Bill Text: FL S0852 | 2018 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Transportation Infrastructure

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-10 - Died on Calendar [S0852 Detail]

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       Florida Senate - 2018                       CS for CS for SB 852
       
       
        
       By the Committees on Appropriations; and Transportation; and
       Senators Brandes, Taddeo, Campbell, and Gibson
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to transportation infrastructure;
    3         creating s. 316.0899, F.S.; defining the terms “grid
    4         integrated vehicle” and “matching funds”; creating the
    5         Florida Smart City Challenge Grant Program within the
    6         Department of Transportation; providing program goals;
    7         providing grant eligibility requirements; requiring
    8         the department to issue a request for proposals by a
    9         specified date; providing proposal requirements;
   10         providing requirements for the award of grants and the
   11         use of grant funds; providing reporting requirements;
   12         requiring administrative support by the department;
   13         authorizing the department to select an independent
   14         nongovernmental entity to assist in project
   15         construction, management, and evaluation for specified
   16         purposes; providing requirements for the
   17         nongovernmental entity; providing an appropriation;
   18         requiring the Florida Transportation Commission to
   19         review all sources of revenue for transportation
   20         infrastructure and maintenance projects and prepare a
   21         report to the Governor and the Legislature when the
   22         commission determines that electric and hybrid
   23         vehicles make up a certain percentage or more of the
   24         total number of vehicles registered in this state;
   25         authorizing the commission, in consultation with the
   26         Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to
   27         use certain commercially available data; providing
   28         minimum reporting requirements; requiring the
   29         commission, in consultation with the Division of
   30         Emergency Management, to make an assessment of
   31         transportation infrastructure with respect to
   32         emergency evacuations and electric vehicles;
   33         specifying requirements for the report; requiring the
   34         report to be submitted to the Governor and the
   35         Legislature no later than a certain date; authorizing
   36         the commission to undertake and complete the review
   37         before the specified percentage threshold is reached,
   38         under certain circumstances; amending s. 339.175,
   39         F.S.; requiring a long-range transportation plan to
   40         consider infrastructure and technological improvements
   41         necessary to accommodate the increased use of
   42         autonomous technology and electric vehicles; amending
   43         s. 201.15, F.S.; beginning in a specified fiscal year,
   44         revising the annual allocations in the State
   45         Transportation Trust Fund for the Transportation
   46         Regional Incentive Program; providing for future
   47         repeal of a provision that allocates funds annually to
   48         the Florida Rail Enterprise; beginning in a specified
   49         fiscal year, providing for annual allocations to the
   50         Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority and the
   51         Statewide Mobility Innovation Program for certain
   52         purposes; specifying requirements for matching funds
   53         for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority;
   54         requiring the Department of Transportation to allocate
   55         specified funds under certain circumstances to
   56         projects in a certain 5-year work program in a certain
   57         area, in addition to currently scheduled work program
   58         commitments in that area; creating s. 339.84, F.S.;
   59         defining the term “innovative mobility system”;
   60         creating within the department the Statewide Mobility
   61         Innovation Program; providing goals for the program;
   62         beginning in a specified fiscal year, requiring the
   63         department to use specified funds in a county to fund
   64         the design and construction of a certain innovative
   65         mobility system; providing requirements for the use of
   66         specified funds by the department; requiring a county
   67         proposing the use of funds for an innovative mobility
   68         system to submit a request to the department, subject
   69         to certain requirements; authorizing the submission of
   70         joint proposals by two or more counties; requiring
   71         local or private matching funds for certain
   72         distributions, subject to certain requirements;
   73         prohibiting certain funds distributed from being used
   74         to subsidize projects with existing funding
   75         commitments as of a specified date; requiring each
   76         recipient of funds under the program to submit a
   77         quarterly report to the department regarding the
   78         development, implementation, and operation of the
   79         project; requiring the department to submit to the
   80         Legislature by a specified date an annual report on
   81         the overall status of the program; amending s.
   82         341.303, F.S.; prohibiting the department from
   83         programing certain projects to be funded in the 5-year
   84         work program after June 30, 2018; providing for the
   85         future repeal of s. 341.303(5), F.S., relating to fund
   86         participation and the Florida Rail Enterprise;
   87         amending s. 343.58, F.S.; conforming a provision to
   88         changes made by the act; providing effective dates.
