Florida Senate - 2019 SB 7068
By the Committee on Infrastructure and Security
596-02714-19 20197068__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to transportation; creating s.
3 338.2278, F.S.; creating the Multi-use Corridors of
4 Regional Economic Significance Program within the
5 Department of Transportation; providing the purpose of
6 the program; specifying the corridors included in the
7 program; specifying that projects undertaken in the
8 corridors are tolled facilities and certain approved
9 turnpike projects, and are considered as Strategic
10 Intermodal System facilities; requiring the department
11 to identify certain opportunities to accommodate or
12 co-locate multiple types of infrastructure-addressing
13 issues during the project development phase; requiring
14 the department to consult with certain entities;
15 authorizing the department to form a certain working
16 group; authorizing sources of funding for the
17 projects; authorizing the department to accept certain
18 donations of land for the projects; requiring that
19 certain toll revenues from the turnpike system be used
20 to repay advances received from the State
21 Transportation Trust Fund; providing requirements for
22 the department relating to certain delegated
23 responsibilities; requiring the department to perform
24 a specified project evaluation on certain projects;
25 requiring that certain decisions on projects be
26 determined in accordance with applicable department
27 rules, policies, and procedures; authorizing the
28 Division of Bond Finance, on behalf of the department,
29 to issue certain bonds to finance projects in the
30 program, as provided in the State Bond Act; providing
31 specified dates for the construction of the projects
32 and opening of the corridors; providing for specified
33 transfers from the State Transportation Trust Fund to
34 the General Revenue Fund; providing for specified
35 allocations of such transfers; providing that
36 allocated funds are in addition to any other statutory
37 funding allocations; requiring that specified
38 uncommitted funds be used by the department to fund
39 program projects; authorizing the adopted work program
40 to be amended to transfer funds between appropriations
41 categories or to increase an appropriation category
42 for a certain purpose; authorizing the department to
43 waive consideration of certain matching funds relating
44 to specified programs for hurricane-impacted counties
45 with respect to certain project awards; amending s.
46 334.044, F.S.; requiring that the department, in
47 consultation with affected stakeholders, provide a
48 road and bridge construction workforce development
49 program for construction of projects designated in the
50 department’s work program; providing intent for the
51 workforce development program; providing requirements
52 for the department and the program; authorizing the
53 department to administer certain workforce development
54 contracts with consultants and nonprofit entities;
55 providing primary purposes for such entities;
56 requiring the department to prepare and provide a
57 certain report to the Governor and Legislature by a
58 specified date; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; deleting a
59 requirement that specified fees from annual license
60 taxes be deposited into the General Revenue Fund;
61 creating s. 339.1373, F.S.; requiring that the
62 department allocate sufficient funds to implement the
63 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
64 Program, develop a plan to expend revenues, and, prior
65 to its adoption, amend the current tentative work
66 program for specified fiscal years to include program
67 projects; requiring the department to submit a certain
68 budget amendment; requiring that specified increases
69 in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund be
70 used by the department to fund the Multi-use Corridors
71 of Regional Economic Significance Program; amending s.
72 339.0801, F.S.; limiting to specified fiscal years a
73 previously authorized transfer of funds to Florida’s
74 Turnpike Enterprise; requiring that, beginning with a
75 specified fiscal year, such transfer be allocated for
76 a certain purpose with certain specified preferences;
77 providing effective dates.
78
79 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
80
81 Section 1. Section 338.2278, Florida Statutes, is created
82 to read:
83 338.2278 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
84 Significance Program.—
85 (1) There is created within the department the Multi-use
86 Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program. The purpose
87 of the program is to revitalize rural communities, encourage job
88 creation, and provide regional connectivity, while leveraging
89 technology and enhancing quality of life and public safety. The
90 objective of the program is to advance the construction of
91 regional corridors that are intended to accommodate multiple
92 modes of transportation and multiple types of infrastructure.
93 The intended benefits of the program include, but are not
94 limited to, addressing issues such as:
95 (a) Hurricane evacuation.
96 (b) Congestion mitigation.
97 (c) Trade and logistics.
98 (d) Broadband, water, and sewer connectivity.
99 (e) Energy distribution.
100 (f) Autonomous, connected, shared, and electric vehicle
101 technology.
102 (g) Other transportation modes, such as shared-use
103 nonmotorized trails and freight and passenger rail.
104 (h) Mobility as a service.
105 (i) Availability of a trained workforce skilled in
106 traditional and emerging technologies.
107 (2) The program is composed of all of the following
108 corridors:
109 (a) Southwest-Central Florida Connector, extending from
110 Collier County to Polk County.
111 (b) Suncoast Connector, extending from Citrus County to
112 Jefferson County.
113 (c) Northern Turnpike Connector, extending from the
114 northern terminus of the Florida Turnpike northwest to the
115 Suncoast Parkway.
116 (3)(a) Projects undertaken in the corridors identified in
117 subsection (2) are tolled facilities and approved turnpike
118 projects that are part of the turnpike system, and are
119 considered as Strategic Intermodal System facilities.
