Bill > H0807

This bill amends the existing Florida law on metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to provide voting membership requirements for MPOs designated on or after July 1, 2018. The key provisions are: 1. For new MPOs formed after July 1, 2018 through a combination or merger of existing MPOs, the voting membership must have at least 5 members, with the exact number determined based on an equitable geographic-population ratio agreed upon by the affected local governments and the Governor. 2. Voting members must be elected officials of general-purpose local governments, with county commissioners comprising at least one-third of the MPO governing board membership. 3. The bill clarifies that "elected officials of a general-purpose local government" excludes constitutional officers like sheriffs and tax collectors. 4. The bill allows a charter county with over 1 million population to reapportion the MPO membership if certain conditions are met. 5. The bill also allows a county chartered under the state constitution to have its county commission serve as the MPO if the MPO's jurisdiction is wholly contained within the county.

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security, Transportation and Infrastructure

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/807