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FL Stat § 348.57 (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)|348.57 - Refunding bonds.

348.57 Refunding bonds.—(1) Subject to public notice as provided in s. 348.54, the authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance from time to time of bonds pursuant to s. 348.56(1)(b) for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding regardless of whether the bonds being refunded were issued by the authority pursuant to this chapter or on behalf of the authority pursuant to the State Bond Act. The authority is further authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds for the combined purpose of:(a) Paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, repairing, maintaining and operating the expressway system.(b) Refunding bonds then outstanding. The authorization, sale and issuance of such obligations, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights and remedies of the holders thereof, and the rights, powers, privileges, duties and obligations of the authority with respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this part insofar as the same may be applicable.(2) In the event that the authority shall determine to issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds prior to the maturity thereof, the proceeds of such refunding bonds may, pending the redemption of the bonds to be refunded, be invested in direct obligations of the United States. It is the express intention of this part that outstanding bonds may be refunded and retired by and upon the issuance of bonds notwithstanding that all or a portion of such outstanding bonds will not mature or become redeemable until after the date of issuance of such refunding bonds.History.—s. 8, ch. 63-447; s. 32, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 348.59 (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)|348.59 - Traffic control.

348.59 Traffic control.—(1) In addition to the powers conferred by the statutes of the state and the ordinances of the city, the authority is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for the use and occupancy of the expressway system as may be necessary and proper for the public safety and convenience, for the preservation of its property and for the collection of tolls.(2) The enforcement of the rules and regulations of the authority and of those provisions of the statutes and ordinances applicable to the expressway system may be by the city police department and sheriff of Hillsborough County; provided, however, that at the request of the authority, such enforcement shall also be the duty of the Florida Highway Patrol. Violators shall be apprehended and prosecuted in the same manner as provided for the apprehension and prosecution of violators of such statutes and ordinances who commit violations thereof upon streets, roads and thoroughfares in the state.History.—s. 10, ch. 63-447.
FL Stat § 348.61 (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)|348.61 - Department may be appointed agent of authority for construction.

348.61 Department may be appointed agent of authority for construction.—The department may be appointed by the authority as its agent for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending or repairing the expressway system. In such event, the authority shall provide the department with complete copies of all documents, agreements, resolutions, contracts and instruments relating thereto and shall request the department to do such construction work including the planning, surveying and actual construction involved and shall transfer to the credit of an account of the department in the Treasury of the state the necessary funds therefor. The department shall thereupon be authorized, empowered and directed to proceed with such construction work and to use the said funds for such purpose and in the same manner that it is now authorized to use the funds otherwise authorized by law for its use in construction of roads and bridges.History.—s. 12, ch. 63-447; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106.
FL Stat § 348.62 (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)|348.62 - Acquisition of lands and property.

348.62 Acquisition of lands and property.—(1) For the purpose of this part, the authority may acquire private or public property and property rights including rights of access, air, view and light by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation by eminent domain proceedings, as the authority may deem necessary for any of the purposes of this part. The right of eminent domain herein conferred shall be exercised by the authority in the manner provided by law, in particular chapter 74.(2) The authority may acquire such rights, title, interest or easements in such lands and property as it may deem necessary for any of the purposes of this part.(3) In connection with the acquisition of property or property rights as herein provided, the authority may in its discretion, acquire an entire lot, block, parcel or tract of land, if by so doing the interest of the public will be best served, even though such entire lot, block, parcel or tract is not immediately needed for the right-of-way proper.History.—s. 13, ch. 63-447.
FL Stat § 348.63 (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)|348.63 - Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies and individuals.

348.63 Cooperation with other units, boards, agencies and individuals.—Express authority and power is hereby given and granted any county, municipality, drainage district, road and bridge district, school district or any other political subdivision, board, authority, corporation or individual in or of the state to make and enter into with the authority, contracts, leases, conveyances or other agreements within the provisions and purposes of this part. The authority is hereby expressly authorized to make and enter into contracts, leases, conveyances and other agreements 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 part.History.—s. 14, ch. 63-447.
FL Stat § 348.64 (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)|348.64 - Covenant of the state.

348.64 Covenant of the state.—The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders from time to time of the bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority, the department, the county and the city to collect revenues and Hillsborough County gasoline tax funds and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds or to in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds and the interest due thereon have been paid. The state does further pledge to and agree with the United States and any federal agency that in the event any federal agency shall construct or contribute funds for the construction, reconstruction, extension or improvement of the system or any part thereof the state will not alter or limit the rights of the authority, the department, the county or the city in any manner which would be inconsistent with the continued maintenance or operation of the system or the construction, reconstruction, extension or improvement thereof and which would be inconsistent with the due performance of any agreements between the authority and any such federal agency. The authority, the department, the county and the city shall continue to have and may exercise all powers herein granted so long as the same shall be necessary or desirable for the carrying out of the purposes of this part.History.—s. 15, ch. 63-447; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106.
FL Stat § 348.65 (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)|348.65 - Exemption from taxation.