   89          
   90  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   91  
   92         Section 1. Section 316.0899, Florida Statutes, is created
   93  to read:
   94         316.0899Florida Smart City Challenge Grant Program.—
   95         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   96         (a) “Grid-integrated vehicle” means a motor vehicle that
   97  has the ability for two-way power flow between the vehicle and
   98  the electric grid and the communications hardware and software
   99  that allow for external control of battery charging and
  100  discharging.
  101         (b) “Matching funds” includes in-kind services, goods,
  102  equipment, or other noncash contributions calculated at fair
  103  market value.
  104         (2)CREATION; GOALS.—The Florida Smart City Challenge Grant
  105  Program is created within the Department of Transportation. The
  106  goals of the grant program include, but are not limited to:
  107         (a)Providing opportunities to municipalities and other
  108  regions of the state to develop innovative smart mobility
  109  solutions to local transportation challenges.
  110         (b)Deploying smart city technology that has an immediate
  111  impact on the safe and efficient movement of people and goods
  112  within municipalities and other regions of the state.
  113         (c)Advancing autonomous, connected, grid-integrated, and
  114  electric vehicle readiness and deployment throughout the state.
  115         (d)Providing enhanced education and workforce development
  116  opportunities by deploying emerging technologies that support
  117  the state’s future workforce.
  118         (e)Meeting the mobility needs of residents of this state,
  119  particularly transportation disadvantaged persons as defined in
  120  s. 427.011, by increasing access to and convenience of
  121  transportation within municipalities and other regions of the
  122  state.
  123         (f)Facilitating the efficient movement of freight within
  124  the state, especially in and around airports and seaports.
  125         (g)Supporting the reduction or elimination of fossil fuel
  126  consumption by relying on renewable energy sources and electric
  127  technologies.
  128         (h)Creating a smart mobility demonstration community in
  129  the state that serves as a model for municipalities and other
  130  regions nationwide.
  131         (3)ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—
  132         (a)The following entities may apply to the Department of
  133  Transportation for a grant to fund projects under the Florida
  134  Smart City Challenge Grant Program:
  135         1.A state, county, municipal, regional, or other agency
  136  that is responsible for the movement of persons, goods, or
  137  services within a defined geographical region, including an
  138  entity created pursuant to chapter 343, chapter 348, or chapter
  139  349.
  140         2. An independent special district with powers that include
  141  or are related to infrastructure development or transportation
  142  systems and services.
  143         3.A metropolitan planning organization or transportation
  144  planning organization. Each entity responsible for deploying or
  145  operating the project on behalf of a metropolitan planning
  146  organization or transportation planning organization must submit
  147  a letter to the department detailing its commitment to the
  148  implementation, operation, and maintenance of the project.
  149         4.A state university.
  150         (b)An applicant for a Florida Smart City Challenge Grant
  151  must have in place a plan or framework for the implementation of
  152  the proposed project in at least one of the following
  153  categories:
  154         1.Autonomous vehicle deployment or demonstration.
  155         2.Connected vehicle technology deployment.
  156         3.Shared mobility services innovation and deployment.
  157         4.Acceleration of the use of plug-in electric vehicles and
  158  electric charging infrastructure, including deployment of grid
  159  integrated vehicles.
  160         (4)PROPOSALS.—By September 1, 2018, the Department of
  161  Transportation shall issue a request for proposals for the award
  162  of a Florida Smart City Challenge Grant. Each proposal submitted
  163  to the department must include:
  164         (a)A statement by the applicant certifying that the
  165  project will be implemented and operational within 5 years after
  166  receipt of the grant.
  167         (b)A plan for fulfilling documentation requirements under
  168  the department’s Statewide Systems Engineering Management Plan
  169  within such 5-year period.
  170         (c)A description of how operation and maintenance costs
  171  for the project will be funded in order to ensure that the
  172  department’s investment in the project is sustained.
  173         (d)A plan for evaluation of the project and the methods by
  174  which such evaluation will be shared with residents of the area
  175  served by the project.
  176         (e)The procedure for integrating the project’s
  177  transportation-related data into the department’s Data
  178  Integration and Video Aggregation System.
  179         (5)AWARD OF GRANTS.—The Department of Transportation shall
  180  award a Florida Smart City Challenge Grant to at least three
  181  recipients. Each award may not exceed $6 million. The department
  182  shall distribute the award to each recipient by January 1, 2019.
