Bill > H0395

Introduced Session

An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23, F.S.; revising the organization of the Department of Transportation; revising and providing for the delegation of certain responsibilities; revising provisions relating to the operation of a rail enterprise; amending s. 201.15, F.S.; revising uses for distributions made under the State Transportation Trust Fund in specified fiscal years; providing for the expiration of a specified provision; beginning in a specified fiscal year, requiring the allocation of a certain of amount of funds to the State Transportation Trust Fund to be used for rail safety; amending s. 206.46, F.S.; revising a limitation on an annual transfer from the State Transportation Trust Fund to the Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction Trust Fund; amending ss. 206.606, 206.608, and 212.0501, F.S.; removing a requirement for deduction of certain service charges before the distribution of certain moneys; amending s. 288.0656, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 311.101, F.S.; deleting the scheduled expiration of funding for the Intermodal Logistics Center Infrastructure Support Program; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 316.126, F.S.; CS/, Engrossed 1 requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to take certain actions under certain circumstances when certain vehicles are on the roadside; amending s. 316.2397, F.S.; authorizing vehicles to show or display flashing lights under certain circumstances; amending s. 316.613, F.S.; increasing the age of children for whom operators of motor vehicles must provide protection by using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device; increasing the age of children for whom a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a child booster seat may be used; amending s. 319.32, F.S.; removing a requirement for deduction of certain service charges before depositing certain fees into the State Transportation Trust Fund; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to waive certain commercial motor vehicle testing requirements for specified persons under certain circumstances; amending s. 322.61, F.S.; providing that specified offenses require disqualification from a commercial driver license; amending ss. 324.031 and 324.032, F.S.; revising the manner of providing financial responsibility for owners, operators, or lessees of certain for-hire passenger transportation vehicles; amending s. 327.33, F.S.; specifying the operation of CS/, Engrossed 1 a vessel at slow speed, minimum wake in certain circumstances; providing requirements for flags displayed from vessels and barges actively engaged in construction operations; defining the term "slow speed, minimum wake"; amending s. 327.4107, F.S.; prohibiting the anchoring or mooring of certain vessels in specified locations; authorizing law enforcement to relocate specified vessels if certain conditions exist; amending s. 327.59, F.S.; prohibiting certain vessels from remaining in certain marinas that have been deemed unsuitable for refuge during a hurricane; authorizing removal of such vessels under certain circumstances; limiting liability for certain damages; providing construction; providing for penalties; amending s. 333.03, F.S.; requiring airport protection zoning regulations to require certain permit applicants to submit a final valid determination from the Federal Aviation Administration; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; requiring certain contractors to be certified by the Department of Transportation as qualified; revising the financial statements required to accompany an application for certification; prohibiting the department from considering certain financial information; requiring the contractor to submit interim financial statements CS/, Engrossed 1 under certain circumstances; providing requirements for such statements; authorizing a single entity to provide certain contracted services for airport projects wholly or partially funded by the department; amending s. 337.25, F.S.; requiring the department to afford a right of first refusal to certain individuals under specified circumstances; providing requirements and procedures for the right of first refusal; amending s. 337.401, F.S.; specifying permit application timeframes required for the installation, location, or relocation of utilities within rights-of- way; creating s. 338.236, F.S.; authorizing the department to plan, design, and construct staging areas as part of the turnpike system for the intended purpose of staging supplies for prompt provision of assistance to the public in a declared state of emergency; requiring the department, in consultation with the Division of Emergency Management, to select sites for such areas; providing factors to be considered in selecting sites; requiring the department to give priority consideration to placement of such staging areas in specified counties; authorizing the department to acquire property necessary for such staging areas; authorizing the department to authorize certain other uses of staging CS/, Engrossed 1 areas; requiring staging area projects to be included in the department's work program; amending ss. 339.08 and 339.135, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; revising the date by which a metropolitan planning organization must submit a list of project priorities to the appropriate department district; repealing s. 339.2821, F.S., relating to economic development transportation projects; amending s. 341.302, F.S.; revising the maximum amount of liability insurance the department may purchase; revising department responsibilities regarding rail systems; amending s. 341.303, F.S.; revising department funding authority regarding rail systems; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 341.8201, F.S., relating to the "Florida Rail Enterprise Act" short title; amending s. 341.8203, F.S.; revising definitions; amending s. 341.822, F.S.; requiring the department, rather than the Florida Rail Enterprise, to locate, plan, design, finance, construct, maintain, own, operate, administer, and manage the high-speed rail system in the state; amending ss. 341.825, 341.836, 341.838, 341.839, 341.840, and 343.58, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 349.04, F.S.; increasing the authorized CS/, Engrossed 1 duration of a lease by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority; amending s. 377.809, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; reenacting s. 327.73(1)(h) and (aa), F.S., relating to careless operation of vessels and at-risk vessels, respectively, to incorporate amendments made by the act; requiring reports to the Governor and Legislature from the department and various authorities regarding toll collections; amending s. 319.32, F.S.; requiring the tax collector to determine service charges collected by privately owned license plate agents for motor vehicle titles; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a contract with the tax collector; amending s. 320.03, F.S.; specifying tax collection systems for which certain fees may be used for integration with the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information System; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to provide tax collectors and their approved vendors with the same data access and interface functionality as is provided to other third parties; specifying authorized uses for such data and functionality; providing construction; requiring tax collectors and their vendors and approved license plate agents to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department; CS/, Engrossed 1 amending s. 320.04, F.S.; requiring the tax collector to determine service charges collected by privately owned license plate agents for motor vehicle registrations; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a contract with the tax collector; amending s. 328.72, F.S.; requiring the tax collector to determine service charges collected by privately owned license plate agents for vessel registrations and titles; requiring a license plate agent to enter into a contract with the tax collector; amending s. 328.73, F.S.; requiring the department to provide tax collectors and their approved vendors with the same data access and interface functionality as is provided to other third parties; specifying authorized uses for such data and functionality; requiring tax collectors and their vendors to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department; amending s. 627.748, F.S.; providing that a TNC driver is not required to meet certain requirements in order to provide prearranged rides through a digital network; providing a declaration of important state interest; amending s. 322.01, F.S.; defining the term "human trafficking"; amending s. 322.05, F.S.; providing that certain commercial motor vehicle operators are not eligible for a driver license; amending s. 322.25, CS/, Engrossed 1 F.S.; requiring each clerk of court to report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles certain convictions; amending s. 322.28, F.S.; requiring the court to permanently revoke the commercial driver license of persons convicted of a specified felony using a commercial motor vehicle; amending ss. 316.027, 322.34 and 322.61, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s. 348.754, F.S.; revising requirements for the construction of any extensions, additions, or improvements to the expressway system in Lake County; providing effective dates.

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Alex Andrade (R)*,  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R)*,  Jennifer Webb (D), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Died in Infrastructure and Security (on 03/14/2020)

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