Bill > H7049

Introduced Session

An act relating to transportation; amending s. 20.23, F.S.; requiring the Secretary of Transportation to establish certain annual performance and production measures and publish a report; requiring such measures to be developed by a working group comprised of certain members; revising duties of the Florida Transportation Commission; amending s. 110.205, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s. 316.1575, F.S.; revising provisions requiring a person approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing to stop within a certain distance from the nearest rail; revising penalties; amending s. 316.1576, F.S.; revising circumstances under which a person is prohibited from driving a vehicle through a railroad- highway grade crossing; revising penalties; amending s. 316.20655, F.S.; authorizing a local government to adopt certain ordinances and provide certain training relating to the operation of electric bicycles; amending s. 316.2128, F.S.; authorizing a local government to adopt certain ordinances and provide certain training relating to the operation of motorized scooters or micromobility devices; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; revising and providing penalties for certain violations; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; revising the amount and use of specified funds; amending s. 334.065, F.S.; revising membership of the Center for Urban Transportation Research advisory board; requiring reports to the Governor, Legislature, and department; amending s. 334.066, F.S.; revising membership of the I-STREET advisory board; requiring reports to the Governor, Legislature, and department; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; revising legislative intent; revising M.P.O. voter membership under certain circumstances; requiring each M.P.O. to be involved in prioritization of transportation facilities and to timely amend certain plans and programs; revising projects and strategies to be considered in developing an M.P.O.'s long-range transportation plan and transportation improvement program; revising representation required on a citizens' advisory committee; requiring certain M.P.O.'s to submit a feasibility report to the Governor and Legislature regarding consolidation; specifying goals thereof; requiring the department to convene M.P.O.'s of similar size to exchange best practices; authorizing such M.P.O.'s to develop committees or working groups; requiring training for new M.P.O. governing board members to be provided by the department and another specified entity; removing provisions relating to M.P.O. coordination mechanisms; requiring M.P.O.'s within the same urbanized area to develop a regional long-range transportation plan and pool resources for certain projects; deleting obsolete provisions; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; including public-private partnerships in authorized financing techniques; revising proposed transportation enhancement activities that must be indicated by the long-range transportation plan; providing M.P.O. and department responsibilities regarding transportation improvement programs; removing provisions authorizing the department and an M.P.O. to vary the submittal date of a list of project priorities to the department district; revising selection criteria upon which the list of project priorities must be based; requiring projects in the transportation improvement program to be consistent with the Strategic Intermodal System plan; requiring reprogramming of funds for certain projects within the list of project priorities; authorizing each M.P.O. to execute a written agreement with the department regarding state and federal transportation planning requirements; requiring the department and M.P.O.'s to establish certain quality performance metrics and develop certain performance targets; requiring the department to evaluate and post on its website whether each M.P.O. has made significant progress toward such targets; removing provisions relating to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council; amending ss. 28.37, 142.01, 316.1951, 316.306, 316.622, 318.121, 318.21, 322.27, 331.3051, 331.310, and 395.4036, F.S.; conforming cross-references and provisions to changes made by the act; requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to begin implementation of a redesigned registration license plate by a specified date; providing redesign requirements; providing an effective date.

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Fiona McFarland (R)*,  Alina García (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Died in Appropriations (on 03/08/2024)

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