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FL Stat § 334.045 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.045 - Transportation Performance and Productivity Standards; Development; Measurement; Application.

334.045 Transportation performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application.—(1) The Florida Transportation Commission shall develop and adopt measures for evaluating the performance and productivity of the department. The measures may be both quantitative and qualitative and must, to the maximum extent practical, assess those factors that are within the department’s control. The measures must, at a minimum, assess performance in the following areas:(a) Production;(b) Finance and administration;(c) Preservation of the current state system;(d) Safety of the current state system;(e) Capacity improvements: highways and all public transportation modes; and(f) Disadvantaged business enterprise and minority business programs.(2) The commission shall establish annual performance objectives and standards that can be used to evaluate the department’s performance and productivity.(3) The commission shall evaluate the department’s performance and productivity quarterly, using the measures adopted under this section.(4) As soon as is practical after each annual evaluation, the commission shall submit its findings to the Governor and to the legislative transportation and appropriation committees. If the commission finds that the department failed to perform satisfactorily under these measures, the commission must recommend actions to be taken to improve the department’s performance.History.—s. 118, ch. 90-136; s. 91, ch. 92-152; s. 55, ch. 93-164; ss. 31, 32, ch. 96-323.
FL Stat § 334.046 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.046 - Department Mission, Goals, and Objectives.

334.046 Department mission, goals, and objectives.—(1) The prevailing principles to be considered in planning and developing an integrated, balanced statewide transportation system are: preserving the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure mobility.(2) The mission of the Department of Transportation shall be to provide a safe statewide transportation system that ensures the mobility of people and goods, enhances economic prosperity, and preserves the quality of our environment and communities.(3) The department shall document in the Florida Transportation Plan, in accordance with s. 339.155 and based upon the prevailing principles of preserving the existing transportation infrastructure, enhancing Florida’s economic competitiveness, and improving travel choices to ensure mobility, the goals and objectives that provide statewide policy guidance for accomplishing the department’s mission.(4) At a minimum, the department’s goals shall address the following prevailing principles.(a) Preservation.—Protecting the state’s transportation infrastructure investment. Preservation includes:1. Ensuring that 80 percent of the pavement on the State Highway System meets department standards;2. Ensuring that 90 percent of department-maintained bridges meet department standards; and3. Ensuring that the department achieves 100 percent of the acceptable maintenance standard on the state highway system.(b) Economic competitiveness.—Ensuring that the state has a clear understanding of the economic consequences of transportation investments, and how such investments affect the state’s economic competitiveness. The department must develop a macroeconomic analysis of the linkages between transportation investment and economic performance, as well as a method to quantifiably measure the economic benefits of the district-work-program investments. Such an analysis must analyze:1. The state’s and district’s economic performance relative to the competition.2. The business environment as viewed from the perspective of companies evaluating the state as a place in which to do business.3. The state’s capacity to sustain long-term growth.(c) Mobility.—Ensuring a cost-effective, statewide, interconnected transportation system.History.—s. 12, ch. 84-309; ss. 8, 31, ch. 85-180; s. 4, ch. 90-136; s. 96, ch. 92-152; ss. 8, 24, ch. 93-164; s. 48, ch. 94-237; s. 66, ch. 95-257; s. 43, ch. 99-385; s. 12, ch. 2000-266.
FL Stat § 334.047 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.047 - Prohibition.

334.047 Prohibition.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation may not establish a cap on the number of miles in the State Highway System.History.—s. 10, ch. 89-232; s. 24, ch. 2012-174.
FL Stat § 334.048 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.048 - Legislative Intent With Respect to Department Management Accountability and Monitoring Systems.

334.048 Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems.—The department shall implement the following accountability and monitoring systems to evaluate whether the department’s goals are being accomplished efficiently and cost-effectively, and ensure compliance with all laws, rules, policies, and procedures related to the department’s operations:(1) The Transportation Commission shall monitor those aspects of the department’s operations as assigned in s. 20.23.(2) The secretary shall ensure that accountability and monitoring systems are fully integrated, that the systems provide useful information for department managers to assess program performance, and that department managers take corrective actions when necessary.(3) The central office shall adopt policies, rules, procedures, and standards which are necessary for the department to function properly, including establishing accountability for all aspects of the department’s operations.(4) The central office shall monitor the districts and central office units that provide transportation programs to assess performance; determine compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures; and provide useful information for department managers to take corrective action when necessary.(5) All department managers shall be accountable for the implementation and enforcement of all laws, rules, policies, and procedures adopted for their areas of responsibilities.(6) The inspector general shall provide to the secretary independent evaluations of the department’s accountability and central office monitoring systems to assess whether such systems are effective and properly operating.Such systems are herein established to quickly identify and resolve problems, to hold responsible parties accountable, and to ensure that all costs to the taxpayer are recovered.History.—s. 39, ch. 90-136; s. 3, ch. 95-153.
FL Stat § 334.049 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.049 - Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks; Notice to Department of State; Confidentiality of Trade Secrets.

