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FL Stat § 339.0815 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.0815 - Transportation Revenue Bond Trust Fund.

339.0815 Transportation Revenue Bond Trust Fund.—(1) The Transportation Revenue Bond Trust Fund is created within the Department of Transportation. The purpose of the trust fund is for the deposit of funds received by the department from the proceeds or issuance of revenue bonds secured by state and federal revenues and credited to the trust fund.(2) Net proceeds from revenue bonds issued for eligible transportation projects shall be credited to the trust fund to provide for the payment of eligible project costs.(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to the requirements of s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-163; s. 1, ch. 2010-14; s. 2, ch. 2013-3.
FL Stat § 339.0816 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.0816 - Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund.

339.0816 Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund.—(1) The Transportation Governmental Bond Trust Fund is created within the Department of Transportation. The purpose of the trust fund is for the deposit of funds received from the proceeds upon issuance of bonds.(2) Net proceeds from bonds issued for eligible transportation projects shall be credited to the trust fund to provide for the payment of eligible project costs.History.—s. 1, ch. 2010-15; s. 2, ch. 2013-4.
FL Stat § 339.09 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.09 - Use of Transportation Tax Revenues; Restrictions.

339.09 Use of transportation tax revenues; restrictions.—(1) Funds available to the department shall not be used for any nontransportation purpose. However, the department shall construct and maintain roads, parking areas, and other transportation facilities adjacent to and within the grounds of state institutions, public community colleges, farmers’ markets, and wayside parks upon request of the proper authorities. The department is encouraged and permitted to use funds to construct and maintain noise mitigation facilities or walls upon request of the proper authorities.(2) The department may, in cooperation with the Federal Government, expend transportation tax revenues pursuant to rules adopted by the department, for control of undesirable rodents, relocation assistance, and moving costs of persons displaced by highway construction and other related transportation projects to the extent, but only to the extent, required by federal law to be undertaken by the state to continue to be eligible for federal highway funds.(3) The department may expend transportation tax revenues, pursuant to rules adopted by the department, on non-federal-aid projects which shall include relocation assistance and moving costs to persons displaced by transportation facilities or other related projects. Such rules shall, in no case, exceed the provisions of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987. The department has the authority to carry out its responsibilities under this act; however, such authority does not extend to the power of eminent domain. Whenever possible, such costs shall be financed out of funds used for the principal project.History.—s. 140, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 1, ch. 63-385; s. 1, ch. 69-233; ss. 17, 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 7, ch. 70-239; s. 1, ch. 72-208; s. 70, ch. 72-221; s. 1, ch. 73-283; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 57, 209, ch. 84-309; s. 1, ch. 89-209; s. 18, ch. 2000-266; s. 39, ch. 2007-196.
FL Stat § 339.1371 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.1371 - Mobility 2000; Funding.

1339.1371 Mobility 2000; funding.—(1) Beginning in fiscal year 2000-2001 the Department of Transportation shall allocate sufficient funds to implement the Mobility 2000 (Building Roads for the 21st Century) initiative. The department shall develop a plan to expend these revenues and amend the current tentative work program for the time period 2000-2001 through 2004-2005 prior to adoption to include Mobility 2000 projects. In addition, prior to work program adoption, the department shall submit a budget amendment pursuant to s. 339.135(7), requesting budget authority needed to implement the Mobility 2000 initiative. Funds will be used for corridors that link Florida’s economic regions to seaports, international airports, and markets to provide connections through major gateways, improved mobility in major urbanized areas, and access routes for emergency evacuation to coastal communities based on analysis of current and projected traffic conditions.(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2001-2002 and each year thereafter, the increase in revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund derived from ss. 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10, ch. 2000-257, Laws of Florida, shall be first used by the Department of Transportation to fund the Mobility 2000 initiative and any remaining funds shall be used to fund the Florida Strategic Intermodal System created pursuant to s. 339.61. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the requirements of ss. 206.46(3) and 206.606(2) shall not apply to the Mobility 2000 initiative.History.—ss. 6, 11, ch. 2000-257; s. 11, ch. 2004-366.1Note.—Section 22, ch. 2000-257, provides that “[n]otwithstanding any other law to the contrary the requirements of sections 206.46(3) and 206.606(2), Florida Statutes, shall not apply to any funding, programs, or other provisions contained in this act.”
FL Stat § 339.176 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.176 - Voting Membership for m.p.o. With Boundaries Including Certain Counties.

339.176 Voting membership for M.P.O. with boundaries including certain counties.—In addition to the voting membership established by s. 339.175(3) and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the voting membership of any Metropolitan Planning Organization whose geographical boundaries include any county as defined in s. 125.011(1) must include an additional voting member appointed by that city’s governing body for each city with a population of 50,000 or more residents.History.—s. 56, ch. 99-385; s. 58, ch. 2007-196.
FL Stat § 339.177 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.177 - Transportation Management Programs.