  183         (a)The grant may fund up to 50 percent of project costs.
  184  At least 10 percent of project costs must be funded by the grant
  185  recipient. An additional minimum of 10 percent of project costs
  186  must be funded by the private sector. Grant funds must be used
  187  exclusively for startup costs, including, but not limited to,
  188  acquisition of hardware, software, and assets associated with
  189  implementation of the project, and may not be used for costs
  190  associated with operation or maintenance of the project.
  191         (b)In selecting grant recipients, the department shall
  192  give priority to those proposals that demonstrate the
  193  availability of matching funds from partner organizations to
  194  fund project costs and that include a plan for documenting the
  195  acquisition and expenditure of such matching funds.
  196         1.The department shall give further priority to those
  197  proposals that include larger amounts of matching funds from
  198  private-sector partner organizations; however, local public
  199  funds may also be used.
  200         2.Matching funds may be used for costs associated with
  201  operation, maintenance, and evaluation of the project.
  202         3.A grant recipient that receives matching funds must
  203  document the contribution of such funds in a quarterly report
  204  that details the manner in which the value of such contribution
  205  is calculated.
  206         (6)REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
  207         (a)Each recipient of a Florida Smart City Challenge Grant
  208  shall submit a quarterly report to the Department of
  209  Transportation regarding the development, implementation, and
  210  operation of the project. Such report must include information
  211  documented pursuant to subparagraph (5)(b)3.
  212         (b)The Department of Transportation must submit a
  213  quarterly report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
  214  of the House of Representatives regarding the overall status of
  215  the grant program.
  216         (c)After implementation of the project is complete, each
  217  recipient must submit an initial report to the Governor, the
  218  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  219  Representatives which details the project’s impact on the
  220  transportation system within the area served by the project, the
  221  extent to which the goals of the grant program have been met,
  222  and recommendations for project revisions or improvements to
  223  guide future deployment activities. A final report must be
  224  submitted 2 years after submission of the initial report.
  225         (7)ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Department of
  226  Transportation shall provide administrative support to the
  227  Florida Smart City Challenge Grant Program in order to
  228  facilitate the deployment of smart city technology within the
  229  state, including, but not limited to, expedited review of
  230  proposals submitted under subsection (4). The department may
  231  select an independent nongovernmental entity to assist in
  232  project construction, management, and evaluation; to oversee the
  233  implementation of the project; and to analyze and document
  234  lessons learned during, and benefits derived from,
  235  implementation of the project. The nongovernmental entity must
  236  have experience with the national Smart Cities Initiative,
  237  advanced transportation deployment experience in this state,
  238  extensive engineering experience, or expertise in stakeholder
  239  engagement of potential partners to create a demonstration
  240  community as described in paragraph (2)(h).
  241         Section 2. For the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the sum of $15
  242  million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated from the State
  243  Transportation Trust Fund to the Department of Transportation
  244  for the purpose of implementing s. 316.0899, Florida Statutes.
  245         Section 3. Florida Transportation Commission review;
  246  electric and hybrid vehicles report.—
  247         (1)(a)The Florida Transportation Commission shall review
  248  all sources of revenue for transportation infrastructure and
  249  maintenance projects and prepare a report to the Governor and
  250  the Legislature when the commission determines that electric
  251  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
  252  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
  253  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
  254  registered in this state.
  255         (b)The commission, in consultation with the Department of
  256  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, may use commercially
  257  available data that the commission deems reliable to support its
  258  determination and report. The report must, at a minimum, assess
  259  the effect of projected electric and hybrid vehicle use in this
  260  state on future revenue from existing taxes, fees, and
  261  surcharges related to nonelectric, private-use motorcycles,
  262  mopeds, automobiles, tri-vehicles, and trucks.
  263         (c)The commission, in consultation with the Division of
  264  Emergency Management, shall also make an assessment of
  265  transportation infrastructure with respect to emergency
  266  evacuations and electric vehicles, including, but not limited
  267  to, the availability of electric vehicle charging stations in
  268  this state.
