Learn More About the $7B in Future Projects

Moving Florida Forward Projects

Governor DeSantis’ Moving Florida Forward initiative has slated $7 billion to prioritize 20 critical infrastructure projects in the existing FDOT Five-Year Work Program. $4 billion of General Revenue Surplus has been budgeted towards projects with FDOT’s ability to leverage financing tools, contracting, and proposed policies for the remaining $3 billion over four years.

The congestion relief projects being funded include the I-75 auxiliary lanes from SR 44 to SR 326, I-4 from US 27 to Champions Gate, US 301 Realignment form CR 470 to Florida’s Turnpike, and I-95 at US 1 interchange in Volusia County.

SB 1068: Drone Delivery Services

• Prohibits a political subdivision from taking certain actions against a drone delivery service based on the location of its drone port.

• Authorizes a political subdivision to enforce certain regulations relating to setback and landscaping.

• Exempts drone ports from the Florida Building Code.

• Exempts drone ports from certain provisions of the Florida Fire Prevention Code, etc.

• Defines a drone port as a “standalone building up to 36 feet tall and 1,500 SF or less, located in a nonresidential area used to launch and land small, unmanned aircraft that deliver goods.”

SB 262: Technology Transparency

• Protections for Child Safety.

• Requires a customer “opt-in” for geo-tracking of specific locations and facial recognition technology.

• Most notable, allows customers to “opt-out” of all first-party and third-party direct advertising, which may significantly impact small and medium size businesses that rely on social media platform direct advertising.

Tax Holidays

ABC and its Partners Lobby Hard to Help Members Get the Following Tax Breaks

• Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday: May 27-June 9, 2023

• Freedom Summer: May 29-September 4, 2023 – Sales Tax Holiday on Recreational Items

• Tool Time Tax Holiday: September 2-8, 2023

* Notable Permanent Tax Exemption: Machinery and equipment used to produce renewable natural gas.