339.177 Transportation management programs.—(1) The Department of Transportation shall, in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations and other affected governmental entities, develop and implement a separate and distinct system for managing each of the following program areas:(a) Highway pavement;(b) Bridges;(c) Highway safety;(d) Traffic congestion;(e) Public transportation facilities and equipment; and(f) Intermodal transportation facilities and equipment.(2) Each metropolitan planning organization within the state must develop and implement a traffic congestion management system. The development of the state traffic congestion management system pursuant to subsection (1) shall be coordinated with metropolitan planning organizations so that the state system is reflective of the individual systems developed by the metropolitan planning organizations.(3) The management systems required by this section should be developed and implemented so as to provide the information needed to make informed decisions regarding the proper allocation of transportation resources. Each system must use appropriate data gathered at the state or local level to define problems, identify needs, analyze alternatives, and measure effectiveness.(4) Any transportation management system that is in existence on July 1, 1993, and that complies with this section and applicable federal law may continue to be used by the department in lieu of the development of a system under this section.History.—s. 61, ch. 93-164.
FL Stat § 339.24 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.24 - Beautification of State Transportation Facilities.

339.24 Beautification of state transportation facilities.—The department shall plan a statewide beautification program for state transportation facilities and shall only expend funds for such program as specifically appropriated by the Legislature. A state beautification project grant requested under this section may not be initiated or funded until a maintenance agreement has been executed between the department and the appropriate local governmental entity. Beautification activities undertaken under this section are recognized by the Legislature as contributing to the prevention of litter.History.—s. 155, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-189; s. 101, ch. 77-104; s. 56, ch. 78-95; s. 43, ch. 83-3; s. 220, ch. 84-309; s. 2, ch. 87-131; s. 37, ch. 93-207.
FL Stat § 339.2405 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.2405 - Florida Highway Beautification Grants.

339.2405 Florida highway beautification grants.—(1) The department shall:(a) Provide information to local governments and local highway beautification councils regarding the state highway beautification grants program.(b) Accept grant requests from local governments.(c) Review grant requests for compliance with department rules.(d) Establish rules for evaluating and prioritizing the grant requests. The rules must include, but are not limited to, an examination of each grant’s aesthetic value, cost-effectiveness, level of local support, feasibility of installation and maintenance, and compliance with state and federal regulations. Rules adopted by the department which it uses to evaluate grant applications must take into consideration the contributions made by the highway beautification project in preventing litter.(e) Maintain a prioritized list of approved grant requests. The list must include recommended funding levels for each request and, if staged implementation is appropriate, provide funding requirements for each stage.(2) Local highway beautification councils may be created by local governmental entities or by the Legislature. Before being submitted to the department, a grant request must be approved by the local government or governments of the area in which the project is located.(3) The head of the department shall award grants to local governmental entities that have submitted grant requests for beautification of roads on the State Highway System and which requests are on the approved list. The grants shall be awarded in the order they appear on the prioritized list and in accordance with available funding.(4) State highway beautification grants may be requested only for projects to beautify through landscaping roads on the State Highway System. The grant request shall identify all costs associated with the project, including sprinkler systems, plant materials, equipment, and labor. A grant shall provide for the costs of purchase and installation of a sprinkler system and the cost of plant materials and fertilizer and may provide for the costs for labor associated with the installation of the plantings. Each local government that receives a grant shall be responsible for any costs for water, for the maintenance of the sprinkler system, for the maintenance of the landscaped areas in accordance with a maintenance agreement with the department, and, except as otherwise provided in the grant, for any costs for labor associated with the installation of the plantings. The department may provide, by contract, services to maintain such landscaping at a level not to exceed the cost of routine maintenance of an equivalent unlandscaped area.History.—ss. 3, 4, 5, ch. 87-131; s. 4, ch. 88-303; s. 7, ch. 89-301; s. 42, ch. 91-221; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 38, ch. 93-207; s. 503, ch. 95-148; s. 19, ch. 99-5; s. 104, ch. 99-385; s. 49, ch. 2002-1; s. 9, ch. 2017-42.
FL Stat § 339.28 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.28 - Willful and Malicious Damage to Boundary Marks, Guideposts, Lampposts, Etc. on Transportation Facility.

339.28 Willful and malicious damage to boundary marks, guideposts, lampposts, etc. on transportation facility.—(1) Any person who willfully and maliciously damages, removes, or destroys any milestone, mileboard, or guideboard erected upon a highway or other public transportation facility, or willfully and maliciously defaces or alters the inscription on any such marker, or breaks or removes any lamp or lamppost or railing or post erected on any transportation facility, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) is civilly liable to the department for the actual damages which he or she caused, which damages may be recovered by suit and, when collected, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Transportation Trust Fund.History.—s. 159, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 240, ch. 71-136; s. 222, ch. 84-309; s. 504, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 339.281 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.281 - Damage to Transportation Facility by Vessel; Marine Accident Report; Investigative Authorities; Penalties.

