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FL Stat § 343.975 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 343 - Regional Transportation|Part III - Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (Ss. 343.90-343.976)|343.975 - Complete and additional statutory authority.

343.975 Complete and additional statutory authority.—(1) The powers conferred by this part are supplemental to the existing powers of the board and the department. This part does not repeal any of the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, but supplements such other laws in the exercise of the powers provided in this part and provides a complete method for the exercise of the powers granted in this part. The projects planned and constructed by the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The extension and improvement of the system, and the issuance of bonds hereunder to finance all or part of the cost thereof, may be accomplished upon compliance with the provisions of this part without regard to or necessity for compliance with the provisions, limitations, or restrictions contained in any other general, special, or local law, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821. An approval of any bonds issued under this part by the qualified electors or qualified electors who are freeholders in the state or in any other political subdivision of the state is not required for the issuance of such bonds pursuant to this part.(2) This part does not repeal, rescind, or modify any other law relating to the State Board of Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, or the Division of Bond Finance within the State Board of Administration; however, this part supersedes such other laws as are inconsistent with its provisions, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.(3) This part does not preclude the department from acquiring, holding, constructing, improving, maintaining, operating, or owning tolled or nontolled facilities funded and constructed from nonauthority sources that are part of the State Highway System within the geographical boundaries of the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority.History.—s. 1, ch. 2007-254; s. 9, ch. 2017-98.
FL Stat § 343.976 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 343 - Regional Transportation|Part III - Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (Ss. 343.90-343.976)|343.976 - Effect on local government action.

343.976 Effect on local government action.—This act does not prohibit any local government that is a member of the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority from participating in or creating any other transit authority, regional transportation authority, or expressway authority.History.—s. 2, ch. 2007-254; s. 10, ch. 2017-98.
FL Stat § 348.0301 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0301 - Short title.

348.0301 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Greater Miami Expressway Agency Act.”History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0302 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0302 - Applicability.

348.0302 Applicability.—This part applies only to a county as defined in s. 125.011(1).History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0303 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0303 - Definitions.

348.0303 Definitions.—As used in the this part, the term:(1) “Agency” means the body politic, corporate, and agency of the state created by this part.(2) “Agency of the state” means and includes the state and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality created, designated, or established by, the state.(3) “Bonds” means and includes the notes, bonds, refunding bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness or obligations, in either temporary or definitive form, which the agency issues pursuant to this part.(4) “County” means a county as defined in s. 125.011(1).(5) “County gasoline tax funds” means all of the 80-percent surplus gasoline tax funds accruing in each year to the department for use within the geographic boundaries of the agency under s. 9, Art. XII of the State Constitution, after the deduction of any amounts of such gasoline tax funds heretofore pledged by the department or a county for outstanding obligations.(6) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.(7) “Express written consent” means prior express written consent given in the form of a resolution adopted by a board of county commissioners.(8) “Expressway” means a street or highway especially designed for through traffic and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement or only a limited right or easement of access, light, air, or view by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such limited access facility or for any other reason. An expressway may be a facility from which trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles are excluded or may be a facility open to use by all customary forms of street and highway traffic.(9) “Expressway system” means any and all expressways not owned by the department which fall within the geographic boundaries of the agency established pursuant to this act and appurtenant facilities thereto, including but not limited to, all approaches, roads, bridges, and avenues of access for such expressway. The term includes a public transportation facility.(10) “Federal agency” means and includes the United States, the President of the United States, and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality created, designated, or established by, the United States.(11) “Members” means the governing body of the agency, and the term “member” means one of the individuals constituting such governing body.(12) “Public transportation facility” means real and personal property, structures, improvements, buildings, personnel, equipment, plants, vehicle parking or other facilities, rights-of-way, or any combination thereof used or useful for the purposes of transporting passengers by means of a street railway, elevated railway or guideway, subway, motor vehicle, motor bus, or any bus or other means of conveyance operating as a common carrier.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0307 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0307 - Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program.

