Meeting Notice — Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee (October 8, 2025)
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This is a packet for the House of Representatives Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 10:30 AM in Mashburn Hall. The notice lists Division of Emergency Management - Florida's Role in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, and Department of Transportation - Operational Innovations. The Florida Division of Emergency Management slides cover mutual aid, the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and the Specialty Response Team Program. One slide states that reimbursement of local first responders, which previously took 468 days, now takes 45 days through the DEMES Mutual Aid Portal. Another states Florida has utilized EMAC to get assistance from 38 states since 2019.
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Transportation & Economic
Development Budget Subcommittee
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
10:30 AM
Mashburn Hall (314 HOB)
Daniel Perez Jason Shoaf
Speaker Chair
Committee Meeting Notice
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee
Start Date and Time: Wednesday, October 08, 2025 10:30 AM
End Date and Time: Wednesday, October 08, 2025 12:30 PM
Location: Mashburn Hall (314 HOB)
Duration: 2.00 hrs
Division of Emergency Management – Florida’s Role in the Emergency Management Assistance Compact
Department of Transportation – Operational Innovations
NOTICE FINALIZED on 09/30/2025 9:06AM by SKB
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DEM – Florida’s
Role in the
Emergency
Management
Assistance Compact
FLORIDA DIVISION OF
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
Mutual Aid in Florida
State Emergency Operations Center
Florida Division of Emergency Management
House Transportation & Economic Development Budget
Subcommittee
October 8, 2025
1
AGENDA
) Mutual Aid Overview
) Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
) Emergency Management Assistance
Compact
) Specialty Response Team Program
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WHAT IS MUTUAL AID?
The Mutual Aid Program, as required by s. 252.35, F.S., directs the Florida Division of
Emergency Management to manage resource requests from other jurisdictions, states, or the
federal government; coordinate resource allocation; and assist with the deployment and
reimbursement processes.
The Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement (SMAA) provides the legal framework for state-facilitated
Mutual Aid assistance between local governments and tribal nations within the State of Florida
across jurisdictional lines. It establishes responsibility between parties and standardizes Mutual
Aid response and reimbursement requirements.
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) offers impacted states assistance
during governor-declared states of emergency or disaster through a responsive, straightforward
system that allows other states to send personnel, equipment, and commodities to assist with
response and recovery efforts covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. Part III of 252 F.S., lays out the
purpose and authorities, as well as the general implementation of EMAC.
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COMMON MUTUAL AID REQUESTS
MUTUAL AID REQUESTS
Urban Search and Rescue Teams
Swiftwater Rescue Teams
Fire Engine Strike Teams
All-Hazards Incident Management Teams
Emergency Operations Center Support
Voluntary Liaisons
Drone Teams
Mobilie Command Vehicles
Communications Strike Teams
Ambulance Strike Teams
Fire and Building Inspectors
Floodplain Managers
Recovery Support
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Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement
(SMAA)
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SMAA: COMPONENTS
RAPID RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES
Pre-disaster compacts allow for a Establishes responsibilities between
quick response to an incident/event parties and standardizes Mutual Aid
when aid is initially requested. response and reimbursement
requirements.
REIMBURSEMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Eligible expenses and the process for Outlines standards for aid request and
claiming reimbursement from the support and provides avenues for
requesting agency are clearly response and reimbursement.
outlined.
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SMAA: Senate Bill 180 Additions
Addition
Section 7 Part 3 of Senate Bill 180, amended s. 252.35(2)(a)3. F.S., directing FDEM to
establish procedures for coordinating and monitoring statewide mutual aid agreements
reimbursable under federal public disaster assistance programs.
Implementation Action
FDEM has created a mutual aid portal in our Agency Salesforce platform, DEMES, in order
to expedite reimbursement and establish a monitoring and reporting system for all resources
deployed through mutual aid.
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SMAA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SMAA reimbursements total over $44 million to
90%
date.
During the 2024 season, the Resource
Management System was integrated into
the DEMES Mutual Aid Portal. Statewide Mutual
This system aided the reimbursement of Aid Time Reduction
local first responders, such as Urban (through the use of
Search & Rescue Teams, Fire Departments, DEMES Mutual Aid
and Law Enforcement, which previously
Portal)
took 468 days. Now, with the DEMES
Mutual Aid Portal, it takes just 45 days.
