's road and bridge industry. 908
1354- (2) In fiscal years 2025 -2026 through 2029-2030, the 909
1355-department may expend up to $5 million each fiscal year for 910
1356-grants to Florida College System institutions and high schools 911
1357-for the purchase of equipment simulators with authentic original 912
1358-equipment manufacturer controls. Each grant recipient must offer 913
1359-an elective course in heavy civil construction the curriculum of 914
1360-which is specifically designed to use an equipment simulator and 915
1361-other instructional aides to, at a minimum, provide the student 916
1362-with OSHA 10 Construction certification and an equipment 917
1363-simulator certification. In awarding such grants, the department 918
1364-shall give priority to Florida College System institutions and 919
1365-high schools in rural communities as defined in s. 288.0656(2). 920
1366- Section 20. Section 339.85, Florida Statutes, is created 921
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1384-Traffic Signal Modernization Program shall consist of 927
1385-retrofitting existing traffic signals and controllers and 928
1386-providing a communication backbone for remote operations and 929
1387-management of such signals on the State Highway System and the 930
1388-nonstate highway system. Such signal upgrades shall be 931
1389-prioritized based on average annual daily traffic and the impact 932
1390-of adding to an existing interconnected system. 933
1391- (2) The program shall consist of an advanced traffic 934
1392-management platform that uses state -of-the-art technology to 935
1393-deliver accurate detection in all weather conditions, offering 936
1394-fully integrated stop bar and advance detection management to 937
1395-improve safety and vehicle movement at intersections, including 938
1396-pedestrian protection. In addition to supporting time -of-day 939
1397-signal timing plans, the program shall provide real -time traffic 940
1398-optimization to improve flow and enhance safety. The program 941
1399-must comply with leading cybersecurity standards, such as SOC 2 942
1400-and ISO 27001, ensuri ng robust data protection. 943
1401- Section 21. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 944
1402-331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 945
1403- 331.310 Powers and duties of the board of directors. — 946
1404- (2) The board of directors shall: 947
1405- (e) Prepare an annual report of operations as a supplement 948
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1422-accounts, a summary of significant accounting principles, the 953
1423-auditor's report, a summary of the status of existing and 954
1424-proposed bonding projects, comments from management about the 955
1425-year's business, and prospects for the next year. 956
1426- Section 22. The Legislature finds that the widening of 957
1427-that portion of Interstate 4 between U.S. Highway 27 in Polk 958
1428-County and Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County is in the public 959
1429-interest and in the strategic interest of the region to improve 960
1430-the movement of people and goods. The Department of 961
1431-Transportation shall develop a report that includes, but is not 962
1432-limited to, detailed costs for project development and 963
1433-environmental studies, design, acquisition of rights -of-way, and 964
1434-construction and a schedule to complet e the widening as 965
1435-expeditiously as possible. Such report shall identify funding 966
1436-shortfalls and strategies to address such shortfalls, including, 967
1437-but not limited to, using express lane toll revenues generated 968
1438-on the Interstate 4 corridor and other available department 969
1439-funds for public-private partnerships. The department shall 970
1440-submit the report by December 31, 2025, to the Governor, the 971
1441-President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 972
1442-Representatives. 973
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1458-report that provides a comprehensive review of the boundaries of 977
1459-each of the department's dis tricts and whether any district's 978
1460-boundaries should be redrawn as a result of population growth 979
1461-and increased urban density. 980
1462- Section 24. Section 332.136, Florida Statutes, is created 981
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1464- 332.136 Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; airport pilot 983
1465-program.— 984
1466- (1) There is established at the Sarasota Manatee Airport 985
1467-Authority (SMAA) an airport pilot program. The purpose of the 986
1468-pilot program is to determine the long -term feasibility of 987
1469-alternative airport permitting procedures such as those provided 988
1470-in ss. 553.80, 1013.30, 1013.33, and 1013.371. 989
1471- (2) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to 990
1472-implement the pilot program. 991
1473- (3) By December 1, 2027, the department shall submit 992
1474-recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker 993
1475-of the House of Representatives about how to expand the pilot 994
1476-program to additional airports, amend the pilot program to 995
1477-increase its effectiveness, or terminate the pilot program. 996
1478- (4) This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2028, 997
1479-unless reviewed and saved from appeal through reenactment by the 998
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1494-348.0304, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1001
1495- 348.0304 Greater Miami Expressway Agency. — 1002
1496- (3)(a) The governing body of the agency shall consist of 1003
1497-nine voting members. Except for the district secretary of the 1004
1498-department, each member must be a permanent resident of a county 1005
1499-served by the agency and may not hold, or have held in the 1006
1500-previous 2 years, elected or appointed office in such county, 1007
1501-except that this paragraph does not apply to any initial 1008
1502-appointment under paragraph (b) or to any member who previously 1009
1503-served on the governing body of the former Greater Miami 1010
1504-Expressway Agency. Each memb er may only serve two terms of 4 1011
1505-years each, except that there is no restriction on the term of 1012
1506-the department's district secretary. Four members, each of whom 1013
1507-must be a permanent resident of Miami -Dade County, shall be 1014
1508-appointed by the Governor, subject t o confirmation by the Senate 1015
1509-at the next regular session of the Legislature. Refusal or 1016
1510-failure of the Senate to confirm an appointment shall create a 1017
1511-vacancy. Appointments made by the Governor and board of county 1018
1512-commissioners of Miami -Dade County shall reflect the state's 1019
1513-interests in the transportation sector and represent the intent, 1020
1514-duties, and purpose of the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, and 1021
1515-have at least 3 years of professional experience in one or more 1022
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1534-County. Two members, who must be residents of incorporated 1029
1535-municipalities within a county served by the agency, shall be 1030
1536-appointed by the metropolitan planning organization for a county 1031
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1538-serving in the district that contains Miami -Dade County shall 1033
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15+An act relating to transportation; amending s. 212.20, 2
16+F.S.; requiring the Department of Revenue to make 3
17+monthly distributions from certain tax proceeds to the 4
18+State Transportation Trust Fund; creating s. 218.3211, 5
19+F.S.; requiring counties to annually prov ide the 6
20+Department of Transportation with certain project 7
21+data; providing requirements for such data; providing 8
22+duties of the department; creating s. 316.00832, F.S.; 9
23+requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 10
24+Vehicles to create the Next -generation Traffic Signal 11
25+Modernization Program; providing requirements for such 12
26+program; amending s. 316.183, F.S.; requiring the 13
27+department to determine certain speed limits; amending 14
28+s. 316.187, F.S.; increasing certain speed limits; 15
29+amending s. 316.20655, F.S. ; authorizing a local 16
30+government to adopt certain ordinances and provide 17
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60+rather than operate, public -use airports; amending s. 35
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163+department to convene M.P.O.'s of sim ilar size to 102
164+exchange best practices; authorizing such M.P.O.'s to 103
165+develop committees or working groups; requiring 104
166+training for new M.P.O. governing board members to be 105
167+provided by the department or another specified 106
168+entity; removing provisions relating to M.P.O. 107
169+coordination mechanisms; including public -private 108
170+partnerships in authorized financing techniques; 109
171+revising proposed transportation enhancement 110
172+activities that must be indicated by the long -range 111
173+transportation plan; authorizing each M.P.O. to 112
174+execute a written agreement with the department 113
175+regarding state and federal transportation planning 114
176+requirements; requiring the department and M.P.O.'s to 115
177+establish certain quality performance metrics and 116
178+develop certain performance targets; requiring the 117
179+department to evaluate and post on its website whether 118
180+each M.P.O. has made significant progress toward such 119
181+targets; removing provisions relating to the 120
182+Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; 121
183+amending s. 339.65, F.S.; requiring the department to 122
184+prioritize certain Strategic Intermodal System highway 123
185+corridor projects; amending s. 339.84, F.S.; 124
186+authorizing the department to expend certain funds for 125
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200+specified timeframe; providing requirements fo r grant 127
201+recipients; requiring the department to give certain 128
202+priority in awarding grants; amending ss. 202.20, 129
203+331.310, and 610.106, F.S.; conforming cross -130
204+references; providing legislative findings regarding 131
205+widening of a certain roadway; requiring the 132
206+department to develop and submit to the Governor and 133
207+Legislature a report with certain specifications; 134
208+requiring the department to submit to the Governor and 135
209+Legislature a report regarding department districts; 136
210+creating s. 332.136, F.S.; establishing an airp ort 137
211+pilot program at the Sarasota Manatee Airport 138
212+Authority; providing purpose of the pilot program; 139
213+requiring the department to adopt rules; requiring the 140
214+department, by a specified date, to submit a report to 141
215+the Governor and the Legislature for specifie d 142
216+purposes; providing for repeal on a specified date; 143
217+providing an effective date. 144
218+ 145
219+Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 146
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221+ Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section 148
222+212.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 149
223+ 212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of 150
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237+unconstitutionally collected. — 152
238+ (6) Distribution of all proceeds under this chapter and 153
239+ss. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) and 203.01(1)(a)3. is a s follows: 154
240+ (d) The proceeds of all other taxes and fees imposed 155
241+pursuant to this chapter or remitted pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) 156
242+and (2)(b) shall be distributed as follows: 157
243+ 1. In any fiscal year, the greater of $500 million, minus 158
244+an amount equal to 4. 6 percent of the proceeds of the taxes 159
245+collected pursuant to chapter 201, or 5.2 percent of all other 160
246+taxes and fees imposed pursuant to this chapter or remitted 161
247+pursuant to s. 202.18(1)(b) and (2)(b) shall be deposited in 162
248+monthly installments into the Gen eral Revenue Fund. 163
249+ 2. After the distribution under subparagraph 1., 8.9744 164
250+percent of the amount remitted by a sales tax dealer located 165
251+within a participating county pursuant to s. 218.61 shall be 166
252+transferred into the Local Government Half -cent Sales Tax 167
253+Clearing Trust Fund. Beginning July 1, 2003, the amount to be 168
254+transferred shall be reduced by 0.1 percent, and the department 169
255+shall distribute this amount to the Public Employees Relations 170
256+Commission Trust Fund less $5,000 each month, which shall be 171
257+added to the amount calculated in subparagraph 3. and 172
258+distributed accordingly. 173
259+ 3. After the distribution under subparagraphs 1. and 2., 174
260+0.0966 percent shall be transferred to the Local Government 175
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273+Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund and distributed pursuan t 176
274+to s. 218.65. 177
275+ 4. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and 178
276+3., 2.0810 percent of the available proceeds shall be 179
277+transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for 180
278+Counties pursuant to s. 218.215. 181
279+ 5. After the distributions under subparagraphs 1., 2., and 182
280+3., 1.3653 percent of the available proceeds shall be 183
281+transferred monthly to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for 184
282+Municipalities pursuant to s. 218.215. If the total revenue to 185
283+be distributed pursuant to this subparagraph is at lea st as 186
284+great as the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for 187
285+Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance 188
286+Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999 -2000, no municipality shall 189
287+receive less than the amount due from the Revenue Sharing Tr ust 190
288+Fund for Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial 191
289+Assistance Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999 -2000. If the 192
290+total proceeds to be distributed are less than the amount 193
291+received in combination from the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for 194
292+Municipalities and the former Municipal Financial Assistance 195
293+Trust Fund in state fiscal year 1999 -2000, each municipality 196
294+shall receive an amount proportionate to the amount it was due 197
295+in state fiscal year 1999 -2000. 198
296+ 6. Of the remaining proceeds: 199
297+ a. In each fiscal year, the sum of $29,915,500 shall be 200
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311+state, and one part shall be distributed to each county. The 202
312+distribution among the several counties must begin each fiscal 203
313+year on or before January 5th and continue monthly for a total 204
314+of 4 months. If a local or special law required that any moneys 205
315+accruing to a county in fiscal year 1999 -2000 under the then-206
316+existing provisions of s. 550.135 be paid directly to the 207
317+district school board, special district , or a municipal 208
318+government, such payment must continue until the local or 209
319+special law is amended or repealed. The state covenants with 210
320+holders of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued by 211
321+local governments, special districts, or district school boards 212
322+before July 1, 2000, that it is not the intent of this 213
323+subparagraph to adversely affect the rights of those holders or 214
324+relieve local governments, special districts, or district school 215
325+boards of the duty to meet their obligations as a result of 216
326+previous pledges or assignments or trusts entered into which 217
327+obligated funds received from the distribution to county 218
328+governments under then -existing s. 550.135. This distribution 219
329+specifically is in lieu of funds distributed under s. 550.135 220
330+before July 1, 2000. 221
331+ b. The department shall distribute $166,667 monthly to 222
332+each applicant certified as a facility for a new or retained 223
333+professional sports franchise pursuant to s. 288.1162. Up to 224
334+$41,667 shall be distributed monthly by the department to each 225
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348+for a spring training franchise. However, not more than $416,670 227
349+may be distributed monthly in the aggregate to all certified 228
350+applicants for facilities for spring training franchises. 229
351+Distributions begin 6 0 days after such certification and 230
352+continue for not more than 30 years, except as otherwise 231
353+provided in s. 288.11621. A certified applicant identified in 232
354+this sub-subparagraph may not receive more in distributions than 233
355+expended by the applicant for the pu blic purposes provided in s. 234
356+288.1162(5) or s. 288.11621(3). 235
357+ c. The department shall distribute up to $83,333 monthly 236
358+to each certified applicant as defined in s. 288.11631 for a 237
359+facility used by a single spring training franchise, or up to 238
360+$166,667 monthly to each certified applicant as defined in s. 239
361+288.11631 for a facility used by more than one spring training 240
362+franchise. Monthly distributions begin 60 days after such 241
363+certification or July 1, 2016, whichever is later, and continue 242