120 (b) During the project development phase, the department
121 shall identify opportunities to accommodate or co-locate
122 multiple types of infrastructure-addressing issues, such as
123 those identified in subsection (1), within or adjacent to the
124 corridors. The department shall consult with the Department of
125 Environmental Protection, the Department of Economic
126 Opportunity, the Department of Education, the Department of
127 Health, water management districts, metropolitan planning
128 organizations, affected local governmental entities, or any
129 other appropriate stakeholders, as determined by the department.
130 The department may form a working group composed of the
131 appropriate entities and stakeholders to consider accommodation
132 or co-location of such multiple types of infrastructure.
133 (4)(a) Subject to the economic and environmental
134 feasibility statement requirements of s. 338.223, projects may
135 be funded through turnpike revenue bonds or right-of-way and
136 bridge construction bonds or financing by the Florida Department
137 of Transportation Financing Corporation; by advances from the
138 State Transportation Trust Fund; with funds obtained through the
139 creation of public-private partnerships; or any combination
140 thereof. The department also may accept donations of land for
141 use as transportation rights-of-way or to secure or use
142 transportation rights-of-way for such projects in accordance
143 with s. 337.25. To the extent legally available, any toll
144 revenues from the turnpike system not required for payment of
145 principal, interest, reserves, or other required deposits for
146 bonds; costs of operations and maintenance; other contractual
147 obligations; or system improvement project costs must be used to
148 repay advances received from the State Transportation Trust
149 Fund.
150 (b)1. Projects undertaken under this section are subject to
151 the department’s delegated responsibilities under s. 334.044(34)
152 for environmental review, consultation, or other action required
153 under any federal environmental law applicable to review or
154 approval of such projects. For projects that do not receive
155 federal aid or projects that do not require federal action, the
156 department must perform a project evaluation that considers the
157 following:
158 a. Project purpose and need.
159 b. An alternatives analysis.
160 c. Existing conditions of the project area and potential
161 impacts or enhancements the project may have on social,
162 economic, cultural, natural, and connectivity issues and
163 resources.
164 d. Anticipated permits identified during the project
165 development and environmental study.
166 e. Opportunities for stakeholder and regulatory agency
167 coordination.
168 f. Public and agency comments and coordination.
169 2. At a minimum, for projects constructed under this
170 section, decisions on matters such as corridor configuration,
171 project alignment, and interchange locations must be determined
172 in accordance with applicable department rules, policies, and
173 procedures.
174 (5) In accordance with ss. 337.276, 338.227, and 339.0809,
175 the Division of Bond Finance may issue on behalf of the
176 department right-of-way and bridge construction bonds, turnpike
177 revenue bonds, and Florida Department of Transportation
178 Financing Corporation bonds to finance program projects, as
179 provided in the State Bond Act.
180 (6) To the maximum extent feasible, construction of the
181 projects shall begin no later than December 31, 2022, with the
182 corridors open to traffic no later than December 31, 2030.
183 (7) Funds that result from increased revenues to the State
184 Transportation Trust Fund derived from the amendments to s.
185 320.08 made by this act and deposited into the fund pursuant to
186 s. 320.20(5)(a) must be used as follows:
187 (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, $45 million shall be
188 retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
189 remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
190 Fund.
191 (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, $90 million shall be
192 retained in the State Transportation Trust Fund, and the
193 remaining funds shall be transferred to the General Revenue
194 Fund.
195 (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year and each fiscal year
196 thereafter, all of the funds shall be retained in the State
197 Transportation Trust Fund.
198 (8) The amounts identified in subsection (7) by fiscal year
199 shall be allocated as follows:
200 (a) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, to the:
201 1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
202 Program, $12.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
203 2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
204 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
205 counties impacted by hurricanes;
206 3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
207 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
208 counties impacted by hurricanes;
209 4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
210 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
211 5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
212 as specified in s. 334.044(35).
213 (b) For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, to the:
214 1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
215 Program, $57.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
216 2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
217 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
218 counties impacted by hurricanes;
219 3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
220 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
221 counties impacted by hurricanes;
222 4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
223 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
224 5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
225 as specified in s. 334.044(35).
226 (c) For the 2021-2022 fiscal year, to the:
227 1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance
228 Program, $97.5 million, to be used as specified in this section;
229 2. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
230 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
231 counties impacted by hurricanes;
232 3. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
233 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
234 counties impacted by hurricanes;
235 4. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
236 be used as specified in s. 427.0159; and
237 5. Workforce development program, $2.5 million, to be used
238 as specified in s. 334.044(35).