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Emergency Management Assistance
Compact (EMAC)
9
HISTORY OF EMAC
Florida's
SREMAC Formation Hurricane Opal
Leading Role
The first deployment of resources
Florida is among the under EMAC is from Mississippi FDEM continues to manage the
first to ratify the Southern Regional to Florida in response to compact for the state, serving as
Emergency Management Hurricane Opal. a model for how EMAC can
Assistance Compact (SREMAC) operate effectively.
Hurricane Broadening to EMAC Becomes
Andrew EMAC National Law
This catastrophic storm SREMAC is opened to all Congress approves EMAC,
exposes major flaws in State states and renamed EMAC, making it a nationwide, legally
and Federal response systems, evolving from a regional to a binding agreement between
highlighting a need for better national system. member states and territories.
interstate cooperation.
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EMAC ASSISTANCE SINCE 2019
Florida has utilized EMAC to
get assistance from 38 states
since 2019:
• 7 incidents;
• 231 missions;
• 8,505 personnel
States that have supported
■ Florida through EMAC
deployments
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EMAC DEPLOYMENTS SINCE 2019
Florida has sent EMAC
assistance to 18 states
since 2019:
• 28 incidents;
• 92 missions;
• 3,922 personnel
States that Florida has supported
■ through EMAC deployments
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NOTABLE EMAC EVENTS
REQUESTED ASSISTED
Hurricane Irma 2017 – 7,398 personnel Tropical System Harvey 2017 – 267
deployed personnel deployed (Texas)
Hurricane Michael 2018 – 724 Hurricane Florence 2018 – 170 personnel
personnel deployed deployed (North Carolina & South Carolina)
Hurricane Dorian 2019 – 1,061 Texas Border Support – 2,793 personnel
personnel deployed deployed
Hurricane Ian 2022 – 3,160 personnel Hurricane Ida 2021 – 265 personnel
deployed deployed (Louisiana)
Hurricane Milton 2024 – 3,620 Hurricane Helene 2024 – 247 personnel
personnel deployed deployed (North Carolina, South Carolina &
Tennessee)
TOTAL # of personnel deployed to FL
since 2012 – 16,824 TOTAL # of personnel from FL deployed
since 2012 – 4,733
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2024 & 2025 EMAC DEPLOYMENTS
Hurricane Helene 2024 Kentucky Flooding 2025
Florida provided EMAC support to Florida provided an ESF 4/9 Incident
the North Carolina, South Support Team and Recovery
Carolina, and Tennessee from in Individual Assistance Support to
September 2024 in response to Kentucky following flooding in April
Hurricane Helene. 2025.
Missions Completed: 17 Missions Completed: 3
Personnel Deployed: 247 Personnel Deployed: 8
Estimated Costs: $7,424,144.72 Estimated Costs: $232,285.86
Texas Flooding 2025 New Mexico Flooding 2025
Florida provided 2 Type III Florida provided All-Hazard Incident
Swiftwater Teams and 3 Human Management Teams (AHIMT) and
Remains Detection K-9 Teams to virtual A-Team support to the state
the state of Texas following of New Mexico following flooding in
devastating flooding on July 4, 2025. July 2025.
Missions Completed: 6 Missions Completed: 2
Personnel Deployed: 67 Personnel Deployed: 11
Estimated Costs: $3,352,211.47 Estimated Costs: $607,591.28 14
RECENT EVENTS: ASSISTANCE TO FL
EMAC Assistance was provided to Florida during the
2024 Hurricane Season. u,1 l,..."IIL_
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Associated support is eligible for FEMA FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Reimbursement
Assistance Provided:
Swiftwater Rescue Teams from Ohio, Alabama,
Louisiana, Oklahoma Task Force 2, and Oklahoma
Task Force 1.
AHIMTs from Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.
A-Team support from Tennessee, Mississippi, and
Texas.
Missions Completed: 99
Personnel Deployed: 4,164
Estimated Costs: $70,412,681.60
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Specialty Response Team
(SRT) Program
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SRT PROGRAM: OVERVIEW
A Specialty Response Team (SRT) is a highly trained tactical unit that handles
situations beyond the scope of regular first responders.
The SRT Program launched on August 5, 2025, with Palm Beach County Fire
Rescue and Pasco County Fire Rescue among the pilot counties chosen to
participate in the first round of team credentialing and the initial validation of
self-assessment.