364+for not more than 20 years to each certified applicant as 243
365+defined in s. 288.11631 for a facility used by a single spring 244
366+training franchise or not more than 25 years to each certified 245
367+applicant as defined in s. 288.11631 for a facility used by more 246
368+than one spring training franchise. A certified applicant 247
369+identified in this sub -subparagraph may not receive more in 248
370+distributions than expended by the applicant for the public 249
371+purposes provided in s. 288.11631(3). 250
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385+State Transportation Trust Fund. 252
386+ e.(I) On or before July 25, 2021, August 25, 2021, and 253
387+September 25, 2021, the department shall distribute $324,533,334 254
388+in each of those months to the Unemployment Compensation Trust 255
389+Fund, less an adjustment for refunds issued from the General 256
390+Revenue Fund pursuant to s. 443.131(3)(e)3. before making the 257
391+distribution. The adjustments made by the department to the 258
392+total distributions shall be equal to the total refunds made 259
393+pursuant to s. 443.131(3)(e)3. If the amount of refunds to be 260
394+subtracted from any single distribution exceeds the 261
395+distribution, the department may not make that distribution and 262
396+must subtract the remaining balance from the next distribution. 263
397+ (II) Beginning July 2022, and on or before the 25th day of 264
398+each month, the department shall distribute $90 million monthly 265
399+to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund. 266
400+ (III) If the ending balance of the Unemployment 267
401+Compensation Trust Fund exceeds $4,071,519,600 on the last day 268
402+of any month, as determined from United St ates Department of the 269
403+Treasury data, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research 270
404+shall certify to the department that the ending balance of the 271
405+trust fund exceeds such amount. 272
406+ (IV) This sub-subparagraph is repealed, and the department 273
407+shall end monthly distributions under sub -sub-subparagraph (II), 274
408+on the date the department receives certification under sub -sub-275
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422+ f. Beginning July 1, 2023, in each fiscal year, the 277
423+department shall distribute $27.5 million to the Florida 278
424+Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund under s. 571.26, 279
425+for further distribution in accordance with s. 571.265. 280
426+ g. Beginning July 1, 2025, and reassessed on or before the 281
427+25th day of each month, the department shall distribute $4.167 282
428+million from the proceed s of the tax imposed under s. 283
429+212.05(1)(e)1.c. to the State Transportation Trust Fund to 284
430+account for the impact of electric and hybrid vehicles on the 285
431+State Highway System. 286
432+ 7. All other proceeds must remain in the General Revenue 287
433+Fund. 288
434+ Section 2. Section 218.3211, Florida Statutes, is created 289
435+to read: 290
436+ 218.3211 County transportation project data. —Each county 291
437+must annually provide the Department of Transportation with 292
438+uniform project data. The data must conform to the county's 293
439+fiscal year and must inc lude, but need not be limited to, 294
440+details on transportation revenues by source of taxes or fees, 295
441+expenditure of such revenues for projects that were funded, and 296
442+the unexpended balance of such revenues. The details of projects 297
443+must include, but need not be limited to, the cost, location, 298
444+and scope of each project. The scope of each project must be 299
445+categorized broadly, such as road widening, repair and 300
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458+rehabilitation, addition of sidewalks, or any similarly broad 301
459+categorization. Revenues not dedicated to spec ific projects must 302
460+be detailed as to what programs the revenues are supporting. The 303
461+Department of Transportation must inform each county of the 304
462+method and format for submitting the data. The Department of 305
463+Transportation shall compile the data and publish t he 306
464+compilation of data on its website. 307
465+ Section 3. Section 316.00832, Florida Statutes, is created 308
466+to read: 309
467+ 316.00832 Next-generation Traffic Signal Modernization 310
468+Program.— 311
469+ (1) The department shall implement the Next -generation 312
470+Traffic Signal Modern ization Program. The Next -generation 313
471+Traffic Signal Modernization Program shall consist of 314
472+retrofitting existing traffic signals and controllers and 315
473+providing a communication backbone for remote operations and 316
474+management of such signals on the State Highwa y System and 317
475+nonstate highway system. Such signal upgrades shall be 318
476+prioritized based on average annual daily traffic and the impact 319
477+of adding to an existing interconnected system. 320
478+ (2) The program shall consist of an advanced traffic 321
479+management platform that uses radar-camera fusion to deliver 322
480+accurate detection in all weather conditions, offering fully 323
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495+of-day signal timing plans, th e program shall provide real -time 326
496+traffic optimization to improve flow and enhance safety. The 327
497+program must be compliant with leading cybersecurity standards, 328
498+such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001, ensuring robust data protection. 329
499+ Section 4. Subsection (2) of se ction 316.183, Florida 330
500+Statutes, is amended to read: 331
501+ 316.183 Unlawful speed. — 332
502+ (2) On all streets or highways, the maximum speed limits 333
503+for all vehicles must be 30 miles per hour in business or 334
504+residence districts, and 55 miles per hour at any time at a ll 335
505+other locations. However, with respect to a residence district, 336
506+a county or municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20 or 337
507+25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an 338
508+investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable. It is 339
509+not necessary to conduct a separate investigation for each 340
510+residence district. The department shall determine the safe and 341
511+available minimum speed limit on all highways that are comprise 342
512+a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways 343
513+and have at least not fewer than four lanes is 40 miles per 344
514+hour, except that when the posted speed limit is 70 miles per 345
515+hour, the minimum speed limit is 50 miles per hour . 346
516+ Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 316.187, Florida 347
517+Statutes, is amended to read: 348
518+ 316.187 Establishment of state speed zones. — 349
519+ (2)(a) The maximum allowable speed limit on limited access 350
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533+ (b) The maximum allowable speed limit on any other highway 352
534+that which is outside an urban area of 5,000 or more pe rsons and 353
535+that which has at least four lanes divided by a median strip is 354
536+70 65 miles per hour. 355
537+ (c) The Department of Transportation is authorized to set 356
538+such maximum and minimum speed limits for travel over other 357
539+roadways under its authority as it deems safe and advisable, not 358
540+to exceed as a maximum limit 65 60 miles per hour. 359
541+ Section 6. Subsections (8) and (9) are added to section 360
542+316.20655, Florida Statutes, to read: 361
543+ 316.20655 Electric bicycle regulations. — 362
544+ (8) A local government may adopt an o rdinance providing 363
545+one or more minimum age requirements to operate an electric 364
546+bicycle and may adopt an ordinance requiring an operator of an 365
547+electric bicycle to possess a government -issued photographic 366
548+identification while operating the electric bicycle. 367
549+ (9) A local government may provide training on the safe 368
550+operation of electric bicycles and compliance with the traffic 369
551+laws of this state that apply to electric bicycles. 370
552+ Section 7. Subsections (7) and (8) are added to section 371
553+316.2128, Florida Statu tes, to read: 372
554+ 316.2128 Micromobility devices, motorized scooters, and 373
555+miniature motorcycles; requirements. — 374
556+ (7) A local government may adopt an ordinance providing 375
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570+scooter or micromobility device and may adopt an ordinance 377
571+requiring a person who operates a motorized scooter or 378
572+micromobility device to possess a government -issued photographic 379
573+identification while operating the motorized scooter or 380
574+micromobility device. 381
575+ (8) A local government may provide training on the safe 382
576+operation of motorized scooters and micromobility devices and 383
577+compliance with the traffic laws of this state that apply to 384
578+motorized scooters and micromobility devices. 385
579+ Section 8. Section 320.0849, Florida Statutes, is created 386
580+to read: 387
581+ 320.0849 Expectant mother parking permits. — 388
582+ (1)(a) The department or its authorized agents shall, upon 389
583+application, issue an expectant mother parking permit placard or 390
584+decal to an expectant mother. The placard or decal is valid for 391
585+up to 1 year after the date of issuance. 392
586+ (b) The department shall, by rule, provide for the design, 393
587+size, color, and placement of the expectant mother parking 394
588+permit placard or decal. The placard or decal must be designed 395
589+to conspicuously display the expir ation date of the permit. 396
590+ (2) An application for an expectant mother parking permit 397
591+must include, but need not be limited to: 398
592+ (a) Certification provided by a physician licensed under 399
593+chapter 458 or chapter 459 that the applicant is an expectant 400
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607+ (b) The certifying physician's name and address. 402
608+ (c) The physician's certification number. 403
609+ (d) The following statement in bold letters: "An expectant 404
610+mother parking permit may be issued only to an expectant mother 405
611+and is valid for up to 1 year after the date of issuance." 406
612+ (e) The signatures of: 407
613+ 1. The certifying physician. 408
614+ 2. The applicant. 409
615+ 3. The employee of the department processing the 410
616+application. 411
617+ (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 412
618+expectant mother who is issued an expec tant mother parking 413
619+permit under this section may park a motor vehicle in a parking 414
620+space designated for persons who have disabilities as provided 415
621+in s. 553.5041. 416
622+ Section 9. Subsection (14) of section 331.3051, Florida 417
623+Statutes, is amended to read: 418
624+ 331.3051 Duties of Space Florida. —Space Florida shall: 419
625+ (14) Partner with the Metropolitan Planning Organization 420
626+Advisory Council to coordinate and specify how aerospace 421
627+planning and programming will be part of the state's cooperative 422
628+transportation planni ng process. 423
629+ Section 10. Subsections (4), (5), (7), and (8) of section 424
630+332.004, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 425
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644+As used in ss. 332.003 -332.007, the term: 427
645+ (4) "Airport or aviation devel opment project" or 428
646+"development project" means any activity associated with the 429
647+design, construction, purchase, improvement, or repair of a 430
648+public-use airport or portion thereof, including, but not 431
649+limited to: the purchase of equipment; the acquisition of land, 432
650+including land required as a condition of a federal, state, or 433
651+local permit or agreement for environmental mitigation; off -434
652+airport noise mitigation projects; the removal, lowering, 435
653+relocation, marking, and lighting of airport hazards; the 436
654+installation of navigation aids used by aircraft in landing at 437
655+or taking off from a public-use public airport; the installation 438
656+of safety equipment required by rule or regulation for 439
657+certification of the airport under s. 612 of the Federal 440
658+Aviation Act of 1958, and a mendments thereto; and the 441
659+improvement of access to the airport by road or rail system 442
660+which is on airport property and which is consistent, to the 443
661+maximum extent feasible, with the approved local government 444
662+comprehensive plan of the units of local governm ent in which the 445
663+airport is located. 446
664+ (5) "Airport or aviation discretionary capacity 447
665+improvement projects" or "discretionary capacity improvement 448
666+projects" means capacity improvements which are consistent, to 449
667+the maximum extent feasible, with the approve d local government 450
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681+the public-use airport is located, and which enhance 452
682+intercontinental capacity at airports which: 453
683+ (a) Are international airports with United States Bureau 454
684+of Customs and Border Protection; 455
685+ (b) Had one or more regularly scheduled intercontinental 456
686+flights during the previous calendar year or have an agreement 457
687+in writing for installation of one or more regularly scheduled 458
688+intercontinental flights upon the commitment of funds f or 459
689+stipulated airport capital improvements; and 460
690+ (c) Have available or planned public ground transportation 461
691+between the airport and other major transportation facilities. 462
692+ (7) "Eligible agency" means a political subdivision of the 463
693+state or an authority or a public-private partnership through a 464
694+lease or agreement under s. 255.065 with a political subdivision 465
695+of the state or an authority which owns or seeks to develop a 466
696+public-use airport. 467
697+ (8) "Federal aid" means funds made available from the 468
698+Federal Government for the accomplishment of public-use airport 469
699+or aviation development projects. 470
700+ Section 11. Subsections (4) and (8) of section 332.006, 471
701+Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 472
702+ 332.006 Duties and responsibilities of the Department of 473
703+Transportation.—The Department of Transportation shall, within 474
704+the resources provided pursuant to chapter 216: 475
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718+assistance to public agencies which own operate public-use 477
719+airports by making department pers onnel and department -owned 478
720+facilities and equipment available on a cost -reimbursement basis 479
721+to such agencies for special needs of limited duration. The 480
722+requirement relating to reimbursement of personnel costs may be 481
723+waived by the department in those cases in which the assistance 482
724+provided by its personnel was of a limited nature or duration. 483
725+ (8) Encourage the maximum allocation of federal funds to 484
726+local public-use airport projects in this state. 485
727+ Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (4), 486
728+subsection (6), paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7), and 487
729+subsections (8) and (10) of section 332.007, Florida Statutes, 488
730+are amended, and subsection (11) is added to that section, to 489
731+read: 490
732+ 332.007 Administration and financing of aviation and 491
733+airport programs and projects; state plan. — 492
734+ (4)(a) The annual legislative budget request for aviation 493
735+and airport development projects shall be based on the funding 494
736+required for development projects in the aviation and airport 495
737+work program. The department shall pro vide priority funding in 496
738+support of the planning, design, and construction of proposed 497
739+projects by local sponsors of public-use airports, with special 498
740+emphasis on projects for runways and taxiways, including the 499
741+painting and marking of runways and taxiways , lighting, other 500
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755+facility projects on airport property. 502
756+ (c) A No single public-use airport may not shall secure 503
757+airport or aviation development project funds in excess of 25 504
758+percent of the total airport or aviation development project 505
759+funds available in any given budget year. However, any public-506
760+use airport which receives discretionary capacity improvement 507
761+project funds in a given fiscal year shall not receive greater 508
762+than 10 percent of total aviation and airport development 509
763+project funds appropriated in that fiscal year. 510
764+ (6) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, the 511
765+department may participate in the capital cost of eligible 512
766+public-use public airport and aviation development proj ects in 513
767+accordance with the following rates, unless otherwise provided 514
768+in the General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill 515
769+implementing the General Appropriations Act: 516
770+ (a) The department may fund up to 50 percent of the 517
771+portion of eligible project costs which are not funded by the 518
772+Federal Government, except that the department may initially 519
773+fund up to 75 percent of the cost of land acquisition for a new 520
774+airport or for the expansion of an existing public-use airport 521
775+which is owned and operated by a m unicipality, a county, or an 522