348.0307 Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program.—There is created by the agency the Greater Miami Toll Rebate Program.(1) The agency shall develop and implement a monthly rebate program for the month beginning January 1, 2020, subject to:(a) Compliance with any covenants made with the holders of the agency’s bonds which are in the trust indentures or resolutions adopted in connection with the issuance of the agency’s bonds;(b) Consideration of the financial feasibility of such a program as reported by the Auditor General as required by this act; and(c) Consideration of the impact of such a program to the financial feasibility of prioritized projects that have been allocated funds for a project development and an environmental study but are not contained in the 5-year work program on July 1, 2019.(2) Monthly rebates shall be credited to the account of each SunPass holder who incurs $12.50 or more in tolls on the expressway system each month and whose SunPass is registered to a motor vehicle registered to an address in the county.(3) In developing its rebate program, the agency shall have a goal of rebating 25 percent of tolls paid by eligible SunPass holders. Following initiation of the program, the agency, once every 5 years, shall review the amount of the toll rebate and may adjust the amount of the toll rebate.(4) The agency may not impose additional requirements for receipt of the toll rebate.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.03101 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.03101 - Department may be appointed agent of agency for construction.

348.03101 Department may be appointed agent of agency for construction.—The department may be appointed by the agency as its agent for the purpose of constructing improvements and extensions to an expressway system and for the completion thereof. In such event, the agency shall provide the department with complete copies of all documents, agreements, resolutions, contracts, and instruments relating thereto; shall request the department to do such construction work, including the planning, surveying, and actual construction of the completion of and extensions and improvements to the expressway system; and shall transfer to the credit of an account of the department in the State Treasury the necessary funds therefor. The department shall thereupon proceed with such construction and use the funds for such purpose in the same manner as it is now authorized to use the funds otherwise provided by law for its use in the construction of roads and bridges.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0312 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0312 - Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies, and individuals.

348.0312 Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies, and individuals.—Express authority and power is given and granted to any county, municipality, drainage district, road and bridge district, school district, or other political subdivision, board, commission, or individual in or of this state to enter into contracts, leases, conveyances, or other agreements within the provisions and purposes of this act with the agency. The agency may enter into contracts, leases, conveyances, and other agreements, to the extent consistent with chapters 334, 335, 338, and 339 and other provisions of the laws of the state and with 23 U.S.C. ss. 101 et seq., with any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the state and any and all federal agencies, corporations, and individuals for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0313 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0313 - Covenant of the state.

348.0313 Covenant of the state.—The state does hereby pledge to, and agrees with, any person, firm, corporation, or federal or state agency subscribing to or acquiring the bonds to be issued by the agency for the purposes of this act that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the agency and the department until all bonds at any time issued, together with the interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged, insofar as the same affects the rights of the holders of bonds issued hereunder. The state does further pledge to, and agrees with, the United States that, in the event any federal agency constructs, or contributes any funds for the completion, extension, or improvement of, an expressway system or any part or portion thereof, the state will not alter or limit the rights and powers of the agency and the department in any manner which would be inconsistent with the continued maintenance and operation of the expressway system or the completion, extension, or improvement thereof or which would be inconsistent with the due performance of any agreement between the agency and any such federal agency, and the agency and the department shall continue to have and may exercise all powers granted so long as the same shall be necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this act and the purposes of the United States in the completion, extension, or improvement of the expressway system or any part or portion thereof.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0314 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0314 - Exemption from taxation.

348.0314 Exemption from taxation.—The effectuation of the authorized purposes of the agency is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. For this reason, the agency is not required to pay any taxes or assessments of any kind or nature whatsoever upon any property acquired by it or used by it for such purposes or upon any revenues at any time received by it. The bonds issued by or on behalf of the agency, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, are exempt from taxation of any kind by the state or by any political subdivision or other taxing agency or instrumentality thereof. The exemption granted by this section does not apply to any tax imposed under chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0315 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0315 - Public accountability.

348.0315 Public accountability.—(1) The agency shall post the following information on its website:(a) Audited financial statements and any interim financial reports.(b) Board and committee meeting agendas, meeting packets, and minutes.(c) Bond covenants for any outstanding bond issues.(d) Agency budgets.(e) Agency contracts. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “contract” means a written agreement or purchase order issued for the purchase of goods or services or a written agreement for the receipt of state or federal financial assistance.(f) Agency expenditure data, which must include the name of the payee, the date of the expenditure, and the amount of the expenditure. Such data must be searchable by name of the payee, name of the paying agency, and fiscal year and must be downloadable in a format that allows offline analysis.(g) Information relating to current, recently completed, and future projects on agency facilities.(2) Beginning October 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the agency shall submit to the metropolitan planning organization for the county a report providing information regarding the amount of tolls collected and how those tolls were used in the agency’s previous fiscal year. The report shall be posted on the agency’s website.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0316 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0316 - Eligibility for investments and security.