  269         (2)The report must include recommendations to the
  270  Legislature:
  271         (a)To ensure continued funding for necessary maintenance
  272  that provides for adequate levels of service on existing
  273  transportation infrastructure;
  274         (b)To accomplish improvements and capacity projects on
  275  transportation infrastructure which meet the demand from
  276  projected population and economic growth; and
  277         (c) To accomplish necessary improvements to transportation
  278  infrastructure that would support emergency evacuations by users
  279  of electric vehicles.
  280         (3)The report shall be submitted to the Governor and the
  281  Legislature no later than September 1 of the year immediately
  282  after the year in which the commission determines that electric
  283  vehicles, as defined in s. 320.01(36), Florida Statutes, and
  284  hybrid vehicles, as defined in s. 316.0741, Florida Statutes,
  285  make up 2 percent or more of the total number of vehicles
  286  registered in this state.
  287         (4)Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section,
  288  the commission may undertake and complete the review and report
  289  before the 2-percent threshold is reached if the commission
  290  finds that earlier completion is appropriate to maintain a
  291  financially stable, long-term transportation work program.
  292         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
  293  339.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  294         339.175 Metropolitan planning organization.—
  295         (7) LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN.—Each M.P.O. must
  296  develop a long-range transportation plan that addresses at least
  297  a 20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both long
  298  range and short-range strategies and must comply with all other
  299  state and federal requirements. The prevailing principles to be
  300  considered in the long-range transportation plan are: preserving
  301  the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s
  302  economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure
  303  mobility. The long-range transportation plan must be consistent,
  304  to the maximum extent feasible, with future land use elements
  305  and the goals, objectives, and policies of the approved local
  306  government comprehensive plans of the units of local government
  307  located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O. Each M.P.O. is
  308  encouraged to consider strategies that integrate transportation
  309  and land use planning to provide for sustainable development and
  310  reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The approved long-range
  311  transportation plan must be considered by local governments in
  312  the development of the transportation elements in local
  313  government comprehensive plans and any amendments thereto. The
  314  long-range transportation plan must, at a minimum:
  315         (c) Assess capital investment and other measures necessary
  316  to:
  317         1. Ensure the preservation of the existing metropolitan
  318  transportation system including requirements for the operation,
  319  resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of major roadways
  320  and requirements for the operation, maintenance, modernization,
  321  and rehabilitation of public transportation facilities; and
  322         2. Make the most efficient use of existing transportation
  323  facilities to relieve vehicular congestion, improve safety, and
  324  maximize the mobility of people and goods. Such efforts must
  325  include, but are not limited to, consideration of infrastructure
  326  and technological improvements necessary to accommodate advances
  327  in vehicle technology, such as the increased use of autonomous
  328  technology and electric vehicles, and other developments.
  329  
  330  In the development of its long-range transportation plan, each
  331  M.P.O. must provide the public, affected public agencies,
  332  representatives of transportation agency employees, freight
  333  shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private
  334  providers of transportation, representatives of users of public
  335  transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable
  336  opportunity to comment on the long-range transportation plan.
  337  The long-range transportation plan must be approved by the
  338  M.P.O.
  339         Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  340  201.15, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (b) of that
  341  subsection is republished, to read:
  342         201.15 Distribution of taxes collected.—All taxes collected
  343  under this chapter are hereby pledged and shall be first made
  344  available to make payments when due on bonds issued pursuant to
  345  s. 215.618 or s. 215.619, or any other bonds authorized to be
  346  issued on a parity basis with such bonds. Such pledge and
  347  availability for the payment of these bonds shall have priority
  348  over any requirement for the payment of service charges or costs
  349  of collection and enforcement under this section. All taxes
  350  collected under this chapter, except taxes distributed to the
  351  Land Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2),
  352  are subject to the service charge imposed in s. 215.20(1).
  353  Before distribution pursuant to this section, the Department of
  354  Revenue shall deduct amounts necessary to pay the costs of the
  355  collection and enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter.
  356  The costs and service charge may not be levied against any
  357  portion of taxes pledged to debt service on bonds to the extent
  358  that the costs and service charge are required to pay any
  359  amounts relating to the bonds. All of the costs of the
  360  collection and enforcement of the tax levied by this chapter and
  361  the service charge shall be available and transferred to the
  362  extent necessary to pay debt service and any other amounts
  363  payable with respect to bonds authorized before January 1, 2017,
  364  secured by revenues distributed pursuant to this section. All
  365  taxes remaining after deduction of costs shall be distributed as
  366  follows:
  367         (4) After the required distributions to the Land
  368  Acquisition Trust Fund pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) and
  369  deduction of the service charge imposed pursuant to s.