348.65 Exemption from taxation.—The effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority created under this part is, shall and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state for the increase of their commerce, prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions. Since the authority will perform essential governmental functions in effectuating such purpose, the authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments of any kind or nature whatsoever upon any property acquired or used by it for such purposes or upon any revenues at any time received by it. The bonds, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free 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 shall not be applicable to any tax imposed by chapter 220 on interest, income, or profits on debt obligations owned by corporations.History.—s. 16, ch. 63-447; s. 11, ch. 73-327.
FL Stat § 348.66 (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)|348.66 - Eligibility for investments and security.

348.66 Eligibility for investments and security.—The bonds 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. 17, ch. 63-447.
FL Stat § 348.67 (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)|348.67 - Pledges enforceable for bondholders.

348.67 Pledges enforceable for bondholders.—It is the express intention of this part that any pledge of revenues, Hillsborough County gasoline tax funds or other funds either as rentals to the authority or for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds, or any covenant or agreement relative thereto may be enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction against the authority or directly against the department, the county or the city, as may be appropriate.History.—s. 18, ch. 63-447; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106.
FL Stat § 348.68 (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)|348.68 - Consultation with Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission.

348.68 Consultation with Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission.—In determining the route or routes, and the design and type of construction in connection with constructing the expressway system or any extension thereof, consideration shall be given by the authority to the comprehensive plans and the economic needs of the city and county and the usage for which the properties abutting thereon is best suited. In the furtherance of this purpose, the authority shall consult with the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The authority may employ a firm of nationally recognized consultants and traffic engineers and the traffic engineers of the Florida Department of Transportation. In conducting their studies and in preparing surveys and estimates in connection with the location of the route or routes and with such construction, the consultants and traffic engineers shall consult with the commission for the purpose of considering any traffic studies, the comprehensive plan and other pertinent information which the commission may have available. After the studies and recommendations of the authority’s traffic engineers, consulting engineers, and other advisers have been made, the authority shall transmit such studies and recommendations to the commission. The commission, within 45 days after receipt thereof, shall transmit to the authority its written recommendations as to the consistency of such proposed route or routes with the adopted comprehensive plan or element or portion thereof. The authority shall thereafter hold a public hearing, on at least 10 days’ notice which shall be published in a newspaper designated by the authority and of general circulation in Hillsborough County, at which all interested persons may be heard with respect to the recommended route or routes or alternate routes of the expressway system. After such public hearing, the authority shall by resolution determine the route or routes of the expressway system or any extension thereof. However, the commission may request additional review of the approved route or routes for the purpose of commenting on continued consistency with the adopted comprehensive plan, element, or portion thereof if:(1) Within 5 years of approval of the route or routes, the authority does not reserve or acquire the proposed rights-of-way within the route or routes as provided by s. 337.27; or(2) The authority reserves or acquires rights-of-way under s. 337.27, but fails to comply with the statutory requirements for land acquisition or design commencement or completion.If an additional review is requested, the commission shall conduct its review and transmit its recommendations within 45 days.History.—s. 19, ch. 63-447; s. 2, ch. 87-218; s. 109, ch. 92-152.
FL Stat § 348.681 (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)|348.681 - Design standards.

348.681 Design standards.—The geometric design standards used in connection with constructing the expressway system or any extension thereof shall as nearly as is practicable follow or be superior to design standards adopted for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.History.—s. 1, ch. 65-555; s. 1, ch. 65-556.
FL Stat § 348.70 (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)|348.70 - This part complete and additional authority.

348.70 This part complete and additional authority.—(1) The powers conferred by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the existing respective powers of the authority, the department, the county, and the city, if any, and this part shall not be construed as repealing any of the provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, but shall be deemed to supersede such other law or laws in the exercise of the powers provided in this part insofar as such other law or laws are inconsistent with the provisions of this part and to provide a complete method for the exercise of the powers granted herein. The construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, repair, maintenance, and operation of the expressway 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, 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 the county or in the city or in any other political subdivision of the state shall be required for the issuance of such bonds.(2) This part does not repeal, rescind, or modify any other law or laws relating to the State Board of Administration, the Department of Transportation, or the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, but shall supersede such other law or laws as are inconsistent with the provisions of this part, including, but not limited to, s. 215.821.History.—s. 21, ch. 63-447; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 33, ch. 2010-225.
FL Stat § 348.751 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part III - Central Florida Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.751-348.765)|348.751 - Short title.