776+authority, and shall be reimbursed to the normal statutory 523
777+project share when federal funds become available or within 10 524
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793+subject to: 528
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795+Federal Government or local sponsor that this amount will be 530
796+reimbursed to the department; and 531
797+ 2. The department having adequate funds in the work 532
798+program to fund the project. 533
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800+Such projects must be contained in the Federal Government's 535
801+Airport Capital Improvement Program, and the Federal Government 536
802+must fund, or have funded, the first year of the project. 537
803+ (b) The department may retroactively reimburse cities, 538
804+counties, or airport authorities up to 50 percent of the 539
805+nonfederal share for land acquisition when such land is needed 540
806+for airport safety, expansion, tall structure control, clear 541
807+zone protection, or no ise impact reduction. No land purchased 542
808+prior to July 1, 1990, or purchased prior to executing the 543
809+required department agreements shall be eligible for 544
810+reimbursement. 545
811+ (c) When federal funds are not available, the department 546
812+may fund up to 80 percent of m aster planning and eligible 547
813+aviation development projects at public-use airports that are 548
814+publicly owned, publicly operated airports . If federal funds are 549
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829+general aviation airports, or commercial service airports that 552
830+have fewer than 100,000 passenger boardings per year as 553
831+determined by the Federal Aviation Administration. 554
832+ (d) The department is authorized to fund up to 100 percent 555
833+of the cost of an eligible project that is statewide in scope or 556
834+that involves more than one county where no other governmental 557
835+entity or appropriate jurisdiction exists. 558
836+ (7) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds in 559
837+addition to aviation fuel tax r evenues, the department may 560
838+participate in the capital cost of eligible public airport and 561
839+aviation discretionary capacity improvement projects. The annual 562
840+legislative budget request shall be based on the funding 563
841+required for discretionary capacity improve ment projects in the 564
842+aviation and airport work program. 565
843+ (a) The department shall provide priority funding in 566
844+support of: 567
845+ 1. Land acquisition which provides additional capacity at 568
846+the qualifying international airport or at that airport's 569
847+supplemental air carrier airport. 570
848+ 2. Runway and taxiway projects that add capacity or are 571
849+necessary to accommodate technological changes in the aviation 572
850+industry. 573
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867+international gate capacity. 578
868+ (d) The department may fund up to 50 percent of the 579
869+portion of eligible project costs which are not funded by the 580
870+Federal Government except that the department may initially fund 581
871+up to 75 percent of the cost of land acquisition for a new 582
872+public-use airport or for the expansion of an existing public-583
873+use airport which is owned and operated by a municipality, a 584
874+county, or an authority, and shall be reimbursed to the normal 585
875+statutory project share when federal funds become available or 586
876+within 10 years after the date of acquisition, whichever is 587
877+earlier. 588
878+ (8) The department may also fund elig ible projects 589
879+performed by not-for-profit organizations that represent a 590
880+majority of public airports in this state. Eligible projects may 591
881+include activities associated with aviation master planning, 592
882+professional education, safety and security planning, enh ancing 593
883+economic development and efficiency at airports in this state, 594
884+or other planning efforts to improve the viability of public-use 595
885+airports in this state. 596
886+ (10) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, 597
887+and unless otherwise provided in the Ge neral Appropriations Act 598
888+or the substantive bill implementing the General Appropriations 599
889+Act, the department may fund up to 100 percent of eligible 600
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903+public-use, publicly operated airport located in a rural 602
904+community as defined in s. 288.0656 which does not have any 603
905+scheduled commercial service: 604
906+ (a) The capital cost of runway and taxiway projects that 605
907+add capacity. Such projects must be prioritized based on the 606
908+amount of available nonstate matching f unds. 607
909+ (b) Economic development transportation projects pursuant 608
910+to s. 339.2821. 609
911+ (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 610
912+municipality, a county, or an authority that owns a public -use 611
913+airport may participate in the Airport Investment Partners hip 612
914+Program under the Federal Aviation Administration by contracting 613
915+with a private partner to operate the public -use airport under 614
916+lease or agreement. Subject to the availability of appropriated 615
917+funds from aviation fuel tax revenues, the department may 616
918+provide for improvements under this section to a municipality, a 617
919+county, or an authority that has a private partner under the 618
920+Airport Investment Partnership Program for the capital cost of a 619
921+discretionary improvement project at a public -use airport. 620
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923+Any remaining funds must be allocated for projects specified in 622
924+subsection (6). 623
925+ Section 13. Subsection (6) of section 334.044, Florida 624
926+Statutes, is amended to read: 625
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940+department shall have the following gene ral powers and duties: 627
941+ (6) To acquire, by the exercise of the power of eminent 628
942+domain as provided by law, all property or property rights, 629
943+whether public or private, which it may determine are necessary 630
944+to the performance of its duties and the execution of its 631
945+powers, including advance purchase of property or property 632
946+rights to preserve a corridor for future proposed improvements . 633
947+ Section 14. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 334.065, 634
948+Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 635
949+ 334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research. — 636
950+ (1) There is established within at the University of South 637
951+Florida the Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research , to 638
952+be administered by the Board of Governors of the State 639
953+University System. The responsibilities of the ce nter include, 640
954+but are not limited to, conducting and facilitating research on 641
955+issues related to urban transportation problems in this state 642
956+and serving as an information exchange and depository for the 643
957+most current information pertaining to urban transport ation and 644
958+related issues. 645
959+ (3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically and 646
960+objectively review and advise the center concerning its research 647
961+program. Except for projects mandated by law, state -funded base 648
962+projects shall not be undertaken without approval of the 649
963+advisory board. The membership of the board shall consist of 650
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977+ (a) A member appointed by the President of the Senate. 652
978+ (b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 653
979+Representatives. 654
980+ (c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 655
981+designee. 656
982+ (d) The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. 657
983+including the secretaries of the Department of Transportation, 658
984+the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department 659
985+of Commerce, or their designees, and 660
986+ (e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission. 661
987+ (f) Four members nominated by the University of South 662
988+Florida's College of Engineering and approved by the 663
989+university's president The nomination of the remaining members 664
990+of the board shall be made to the President of the University of 665
991+South Florida by the College of Engineering at the University of 666
992+South Florida, and the appointment of these members must be 667
993+reviewed and approved by the Florida Transportation Commis sion 668
994+and confirmed by the Board of Governors . 669
995+ Section 15. Section 334.63, Florida Statutes, is created 670
996+to read: 671
997+ 334.63 Project concept studies; project development and 672
998+environmental studies. — 673
999+ (1) All project concept studies and project development 674
1000+and environmental studies for capacity improvement projects on 675
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1014+alternatives that provide transportation capacity using elevated 677
1015+roadways above existing lanes. 678
1016+ (2) All project development and enviro nmental studies for 679
1017+new alignment projects and new capacity improvement projects 680
1018+must be completed, to the maximum extent possible, within 18 681
1019+months after commencement. 682
1020+ Section 16. Subsections (4), (7), and (15) of section 683
1021+337.11, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 684
1022+ 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; 685
1023+emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; 686
1024+combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; 687
1025+records; requirements of vehicle registration. — 688
1026+ (4)(a) The department may award the proposed construction 689
1027+and maintenance work to the lowest responsible bidder, or in the 690
1028+instance of a time-plus-money contract, the lowest evaluated 691
1029+responsible bidder, or it may reject all bids and proceed to 692
1030+rebid the work in acc ordance with subsection (2) or otherwise 693
1031+perform the work. 694
1032+ (b)1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 695
1033+contrary, if the department receives bids outside the award 696
1034+criteria provided by the department, the department must arrange 697
1035+an in-person meeting with the lowest responsive and responsible 698
1036+bidder to ascertain reasons for the bids being over the 699
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1051+reject all bids and pro ceed to rebid the work, or may invite all 702
1052+responsive and responsible bidders to provide best and final 703
1053+offers without filing a protest or posting a bond under 704
1054+paragraph (5)(a). If the department thereafter awards the 705
1055+contract, the award must be to the bidd er that provides the best 706
1056+and final offer. 707
1057+ 2. If the department intends to reject all bids on a 708
1058+project after announcing but before posting official notice of 709
1059+its intent to reject all bids, the department must provide to 710
1060+the lowest responsive and respons ible bidder the opportunity to 711
1061+negotiate the scope of work with the corresponding reduction in 712
1062+price, as provided in the bid, to provide a best and final offer 713
1063+without filing a protest or posting a bond under paragraph 714
1064+(5)(a). Upon reaching a decision rega rding such bidder's best 715
1065+and final offer, the department must post notice of final agency 716
1066+action to either reject all bids or accept the best and final 717
1067+offer. 718
1068+ 3. This subsection does not prohibit the filing of a 719
1069+protest by any bidder or alter the deadlin es in s. 120.57. 720
1070+ 4. Notwithstanding ss. 120.57(3)(c) and 287.057(25), upon 721
1071+receipt of a timely filed formal written protest, the department 722
1072+may continue with the process provided for in this subsection 723
1073+but may not take final agency action as to the lowes t responsive 724
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1089+ (7)(a) If the department determines that it is in the best 728
1090+interests of the public, the departmen t may combine the design 729
1091+and construction phases of a project into a single contract. 730
1092+Such contract is referred to as a design -build contract. For 731
1093+design-build contracts, the department must receive at least 732
1094+three letters of interest, and the department sh all request 733
1095+proposals from no fewer than three of the design -build firms 734
1096+submitting such letters of interest. If a design -build firm 735
1097+withdraws from consideration after the department requests 736
1098+proposals, the department may continue if at least two proposals 737
1099+are received. 738
1100+ (b) If the department determines that it is in the best 739
1101+interests of the public, the department may combine the design 740
1102+and construction phases of a project fully funded in the work 741
1103+program into a single contract and select the design -build firm 742
1104+in the early stages of a project to ensure that the design -build 743
1105+firm is part of the collaboration and development of the design 744
1106+as part of a step-by-step progression through construction. Such 745
1107+a contract is referred to as a phased design -build contract. For 746
1108+phased design-build contracts, selection and award must include 747
1109+a two-phase process. For phase one, the department shall 748
1110+competitively award the contract to a design -build firm based 749
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1125+design-build firms. If the department elects, during phase one, 752
1126+to enter into contracts with more than one design -build firm 753
1127+based on qualifications, the department shall competitively 754
1128+award the contract for phase two to a single design -build firm. 755
1129+For phase two, the design -build firm may independently perform 756
1130+portions of the work and shall competitively bid construction 757
1131+trade subcontractor packages and, based upon the design-build 758
1132+firm's estimates of its independently performed work and these 759
1133+bids, negotiate with the department a fixed firm price or 760
1134+guaranteed maximum price that meets the project budget and scope 761
1135+as advertised in the request for qualifications. 762
1136+ (c) Design-build contracts and phased design-build 763
1137+contracts may be advertised and awarded notwithstanding the 764
1138+requirements of paragraph (3)(c). However, construction 765
1139+activities may not begin on any portion of such projects for 766
1140+which the department has not yet obtained title to the necessary 767
1141+rights-of-way and easements for the construction of that portion 768
1142+of the project has vested in the state or a local governmental 769
1143+entity and all railroad crossing and utility agreements have 770
1144+been executed. Title to rights -of-way shall be deemed to have 771
1145+vested in the state when the title has been dedicated to the 772
1146+public or acquired by prescription. 773
1147+ (c)(d) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for 774
1148+administering design -build and phased design -build contracts. 775
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1162+ 1. Prequalification requirements. 777
1163+ 2. Public announcement procedures. 778
1164+ 3. Scope of service requirements. 779
1165+ 4. Letters of interest requirements. 780
1166+ 5. Short-listing criteria and procedures. 781
1167+ 6. Bid proposal requirements. 782
1168+ 7. Technical review committee. 783
1169+ 8. Selection and award processes. 784
1170+ 9. Stipend requirements. 785
1171+ (d)(e) For design-build contracts and phased design-build 786
1172+contracts, the department must receive at least three letters of 787
1173+interest, and in order to proceed with a request f or proposals. 788
1174+the department shall request proposals from no fewer than three 789
1175+of the design-build firms submitting such letters of interest. 790
1176+If a design-build firm withdraws from consideration after the 791
1177+department requests proposals, the department may con tinue if at 792
1178+least two proposals are received. 793
1179+ (15) Each contract let by the department for performance 794
1180+of bridge construction or maintenance on over navigable waters 795
1181+must contain a provision requiring marine general liability 796
1182+insurance, including protection and indemnity coverage , in an 797
1183+amount to be determined by the department, which covers third -798
1184+party personal injury and property damage caused by vessels used 799
1185+by the contractor in the performance of the work. Protection and 800
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1198+indemnity coverage may be cove red by endorsement on the marine 801
1199+general liability insurance policy or may be a separate policy. 802
1200+ Section 17. Subsection (3) is added to section 337.1101, 803
1201+Florida Statutes, to read: 804
1202+ 337.1101 Contracting and procurement authority of the 805
1203+department; settlements; notification required. — 806
1204+ (3) The department may not, through a settlement of a 807
1205+protest filed in accordance with s. 120.57(3) of the award of a 808
1206+contract being procured pursuant to s. 337.11 or related to the 809
1207+purchase of personal property or contr actual services being 810