334.049 Patents, copyrights, trademarks; notice to Department of State; confidentiality of trade secrets.—(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation is authorized, in its own name, to:(a) Perform all things necessary to secure letters of patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any legitimately acquired work products, and to enforce its rights therein.(b) License, lease, assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm, or corporation for the manufacture or use of any product protected by patent, copyright, or trademark, whether on a royalty basis or for such other consideration as the department may deem proper.(c) Take any action necessary, including legal action, to enforce its rights under any agreement and to protect its property rights from improper or unlawful use or infringement.(d) Enforce the collection of any payments or other obligations due the department for the manufacture or use of any product by any other party.(e) Sell any product, except where otherwise provided by public records laws, which the department may create or cause to be created, whether or not the product is protected by a department patent, copyright, or trademark, and to execute all instruments necessary to consummate any such sale.(f) Do all other acts necessary and proper for the execution of powers and duties herein conferred upon the department.(2) The department shall notify the Department of State in writing whenever property rights by patent, copyright, or trademark are secured or exploited by the department.(3) Any proceeds from the sale of products or the right to manufacture or use a product shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and may be appropriated to finance activities of the department. The department’s legislative budget request should give special consideration to using such funds for research and development projects.(4) Any information obtained by the department as a result of research and development projects and revealing a method of process, production, or manufacture which is a trade secret as defined in s. 688.002, is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).(5) As used in this section the term “product” includes any and all inventions, methodologies, techniques, and creations that may be properly protected by patent, copyright, or trademark.History.—s. 32, ch. 93-164; s. 1, ch. 95-122; s. 160, ch. 96-406.
FL Stat § 334.05 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.05 - Department Headquarters; Acquisition of Office Space.

334.05 Department headquarters; acquisition of office space.—(1) The headquarters and general office of the department shall be located at the state capital.(2) The department may purchase, build, rent, or lease suitable buildings or rooms for its headquarters, general office, branch offices, or division offices and for maintenance yards and rooms for equipment and supplies in other cities and towns of this state as the business of the department may necessitate or require; and payment for the purchase, construction, rental, or lease of such offices shall be made from any funds provided for the maintenance of the department.History.—s. 4, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 1, ch. 63-330; s. 13, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 334.063 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.063 - Statistical Studies Relating to Traffic Count and Accidents.

334.063 Statistical studies relating to traffic count and accidents.—The department shall include in the criteria for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the State Highway System statistical studies of accidents and fatalities as well as traffic count.History.—s. 1, ch. 69-66; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 14, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 334.065 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.065 - Center for Urban Transportation Research.

334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research.—(1) There is established at the University of South Florida the Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research, to be administered by the Board of Governors of the State University System. The responsibilities of the center include, but are not limited to, conducting and facilitating research on issues related to urban transportation problems in this state and serving as an information exchange and depository for the most current information pertaining to urban transportation and related issues.(2) The center shall be a continuing resource for the Legislature, the Department of Transportation, local governments, the nation’s metropolitan regions, and the private sector in the area of urban transportation and related research and shall generate support in addition to its state-funded base of support provided by s. 206.606. The center shall promote intercampus transportation and related research activities among Florida’s universities in order to enhance the ability of these universities to attract federal and private sector funding for transportation and related research.(3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically and objectively review and advise the center concerning its research program. Except for projects mandated by law, state-funded base projects shall not be undertaken without approval of the advisory board. The membership of the board shall consist of nine experts in transportation-related areas, including the secretaries of the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Economic Opportunity, or their designees, and a member of the Florida Transportation Commission. The nomination of the remaining members of the board shall be made to the President of the University of South Florida by the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida, and the appointment of these members must be reviewed and approved by the Florida Transportation Commission and confirmed by the Board of Governors.(4) The center shall develop a budget pursuant to chapter 216. This budget shall be submitted to the Governor along with the budget of the Board of Governors.History.—s. 12, ch. 88-215; s. 60, ch. 90-136; s. 153, ch. 92-152; s. 162, ch. 94-356; s. 133, ch. 95-417; s. 44, ch. 2007-217; s. 64, ch. 2014-17; s. 34, ch. 2021-25.
FL Stat § 334.071 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.071 - Legislative Designation of Transportation Facilities.