Counties to be assessed and typed:
Broward County Sherrif’s Office: Type I Swiftwater Rescue Team, Type I
HazMat Team, sUAS Team
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue: Type I HazMat Team
Escambia County: Animal Search and Rescue Team
All HazMat teams in the State of Florida
All 5 regional AHIMTs 17
SRT PROGRAM: NEXT STEPS
Completion of all self-assessment tools for 12 SRTs by October 31, 2025.
Program to be promoted statewide via government delivery bulletin.
Self-assessment tools sent to counties requesting SRT credentialing.
Once the self-assessment tool has been completed, counties will request in-
person assessment.
FDEM’s assessment cadre will conduct in-person validation of the assessment
tools during the first quarter of 2026.
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SRT PROGRAM: STATUS
SPECIALTY RESPONSE TEAM SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL STATUS
USAR Task Force COMPLETED
Swiftwater & Floor SAR Team COMPLETED
HazMat Response Team FINALIZING
AHIMT IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
SWAT Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Bomb/EOD Response Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Helicopter/Rotary SAR Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Land SAR Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Waterborne Rescue and Response Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
EOC Management Support Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
Animal SAR Team IN DEVELOPMENT – SMEs IDENTIFIED
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Thank You
For Additional Questions:
Meigs Lamb
Phone: 850-566-1899
Email: Meigs.Lamb@em.myflorida.com
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DOT – Operational
Innovations
FDOT OPERATIONAL
INNOVATIONS
Running a State Agency Efficiently
& Successfully
Jared W. Perdue, P.E. | FDOT Secretary
October 8, 2025
Florida House of Representatives
Transportation and Economic Development
Budget Subcommittee
A LEADER IN
TRANSPORTATION
We know what it means to have a world-class transportation system
i MOST SPACE LAUNCHES IN
THE WORLD J~ 12,273 TOTAL STATE-MAINTAINED
LANE MILES ACROSS FLORIDA
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aa' 3 LARGEST CRUISE PORTS ONLY STATE WITH 4 LARGE-
•• IN THE WORLD HUB COMMERICAL AIRPORTS
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2ND HIGHEST AVIATION
PASSENGER BOARDINGS
IN THE U.S.
• MOST MEGA PROJECTS IN
FDOT’S HISTORY
(MEGA PROJECT = $500M+)
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WHAT IT TAKES TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN:
BY THE NUMBERS 12,000+ $22 B
TOTAL ACTIVE TOTAL CONTRACT
CONTRACTS VALUE
$45 M EVERY $1 INVESTED
IN TRANSPORTATION
AVERAGE CASH YIELDS A RETURN OF
OUTFLOW PER DAY $4.26 IN ECONOMIC
BENEFITS
3
Highway Construction Resurfacing Bridge Maintenance Rural Infrastructure
CURRENT BUDGET
$5.4 B $1.5 B $961.2 M $182.2 M FY 2025-2026
$15.1
Seaports
$120.7 M
Rail/Freight
$267.4 M
Aviation
$254.9 M
Spaceports
$90.5 M
BILLION
Total Transportation Investments
Includes an Investment of
Florida Trails Safety Enhancements
$13.7 BILLION
$275.1 M $253.8 M for FDOT’s Work Program
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4 Common Years
Identified in Red*
USING EVERY DOLLAR
RESPONSIBLY Adopted
Work
Program
FY 25-26 FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30
FY 26-30
New Tentative Work FY 26-27 FY 27-28 FY 28-29 FY 29-30 FY 30-31
FDOT Revenue Forecast of Receipts Program FY 27-31
$ IN BILLIONS
PRIMARY
STATE
REVENUES
ACTUALS
State Federal Aid Turnpike Bond Proceeds Tolls (Non-Turnpike) State Revenue
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FDOT’S
FUNDING SOURCES
FIVE-YEAR WORK 75% 25%
PROGRAM
STATE FUNDING FEDERAL FUNDING
FY 2026-30
State
$68.06
Funds
50%
BILLION Turnpike
& Tolls
18%
Bonding & Other
Financing
3% Local & Other
Funds
4%
Federal Aid
25%
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DRIVING
DRIVING EFFICIENCIES
Doing more with a nimble team
FOCUS AREAS
History of Appropriations and FTE
Millions FTE
($ in Millions) TALENT
18,000 6,600 Workforce Development,
16,000 6,500
Recruit, Retain
14,000 6,400
II
12,000 6,300
10,000 6,200
TOOLS
Equipment, Facilities,
8,000 6,100 Operational Support
6,000 6,000
4,000 5,900 II
2,000 5,800 TECHNOLOGY
Systems, Modernizations,
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Appropriations
• Operating FTE 7
INVESTMENTS IN
ACTION Thanks to investments from the Legislature,
FDOT replaced nearly 120 pieces of heavy
equipment since 2022!