1208+procured pursuant to s. 287.057, create a new contract unless 811
1209+the new contract is competitively procured. 812
1210+ Section 18. Subsections (1), (2), and (8) of section 813
1211+337.14, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 814
1212+ 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of 815
1213+qualification; restrictions; request for hearing. — 816
1214+ (1)(a) A Any contractor desiring to bid for the 817
1215+performance of a any construction contract in excess of $250,000 818
1216+which the department proposes to let must first be certifie d by 819
1217+the department as qualified pursuant to this section and rules 820
1218+of the department. The rules of the department must address the 821
1219+qualification of contractors to bid on construction contracts in 822
1220+excess of $250,000 and must include requirements with respe ct to 823
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1239+standing with the department as of January 1, 2019, must first 830
1240+be certified by the department as qualified and must have 831
1241+satisfactorily completed two projects, each in excess of $15 832
1242+million, for the department or for any other state department of 833
1243+transportation. 834
1244+ (c) The department may limit the dollar amount of any 835
1245+contract upon which a contractor is qualified to bid or the 836
1246+aggregate total dollar volume of contracts su ch contractor is 837
1247+allowed to have under contract at any one time. 838
1248+ (d)1. Each applying contractor seeking qualification to 839
1249+bid on construction contracts in excess of $250,000 shall 840
1250+furnish the department a statement under oath, on such forms as 841
1251+the department may prescribe, setting forth detailed information 842
1252+as required on the application. 843
1253+ 2. Each application for certification must be accompanied 844
1254+by audited, certified financial statements prepared in 845
1255+accordance with generally accepted accounting principle s and 846
1256+auditing standards by a certified public accountant licensed in 847
1257+this state or another state. The audited, certified financial 848
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1281+received by the department, the applicant must also s ubmit 860
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1285+this state or another state. The interim financial statements 864
1286+must cover the period from the end date of the annual statement 865
1287+and must show the financial condition of the applying contractor 866
1288+no more than 4 months before the date that the interim financial 867
1289+statements are received by the department. However, upon the 868
1290+request of the applying contractor, an application and 869
1291+accompanying annual or interim financial statement received by 870
1292+the department within 15 days after either 4 -month period under 871
1293+this subsection shall be considered timely. 872
1294+ 6. An applying contractor desiri ng to bid exclusively for 873
1295+the performance of construction contracts with proposed budget 874
1296+estimates of less than $2 million may submit reviewed annual or 875
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1310+public accountant. 877
1311+ (e) The information required by this subsection is 878
1312+confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1). 879
1313+ (f) The department shall act upon the application for 880
1314+qualification within 30 days after the department determines 881
1315+that the application is complete. 882
1316+ (g) The department may waive the requirements of this 883
1317+subsection for: 884
1318+ 1. A project with a diverse set of scopes of construction 885
1319+work that may be performed under the project, typically referred 886
1320+to as a "push-button contract" or a "task work order contract," 887
1321+which has a contract price of $1 million or less; or 888
1322+ 2. A project that has projects having a contract price of 889
1323+$500,000 or less if the department determines that the project 890
1324+is of a noncritical nature and the waiver will not endanger 891
1325+public health, safety, or property. 892
1326+ (2) Certification shall be necessary in order to bid on a 893
1327+road, bridge, or public transportation construction contract of 894
1328+more than $250,000. However, the successful bidder on any 895
1329+construction contract must furnish a contract bond before prior 896
1330+to the award of the contract. The department may waive the 897
1331+requirement for all or a portion of a contract bond for 898
1332+contracts of $250,000 $150,000 or less under s. 337.18(1). 899
1333+ (8) This section does not apply to maintenance contracts. 900
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1346+Notwithstanding any other provisi on of law, a contractor seeking 901
1347+to bid on a maintenance contract for which the majority of the 902
1348+work includes repair and replacement of safety appurtenances, 903
1349+including, but not limited to, guardrails, attenuators, traffic 904
1350+signals, and striping, must possess the prescribed 905
1351+qualifications, equipment, past record, and experience required 906
1352+to perform such work. 907
1353+ Section 19. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 337.185, 908
1354+Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 909
1355+ 337.185 State Arbitration Board. — 910
1356+ (4) The contractor may submit a claim greater than 911
1357+$250,000 up to $1 million per contract or, upon agreement of the 912
1358+parties, greater than up to $2 million per contract to be 913
1359+arbitrated by the board. An award issued by the board pursuant 914
1360+to this subsection is final if a request for a trial de novo is 915
1361+not filed within the time provided by Rule 1.830, Florida Rules 916
1362+of Civil Procedure. At the trial de novo, the court may not 917
1363+admit evidence that there has been an arbitration proceeding, 918
1364+the nature or amount of the award, or any other matter 919
1365+concerning the conduct of the arbitration proceeding, except 920
1366+that sworn testimony given in connection with at an arbitration 921
1367+hearing may be used for any purpose otherwise permitted by the 922
1368+Florida Evidence Code. If a request f or trial de novo is not 923
1369+filed within the time provided, the award issued by the board is 924
1370+final and enforceable by a court of law. 925
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1384+before final acceptance but must be made to the board : 927
1385+ (a) Within 820 days after final acceptance ; or 928
1386+ (b) Within 360 days after written notice by the department 929
1387+of a claim related to a written warranty or defect after final 930
1388+acceptance. 931
1389+ Section 20. Subsection (2) of section 337.19, Florida 932
1390+Statutes, is amended to re ad: 933
1391+ 337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of 934
1392+actions; forum.— 935
1393+ (2) Suits by and against the department under this section 936
1394+shall be commenced within 820 days after of the final acceptance 937
1395+of the work or within 360 days after written notice b y the 938
1396+department of a claim related to a written warranty or defect 939
1397+after final acceptance . This section shall apply to all 940
1398+contracts entered into after June 30, 1993. 941
1399+ Section 21. Subsections (3) through (9) of section 942
1400+337.401, Florida Statutes, are re numbered as subsections (4) 943
1401+through (10), respectively, subsections (1) and (2), paragraphs 944
1402+(a), (c), and (g) of present subsection (3), present subsection 945
1403+(5), paragraph (e) of present subsection (6), and paragraphs (d) 946
1404+and (n) of present subsection (7) a re amended, and a new 947
1405+subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 948
1406+ 337.401 Use of right -of-way for utilities subject to 949
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1421+referred to in this section and in ss. 337.40 2-337.404 as the 952
1422+"authority," that have jurisdiction and control of public roads 953
1423+or publicly owned rail corridors are authorized to prescribe and 954
1424+enforce reasonable rules or regulations with reference to the 955
1425+placing and maintaining across, on, or within th e right-of-way 956
1426+limits of any road or publicly owned rail corridors under their 957
1427+respective jurisdictions any electric transmission, voice, 958
1428+telegraph, data, or other communications services lines or 959
1429+wireless facilities; pole lines; poles; railways; ditches; 960
1430+sewers; water, heat, or gas mains; pipelines; fences; gasoline 961
1431+tanks and pumps; or other structures referred to in this section 962
1432+and in ss. 337.402-337.404 as the "utility." The department may 963
1433+enter into a permit-delegation agreement with a governmental 964
1434+entity if issuance of a permit is based on requirements that the 965
1435+department finds will ensure the safety and integrity of 966
1436+facilities of the Department of Transportation; however, the 967
1437+permit-delegation agreement does not apply to facilities of 968
1438+electric utilities as defined in s. 366.02(4). 969
1439+ (b) For aerial and underground electric utility 970
1440+transmission lines designed to operate at 69 or more kilovolts 971
1441+which that are needed to accommodate the additional electrical 972
1442+transfer capacity on the transmission grid result ing from new 973
1443+base-load generating facilities, the department's rules shall 974
1444+provide for placement of and access to such transmission lines 975
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1458+controlled public roads, including longitudinally within lim ited 977
1459+access facilities where there is no other practicable 978
1460+alternative available, to the greatest extent allowed by federal 979
1461+law, if compliance with the standards established by such rules 980
1462+is achieved. Without limiting or conditioning the department's 981
1463+jurisdiction or authority described in paragraph (a), with 982
1464+respect to limited access right -of-way, such rules may include, 983
1465+but need not be limited to, that the use of the right -of-way for 984
1466+longitudinal placement of electric utility transmission lines is 985
1467+reasonable based upon a consideration of economic and 986
1468+environmental factors, including, without limitation, other 987
1469+practicable alternative alignments, utility corridors and 988
1470+easements, impacts on adjacent property owners, and minimum 989
1471+clear zones and other safety sta ndards, and further provide that 990
1472+placement of the electric utility transmission lines within the 991
1473+department's right-of-way does not interfere with operational 992
1474+requirements of the transportation facility or planned or 993
1475+potential future expansion of such tran sportation facility. If 994
1476+the department approves longitudinal placement of electric 995
1477+utility transmission lines in limited access facilities, 996
1478+compensation for the use of the right -of-way is required. Such 997
1479+consideration or compensation paid by the electric utility owner 998
1480+in connection with the department's issuance of a permit does 999
1481+not create any property right in the department's property 1000
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1494+regardless of the amount of consideration paid or the 1001
1495+improvements constructed on the property by the utility owner. 1002
1496+Upon notice by the department that the property is needed for 1003
1497+expansion or improvement of the transportation facility, the 1004
1498+electric utility transmission line will be removed or relocated 1005
1499+at the utility owner's electric utility's sole expense. The 1006
1500+electric utility owner shall pay to the department reasonable 1007
1501+damages resulting from the utility owner's utility's failure or 1008
1502+refusal to timely remove or relocate its transmission lines. The 1009
1503+rules to be adopted by the department may also address the 1010
1504+compensation methodol ogy and removal or relocation. As used in 1011
1505+this subsection, the term "base -load generating facilities" 1012
1506+means electric power plants that are certified under part II of 1013
1507+chapter 403. 1014
1508+ (c) An entity that places, replaces, or relocates 1015
1509+underground utilities wit hin a right-of-way must make such 1016
1510+underground utilities electronically detectable using techniques 1017
1511+approved by the department. 1018
1512+ (2) The authority may grant to any person who is a 1019
1513+resident of this state, or to any corporation that which is 1020
1514+organized under the laws of this state or licensed to do 1021
1515+business within this state, the use of a right -of-way for the 1022
1516+utility in accordance with such rules or regulations as the 1023
1517+authority may adopt. A utility may not be installed, located, or 1024
1518+relocated unless authorized by a written permit issued by the 1025
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1531+authority. However, for public roads or publicly owned rail 1026
1532+corridors under the jurisdiction of the department, a utility 1027
1533+relocation schedule and relocation agreement may be executed in 1028
1534+lieu of a written permit. The permit or relocation agreement 1029
1535+must require the permitholder or party to the agreement to be 1030
1536+responsible for any damage resulting from the work required. The 1031
1537+owner of an electric utility as defined in s. 366.02, the owner 1032
1538+of a natural gas utility as defined in s . 366.04(3), or the 1033
1539+owner of a water or wastewater utility shall pay to the 1034
1540+authority actual damages resulting from a failure or refusal to 1035
1541+timely remove or relocate a utility. Issuance of permits for new 1036
1542+placement of utilities within the authority's right s-of-way may 1037
1543+be subject to payment of actual costs incurred by the authority 1038
1544+due to the failure of the utility owner to timely relocate 1039
1545+utilities pursuant to an approved utility work schedule or for 1040
1546+damage done to existing infrastructure by the utility own er 1041
1547+issuance of such permit . The authority may initiate injunctive 1042
1548+proceedings as provided in s. 120.69 to enforce provisions of 1043
1549+this subsection or any rule or order issued or entered into 1044
1550+pursuant thereto. A permit application required under this 1045
1551+subsection by a county or municipality having jurisdiction and 1046
1552+control of the right -of-way of any public road must be processed 1047
1553+and acted upon in accordance with the timeframes provided in 1048
1554+subparagraphs (8)(d)7., 8., and 9. (7)(d)7., 8., and 9. 1049
1555+ (3)(a) As used in this section, the term "as -built plans" 1050
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1569+configuration of utilities placed within a right -of-way at a 1052
1570+location which crosses a navigable waterway or deeper than 10 1053
1571+feet beneath the proposed gr ound surface. 1054
1572+ (b) The authority and utility owner shall agree in writing 1055
1573+to an approved level of detail of as -built plans. 1056
1574+ (c) The utility owner shall submit as -built plans within 1057
1575+20 business days after completion of the utility work which show 1058
1576+actual final surface and subsurface utilities, including 1059
1577+location alignment profile, depth, and geodetic datum of each 1060
1578+structure. Such plans must be provided in an electronic format 1061
1579+compatible with department software and meet technical 1062
1580+specifications provided by the department or in an electronic 1063
1581+format determined by the utility industry to be in accordance 1064
1582+with industry standards. The department may by written agreement 1065
1583+make exceptions to the electronic format requirement. 1066
1584+ (d) As-built plans must be submitted before any costs may 1067
1585+be reimbursed by the authority under subsection (2). 1068
1586+ (4)(3)(a) Because of the unique circumstances applicable 1069
1587+to providers of communications services, including, but not 1070
1588+limited to, the circumstances described in paragraph (e) and th e 1071
1589+fact that federal and state law require the nondiscriminatory 1072
1590+treatment of providers of telecommunications services, and 1073
1591+because of the desire to promote competition among providers of 1074
1592+communications services, it is the intent of the Legislature 1075
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1606+communications services in a nondiscriminatory and competitively 1077
1607+neutral manner when imposing rules or regulations governing the 1078
1608+placement or maintenance of communications facilities in the 1079
1609+public roads or rights -of-way. Rules or regulations imposed by a 1080
1610+municipality or county relating to providers of communications 1081
1611+services placing or maintaining communications facilities in its 1082
1612+roads or rights-of-way must be generally applicable to all 1083
1613+providers of communication s services, taking into account the 1084
1614+distinct engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, 1085
1615+public works, and safety requirements of the provider's 1086
1616+facilities, and, notwithstanding any other law, may not require 1087
1617+a provider of communications services to apply for or enter into 1088