239 (d) For the 2022-2023 fiscal year and each fiscal year
240 thereafter, to the:
241 1. Small County Road Assistance Program, $10 million, to be
242 used as specified in s. 339.2816, with preference to projects in
243 counties impacted by hurricanes;
244 2. Small County Outreach Program, $10 million, to be used
245 as specified in s. 339.2818, with preference to projects in
246 counties impacted by hurricanes; and
247 3. Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, $10 million, to
248 be used as specified in s. 427.0159.
249
250 The remaining funds under this paragraph shall be used for the
251 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program,
252 as specified in this section.
253 (e) The funds allocated as provided in this subsection
254 shall be in addition to any other statutory funding allocations
255 provided by law.
256 (f) In each fiscal year in which funding provided under
257 this subsection for the Small County Road Assistance Program,
258 the Small County Outreach Program, the Transportation
259 Disadvantaged Trust Fund, or the workforce development program
260 is not committed by the end of each fiscal year, such
261 uncommitted funds shall be used by the department to fund Multi
262 use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance Program
263 projects. As provided in s. 339.135(7), the adopted work program
264 may be amended to transfer funds between appropriations
265 categories or to increase an appropriation category to implement
266 this paragraph.
267 (9) The department, in its discretion and for hurricane
268 impacted counties, may waive consideration of local matching
269 funds under s. 339.2816, relating to the Small County Road
270 Assistance Program, and may waive the match requirement of s.
271 339.2818, relating to the Small County Outreach Program, with
272 respect to project awards funded by the allocations to those
273 programs provided in this section.
274 Section 2. Subsection (35) is added to section 334.044,
275 Florida Statutes, to read:
276 334.044 Powers and duties of the department.—The department
277 shall have the following general powers and duties:
278 (35) To provide a road and bridge construction workforce
279 development program, in consultation with affected stakeholders,
280 for construction of projects designated in the department’s work
281 program.
282 (a) The workforce development program is intended to
283 provide direct economic benefits to communities in which the
284 department is constructing infrastructure projects and to
285 promote employment opportunities, including within areas of low
286 income and high unemployment.
287 (b) The department shall merge any of its own existing
288 workforce services into the program to better integrate these
289 services into a more robust workforce development program. The
290 workforce development program must serve as a tool to address
291 the construction labor shortage by recruiting and developing a
292 group of skilled workers for infrastructure projects to increase
293 the likelihood of department projects remaining on time and
294 within budget.
295 (c) To accomplish these activities, the department may
296 administer workforce development contracts with consultants and
297 nonprofit entities, such as local community partners, state
298 community colleges, and technical institutions or centers. These
299 entities, as specified in a contract with the department, shall
300 have the primary purposes of providing all of the following:
301 1. Workforce recruitment.
302 2. Training curriculum for the department’s road and bridge
303 construction projects which includes both traditional and
304 emerging construction methods and skills needed to construct
305 multiuse infrastructure and facilities accommodating emerging
306 technologies.
307 3. Support services to remove barriers to work.
308 (d) The department shall develop performance and outcome
309 metrics to ensure accountability and to measure the benefits and
310 cost-effectiveness of the program. By June 30, 2020, and
311 annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and provide a
312 report to the Governor, President of Senate, and Speaker of the
313 House of Representatives detailing the results of its findings
314 and containing any recommendations relating to future program
315 refinements.
316 Section 3. Subsections (1), (4) through (9), and (12)
317 through (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to
318 read:
319 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided herein,
320 there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes for the
321 operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles as
322 defined in s. 316.003(4), tri-vehicles as defined in s. 316.003,
323 and mobile homes as defined in s. 320.01, which shall be paid to
324 and collected by the department or its agent upon the
325 registration or renewal of registration of the following:
326 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.—
327 (a) Any motorcycle: $10 flat.
328 (b) Any moped: $5 flat.
329 (c) Upon registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle,
330 or moped, in addition to the license taxes specified in this
331 subsection, a nonrefundable motorcycle safety education fee in
332 the amount of $2.50 shall be paid. The proceeds of such
333 additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety
334 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement
335 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida
336 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255,
337 or the general operations of the department.
338 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $7.50 flat, of which
339 $2.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
340 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS
341 VEHICLE WEIGHT.—
342 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less
343 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be
344 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
345 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less
346 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
347 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
348 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less
349 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited
350 into the General Revenue Fund.
351 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
352 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
353 into the General Revenue Fund.
354 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
355 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
356 into the General Revenue Fund.
357 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
358 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
359 into the General Revenue Fund.
360 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less
361 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the
362 General Revenue Fund.
363 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
364 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
365 into the General Revenue Fund.
366 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
367 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited
368 into the General Revenue Fund.
369 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
370 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited
371 into the General Revenue Fund.
