Senate Bill 874 (2024) — Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund
SB 874
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An act relating to the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund; amending s. 427.0159, F.S.; providing an annual appropriation from the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to implement a specified grant program beginning in a specified fiscal year; 6 specifying how the grant funds must be used; 7 authorizing an agency to apply annually to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged for a grant; prohibiting an agency from applying for more than one project annually; providing that a project may encompass multiple goals or a single goal; 12 providing goals that may be used for a project; 13 specifying a maximum amount for grants; providing an exception to the maximum specified grant amount; 15 requiring a local match for all grants provided; 16 requiring that certain funds be used for a specified purpose; prohibiting the commission from requiring agencies’ services to meet a certain distance requirement in order to receive grant funding; 20 providing an effective date. 21
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to
section 427.0159, 25 Florida Statutes, to read: 26 427.0159 Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund.— 27
(5) For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $10 million in recurring funds is Florida Senate - 2024 SB 874 17-00306B-24 2024874__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. appropriated from the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged for the purpose of implementing and administering a grant program as described in this subsection. 33
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a) Funds appropriated under this subsection must be used to provide grants to community transportation coordinators for service delivery projects that are more cost-efficient for the transportation improvement program and time-efficient for the transportation disadvantaged population. Such grants may be awarded for projects that include, but are not limited to, 39 partnerships between a community transportation coordinator and a nontraditional service provider, such as a transportation network company as defined in s. 627.748, that provides door-to-42 door, on-demand, or scheduled transportation services. 43
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b) An agency may apply annually to the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged for a grant under this subsection. 45 The agency may not apply for more than one project annually. 46 Agency projects may encompass multiple goals or a single goal. 47 Goals may include, but are not limited to, providing regional mobility or reducing service gaps between existing routes and the user’s final destination. 50
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c) An agency may receive a maximum grant of $1 million. 51 Multiple agencies may partner to receive a grant of up to $2 million if the project includes a goal of providing regional mobility in addition to any other goals. 54