1618+an individual license, franchise, or other agreement with the 1089
1619+municipality or county as a condition of placing or maintaining 1090
1620+communications facilities in its roads or rights -of-way. In 1091
1621+addition to other reasonable rules or regulat ions that a 1092
1622+municipality or county may adopt relating to the placement or 1093
1623+maintenance of communications facilities in its roads or rights -1094
1624+of-way under this subsection or subsection (8) (7), a 1095
1625+municipality or county may require a provider of communications 1096
1626+services that places or seeks to place facilities in its roads 1097
1627+or rights-of-way to register with the municipality or county. To 1098
1628+register, a provider of communications services may be required 1099
1629+only to provide its name; the name, address, and telephone 1100
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1643+registrant's current certificate of authorization issued by the 1102
1644+Florida Public Service Commission, the Federal Communications 1103
1645+Commission, or the Department of State; a statement of whether 1104
1646+the registrant is a pass-through provider as defined in 1105
1647+subparagraph (7)(a)1. (6)(a)1.; the registrant's federal 1106
1648+employer identification number; and any required proof of 1107
1649+insurance or self-insuring status adequate to defend and cover 1108
1650+claims. A municipality or cou nty may not require a registrant to 1109
1651+renew a registration more frequently than every 5 years but may 1110
1652+require during this period that a registrant update the 1111
1653+registration information provided under this subsection within 1112
1654+90 days after a change in such inform ation. A municipality or 1113
1655+county may not require the registrant to provide an inventory of 1114
1656+communications facilities, maps, locations of such facilities, 1115
1657+or other information by a registrant as a condition of 1116
1658+registration, renewal, or for any other purpose; provided, 1117
1659+however, that a municipality or county may require as part of a 1118
1660+permit application that the applicant identify at -grade 1119
1661+communications facilities within 50 feet of the proposed 1120
1662+installation location for the placement of at -grade 1121
1663+communications facilities. A municipality or county may not 1122
1664+require a provider to pay any fee, cost, or other charge for 1123
1665+registration or renewal thereof. It is the intent of the 1124
1666+Legislature that the placement, operation, maintenance, 1125
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1679+upgrading, and extension of communicat ions facilities not be 1126
1680+unreasonably interrupted or delayed through the permitting or 1127
1681+other local regulatory process. Except as provided in this 1128
1682+chapter or otherwise expressly authorized by chapter 202, 1129
1683+chapter 364, or chapter 610, a municipality or county may not 1130
1684+adopt or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or requirement as to 1131
1685+the placement or operation of communications facilities in a 1132
1686+right-of-way by a communications services provider authorized by 1133
1687+state or local law to operate in a right -of-way; regulate any 1134
1688+communications services; or impose or collect any tax, fee, 1135
1689+cost, charge, or exaction for the provision of communications 1136
1690+services over the communications services provider's 1137
1691+communications facilities in a right -of-way. 1138
1692+ (c) Any municipality or count y that, as of January 1, 1139
1693+2019, elected to require permit fees from any provider of 1140
1694+communications services that uses or occupies municipal or 1141
1695+county roads or rights -of-way pursuant to former paragraph (c) 1142
1696+or former paragraph (j), Florida Statutes 2018, may continue to 1143
1697+require and collect such fees. A municipality or county that 1144
1698+elected as of January 1, 2019, to require permit fees may elect 1145
1699+to forego such fees as provided herein. A municipality or county 1146
1700+that elected as of January 1, 2019, not to require pe rmit fees 1147
1701+may not elect to impose permit fees. All fees authorized under 1148
1702+this paragraph must be reasonable and commensurate with the 1149
1703+direct and actual cost of the regulatory activity, including 1150
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1717+inspection, and direct administrative costs; must be 1152
1718+demonstrable; and must be equitable among users of the roads or 1153
1719+rights-of-way. A fee authorized under this paragraph may not be 1154
1720+offset against the tax imposed under chapter 202; include the 1155
1721+costs of roads or ri ghts-of-way acquisition or roads or rights -1156
1722+of-way rental; include any general administrative, management, 1157
1723+or maintenance costs of the roads or rights -of-way; or be based 1158
1724+on a percentage of the value or costs associated with the work 1159
1725+to be performed on the roads or rights-of-way. In an action to 1160
1726+recover amounts due for a fee not authorized under this 1161
1727+paragraph, the prevailing party may recover court costs and 1162
1728+attorney fees at trial and on appeal. In addition to the 1163
1729+limitations set forth in this section, a fe e levied by a 1164
1730+municipality or charter county under this paragraph may not 1165
1731+exceed $100. However, permit fees may not be imposed with 1166
1732+respect to permits that may be required for service drop lines 1167
1733+not required to be noticed under s. 556.108(5) or for any 1168
1734+activity that does not require the physical disturbance of the 1169
1735+roads or rights-of-way or does not impair access to or full use 1170
1736+of the roads or rights -of-way, including, but not limited to, 1171
1737+the performance of service restoration work on existing 1172
1738+facilities, extensions of such facilities for providing 1173
1739+communications services to customers, and the placement of micro 1174
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1754+ 1. If a municipality or charter county elects to not 1177
1755+require permit fees, the total rate for the local communications 1178
1756+services tax as computed under s. 202.20 for that municipality 1179
1757+or charter county may be increased by ordinance or resolution by 1180
1758+an amount not to exceed a rate of 0.12 percent. 1181
1759+ 2. If a noncharter county elects to n ot require permit 1182
1760+fees, the total rate for the local communications services tax 1183
1761+as computed under s. 202.20 for that noncharter county may be 1184
1762+increased by ordinance or resolution by an amount not to exceed 1185
1763+a rate of 0.24 percent, to replace the revenue th e noncharter 1186
1764+county would otherwise have received from permit fees for 1187
1765+providers of communications services. 1188
1766+ (g) A municipality or county may not use its authority 1189
1767+over the placement of facilities in its roads and rights -of-way 1190
1768+as a basis for asserting o r exercising regulatory control over a 1191
1769+provider of communications services regarding matters within the 1192
1770+exclusive jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission 1193
1771+or the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not 1194
1772+limited to, the operations, systems, equipment, technology, 1195
1773+qualifications, services, service quality, service territory, 1196
1774+and prices of a provider of communications services. A 1197
1775+municipality or county may not require any permit for the 1198
1776+maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, or upgrade of 1199
1777+existing aerial wireline communications facilities on utility 1200
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1792+a communications services provider. However, a municipality o r 1203
1793+county may require a right -of-way permit for work that involves 1204
1794+excavation, closure of a sidewalk, or closure of a vehicular 1205
1795+lane or parking lane, unless the provider is performing service 1206
1796+restoration to existing facilities. A permit application 1207
1797+required by an authority under this section for the placement of 1208
1798+communications facilities must be processed and acted upon 1209
1799+consistent with the timeframes provided in subparagraphs 1210
1800+(8)(d)7., 8., and 9. (7)(d)7., 8., and 9. In addition, a 1211
1801+municipality or county may not require any permit or other 1212
1802+approval, fee, charge, or cost, or other exaction for the 1213
1803+maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, or upgrade of 1214
1804+existing aerial lines or underground communications facilities 1215
1805+located on private property outside of the public rights-of-way. 1216
1806+As used in this section, the term "extension of existing 1217
1807+facilities" includes those extensions from the rights -of-way 1218
1808+into a customer's private property for purposes of placing a 1219
1809+service drop or those extensions from the rights -of-way into a 1220
1810+utility easement to provide service to a discrete identifiable 1221
1811+customer or group of customers. 1222
1812+ (6)(5) This section, except subsections (1) and (2) and 1223
1813+paragraph (4)(g) (3)(g), does not apply to the provision of pay 1224
1814+telephone service on public, mu nicipal, or county roads or 1225
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1828+ (7)(6) 1227
1829+ (e) This subsection does not alter any provision of this 1228
1830+section or s. 202.24 relating to taxes, fees, or other charges 1229
1831+or impositions by a municipality or county on a dealer of 1230
1832+communications services or authorize that any charges be 1231
1833+assessed on a dealer of communications services, except as 1232
1834+specifically set forth herein. A municipality or county may not 1233
1835+charge a pass-through provider any amounts other than the 1234
1836+charges under this subsection as a condition to the placement or 1235
1837+maintenance of a communication s facility in the roads or rights -1236
1838+of-way of a municipality or county by a pass -through provider, 1237
1839+except that a municipality or county may impose permit fees on a 1238
1840+pass-through provider consistent with paragraph (4)(c) (3)(c). 1239
1841+ (8)(7) 1240
1842+ (d) An authority may require a registration process and 1241
1843+permit fees in accordance with subsection (4) (3). An authority 1242
1844+shall accept applications for permits and shall process and 1243
1845+issue permits subject to the following requirements: 1244
1846+ 1. An authority may not directly or indire ctly require an 1245
1847+applicant to perform services unrelated to the collocation for 1246
1848+which approval is sought, such as in -kind contributions to the 1247
1849+authority, including reserving fiber, conduit, or pole space for 1248
1850+the authority. 1249
1851+ 2. An applicant may not be requi red to provide more 1250
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1865+the applicant's compliance with applicable codes for the 1252
1866+placement of small wireless facilities in the locations 1253
1867+identified in the application. An applicant may not be requ ired 1254
1868+to provide inventories, maps, or locations of communications 1255
1869+facilities in the right -of-way other than as necessary to avoid 1256
1870+interference with other at -grade or aerial facilities located at 1257
1871+the specific location proposed for a small wireless facility or 1258
1872+within 50 feet of such location. 1259
1873+ 3. An authority may not: 1260
1874+ a. Require the placement of small wireless facilities on 1261
1875+any specific utility pole or category of poles; 1262
1876+ b. Require the placement of multiple antenna systems on a 1263
1877+single utility pole; 1264
1878+ c. Require a demonstration that collocation of a small 1265
1879+wireless facility on an existing structure is not legally or 1266
1880+technically possible as a condition for granting a permit for 1267
1881+the collocation of a small wireless facility on a new utility 1268
1882+pole except as provided in paragraph (i); 1269
1883+ d. Require compliance with an authority's provisions 1270
1884+regarding placement of small wireless facilities or a new 1271
1885+utility pole used to support a small wireless facility in 1272
1886+rights-of-way under the control of the department unless the 1273
1887+authority has received a delegation from the department for the 1274
1888+location of the small wireless facility or utility pole, or 1275
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1901+require such compliance as a condition to receive a permit that 1276
1902+is ancillary to the permit for collocation of a small wireless 1277
1903+facility, including an electrical permit; 1278
1904+ e. Require a meeting before filing an application; 1279
1905+ f. Require direct or indirect public notification or a 1280
1906+public meeting for the placement of communication facilities in 1281
1907+the right-of-way; 1282
1908+ g. Limit the size or confi guration of a small wireless 1283
1909+facility or any of its components, if the small wireless 1284
1910+facility complies with the size limits in this subsection; 1285
1911+ h. Prohibit the installation of a new utility pole used to 1286
1912+support the collocation of a small wireless facili ty if the 1287
1913+installation otherwise meets the requirements of this 1288
1914+subsection; or 1289
1915+ i. Require that any component of a small wireless facility 1290
1916+be placed underground except as provided in paragraph (i). 1291
1917+ 4. Subject to paragraph (r), an authority may not limit 1292
1918+the placement, by minimum separation distances, of small 1293
1919+wireless facilities, utility poles on which small wireless 1294
1920+facilities are or will be collocated, or other at -grade 1295
1921+communications facilities. However, within 14 days after the 1296
1922+date of filing the app lication, an authority may request that 1297
1923+the proposed location of a small wireless facility be moved to 1298
1924+another location in the right -of-way and placed on an 1299
1925+alternative authority utility pole or support structure or 1300
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1938+placed on a new utility pole. The author ity and the applicant 1301
1939+may negotiate the alternative location, including any objective 1302
1940+design standards and reasonable spacing requirements for ground -1303
1941+based equipment, for 30 days after the date of the request. At 1304
1942+the conclusion of the negotiation period, i f the alternative 1305
1943+location is accepted by the applicant, the applicant must notify 1306
1944+the authority of such acceptance and the application shall be 1307
1945+deemed granted for any new location for which there is agreement 1308
1946+and all other locations in the application. If an agreement is 1309
1947+not reached, the applicant must notify the authority of such 1310
1948+nonagreement and the authority must grant or deny the original 1311
1949+application within 90 days after the date the application was 1312
1950+filed. A request for an alternative location, an acce ptance of 1313
1951+an alternative location, or a rejection of an alternative 1314
1952+location must be in writing and provided by electronic mail. 1315
1953+ 5. An authority shall limit the height of a small wireless 1316
1954+facility to 10 feet above the utility pole or structure upon 1317
1955+which the small wireless facility is to be collocated. Unless 1318
1956+waived by an authority, the height for a new utility pole is 1319
1957+limited to the tallest existing utility pole as of July 1, 2017, 1320
1958+located in the same right -of-way, other than a utility pole for 1321
1959+which a waiver has previously been granted, measured from grade 1322
1960+in place within 500 feet of the proposed location of the small 1323
1961+wireless facility. If there is no utility pole within 500 feet, 1324
1962+the authority shall limit the height of the utility pole to 50 1325
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1976+ 6. The installation by a communications services provider 1327
1977+of a utility pole in the public rights -of-way, other than a 1328
1978+utility pole used to support a small wireless facility, is 1329
1979+subject to authority rules or regulations governing the 1330
1980+placement of utility poles in the public rights -of-way. 1331
1981+ 7. Within 14 days after receiving an application, an 1332
1982+authority must determine and notify the applicant by electronic 1333
1983+mail as to whether the application is complete. If an 1334
1984+application is deemed incomplete, the authority must 1335
1985+specifically identify the missing information. An application is 1336
1986+deemed complete if the authority fails to provide notification 1337
1987+to the applicant within 14 days. 1338
1988+ 8. An application must be processed on a nondiscriminatory 1339
1989+basis. A complete application is d eemed approved if an authority 1340
1990+fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after 1341
1991+receipt of the application. If an authority does not use the 30 -1342
1992+day negotiation period provided in subparagraph 4., the parties 1343
1993+may mutually agree to extend the 60 -day application review 1344
1994+period. The authority shall grant or deny the application at the 1345
1995+end of the extended period. A permit issued pursuant to an 1346