348.0316 Eligibility for investments and security.—Any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this part shall be and constitute legal investments for banks, savings banks, trustees, executors, administrators, and all other fiduciaries and for all state, municipal, and other public funds and shall also be and constitute securities eligible for deposit as security for all state, municipal, or other public funds, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or laws to the contrary.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0317 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0317 - Pledges enforceable by bondholders.

348.0317 Pledges enforceable by bondholders.—It is the express intention of this part that any pledge by the department of rates, fees, revenues, county gasoline tax funds, or other funds, as rentals, to the agency, or any covenants or agreements relative thereto, may be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction against the agency or directly against the department by any holder of bonds issued by the agency.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.0318 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318)|348.0318 - This part complete and additional authority.

348.0318 This part complete and additional authority.—(1) The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the existing powers of the department and the governing body of the agency, and this part may not be construed as repealing any of the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, but to supersede such other laws in the exercise of the powers provided in this part and to provide a complete method for the exercise of the powers granted in this part. The extension and improvement of the expressway system, and the issuance of bonds pursuant to this part to finance all or part of the cost of the system, may be accomplished upon compliance with the provisions of this part without regard to or necessity for compliance with the provisions, limitations, or restrictions contained in any other general, special, or local law, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821, and no approval of any bonds issued under this part by the qualified electors or qualified electors who are freeholders in the state or in Miami-Dade County, or in any other political subdivision of the state, is required for the issuance of such bonds pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.(2) This part does not repeal, rescind, or modify any other law relating to the State Board of Administration, the Department of Transportation, or the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, but supersedes any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of this part, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 348.50 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part II - Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.50-348.70)|348.50 - Title of law.

348.50 Title of law.—This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 63-447.
FL Stat § 348.53 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part II - Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.50-348.70)|348.53 - Purposes of the authority.

348.53 Purposes of the authority.—The authority is created for the purposes and shall have power to construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, repair, maintain and operate the expressway system. It is hereby found and declared that such purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State of Florida, the City of Tampa, and the County of Hillsborough for the increase of their pleasure, convenience, and welfare; for the improvement of their health; and to facilitate transportation, including managed lanes and other transit supporting facilities, for their recreation and commerce and for the common defense. The authority is performing a public purpose and a governmental function in carrying out its corporate purpose and in exercising the powers granted herein.History.—s. 4, ch. 63-447; s. 8, ch. 2014-169.
FL Stat § 348.545 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part II - Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.50-348.70)|348.545 - Facility improvement; bond financing authority.

348.545 Facility improvement; bond financing authority.—Pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution, the Legislature hereby approves for bond financing by the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority improvements to toll collection facilities, interchanges to the legislatively approved expressway system, and any other facility appurtenant, necessary, or incidental to the approved system. Subject to terms and conditions of applicable revenue bond resolutions and covenants, such costs may be financed in whole or in part by revenue bonds issued pursuant to s. 348.56(1)(a) or (b), whether currently issued or issued in the future, or by a combination of such bonds.History.—s. 91, ch. 2002-20; s. 29, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 348.565 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part II - Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.50-348.70)|348.565 - Revenue bonds for specified projects.

348.565 Revenue bonds for specified projects.—The existing facilities that constitute the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway System are hereby approved to be refinanced by revenue bonds issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act or by revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to s. 348.56(1)(b). In addition, the following projects of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority are approved to be financed or refinanced by the issuance of revenue bonds in accordance with this part and s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution:(1) Brandon area feeder roads.(2) Capital improvements to the expressway system, including safety and operational improvements and toll collection equipment.(3) Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway System widening, and any extensions thereof.(4) The connector highway linking the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4.(5) Capital projects that the authority is authorized to acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, and maintain pursuant to this part, including, without limitation, s. 348.54(15), provided that any financing of such projects does not pledge the full faith and credit of the state.History.—s. 28, ch. 97-280; s. 58, ch. 2000-152; s. 92, ch. 2002-20; s. 31, ch. 2010-225; s. 51, ch. 2016-239.