Bill Text: FL S1030 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Repeal of the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program and Reversion of Program Funds
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-04-30 - Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 100 (Ch. 2021-161), CS/SB 1126 (Ch. 2021-186) [S1030 Detail]
Download: Florida-2021-S1030-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1030
By Senator Polsky
29-01152-21 20211030__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the repeal of the Multi-use
3 Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
4 and reversion of program funds; repealing ss. 338.2278
5 and 339.1373, F.S., relating to the Multi-use
6 Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
7 and funding therefor, respectively; amending s.
8 163.3168, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
9 by the act; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; requiring
10 portions of certain annual license tax revenues to be
11 deposited into the General Revenue Fund; amending s.
12 338.236, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
13 by the act; amending s. 339.0801, F.S.; revising the
14 period during which certain revenues shall be
15 transferred to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise;
16 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
17 providing an effective date.
18
19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
20
21 Section 1. Sections 338.2278 and 339.1373, Florida
22 Statutes, are repealed.
23 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 163.3168, Florida
24 Statutes, is amended to read:
25 163.3168 Planning innovations and technical assistance.—
26 (4) When selecting applications for funding for technical
27 assistance, the state land planning agency shall give a
28 preference to a county that has a population of 200,000 or less,
29 and to a municipality located within such a county, for
30 assistance in determining whether the area in and around a
31 proposed multiuse corridor interchange as described in s.
32 338.2278 contains appropriate land uses and natural resource
33 protections and for aid in developing or amending a local
34 government’s comprehensive plan to provide for such uses,
35 protections, and intended benefits as provided in s. 338.2278.
36 Section 3. Subsections (1), (4) through (9), and (12)
37 through (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to
38 read:
39 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
40 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
41 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, tri-vehicles as defined in
42 s. 316.003, and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which
43 shall be paid to and collected by the department or its agent
44 upon the registration or renewal of registration of the
45 following:
46 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
47 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
48 (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
49 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
50 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
51 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
52 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
53 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
54 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
55 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
56 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
57 or the general operations of the department.
58 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
59 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
60 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
61 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
62 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
63 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
64 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
65 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
66 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
67 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
68 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
69 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
70 into the General Revenue Fund.
71 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
72 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
73 into the General Revenue Fund.
74 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
75 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
76 into the General Revenue Fund.
77 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
78 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
79 into the General Revenue Fund.
80 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
81 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
82 into the General Revenue Fund.
83 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
84 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
85 into the General Revenue Fund.
86 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
87 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
88 into the General Revenue Fund.
89 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
90 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
91 into the General Revenue Fund.
92 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
93 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
94 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
95 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
96 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
97 Fund.
98 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
99 truck tractor used within the state or within a 150-mile radius
100 of its home address is eligible for a license plate for a fee of
101 $324 flat if:
102 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
103 forestry products; or
104 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
105 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
106 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
107 the truck tractor.
108
109 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
110 into the General Revenue Fund.
111 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
112 hire vehicle and which is engaged exclusively in transporting
113 raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or
114 horticultural products within the state or within a 150-mile
115 radius of its home address is eligible for a restricted license
116 plate for a fee of:
117 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
118 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
119 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
120 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
121 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
122 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
123 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
124 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
125 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
126
127 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
128 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
129 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
130 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
131 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
132 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility before
133 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
134 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
135 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
136 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
137 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
138 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
139 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
140 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
141 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
142 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
143 General Revenue Fund.
144 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
145 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
146 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
147 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
148 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
149 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
150 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
151 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
152 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
153 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
154 and from school or school or church activities or functions
155 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
156 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
157 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
158 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02; a disabled, abandoned,
159 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
160 320.01; or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
161 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
162 Revenue Fund.
163 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
164 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
165 paragraph (d), as follows:
166 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
167 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
168 into the General Revenue Fund.
169 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
170 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
171 into the General Revenue Fund.
172 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
173 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
174 into the General Revenue Fund.
175 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
176 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
177 into the General Revenue Fund.
178 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
179 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
180 into the General Revenue Fund.
181 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
182 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
183 into the General Revenue Fund.
184 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
185 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
186 into the General Revenue Fund.