  370  215.20(1), the remainder shall be distributed as follows:
  371         (a) The lesser of 24.18442 percent of the remainder or
  372  $541.75 million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  373  Treasury to the credit of the State Transportation Trust Fund.
  374  Of such funds, $75 million for each fiscal year shall be
  375  transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Notwithstanding any
  376  other law, the remaining amount credited to the State
  377  Transportation Trust Fund shall be used for:
  378         1. Capital funding for the New Starts Transit Program,
  379  authorized by Title 49, U.S.C. s. 5309 and specified in s.
  380  341.051, in the amount of 10 percent of the funds;
  381         2. The Small County Outreach Program specified in s.
  382  339.2818, in the amount of 10 percent of the funds;
  383         3. The Strategic Intermodal System specified in ss. 339.61,
  384  339.62, 339.63, and 339.64, in the amount of 75 percent of the
  385  funds after deduction of the payments required pursuant to
  386  subparagraphs 1. and 2.; and
  387         4.a. The Transportation Regional Incentive Program
  388  specified in s. 339.2819, in the amount of 25 percent of the
  389  funds after deduction of the payments required pursuant to
  390  subparagraphs 1. and 2.
  391         b.In fiscal years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021, the
  392  first $60 million of the funds allocated pursuant to this
  393  subparagraph must shall be allocated annually to the Florida
  394  Rail Enterprise for the purposes established in s. 341.303(5).
  395  This sub-subparagraph expires July 1, 2021.
  396         c. Beginning in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the first $60
  397  million of the funds allocated pursuant to this subparagraph
  398  must be allocated annually as follows:
  399         (I)Twenty-five million dollars on a matching basis to the
  400  Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority for the design and
  401  construction of an innovative mobility system, as defined in s.
  402  339.84. One dollar in local or private matching funds must be
  403  provided for each dollar distributed under this sub-sub
  404  subparagraph. Federal funds may not be substituted for the local
  405  or private matching funds. In any fiscal year in which the Tampa
  406  Bay Area Regional Transit Authority notifies the Department of
  407  Transportation that the authority will not request all of the
  408  funds allocated under this sub-sub-subparagraph for an
  409  innovative mobility system, the Department of Transportation
  410  shall allocate such funds to projects in the 5-year work program
  411  under s. 339.135 in the area described in s. 343.91(1)(a) and
  412  such funds shall be in addition to currently scheduled work
  413  program commitments in that area.
  414         (II)Thirty-five million dollars to the Statewide Mobility
  415  Innovation Program for the purposes established in s. 339.84.
  416         (b) The lesser of 0.1456 percent of the remainder or $3.25
  417  million in each fiscal year shall be paid into the State
  418  Treasury to the credit of the Grants and Donations Trust Fund in
  419  the Department of Economic Opportunity to fund technical
  420  assistance to local governments.
  421  
  422  Moneys distributed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) may not be
  423  pledged for debt service unless such pledge is approved by
  424  referendum of the voters.
  425         Section 6. Section 339.84, Florida Statutes, is created to
  426  read:
  427         339.84Statewide Mobility Innovation Program.—
  428         (1)As used in this section the term “innovative mobility
  429  system” means a system of infrastructure, appurtenances, and
  430  technology designed to move the greatest number of people in the
  431  least amount of time. The term includes, but is not limited to,
  432  autonomous vehicles as defined in s. 316.003, automated people
  433  movers, bus rapid transit networks, transportation network
  434  companies as defined in s. 627.748, ridesharing as defined in s.
  435  341.031(9)(a), and commuter highway vehicles as defined in 49
  436  U.S.C. s. 5323(i)(2)(C)(ii). The term does not include other
  437  traditional uses of a roadway system for conveyance.
  438         (2)The Statewide Mobility Innovation Program is created
  439  within the department. The goals of the program include, but are
  440  not limited to:
  441         (a)Evaluating, financing, and overseeing proposals for
  442  innovative mobility systems in this state.