Statewide Vacancy Rates
17.04%
15.01%
14.07%
12.47%
10.45%
Percentage
BEFORE AFTER
The average age of FDOT’s heavy equipment has been reduced
from 17 years old to 14 years old due to these critical funds
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FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION
ACADEMY
DEVELOPING A STRONG
WORKFORCE
Craft & Trade Professional Learning
Programs Curriculum Labs
Transformative training programs for inmates, at-risk youth, & veterans
FDOT’s vacancy rates continue to decrease thanks to
successful workforce development & workplace
culture efforts
MOVING I-4 FORWARD ROAD TO YOUR
CONSTRUCTION FUTURE HIRING
TRAINING PROGRAM EVENTS
52 graduates since June 38 on-site hires so far in
2025! 2025!
On-the-job training Cut through the red tape &
made first ever on-site
hires in 2024
Heavy equipment & CDL
licenses upon completion
9
INNOVATING TRANSPORTATION
How our nimble team is keeping up with growing needs
INNOVATION IN PROJECT DELIVERY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
• Florida Transportation Academy
• Congestion Relief Lanes
• On-Site Hiring Events
• Modified Phased Design-Build
• Construction Career Days
• Voluntary Acceleration
• Student STEM Classes
• Structured Acceleration
• Moving I-4 Forward Academy & Campus
• Risk Management in Construction
• Learning Labs
• Partner Roundtables
• Walk-In Recruitment Center
RESEARCH & INNOVATION EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
• Aggregate Grant Program • Autonomous Vehicle Technology
• Transportation Research Institute • Advanced Technology Policies
• State Materials Office • Advanced Technology for Emergency Response
• Advanced Air Mobility
• SunTrax
• Drone Technology
• Traffic Engineering Research Laboratory
• Wrong Way Driving Technology
• SWIFTT Challenge
• Lane Closure Notification System
• Partner Coalitions & Working Groups 10
• Smart Work Zones
A CHAMPION FOR
FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES
SUCCESS STORIES
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A CHAMPION FOR FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES:
SUCCESS STORIES I-4 CONGESTION
RELIEF LANES
TRAVEL TIMES REDUCED BY 50% & COMPLETED 8
MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE USING MODIFIED
PHASED DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT METHOD
60 MINUTES
Before congestion relief lanes opened
22 MINUTES
Immediately after congestion relief lanes
opened
Average Commute Time at 7:00 a.m.
12
A CHAMPION FOR FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES:
SUCCESS STORIES
SUNCOAST PARKWAY
PHASE 2
COMPLETED OVER A YEAR
& A HALF AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE
3 miles of new highway which enhances
connectivity throughout the Citrus
County region
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A CHAMPION FOR FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES:
SUCCESS STORIES
NASA CAUSEWAY
BRIDGE
WESTBOUND BRIDGE OPENED
6 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
EASTBOUND BRIDGE OPENED
125 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Supports the increasing volume & size of space
payloads to Kennedy Space Center & Cape
Canaveral Space Force Station
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A CHAMPION FOR FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES:
SUCCESS STORIES WORLD-LEADER IN
SPACE LAUNCHES
FLORIDA ACCOUNTS FOR
MORE THAN 60% OF ALL
GLOBAL LAUNCHES
II II
$365 million invested Launch frequency &
in space-related capacity has
infrastructure projects increased by 400%
since 2019 since 2018
II II
On track for
150 TOTAL LAUNCHES IN
2025
15
A CHAMPION FOR FLORIDA’S
COMMUNITIES:
SUCCESS STORIES
ADVANCED AIR
MOBILITY
STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN ANNOUNCED
IN JUNE
II II II ~
Expanding Building first-
Developing the Establishing
SunTrax to in-the-nation
nation’s first policies &
serve as AAM vertiport
operational AAM procedures for
Research & infrastructure
Aerial Highway safe AAM
Development to support AAM
Network operations
Hub flights
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QUESTIONS?
Jack Rogers
FDOT Legislative Affairs Director
Jack.Rogers@dot.state.fl.us
(850) 414-4147
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