187 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
188 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
189 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
190 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
191 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
192 Fund.
193 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
194 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
195 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
196 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
197 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
198 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
199 Fund.
200 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
201 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
202 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
203 Revenue Fund.
204 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
205 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
206 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
207 the General Revenue Fund.
208 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
209 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
210 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
211 Revenue Fund.
212 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
213 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
214 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
215 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
216 Revenue Fund.
217 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
218 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
219 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
220 General Revenue Fund.
221 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
222 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
223 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
224 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
225 Fund.
226 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
227 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
228 Revenue Fund.
229 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
230 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
231 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
232 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
233 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
234 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
235 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
236 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
237 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
238 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
239 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
240 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
241 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
242 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
243 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
244 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
245 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
246 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
247 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
248 the General Revenue Fund. For additional fees as set forth in s.
249 320.08056, dealers may purchase specialty license plates in lieu
250 of the standard dealer license plates. Dealers shall be
251 responsible for all costs associated with the specialty license
252 plate, including all annual use fees, processing fees, fees
253 associated with switching license plate types, and any other
254 applicable fees.
255 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
256 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
257 into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
258 renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
259 s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
260 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
261 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
262 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
263 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
264 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
265 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
266 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
267 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
268 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 338.236, Florida
269 Statutes, is amended to read:
270 338.236 Staging areas for emergencies.—The Department of
271 Transportation may plan, design, and construct staging areas to
272 be activated during a declared state of emergency at key
273 geographic locations on the turnpike system. Such staging areas
274 must be used for the staging of emergency supplies, such as
275 water, fuel, generators, vehicles, equipment, and other related
276 materials, to facilitate the prompt provision of emergency
277 assistance to the public, and to otherwise facilitate emergency
278 response and assistance, including evacuations, deployment of
279 emergency-related supplies and personnel, and restoration of
280 essential services.
281 (1) In selecting a proposed site for a designated staging
282 area under this section, the department, in consultation with
283 the Division of Emergency Management, must consider the extent
284 to which such site:
285 (a) Is located in a geographic area that best facilitates
286 the wide dissemination of emergency-related supplies and
287 equipment;
288 (b) Provides ease of access to major highways and other
289 transportation facilities;
290 (c) Is sufficiently large to accommodate the staging of a
291 significant amount of emergency-related supplies and equipment;
292 (d) Provides space in support of emergency preparedness and
293 evacuation activities, such as fuel reserve capacity;
294 (e) Could be used during nonemergency periods for
295 commercial motor vehicle parking and for other uses; and
296 (f) Is consistent with other state and local emergency
297 management considerations.
298
299 The department must give priority consideration to placement of
300 such staging areas in counties with a population of 200,000 or
301 fewer, as determined by the most recent official estimate
302 pursuant to s. 186.901, in which a multiuse corridor of regional
303 economic significance, as provided in s. 338.2278, is located.
304 Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 339.0801, Florida
305 Statutes, is amended to read:
306 339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from
307 amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128.—Funds that result
308 from increased revenues to the State Transportation Trust Fund
309 derived from the amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) made by this act
310 must be used annually, first as set forth in subsection (1) and
311 then as set forth in subsections (2)-(5), notwithstanding any
312 other provision of law:
313 (2)(a) Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually
314 for up to 30 years thereafter For each of the 2019-2020, 2020
315 2021, and 2021-2022 fiscal years, $35 million shall be
316 transferred to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in
317 accordance with Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law, to the maximum
318 extent feasible for feeder roads, structures, interchanges,
319 appurtenances, and other rights to create or facilitate access
320 to the existing turnpike system.
321 (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year and annually
322 thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred to Florida’s
323 Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with s. 338.2278,
324 with preference to feeder roads, interchanges, and appurtenances
325 that create or facilitate multiuse corridor access and
326 connectivity. Of those funds, and to the maximum extent
327 feasible, up to $5 million annually may be used for projects
328 that assist in the development of broadband infrastructure
329 within or adjacent to a multiuse corridor. The department shall
330 give priority consideration to broadband infrastructure projects
331 located in any area designated as a rural area of opportunity
332 under s. 288.0656 and adjacent to a multiuse corridor.
333 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
