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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to infrastructure and resiliency; 2
creating s. 14.2032, F.S.; establishing the Public -3
private Partnership Oversight Authority within the 4
Executive Office of the Governor for a specified 5
purpose; providing the membership of the authority; 6
requiring the authority to choose certain projects to 7
manage; requiring certain reporting and updates in a 8
specified manner; creating s. 380.0931, F.S.; creating 9
the Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program 10
within the Executive Office of the Governor; providing 11
the purpose of the program; requiring the program to 12
create a fund from specified sources for a specified 13
purpose; requiring the program to create a portfolio 14
of certain projects; exempting projects that are part 15
of the program from certain laws; authorizing the 16
program to work with certain entities for a specified 17
purpose; requiring the Public -private Partnership 18
Oversight Authority to adopt rules; pr oviding an 19
effective date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Section 14.2032, Florida Statutes, is created 24
to read: 25
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14.2032 Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority. — 26
(1) The Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority is 27
established within the Executive Office of the Governor to 28
manage the Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program. 29
(2) The Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority is 30
made up of the following members: 31
(a) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her 32
designee. 33
(b) The Secretary of Environmental Protection or his or 34
her designee. 35
(c) The director of the Division of Emergency Management 36
or his or her designee. 37
(d) Two private-sector experts on public -private 38
partnerships, infrastructure, or resiliency. 39
(3) The Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority 40
shall choose projects from the portfolio created under s. 41
380.0931(4). The Public -private Partnership Oversight Authority 42
shall serve as project managers on su ch projects. 43
(4) The Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority 44
shall report annually on the projects developed under the 45
Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program. The status of 46
individual projects must be updated in real time on a publicly 47
available website. 48
Section 2. Section 380.0931, Florida Statutes, is created 49
to read: 50
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380.0931 Public-private Partnership Infrastructure 51
Program.— 52
(1) The Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program 53
is created within the Executive Office of t he Governor under the 54
authority of the Public -private Partnership Oversight Authority 55
established in s. 14.2032. 56
(2) The purpose of the program is to foster private 57
investment in infrastructure and resiliency projects by having a 58
single point of contact for project management. 59
(3) The Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program 60
shall create a fund that collects allocated funds, bond 61
issuance, disaster mitigation reserves, grants, and 62
contributions from the public. Such fund shall be used for 63
projects selected by the Public -private Partnership Oversight 64
Authority. 65
(4) The Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program 66
shall create a portfolio of potential projects for: 67
(a) Critical public infrastructure repair and upgrades to 68
seawalls, stormwater drainage, and other resilience -related 69
projects. 70
(b) Resiliency measures designed to withstand extreme 71
weather, mitigate flooding, and combat coastal erosion. Such 72
measures include: 73
1. Bulk acquisition of at -risk coastal and flood -prone 74
properties for resiliency infrastructure development. 75
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2. Purchasing residential property from individuals 76
voluntarily leaving areas at high risk of flooding. 77
3. Infrastructure hardening and natural buffers. 78
4. Large-scale sea walls, levees, and elevated flood 79
barriers. 80
5. Expansion and restoration of natural protective 81
systems. 82
(5) Notwithstanding any other law, a Public -private 83
Partnership Infrastructure Program project is exempt from all 84
permitting, zoning, procurement, or other laws that would delay 85
the completion of the project. 86
(6) The Public-private Partnership Infrastructure Program 87
may work with vocational schools and apprenticeship programs to 88
train workers in resiliency construction. 89
(7) The Public-private Partnership Oversight Authority 90
shall adopt rules to implement this section. 91
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 92