1996+approved application shall remain effective for 1 year unless 1347
1997+extended by the authority. 1348
1998+ 9. An authority must notify the applicant of approval or 1349
1999+denial by electronic mail. An authority shall approve a complete 1350
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2012+application unless it does not meet the authority's applicable 1351
2013+codes. If the application is denied, the authority must specify 1352
2014+in writing the basis for denial, including the specific code 1353
2015+provisions on which the denial was based, and send the 1354
2016+documentation to the applicant by electronic mail on the day the 1355
2017+authority denies the application. The applicant may cure the 1356
2018+deficiencies identified by the authori ty and resubmit the 1357
2019+application within 30 days after notice of the denial is sent to 1358
2020+the applicant. The authority shall approve or deny the revised 1359
2021+application within 30 days after receipt or the application is 1360
2022+deemed approved. The review of a revised appl ication is limited 1361
2023+to the deficiencies cited in the denial. If an authority 1362
2024+provides for administrative review of the denial of an 1363
2025+application, the review must be complete and a written decision 1364
2026+issued within 45 days after a written request for review is 1365
2027+made. A denial must identify the specific code provisions on 1366
2028+which the denial is based. If the administrative review is not 1367
2029+complete within 45 days, the authority waives any claim 1368
2030+regarding failure to exhaust administrative remedies in any 1369
2031+judicial review of the denial of an application. 1370
2032+ 10. An applicant seeking to collocate small wireless 1371
2033+facilities within the jurisdiction of a single authority may, at 1372
2034+the applicant's discretion, file a consolidated application and 1373
2035+receive a single permit for the collocat ion of up to 30 small 1374
2036+wireless facilities. If the application includes multiple small 1375
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2049+wireless facilities, an authority may separately address small 1376
2050+wireless facility collocations for which incomplete information 1377
2051+has been received or which are denied. 1378
2052+ 11. An authority may deny an application to collocate a 1379
2053+small wireless facility or place a utility pole used to support 1380
2054+a small wireless facility in the public rights -of-way if the 1381
2055+proposed small wireless facility or utility pole used to support 1382
2056+a small wireless facility: 1383
2057+ a. Materially interferes with the safe operation of 1384
2058+traffic control equipment. 1385
2059+ b. Materially interferes with sight lines or clear zones 1386
2060+for transportation, pedestrians, or public safety purposes. 1387
2061+ c. Materially interferes with complianc e with the 1388
2062+Americans with Disabilities Act or similar federal or state 1389
2063+standards regarding pedestrian access or movement. 1390
2064+ d. Materially fails to comply with the 2017 edition of the 1391
2065+Florida Department of Transportation Utility Accommodation 1392
2066+Manual. 1393
2067+ e. Fails to comply with applicable codes. 1394
2068+ f. Fails to comply with objective design standards 1395
2069+authorized under paragraph (r). 1396
2070+ 12. An authority may adopt by ordinance provisions for 1397
2071+insurance coverage, indemnification, force majeure, abandonment, 1398
2072+authority liability, or authority warranties. Such provisions 1399
2073+must be reasonable and nondiscriminatory. An authority may 1400
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2082+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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2086+require a construction bond to secure restoration of the 1401
2087+postconstruction rights -of-way to the preconstruction condition. 1402
2088+However, such bond must be time -limited to not more than 18 1403
2089+months after the construction to which the bond applies is 1404
2090+completed. For any financial obligation required by an authority 1405
2091+allowed under this section, the authority shall accept a letter 1406
2092+of credit or similar financial instrument issued by any 1407
2093+financial institution that is authorized to do business within 1408
2094+the United States, provided that a cl aim against the financial 1409
2095+instrument may be made by electronic means, including by 1410
2096+facsimile. A provider of communications services may add an 1411
2097+authority to any existing bond, insurance policy, or other 1412
2098+relevant financial instrument, and the authority must accept 1413
2099+such proof of coverage without any conditions other than consent 1414
2100+to venue for purposes of any litigation to which the authority 1415
2101+is a party. An authority may not require a communications 1416
2102+services provider to indemnify it for liabilities not caused by 1417
2103+the provider, including liabilities arising from the authority's 1418
2104+negligence, gross negligence, or willful conduct. 1419
2105+ 13. Collocation of a small wireless facility on an 1420
2106+authority utility pole does not provide the basis for the 1421
2107+imposition of an ad valorem t ax on the authority utility pole. 1422
2108+ 14. An authority may reserve space on authority utility 1423
2109+poles for future public safety uses. However, a reservation of 1424
2110+space may not preclude collocation of a small wireless facility. 1425
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2123+If replacement of the authority util ity pole is necessary to 1426
2124+accommodate the collocation of the small wireless facility and 1427
2125+the future public safety use, the pole replacement is subject to 1428
2126+make-ready provisions and the replaced pole shall accommodate 1429
2127+the future public safety use. 1430
2128+ 15. A structure granted a permit and installed pursuant to 1431
2129+this subsection shall comply with chapter 333 and federal 1432
2130+regulations pertaining to airport airspace protections. 1433
2131+ (n) This subsection does not affect provisions relating to 1434
2132+pass-through providers in subse ction (7) (6). 1435
2133+ Section 22. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 337.403, 1436
2134+Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5), 1437
2135+respectively, subsection (1) is amended, and new subsections (2) 1438
2136+and (3) are added to that section, to read: 1439
2137+ 337.403 Interference caused by utility; expenses. — 1440
2138+ (1) If a utility that is placed upon, under, over, or 1441
2139+within the right-of-way limits of any public road or publicly 1442
2140+owned rail corridor is found by the authority to be unreasonably 1443
2141+interfering in any way with the convenient, safe, or continuous 1444
2142+use, or the maintenance, improvement, extension, or expansion, 1445
2143+of such public road or publicly owned rail corridor, the utility 1446
2144+owner shall, upon 30 days' written notice to the utility or its 1447
2145+agent by the authority, initiat e the work necessary to alleviate 1448
2146+the interference at its own expense except as provided in 1449
2147+paragraphs (a)-(k) (a)-(j). The work must be completed within 1450
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2160+such reasonable time as stated in the notice or such time as 1451
2161+agreed to by the authority and the utilit y owner. 1452
2162+ (a) If the relocation of utility facilities, as referred 1453
2163+to in s. 111 of the Federal -Aid Highway Act of 1956, Pub. L. No. 1454
2164+84-627, is necessitated by the construction of a project on the 1455
2165+federal-aid interstate system, including extensions thereof 1456
2166+within urban areas, and the cost of the project is eligible and 1457
2167+approved for reimbursement by the Federal Government to the 1458
2168+extent of 90 percent or more under the Federal -Aid Highway Act, 1459
2169+or any amendment thereof, then in that event the utility owning 1460
2170+or operating such facilities must shall perform any necessary 1461
2171+work upon notice from the department, and the state must shall 1462
2172+pay the entire expense properly attributable to such work after 1463
2173+deducting therefrom any increase in the value of a new facility 1464
2174+and any salvage value derived from an old facility. 1465
2175+ (b) The department may, at its discretion, provide an 1466
2176+incentive to the owner of an electric utility as defined in s. 1467
2177+366.02, the owner of a natural gas utility as defined in s. 1468
2178+366.04(3), or the owner of a wa ter or wastewater utility to 1469
2179+facilitate the accelerated completion of utility relocation. 1470
2180+Such incentive must be provided for via a joint agreement 1471
2181+between the department and the utility. 1472
2182+ (c)(b) When a joint agreement between the department and 1473
2183+the utility is executed for utility work to be accomplished as 1474
2184+part of a contract for construction of a transportation 1475
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2197+facility, the department may participate in those utility work 1476
2198+costs that exceed the department's official estimate of the cost 1477
2199+of the work by more than 10 percent in addition to the 1478
2200+incentives identified in paragraph ( b). The amount of such 1479
2201+participation is limited to the difference between the official 1480
2202+estimate of all the work in the joint agreement plus 10 percent 1481
2203+and the amount awarded for this work in the construction 1482
2204+contract for such work. The department may not participate in 1483
2205+any utility work costs that occur as a result of changes or 1484
2206+additions during the course of the contract. 1485
2207+ (d)(c) When an agreement between the department and 1486
2208+utility is executed for utility work to be accomplished in 1487
2209+advance of a contract for construction of a transportation 1488
2210+facility, the department may participate in the cost of clearing 1489
2211+and grubbing necessary to perform such work. 1490
2212+ (e)(d) If the utility facility was i nitially installed to 1491
2213+exclusively serve the authority or its tenants, or both, the 1492
2214+authority must shall bear the costs of the utility work. 1493
2215+However, the authority is not responsible for the cost of 1494
2216+utility work related to any subsequent additions to that 1495
2217+facility for the purpose of serving others. For a county or 1496
2218+municipality, if such utility facility was installed in the 1497
2219+right-of-way as a means to serve a county or municipal facility 1498
2220+on a parcel of property adjacent to the right -of-way and if the 1499
2221+intended use of the county or municipal facility is for a use 1500
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2235+or municipality to bear the costs of the utility work extends 1502
2236+shall extend only to utility work on the parcel of property on 1503
2237+which the facility of the county or municipality originally 1504
2238+served by the utility facility is located. 1505
2239+ (f)(e) If, under an agreement between a utility owner and 1506
2240+the authority entered into after July 1, 2009, the utility 1507
2241+conveys, subordinates, or relinquishes a compen sable property 1508
2242+right to the authority for the purpose of accommodating the 1509
2243+acquisition or use of the right -of-way by the authority, without 1510
2244+the agreement expressly addressing future responsibility for the 1511
2245+cost of necessary utility work, the authority must shall bear 1512
2246+the cost of removal or relocation. This paragraph does not 1513
2247+impair or restrict, and may not be used to interpret, the terms 1514
2248+of any such agreement entered into before July 1, 2009. 1515
2249+ (g)(f) If the utility is an electric facility being 1516
2250+relocated underground in order to enhance vehicular, bicycle, 1517
2251+and pedestrian safety and in which ownership of the electric 1518
2252+facility to be placed underground has been transferred from a 1519
2253+private to a public utility within the past 5 years, the 1520
2254+department shall incur all costs of the necessary utility work. 1521
2255+ (h)(g) An authority may bear the costs of utility work 1522
2256+required to eliminate an unreasonable interference when the 1523
2257+utility is not able to establish that it has a compensable 1524
2258+property right in the particular property where the utility is 1525
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2272+ 1. The utility was physically located on the particular 1527
2273+property before the authority acquired rights in the property; 1528
2274+ 2. The utility demonstrates that it has a compensable 1529
2275+property right in adjacent properties along th e alignment of the 1530
2276+utility or, after due diligence, certifies that the utility does 1531
2277+not have evidence to prove or disprove that it has a compensable 1532
2278+property right in the particular property where the utility is 1533
2279+located; and 1534
2280+ 3. The information available to the authority does not 1535
2281+establish the relative priorities of the authority's and the 1536
2282+utility's interests in the particular property. 1537
2283+ (i)(h) If a municipally owned utility or county -owned 1538
2284+utility is located in a rural area of opportunity, as defined in 1539
2285+s. 288.0656(2), and the department determines that the utility 1540
2286+owner is unable, and will not be able within the next 10 years, 1541
2287+to pay for the cost of utility work necessitated by a department 1542
2288+project on the State Highway System, the department may pay, in 1543
2289+whole or in part, the cost of such utility work performed by the 1544
2290+department or its contractor. 1545
2291+ (j)(i) If the relocation of utility facilities is 1546
2292+necessitated by the construction of a commuter rail service 1547
2293+project or an intercity passenger rail service pr oject and the 1548
2294+cost of the project is eligible and approved for reimbursement 1549
2295+by the Federal Government, then in that event the utility owning 1550
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2309+owned rail corridor must shall perform any necessar y utility 1552
2310+relocation work upon notice from the department, and the 1553
2311+department must shall pay the expense properly attributable to 1554
2312+such utility relocation work in the same proportion as federal 1555
2313+funds are expended on the commuter rail service project or an 1556
2314+intercity passenger rail service project after deducting 1557
2315+therefrom any increase in the value of a new facility and any 1558
2316+salvage value derived from an old facility. In no event is shall 1559
2317+the state be required to use state dollars for such utility 1560
2318+relocation work. This paragraph does not apply to any phase of 1561
2319+the Central Florida Commuter Rail project, known as SunRail. 1562
2320+ (k)(j) If a utility is lawfully located within an existing 1563
2321+and valid utility easement granted by recorded plat, regardless 1564
2322+of whether such land was subsequently acquired by the authority 1565
2323+by dedication, transfer of fee, or otherwise, the authority must 1566
2324+bear the cost of the utility work required to eliminate an 1567
2325+unreasonable interference. The authority shall pay the entire 1568
2326+expense properly attributa ble to such work after deducting any 1569
2327+increase in the value of a new facility and any salvage value 1570
2328+derived from an old facility. 1571
2329+ (2) Before the notice to initiate the work, the department 1572
2330+and the owner of an electric utility as defined in s. 366.02, 1573
2331+the owner of a natural gas utility as defined in s. 366.04(3), 1574
2332+and the owner of a water or wastewater utility shall follow a 1575
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2346+ (a) The department shall provide the utility owner 1577
2347+preliminary plans for the proposed h ighway improvement project 1578
2348+and notice of a period that begins 30 days and ends within 120 1579
2349+days after receipt of the notice within which the utility owner 1580
2350+shall submit to the department the plans required in accordance 1581
2351+with paragraph (b). The utility owner shall provide to the 1582
2352+department written acknowledgment of receipt of the preliminary 1583
2353+plans. 1584
2354+ (b) The utility owner shall submit to the department plans 1585
2355+showing existing and proposed locations of utility facilities 1586
2356+within the period provided by the departm ent. If the utility 1587
2357+owner fails to submit the plans to the department within the 1588
2358+period, the department is not required to participate in the 1589
2359+work, may withhold any amount due to the utility owner on other 1590
2360+projects within the rights -of-way of the same dist rict of the 1591
2361+department, and may withhold issuance of any other permits for 1592
2362+work within the rights -of-way of the same district of the 1593
2363+department. 1594
2364+ (c) The plans submitted by the utility owner must include 1595
2365+a utility relocation schedule for approval by the d epartment. 1596
2366+The utility relocation schedule must include a duration and 1597
2367+completion date for the work and must meet form and timeframe 1598
2368+requirements established by department rule. 1599
