No. SB 228
Filed under Transportation.
Toll Discounts for Certified Veteran Business Enterprises; Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program that provides certified veteran business enterprises with a discount on certain toll expenses; providing eligibility requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Florida Turnpike Enterprise, in coordination with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Department of Management Services, to administer the pilot program, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe Department of Transportation must launch a two-year pilot program giving certified veteran business enterprises a 50 percent discount on business-related tolls, provided they show regular commercial use of toll roads through automated toll accounts.
The Florida Turnpike Enterprise will run the program together with the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Management Services, and only registered commercial vehicles used for business qualify.
Businesses must reapply every year and provide proof of veteran ownership and toll usage, and their discounts are applied automatically through the same automated toll accounts used to qualify.
The department must report on participation and fiscal impact to the Senate President and House Speaker by July 1, 2027, and recommend whether to continue or expand the program.
AIThe Department of Transportation must establish a two-year pilot program giving certified veteran business enterprises a discount on tolls incurred for business use of Florida toll roads.
AIEligible veteran-owned businesses get a 50 percent reduction on business-related toll charges run up on Florida toll roads by their registered commercial vehicles.
AITo qualify, a certified veteran business enterprise must show it regularly uses toll roads for business, tracked through an automated toll account rather than cash or one-off payments.
AIThe Florida Turnpike Enterprise, not the Department of Transportation alone, must run the pilot program jointly with the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Department of Management Services.
AITo keep the discount, a certified veteran business enterprise must submit a new application each year and show proof of veteran ownership and toll usage.
AIThe department must send the Senate President and House Speaker a report assessing participation rates and fiscal impact, with recommendations on whether to continue or expand the program.