339.281 Damage to transportation facility by vessel; marine accident report; investigative authorities; penalties.—(1) Whenever any vessel has caused damage to a transportation facility, the managing owner, agent, or master of such vessel shall immediately, or as soon thereafter as possible, report the same to the nearest Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer, the sheriff of the county wherein such accident occurred, or the Florida Highway Patrol, who shall immediately go to the scene of the accident and, if necessary, board the vessel subsequent to the accident in pursuance of its investigation. The law enforcement agency investigating the accident shall submit a copy of its report to the department.(2) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section or rules adopted pursuant hereto shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-187; s. 223, ch. 84-309; s. 38, ch. 99-245.
FL Stat § 339.2815 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.2815 - Purchase Orders.

339.2815 Purchase orders.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to facilitate the payment of fees, fines, permits, deposits, court fees, or any other services or products provided by or to the department, any agency of the state, any local governmental entity, or any public body doing business with the department may acquire the stated services valued at $10,000 or less per transaction by purchase order and shall accept purchase orders from the department for stated services valued at $10,000 or less per transaction.(2) The department or any other agency of the state, local governmental entity, or public body may elect not to accept a purchase order as provided in subsection (1), if it can demonstrate that the entity issuing such purchase order has within the preceding 2 years failed to honor, within 60 days of receipt, an invoice submitted for services as provided in subsection (1).History.—s. 26, ch. 93-164.
FL Stat § 339.2816 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.2816 - Small County Road Assistance Program.

339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program.—(1) There is created within the Department of Transportation the Small County Road Assistance Program. The purpose of this program is to assist small county governments in resurfacing or reconstructing county roads.(2) For the purposes of this section, the term “small county” means any county that has a population of 75,000 or less according to 1990 federal census data.(3) Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000 until fiscal year 2009-2010, and beginning again with fiscal year 2012-2013, up to $25 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund may be used for the purposes of funding the Small County Road Assistance Program as described in this section.(4)(a) Small counties shall be eligible to compete for funds that have been designated for the Small County Road Assistance Program for resurfacing or reconstruction projects on county roads that were part of the county road system on June 10, 1995. Capacity improvements on county roads shall not be eligible for funding under the program.(b) In determining a county’s eligibility for assistance under this program, the department may consider whether the county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory condition, including the amount of local option fuel tax imposed by the county. The department may also consider the extent to which the county has offered to provide a match of local funds with state funds provided under the program. At a minimum, small counties shall be eligible only if the county has enacted the maximum rate of the local option fuel tax authorized by s. 336.025(1)(a).(c) The following criteria must be used to prioritize road projects for funding under the program:1. The primary criterion is the physical condition of the road as measured by the department.2. As secondary criteria the department may consider:a. Whether a road is used as an evacuation route.b. Whether a road has high levels of agricultural travel.c. Whether a road is considered a major arterial route.d. Whether a road is considered a feeder road.e. Whether a road is located in a fiscally constrained county, as defined in s. 218.67(1).f. Other criteria related to the impact of a project on the public road system or on the state or local economy as determined by the department.(5) The department is authorized to administer contracts on behalf of a county selected to receive funding for a project under this section. All projects funded under this section shall be included in the department’s work program developed pursuant to s. 339.135.History.—s. 30, ch. 99-385; s. 19, ch. 2009-85; ss. 65, 66, ch. 2015-222; ss. 101, 102, ch. 2016-62.
FL Stat § 339.2817 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 339 - Transportation Finance and Planning|339.2817 - County Incentive Grant Program.

1339.2817 County Incentive Grant Program.—(1) There is created within the Department of Transportation a County Incentive Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to counties, to improve a transportation facility which is located on the State Highway System or which relieves traffic congestion on the State Highway System.(2) To be eligible for consideration, projects must be consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with local metropolitan planning organization plans and local government comprehensive plans.(3) The department must consider, but is not limited to, the following criteria for evaluation of projects for County Incentive Grant Program assistance:(a) The extent to which the project will encourage, enhance, or create economic benefits;(b) The likelihood that assistance would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project could otherwise proceed;(c) The extent to which assistance would foster innovative public-private partnerships and attract private debt or equity investment;(d) The extent to which the project uses new technologies, including intelligent transportation systems, which enhance the efficiency of the project;(e) The extent to which the project helps to maintain or protect the environment; and(f) The extent to which the project includes transportation benefits for improving intermodalism and safety.(4) The department shall provide 50 percent of project costs for eligible projects.(5) A municipality may apply to the county in which the municipality is located for consideration by the county for funding under this section of any project or project phase of a transportation facility which is located on the State Highway System or which is demonstrated to relieve congestion on the State Highway System. The county must evaluate all municipal applications as provided in subsection (3). If a municipality’s proposed project is rejected by the county for funding under this section, or if the county’s proposed project adversely affects a municipality within the county, the municipality may request mediation to resolve any concerns of the municipality and the county.History.—s. 20, ch. 2000-257; s. 32, ch. 2005-290; s. 33, ch. 2013-18.1Note.—Section 22, ch. 2000-257, provides that “[n]otwithstanding any other law to the contrary the requirements of sections 206.46(3) and 206.606(2), Florida Statutes, shall not apply to any funding, programs, or other provisions contained in this act.”