2369+ (d) If a state of emergency is declared by the Governor, 1600
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2383+relocation schedule which is at least equal to any extension 1602
2384+granted to the contractor by the department. The utility owner 1603
2385+shall notify the department of any additional delays associated 1604
2386+with causes beyond the u tility owner's control, including, but 1605
2387+not limited to, participation in recovery work under a mutual 1606
2388+aid agreement. The notification must occur within 10 calendar 1607
2389+days after commencement of the delay and provide a reasonably 1608
2390+complete description of the cau se and nature of the delay and 1609
2391+the possible impacts to the utility relocation schedule. Within 1610
2392+10 calendar days after the cause of the delay ends, the utility 1611
2393+owner shall submit a revised utility relocation schedule for 1612
2394+approval by the department. The depa rtment may not unreasonably 1613
2395+withhold, delay, or condition such approval. 1614
2396+ (e) If the utility owner does not initiate work in 1615
2397+accordance with the utility relocation schedule, the department 1616
2398+must provide the utility owner a final notice directing the 1617
2399+utility owner to initiate work within 10 calendar days. If the 1618
2400+utility owner does not begin work within 10 calendar days after 1619
2401+receipt of the final notice or, having so begun work, thereafter 1620
2402+fails to complete the work in accordance with the utility 1621
2403+relocation schedule, the department is not required to 1622
2404+participate in the work, may withhold any amount due to the 1623
2405+utility owner for projects within the rights -of-way of the same 1624
2406+district of the department, and may exercise its right to obtain 1625
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2420+ (f) If additional utility work is found necessary after 1627
2421+the letting date of a highway improvement project, the utility 1628
2422+must provide a revised utility relocation schedule within 30 1629
2423+calendar days after becoming aware of the need for such 1630
2424+additional work or upon receipt of the department's written 1631
2425+notification advising of the need for such additional work. The 1632
2426+department shall review the revised utility relocation schedule 1633
2427+for compliance with the form and timeframe requirements of the 1634
2428+department and must approve the revised utility relocation 1635
2429+schedule if such requirements are met. 1636
2430+ (g) The utility owner is liable to the department for 1637
2431+documented damages resulting from the utility's failure to 1638
2432+comply with the utility relocation schedule, including any delay 1639
2433+costs incurred by the contractor and approved by the department. 1640
2434+Within 45 days after receipt of written notification from the 1641
2435+department that the utility owner is liable for damages, the 1642
2436+utility owner must pay to the department the amount for wh ich 1643
2437+the utility owner is liable. 1644
2438+ Section 23. Subsection (10) of section 339.175, Florida 1645
2439+Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (11), subsection (1), 1646
2440+paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraphs (b), (i), and (j) of 1647
2441+subsection (6), paragraphs (a), (b), a nd (d) of subsection (7), 1648
2442+and present subsection (11) are amended, and a new subsection 1649
2443+(10) is added to that section, to read: 1650
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2456+ 339.175 Metropolitan planning organization. — 1651
2457+ (1) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of the Legislature to 1652
2458+encourage and promote the safe and efficient management, 1653
2459+operation, and development of multimodal surface transportation 1654
2460+systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight 1655
2461+and foster economic growth and development within and through 1656
2462+urbanized areas of this state while balancing conservation of 1657
2463+natural resources minimizing transportation -related fuel 1658
2464+consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through 1659
2465+metropolitan transportation planning processes identified in 1660
2466+this section. To accomplish these objectives, metropolitan 1661
2467+planning organizations, referred to in this section as M.P.O.'s, 1662
2468+shall develop, in cooperation with the state and public transit 1663
2469+operators, transportation plans an d programs for metropolitan 1664
2470+areas. The plans and programs for each metropolitan area must 1665
2471+provide for the development and integrated management and 1666
2472+operation of transportation systems and facilities, including 1667
2473+pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities that 1668
2474+will function as an intermodal transportation system for the 1669
2475+metropolitan area, based upon the prevailing principles provided 1670
2476+in s. 334.046(1). The process for developing such plans and 1671
2477+programs shall provide for consideration of all modes of 1672
2478+transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, and 1673
2479+comprehensive, to the degree appropriate, based on the 1674
2480+complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed. To 1675
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2493+ensure that the process is integrated with the statewide 1676
2494+planning process, M.P .O.'s shall develop plans and programs that 1677
2495+identify transportation facilities that should function as an 1678
2496+integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving emphasis 1679
2497+to facilities that serve important national, state, and regional 1680
2498+transportation functio ns. For the purposes of this section, 1681
2499+those facilities include the facilities on the Strategic 1682
2500+Intermodal System designated under s. 339.63 and facilities for 1683
2501+which projects have been identified pursuant to s. 339.2819(4). 1684
2502+ (2) DESIGNATION.— 1685
2503+ (a)1. An M.P.O. shall be designated for each urbanized 1686
2504+area of the state; however, this does not require that an 1687
2505+individual M.P.O. be designated for each such area. Such 1688
2506+designation shall be accomplished by agreement between the 1689
2507+Governor and units of general -purpose local government 1690
2508+representing at least 75 percent of the population of the 1691
2509+urbanized area; however, the unit of general -purpose local 1692
2510+government that represents the central city or cities within the 1693
2511+M.P.O. jurisdiction, as defined by the United States Bure au of 1694
2512+the Census, must be a party to such agreement. 1695
2513+ 2. To the extent possible, only one M.P.O. shall be 1696
2514+designated for each urbanized area or group of contiguous 1697
2515+urbanized areas. More than one M.P.O. may be designated within 1698
2516+an existing urbanized area o nly if the Governor and the existing 1699
2517+M.P.O. determine that the size and complexity of the existing 1700
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2530+urbanized area makes the designation of more than one M.P.O. for 1701
2531+the area appropriate . After July 1, 2025, no additional M.P.O.'s 1702
2532+may be designated in this s tate except in urbanized areas, as 1703
2533+defined by the United States Bureau of the Census, where the 1704
2534+urbanized area boundary is not contiguous to an urbanized area 1705
2535+designated before the 2020 census , in which case each M.P.O. 1706
2536+designated for the area must: 1707
2537+ a. Consult with every other M.P.O. designated for the 1708
2538+urbanized area and the state to coordinate plans and 1709
2539+transportation improvement programs. 1710
2540+ b. Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the 1711
2541+consistency of data used in the planning process, including data 1712
2542+used in forecasting travel demand within the urbanized area . 1713
2543+ 1714
2544+Each M.P.O. required under this section must be fully operative 1715
2545+no later than 6 months following its designation. 1716
2546+ (6) POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES. —The powers, 1717
2547+privileges, and authori ty of an M.P.O. are those specified in 1718
2548+this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement 1719
2549+authorized under s. 163.01. Each M.P.O. shall perform all acts 1720
2550+required by federal or state laws or rules, now and subsequently 1721
2551+applicable, which are necessary t o qualify for federal aid. It 1722
2552+is the intent of this section that each M.P.O. be involved in 1723
2553+the planning and programming of transportation facilities, 1724
2554+including, but not limited to, airports, intercity and high -1725
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2567+speed rail lines, seaports, and intermodal fa cilities, to the 1726
2568+extent permitted by state or federal law. An M.P.O. may not 1727
2569+perform project production or delivery for capital improvement 1728
2570+projects on the State Highway System. 1729
2571+ (b) In developing the long -range transportation plan and 1730
2572+the transportation improvement program required under paragraph 1731
2573+(a), each M.P.O. shall provide for consideration of projects and 1732
2574+strategies that will: 1733
2575+ 1. Support the economic vitality of the contiguous 1734
2576+urbanized metropolitan area, especially by enabling global 1735
2577+competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency. 1736
2578+ 2. Increase the safety and security of the transportation 1737
2579+system for motorized and nonmotorized users. 1738
2580+ 3. Increase the accessibility and mobility options 1739
2581+available to people and for freight. 1740
2582+ 4. Protect and enhance t he environment, conserve natural 1741
2583+resources promote energy conservation , and improve quality of 1742
2584+life. 1743
2585+ 5. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the 1744
2586+transportation system, across and between modes and contiguous 1745
2587+urbanized metropolitan areas, for peopl e and freight. 1746
2588+ 6. Promote efficient system management and operation. 1747
2589+ 7. Emphasize the preservation of the existing 1748
2590+transportation system. 1749
2591+ 8. Improve the resilience of transportation 1750
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2605+ 9. Reduce traffic and congestion. 1752
2606+ (i) By December 31, 2023, the M.P.O.'s serving 1753
2607+Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties must submit a 1754
2608+feasibility report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1755
2609+and the Speaker of the House of Representatives exploring the 1756
2610+benefits, costs, and process of consoli dation into a single 1757
2611+M.P.O. serving the contiguous urbanized area, the goal of which 1758
2612+would be to: 1759
2613+ 1. Coordinate transportation projects deemed to be 1760
2614+regionally significant. 1761
2615+ 2. Review the impact of regionally significant land use 1762
2616+decisions on the region . 1763
2617+ 3. Review all proposed regionally significant 1764
2618+transportation projects in the transportation improvement 1765
2619+programs. 1766
2620+ (i)(j)1. To more fully accomplish the purposes for which 1767
2621+M.P.O.'s have been mandated, the department shall, at least 1768
2622+annually, convene M.P.O.'s of similar size, based on the size of 1769
2623+population served, for the purpose of exchanging best practices. 1770
2624+M.P.O.'s may shall develop committees or working groups as 1771
2625+needed to accomplish such purpose. Training for new M.P.O. 1772
2626+governing board members sha ll be provided by the department or, 1773
2627+at the discretion of the department, by an entity pursuant to a 1774
2628+contract with the department, by the Florida Center for Urban 1775
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2642+Transportation Research and Ev aluation of Emerging Technologies 1777
2643+(I-STREET) living lab coordination mechanisms with one another 1778
2644+to expand and improve transportation within the state. The 1779
2645+appropriate method of coordination between M.P.O.'s shall vary 1780
2646+depending upon the project involved a nd given local and regional 1781
2647+needs. Consequently, it is appropriate to set forth a flexible 1782
2648+methodology that can be used by M.P.O.'s to coordinate with 1783
2649+other M.P.O.'s and appropriate political subdivisions as 1784
2650+circumstances demand . 1785
2651+ 2. Any M.P.O. may join w ith any other M.P.O. or any 1786
2652+individual political subdivision to coordinate activities or to 1787
2653+achieve any federal or state transportation planning or 1788
2654+development goals or purposes consistent with federal or state 1789
2655+law. When an M.P.O. determines that it is app ropriate to join 1790
2656+with another M.P.O. or any political subdivision to coordinate 1791
2657+activities, the M.P.O. or political subdivision shall enter into 1792
2658+an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.01, which, at a 1793
2659+minimum, creates a separate legal or administrative entity to 1794
2660+coordinate the transportation planning or development activities 1795
2661+required to achieve the goal or purpose; provides the purpose 1796
2662+for which the entity is created; provides the duration of the 1797
2663+agreement and the entity and specifies how the agreement may be 1798
2664+terminated, modified, or rescinded; describes the precise 1799
2665+organization of the entity, including who has voting rights on 1800
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2678+the governing board, whether alternative voting members are 1801
2679+provided for, how voting members are appointed, and what the 1802
2680+relative voting strength is for each constituent M.P.O. or 1803
2681+political subdivision; provides the manner in which the parties 1804
2682+to the agreement will provide for the financial support of the 1805
2683+entity and payment of costs and expenses of the entity; provides 1806
2684+the manner in which funds may be paid to and disbursed from the 1807
2685+entity; and provides how members of the entity will resolve 1808
2686+disagreements regarding interpretation of the interlocal 1809
2687+agreement or disputes relating to the operation of the entity. 1810
2688+Such interlocal agreemen t shall become effective upon its 1811
2689+recordation in the official public records of each county in 1812
2690+which a member of the entity created by the interlocal agreement 1813
2691+has a voting member. Multiple M.P.O.'s may merge, combine, or 1814
2692+otherwise join together as a singl e M.P.O. 1815
2693+ (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN. —Each M.P.O. must 1816
2694+develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least 1817
2695+a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long -1818
2696+range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other 1819
2697+state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be 1820
2698+considered in the long -range transportation plan are: preserving 1821
2699+the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's 1822
2700+economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure 1823
2701+mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent, 1824
2702+to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements 1825
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2716+government comprehensive plans of the units of local government 1827
2717+located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is 1828
2718+encouraged to consider strategies that integrate transportation 1829
2719+and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and 1830
2720+reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The approved long -range 1831
2721+transportation plan must be considered by local governments in 1832
2722+the development of the transportation elements in local 1833
2723+government comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto. The 1834
2724+long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum: 1835
2725+ (a) Identify transportation facilities, including, but not 1836
2726+limited to, major roadways, airports, seaports, spaceports, 1837
2727+commuter rail systems, transit systems, and intermodal or 1838
2728+multimodal terminals that will function as an integrated 1839
2729+metropolitan transpor tation system. The long -range 1840
2730+transportation plan must give emphasis to those transportation 1841
2731+facilities that serve national, statewide, or regional 1842
2732+functions, and must consider the goals and objectives identified 1843
2733+in the Florida Transportation Plan as provi ded in s. 339.155. If 1844
2734+a project is located within the boundaries of more than one 1845
2735+M.P.O., the M.P.O.'s must coordinate plans regarding the project 1846
2736+in the long-range transportation plan. Multiple M.P.O.'s within 1847
2737+a contiguous urbanized area must coordinate t he development of 1848
2738+long-range transportation plans to be reviewed by the 1849
2739+Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. 1850
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2753+plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and 1852
2754+private sources which are reasonably expected to be available to 1853
2755+carry out the plan, and recommends any additional financing 1854
2756+strategies for needed projects and programs. The financial plan 1855
