FL H0287

Limits the Department of Transportation to committing no more than 20% of state fuel tax and motor vehicle fee revenues from the State Transportation Trust Fund annually to public transit projects, with exceptions for federal matching projects, projects approved by a supermajority of local commissioners, and bus rapid transit/rail projects that maintain highway service levels

Increases the lifetime limit for electing to attend a basic driver improvement course in lieu of a court appearance for traffic infractions from 5 times to 8 times, and requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to annually review and update course content to reflect changes in major traffic laws

Expands the Department of Transportation's public-private partnership authority by allowing interim agreements with private entities before negotiating comprehensive agreements, permitting agreement terms of up to 75 years for projects funded by user fees, and adjusting the unsolicited proposal acceptance window to between 30 and 120 days based on project complexity

Creates a Local Agency Program within the Department of Transportation to assist counties, municipalities, and other local entities in developing, designing, and constructing transportation facilities using suballocated federal highway funds, with department oversight and requirements for contingency amounts in cost estimates

Revises contractor and design engineer liability protections for construction zone crashes by adding a presumption that a driver under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or marijuana was the sole proximate cause of their own death, injury, or damage, and strengthens immunity provisions preventing immune parties from being named on jury verdict forms