348.751 Short title.—This part may be cited as the “Central Florida Expressway Authority Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 63-573; s. 1, ch. 2014-171.Note.—Former s. 348.0100.
FL Stat § 348.7543 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part III - Central Florida Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.751-348.765)|348.7543 - Improvements, bond financing authority for.

348.7543 Improvements, bond financing authority for.—Pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution, the Legislature approves for bond financing by the Central Florida 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. 348.755(1)(a) or (b) whether currently issued or issued in the future, or by a combination of such bonds.History.—s. 134, ch. 92-152; s. 74, ch. 2001-61; s. 129, ch. 2002-20; s. 5, ch. 2014-171.
FL Stat § 348.7544 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part III - Central Florida Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.751-348.765)|348.7544 - Northwest Beltway Part A, construction authorized; financing.

348.7544 Northwest Beltway Part A, construction authorized; financing.—Notwithstanding s. 338.2275, the Central Florida Expressway Authority may construct, finance, operate, own, and maintain that portion of the Western Beltway known as the Northwest Beltway Part A, extending from Florida’s Turnpike near Ocoee north to U.S. 441 near Apopka, as part of the authority’s 20-year capital projects plan. This project may be financed with any funds available to the authority for such purpose or revenue bonds issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration on behalf of the authority pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act, ss. 215.57-215.83.History.—s. 135, ch. 92-152; s. 10, ch. 94-237; s. 60, ch. 95-257; s. 6, ch. 2014-171.
FL Stat § 348.7545 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part III - Central Florida Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.751-348.765)|348.7545 - Western Beltway Part C, construction authorized; financing.

348.7545 Western Beltway Part C, construction authorized; financing.—Notwithstanding s. 338.2275, the Central Florida Expressway Authority may exercise its condemnation powers, construct, finance, operate, own, and maintain that portion of the Western Beltway known as the Western Beltway Part C, extending from Florida’s Turnpike near Ocoee in Orange County southerly through Orange and Osceola Counties to an interchange with I-4 near the Osceola-Polk County line, as part of the authority’s 20-year capital projects plan. This project may be financed with any funds available to the authority for such purpose or revenue bonds issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration on behalf of the authority pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act, ss. 215.57-215.83. This project may be refinanced with bonds issued by the authority pursuant to s. 348.755(1)(d).History.—s. 11, ch. 94-237; s. 61, ch. 95-257; s. 130, ch. 2002-20; s. 7, ch. 2014-171.
FL Stat § 348.7546 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities|Part III - Central Florida Expressway Authority (Ss. 348.751-348.765)|348.7546 - Wekiva Parkway, construction authorized; financing.

348.7546 Wekiva Parkway, construction authorized; financing.—(1) The Central Florida Expressway Authority may exercise its condemnation powers and construct, finance, operate, own, and maintain those portions of the Wekiva Parkway which are identified by agreement between the authority and the department and which are included as part of the authority’s long-range capital improvement plan. The “Wekiva Parkway” means any limited access highway or expressway constructed between State Road 429 and Interstate 4 specifically incorporating the corridor alignment recommended by Recommendation 2 of the Wekiva River Basin Area Task Force final report dated January 15, 2003, and the recommendations of the SR 429 Working Group which were adopted January 16, 2004. This project may be financed with any funds available to the authority for such purpose or revenue bonds issued by the authority under s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and s. 348.755(1)(b). This section does not invalidate the exercise by the authority of its condemnation powers or the acquisition of any property for the Wekiva Parkway before July 1, 2012.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to ensure that funds are available to the department for its portion of the Wekiva Parkway, beginning July 1, 2012, the authority shall repay the expenditures by the department for costs of operation and maintenance of the Central Florida Expressway System in accordance with the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the authority and the department as ratified by the authority board on February 22, 2012, which requires the authority to pay the department $10 million on July 1, 2012, and $20 million on each successive July 1 until the department has been fully reimbursed for all costs of the Central Florida Expressway System which were paid, advanced, or reimbursed to the authority by the department, with a final payment in the amount of the balance remaining. Notwithstanding any other law, the funds paid to the department pursuant to this subsection must be allocated by the department for construction of the Wekiva Parkway.(3) The department’s obligation to construct its portions of the Wekiva Parkway is contingent upon the timely payment by the authority of the annual payments required of the authority and receipt of all required environmental permits and approvals by the Federal Government.History.—s. 3, ch. 2004-384; s. 36, ch. 2012-128; s. 101, ch. 2012-174; s. 8, ch. 2014-171; s. 29, ch. 2015-2.