  443         (b)Expending funds to publicize and promote innovative
  444  mobility systems and to contract with entities to accomplish
  445  these purposes.
  446         (c)Soliciting proposals in accordance with chapter 287 for
  447  the design and construction of innovative mobility systems and
  448  contracting with entities to expend funds to accomplish this
  449  purpose.
  450         (3)Beginning in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the department
  451  shall use funds allocated pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(a)4.c.(II) in
  452  a county to fund the design and construction of an innovative
  453  mobility system based on a proposal that the county submits to
  454  the department which the department approves as being consistent
  455  with the requirements of this section.
  456         (4) Of the $35 million allocated under s.
  457  201.15(4)(a)4.c.(II), the department must use:
  458         (a) Twenty-five million dollars for an innovative mobility
  459  system in a county as defined in s. 125.011(1) and $5 million
  460  for an alternative transportation system within the jurisdiction
  461  of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. In any fiscal year
  462  in which a county as defined in s. 125.011(1) notifies the
  463  department that the county will not request all of the funds
  464  allocated under this paragraph for an innovative mobility
  465  system, the department shall allocate such funds to projects in
  466  the 5-year work program under s. 339.135 in the county and such
  467  funds shall be in addition to currently scheduled work program
  468  commitments in that area.
  469         (b) The remainder for such a system in any other county or
  470  counties in the state.
  471         (5)A county proposing the use of funds for an innovative
  472  mobility system must submit a request to the department which
  473  must include a detailed project and financial plan. The funding
  474  request must specify the duration of the project and the total
  475  amount sought by state fiscal year. Two or more counties may
  476  submit a joint proposal to the department.
  477         (6)One dollar in local or private matching funds must be
  478  provided for each dollar distributed under this section. Federal
  479  funds may not be substituted for the local or private matching
  480  funds.
  481         (7)Funds distributed under this section may not be used to
  482  subsidize projects with existing funding commitments as of July
  483  1, 2018.
  484         (8)Each recipient of funds under this program must submit
  485  a quarterly report to the department regarding the development,
  486  implementation, and operation of the project. The department
  487  must submit an annual report by September 1 to the President of
  488  the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
  489  regarding the overall status of the program.
  490         Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 341.303, Florida
  491  Statutes, is amended to read:
  492         341.303 Funding authorization and appropriations;
  493  eligibility and participation.—
  494         (5) FUND PARTICIPATION; FLORIDA RAIL ENTERPRISE.—The
  495  department, through the Florida Rail Enterprise, is authorized
  496  to use funds provided pursuant to s. 201.15(4)(a)4. to fund:
  497         (a) Up to 50 percent of the nonfederal share of the costs
  498  of any eligible passenger rail capital improvement project.
  499         (b) Up to 100 percent of planning and development costs
  500  related to the provision of a passenger rail system, including,
  501  but not limited to, preliminary engineering, revenue studies,
  502  environmental impact studies, financial advisory services,
  503  engineering design, and other appropriate professional services.
  504         (c) The high-speed rail system.
  505         (d) Projects necessary to identify or address anticipated
  506  impacts of increased freight rail traffic resulting from the
  507  implementation of passenger rail systems as provided in s.
  508  341.302(3)(b).
  509  
  510  After June 30, 2018, the department may not program any projects
  511  to be funded pursuant to this subsection for any year of the
  512  work program if the project was not in the 5-year work program
  513  adopted for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
  514         Section 8. Effective July 1, 2021, subsection (5) of
  515  section 341.303, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  516         Section 9. Effective July 1, 2021, paragraph (b) of
  517  subsection (4) of section 343.58, Florida Statutes, is amended
  518  to read:
  519         343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional
  520  Transportation Authority.—
  521         (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
  522  contrary and effective July 1, 2010, until as provided in
  523  paragraph (d), the department shall transfer annually from the
  524  State Transportation Trust Fund to the South Florida Regional
  525  Transportation Authority the amounts specified in subparagraph
  526  (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2.
  527         (b) Funding required by this subsection may not be provided
  528  from the funds dedicated to the Florida Rail Enterprise or the
  529  Statewide Mobility Innovation Program pursuant to s.
  530  201.15(4)(a)4.
  531         Section 10. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
  532  act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

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