2757+may include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects that 1856
2758+would be included in the adopted long -range transportation plan 1857
2759+if reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 1858
2760+the financial plan were available. For the purpose of developing 1859
2761+the long-range transportation plan, the M.P.O. and the 1860
2762+department shall coopera tively develop estimates of funds that 1861
2763+will be available to support the plan implementation. Innovative 1862
2764+financing techniques may be used to fund needed projects and 1863
2765+programs. Such techniques may include the assessment of tolls, 1864
2766+public-private partnerships, the use of value capture financing, 1865
2767+or the use of value pricing. Multiple M.P.O.'s within a 1866
2768+contiguous urbanized area must ensure, to the maximum extent 1867
2769+possible, the consistency of data used in the planning process. 1868
2770+ (d) Indicate, as appropriate, propos ed transportation 1869
2771+enhancement activities, including, but not limited to, 1870
2772+pedestrian and bicycle facilities, trails or facilities that are 1871
2773+regionally significant or critical linkages for the Florida 1872
2774+Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network, scenic easements, 1873
2775+landscaping, integration of advanced air mobility, and 1874
2776+integration of autonomous and electric vehicles, electric 1875
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2789+bicycles, and motorized scooters used for freight, commuter, or 1876
2790+micromobility purposes historic preservation, mitigation of 1877
2791+water pollution due to highway runoff, and control of outdoor 1878
2792+advertising. 1879
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2794+In the development of its long -range transportation plan, each 1881
2795+M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies, 1882
2796+representatives of transportation agency employees, freight 1883
2797+shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private 1884
2798+providers of transportation, representatives of users of public 1885
2799+transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable 1886
2800+opportunity to comment on the long -range transportation plan. 1887
2801+The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the 1888
2802+M.P.O. 1889
2803+ (10) AGREEMENTS; ACCOUNTABILITY. — 1890
2804+ (a) Each M.P.O. may execute a written agreement with the 1891
2805+department, which shall be reviewed, and updated as necessary, 1892
2806+every 5 years, which clearly establishes the cooperative 1893
2807+relationship essential to accomplish the transportation planning 1894
2808+requirements of state and federal law. Roles, responsibilities, 1895
2809+and expectations for accomplishing consistency with federal and 1896
2810+state requirements and priorities must be set forth in the 1897
2811+agreement. In addition, the agreement must set forth the 1898
2812+M.P.O.'s responsibility, in collaboration with the department, 1899
2813+to identify, prioritize, and present to the department a 1900
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2826+complete list of multimodal transportation projects consistent 1901
2827+with the needs of the me tropolitan planning area. It is the 1902
2828+department's responsibility to program projects in the state 1903
2829+transportation improvement program. 1904
2830+ (b) The department must establish, in collaboration with 1905
2831+each M.P.O., quality performance metrics such as safety, 1906
2832+infrastructure condition, congestion relief, and mobility. Each 1907
2833+M.P.O. must, as part of its long -range transportation plan, in 1908
2834+direct coordination with the department, develop targets for 1909
2835+each performance measure within the metropolitan planning area 1910
2836+boundary. The performance targets must support efficient and 1911
2837+safe movement of people and goods both within the metropolitan 1912
2838+planning area and between regions. Each M.P.O. must report 1913
2839+progress toward establishing performance targets for each 1914
2840+measure annually in its tra nsportation improvement plan. The 1915
2841+department shall evaluate and post on its website whether each 1916
2842+M.P.O. has made significant progress toward its target for the 1917
2843+applicable reporting period. 1918
2844+ (11) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ADVISORY COUNCIL. — 1919
2845+ (a) A Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council 1920
2846+is created to augment, and not supplant, the role of the 1921
2847+individual M.P.O.'s in the cooperative transportation planning 1922
2848+process described in this section. 1923
2849+ (b) The council shall consist of one represen tative from 1924
2850+each M.P.O. and shall elect a chairperson annually from its 1925
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2861+
2862+
2863+number. Each M.P.O. shall also elect an alternate representative 1926
2864+from each M.P.O. to vote in the absence of the representative. 1927
2865+Members of the council do not receive any compensation f or their 1928
2866+services, but may be reimbursed from funds made available to 1929
2867+council members for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the 1930
2868+performance of their council duties as provided in s. 112.061. 1931
2869+ (c) The powers and duties of the Metropolitan Planning 1932
2870+Organization Advisory Council are to: 1933
2871+ 1. Establish bylaws by action of its governing board 1934
2872+providing procedural rules to guide its proceedings and 1935
2873+consideration of matters before the council, or, alternatively, 1936
2874+adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 1 20.54 to implement 1937
2875+provisions of law conferring powers or duties upon it. 1938
2876+ 2. Assist M.P.O.'s in carrying out the urbanized area 1939
2877+transportation planning process by serving as the principal 1940
2878+forum for collective policy discussion pursuant to law. 1941
2879+ 3. Serve as a clearinghouse for review and comment by 1942
2880+M.P.O.'s on the Florida Transportation Plan and on other issues 1943
2881+required to comply with federal or state law in carrying out the 1944
2882+urbanized area transportation and systematic planning processes 1945
2883+instituted pursuant to s. 339.155. The council must also report 1946
2884+annually to the Florida Transportation Commission on the 1947
2885+alignment of M.P.O. long -range transportation plans with the 1948
2886+Florida Transportation Plan. 1949
2887+ 4. Employ an executive director and such other staff as 1950
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2898+
2899+
2900+necessary to perform adequately the functions of the council, 1951
2901+within budgetary limitations. The executive director and staff 1952
2902+are exempt from part II of chapter 110 and serve at the 1953
2903+direction and control of the council. The council is assigned to 1954
2904+the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation 1955
2905+for fiscal and accountability purposes, but it shall otherwise 1956
2906+function independently of the control and direction of the 1957
2907+department. 1958
2908+ 5. Deliver training on federal and state program 1959
2909+requirements and proc edures to M.P.O. board members and M.P.O. 1960
2910+staff. 1961
2911+ 6. Adopt an agency strategic plan that prioritizes steps 1962
2912+the agency will take to carry out its mission within the context 1963
2913+of the state comprehensive plan and any other statutory mandates 1964
2914+and directives. 1965
2915+ (d) The Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory 1966
2916+Council may enter into contracts in accordance with chapter 287 1967
2917+to support the activities described in paragraph (c). Lobbying 1968
2918+and the acceptance of funds, grants, assistance, gifts, or 1969
2919+bequests from private, local, state, or federal sources are 1970
2920+prohibited. 1971
2921+ Section 24. Subsection (4) of section 339.65, Florida 1972
2922+Statutes, is amended to read: 1973
2923+ 339.65 Strategic Intermodal System highway corridors. — 1974
2924+ (4) The department shall develop and maintain a plan of 1975
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2935+
2936+
2937+Strategic Intermodal System highway corridor projects that are 1976
2938+anticipated to be let to contract for construction within a time 1977
2939+period of at least 20 years. The department shall prioritize 1978
2940+projects that address gaps in a corridor so that the corridor 1979
2941+becomes contiguous. The plan shall also identify when segments 1980
2942+of the corridor will meet the standards and criteria developed 1981
2943+pursuant to subsection (5). 1982
2944+ Section 25. Section 339.84, Florida Statutes, is amended 1983
2945+to read: 1984
2946+ 339.84 Workforce development. — 1985
2947+ (1) Beginning in the 2023 -2024 fiscal year and annually 1986
2948+thereafter for 5 years, $5 million shall be allocated from the 1987
2949+State Transportation Trust Fund to the workforce development 1988
2950+program as provided in s. 334.044(35) to promote career paths in 1989
2951+Florida's road and bridge industry. 1990
2952+ (2) In fiscal years 2025 -2026 through 2029-2030, the 1991
2953+department may expend up to $5 million each fiscal year for 1992
2954+grants to Florida College System institutions and high schools 1993
2955+for the purchase of equipment simulators with authen tic original 1994
2956+equipment manufacturer controls. Each grant recipient must offer 1995
2957+an elective course in heavy civil construction the curriculum of 1996
2958+which is specifically designed to use an equipment simulator and 1997
2959+other instructional aides to, at a minimum, prov ide the student 1998
2960+with OSHA 10 Construction certification and an equipment 1999
2961+simulator certification. In awarding such grants, the department 2000
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2970+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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2972+
2973+
2974+shall give priority to Florida College System institutions and 2001
2975+high schools in rural communities as defined in s. 288. 0656(2). 2002
2976+ Section 26. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 2003
2977+202.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2004
2978+ 202.20 Local communications services tax conversion 2005
2979+rates.— 2006
2980+ (2) 2007
2981+ (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 2008
2982+"replaced revenue sources," as used in this section, means the 2009
2983+following taxes, charges, fees, or other impositions to the 2010
2984+extent that the respective local taxing jurisdictions were 2011
2985+authorized to impose them prior to July 1, 2000. 2012
2986+ 1. With respect to municipalities and cha rter counties and 2013
2987+the taxes authorized by s. 202.19(1): 2014
2988+ a. The public service tax on telecommunications authorized 2015
2989+by former s. 166.231(9). 2016
2990+ b. Franchise fees on cable service providers as authorized 2017
2991+by 47 U.S.C. s. 542. 2018
2992+ c. The public service tax on p repaid calling arrangements. 2019
2993+ d. Franchise fees on dealers of communications services 2020
2994+which use the public roads or rights -of-way, up to the limit set 2021
2995+forth in s. 337.401. For purposes of calculating rates under 2022
2996+this section, it is the legislative intent that charter counties 2023
2997+be treated as having had the same authority as municipalities to 2024
2998+impose franchise fees on recurring local telecommunication 2025
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3009+
3010+
3011+service revenues prior to July 1, 2000. However, the Legislature 2026
3012+recognizes that the authority of charter coun ties to impose such 2027
3013+fees is in dispute, and the treatment provided in this section 2028
3014+is not an expression of legislative intent that charter counties 2029
3015+actually do or do not possess such authority. 2030
3016+ e. Actual permit fees relating to placing or maintaining 2031
3017+facilities in or on public roads or rights -of-way, collected 2032
3018+from providers of long -distance, cable, and mobile 2033
3019+communications services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2034
3020+1999; however, if a municipality or charter county elects the 2035
3021+option to charge per mit fees pursuant to s. 337.401(4)(c) s. 2036
3022+337.401(3)(c), such fees shall not be included as a replaced 2037
3023+revenue source. 2038
3024+ 2. With respect to all other counties and the taxes 2039
3025+authorized in s. 202.19(1), franchise fees on cable service 2040
3026+providers as authorized by 47 U.S.C. s. 542. 2041
3027+ Section 27. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 2042
3028+331.310, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2043
3029+ 331.310 Powers and duties of the board of directors. — 2044
3030+ (2) The board of directors shall: 2045
3031+ (e) Prepare an annual report of ope rations as a supplement 2046
3032+to the annual report required under s. 331.3051(15) s. 2047
3033+331.3051(16). The report must include, but not be limited to, a 2048
3034+balance sheet, an income statement, a statement of changes in 2049
3035+financial position, a reconciliation of changes in equity 2050
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3046+
3047+
3048+accounts, a summary of significant accounting principles, the 2051
3049+auditor's report, a summary of the status of existing and 2052
3050+proposed bonding projects, comments from management about the 2053
3051+year's business, and prospects for the next year. 2054
3052+ Section 28. Section 610.106, Florida Statutes, is amended 2055
3053+to read: 2056
3054+ 610.106 Franchise fees prohibited. —Except as otherwise 2057
3055+provided in this chapter, the department may not impose any 2058
3056+taxes, fees, charges, or other impositions on a cable or video 2059
3057+service provider as a condition for the issuance of a state -2060
3058+issued certificate of franchise authority. No municipality or 2061
3059+county may impose any taxes, fees, charges, or other exactions 2062
3060+on certificateholders in connection with use of public right -of-2063
3061+way as a condition of a certi ficateholder doing business in the 2064
3062+municipality or county, or otherwise, except such taxes, fees, 2065
3063+charges, or other exactions permitted by chapter 202, s. 2066
3064+337.401(7) s. 337.401(6), or s. 610.117. 2067
3065+ Section 29. The Legislature finds that the widening of 2068
3066+that portion of Interstate 4 between U.S. Highway 27 in Polk 2069
3067+County and Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County is in the public 2070
3068+interest and in the strategic interest of the region to improve 2071
3069+the movement of people and goods. The Department of 2072
3070+Transportation shall develop a report that includes, but is not 2073
3071+limited to, detailed costs for project development and 2074
3072+environmental studies, design, acquisition of rights -of-way, and 2075
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3084+
3085+construction and a schedule to complete the widening as 2076
3086+expeditiously as possible. Such report shall identify funding 2077
3087+shortfalls and strategies to address such shortfalls, including, 2078
3088+but not limited to, using express lane toll revenues generated 2079
3089+on the Interstate 4 corridor and other available department 2080
3090+funds for public-private partnerships . The department shall 2081
3091+submit the report by December 31, 2025, to the Governor, the 2082
3092+President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 2083
3093+Representatives. 2084
3094+ Section 30. By October 31, 2025, the Department of 2085
3095+Transportation shall submit to the Governor , the President of 2086
3096+the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a 2087
3097+report that provides a comprehensive review of the boundaries of 2088
3098+each of the department's districts and whether any district's 2089
3099+boundaries should be redrawn as a result of popu lation growth 2090
3100+and increased urban density. 2091
3101+ Section 31. Section 332.136, Florida Statutes, is created 2092
3102+to read: 2093
3103+ 332.136 Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority; airport pilot 2094
3104+program.— 2095
3105+ (1) There is established at the Sarasota Manatee Airport 2096
3106+Authority (SMAA) an airport pilot program. The purpose of the 2097
3107+pilot program is to determine the long -term feasibility of 2098
3108+alternative airport permitting procedures such as those provided 2099
3109+in ss. 553.80, 1013.30, 1013.33, and 1013.371. 2100
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3122+ (2) The department shall adopt rul es as necessary to 2101
3123+implement the pilot program. 2102
3124+ (3) By December 1, 2027, the department shall submit 2103
3125+recommendations to the President of the Senate and the Speaker 2104
3126+of the House of Representatives about how to expand the pilot 2105
3127+program to additional airpor ts, amend the pilot program to 2106
3128+increase its effectiveness, or terminate the pilot program. 2107
3129+ (4) This section shall stand repealed on June 30, 2028, 2108
3130+unless reviewed and saved from appeal through reenactment by the 2109
3131+Legislature. 2110
3132+ Section 32. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 2111