372 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
373 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
374 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
375 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
376 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
377 Fund.
378 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a
379 truck tractor used within the state or within a 150-mile radius
380 of its home address is eligible for a license plate for a fee of
381 $324 flat if:
382 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling
383 forestry products; or
384 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of
385 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of
386 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of
387 the truck tractor.
388
389 Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited
390 into the General Revenue Fund.
391 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for
392 hire vehicle and which is engaged exclusively in transporting
393 raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or
394 horticultural products within the state or within a 150-mile
395 radius of its home address is eligible for a restricted license
396 plate for a fee of:
397 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less
398 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be
399 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
400 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is
401 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the
402 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the
403 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail,
404 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84
405 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
406
407 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used
408 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and
409 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be
410 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers
411 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any
412 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility before
413 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this
414 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle
415 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and
416 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the
417 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered.
418 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT;
419 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.—
420 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means
421 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year
422 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the
423 General Revenue Fund.
424 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a
425 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of
426 which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
427 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed
428 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation,
429 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not
430 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery
431 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50
432 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
433 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to
434 and from school or school or church activities or functions
435 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be
436 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
437 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01, which is used to
438 tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02, a disabled, abandoned,
439 stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as defined in s.
440 320.01, or a replacement motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01:
441 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be deposited into the General
442 Revenue Fund.
443 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor
444 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in
445 paragraph (d), as follows:
446 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less
447 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited
448 into the General Revenue Fund.
449 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less
450 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited
451 into the General Revenue Fund.
452 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less
453 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited
454 into the General Revenue Fund.
455 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less
456 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited
457 into the General Revenue Fund.
458 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less
459 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited
460 into the General Revenue Fund.
461 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less
462 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited
463 into the General Revenue Fund.
464 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less
465 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited
466 into the General Revenue Fund.
467 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less
468 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be
469 deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
470 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322
471 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
472 Fund.
473 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50
474 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
475 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—
476 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall
477 be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,
478 of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue
479 Fund.
480 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50
481 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per
482 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
483 Revenue Fund.
484 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.—
485 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per
486 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into
487 the General Revenue Fund.
488 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
489 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per
490 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General
491 Revenue Fund.
492 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.—
493 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1
494 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per
495 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General
496 Revenue Fund.
497 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which
498 $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus
499 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the
500 General Revenue Fund.
501 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.—
502 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by
503 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27
504 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue
505 Fund.
506 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.:
507 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General
508 Revenue Fund.
509 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.:
510 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
511 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
512 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
513 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
514 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.:
515 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
516 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
517 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
518 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
519 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.:
520 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which
521 $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
522 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of
523 which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
524 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised
525 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine
526 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer
527 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
528 the General Revenue Fund.
529 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or
530 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited
531 into the General Revenue Fund, except that the registration or
532 renewal of a registration of a marine boat trailer exempt under
533 s. 320.102 is not subject to any license tax.
534 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor
535 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25
536 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into
537 the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents
538 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
539 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a
540 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which
541 $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
542 Section 4. Section 339.1373, Florida Statutes, is created
543 to read:
544 339.1373 Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
545 Significance Program; funding.—
546 (1) The department shall allocate sufficient funds to
547 implement the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic
548 Significance Program, develop a plan to expend the revenues as
549 specified in s. 338.2278, and, prior to its adoption, amend the
550 current tentative work program for the 2019-2020 through 2023
551 2024 fiscal years to include program projects. In addition,
552 prior to adoption of the work program, the department shall
553 submit a budget amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), requesting
554 budget authority necessary to implement the program as specified
555 in s. 338.2278.
556 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
557 increase in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund
558 derived from the amendments to s. 320.08 made by this act and
559 deposited into the fund pursuant to s. 320.20(5)(a) shall be
560 used by the department to fund the programs as specified in s.
561 338.2278.
562 Section 5. Effective July 1, 2023, subsection (2) of
563 section 339.0801, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
564 339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from
565 amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128.—Funds that result
566 from increased revenues to the State Transportation Trust Fund
567 derived from the amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) made by this act
568 must be used annually, first as set forth in subsection (1) and
569 then as set forth in subsections (2)-(5), notwithstanding any
570 other provision of law:
571 (2)(a) For each of the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022
572 fiscal years Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually
573 for up to 30 years thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred
574 to Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with
575 Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law, to the maximum extent feasible
576 for feeder roads, structures, interchanges, appurtenances, and
577 other rights to create or facilitate access to the existing
578 turnpike system.
579 (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 fiscal year and annually
580 thereafter, $35 million shall be transferred to Florida’s
581 Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with s. 338.2278,
582 with preference to feeder roads, interchanges, and appurtenances
583 that create or facilitate multi-use corridor access and
584 connectivity.
585 Section 6. Except as otherwise provided, this act shall
586 take effect July 1, 2019.