334.071 Legislative designation of transportation facilities.—(1) Designation of a transportation facility contained in an act of the Legislature is for honorary or memorial purposes or to distinguish a particular facility, and unless specifically provided for, shall not be construed to require any action by a local government or private party regarding the changing of any street signs, mailing address, or 911 emergency telephone number system listing.(2) The effect of such designations shall only be construed to require the placement of markers by the department at the termini or intersections specified for each highway segment or bridge designated, and as authority for the department to place other markers as appropriate for the transportation facility being designated.(3) Erection of markers shall be contingent on the appropriate city or county commission passing a resolution in support of the particular honorary designation. If the bridge or road segment being designated is located in more than one city or county, resolutions supporting the designation must be passed by each affected local government prior to the erection of the markers.History.—s. 44, ch. 99-385; s. 58, ch. 2003-286.
FL Stat § 334.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.131 - Department Employees’ Benefit Fund.

334.131 Department employees’ benefit fund.—The department is authorized to create and operate an employees’ benefit fund for employees of the department. The proceeds of the vending machines located in premises occupied by the department shall be paid into the fund, to be used for such benefits and purposes as the department may determine.History.—s. 1, ch. 69-387; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 16, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 334.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.14 - Employees of Department Who Are Required to Be Engineers.

334.14 Employees of department who are required to be engineers.—Each employee performing engineering as defined in chapter 471 shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 471.History.—s. 13, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 5, ch. 57-318; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 12, 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 72-29; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-58; s. 2, ch. 78-90; s. 205, ch. 81-259; s. 2, ch. 81-302; s. 17, ch. 84-309; s. 10, ch. 85-180; s. 4, ch. 88-215; s. 486, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 97-100; s. 40, ch. 2003-286.
FL Stat § 334.17 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.17 - Consulting Services; Provision by Department to Other Governmental Units.

334.17 Consulting services; provision by department to other governmental units.—The department is authorized to provide consulting services, upon request, to any governmental unit on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon in writing.History.—s. 16, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 18, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 334.175 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.175 - Certification of Project Design Plans and Surveys.

334.175 Certification of project design plans and surveys.—(1) All design plans and surveys prepared by or for the department shall be signed, sealed, and certified by the professional engineer or surveyor or architect or landscape architect in responsible charge of the project work. Such professional engineer, surveyor, architect, or landscape architect must be duly registered in this state.(2) For portions of transportation projects on, under, or over a department-owned right-of-way, and regardless of funding source, the department shall review the project’s design plans for compliance with departmental design standards.History.—s. 20, ch. 84-309; s. 77, ch. 2002-20; s. 8, ch. 2019-169.
FL Stat § 334.179 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.179 - Department Standards or Specifications for Permissible Use of Aggregates.

334.179 Department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates.—Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, a local government may not adopt standards or specifications that are contrary to the department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates that have been certified for use. For purposes of this section, the term “certified for use” means that the aggregates have been certified by the producer in accordance with department rules. This section does not apply to a multicounty independent special district created by a special act of the Legislature.History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-153.
FL Stat § 334.185 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.185 - Financial Responsibility for Construction, Material, or Design Failures; Review of Contracts; Financial Assurances.

334.185 Financial responsibility for construction, material, or design failures; review of contracts; financial assurances.—The department shall request its legal staff, prior to awarding any contract, to review the contract to determine the responsibilities of the parties for construction, material, or design failures. The department shall, whenever practical, minimize its responsibility for such failures. The department legal staff shall review and comment on all contracts to:(1) Determine the legal responsibility for construction, material, or design failures.(2) Advise the department on ways to minimize the responsibility of the department for such failures.The department may require financial assurances, including, but not limited to, bonds, liability insurance or other form of insurance, or letters of credit, to provide that the responsibilities of the parties to a contract will be met.History.—s. 22, ch. 84-309.
FL Stat § 334.187 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.187 - Guarantee of Obligations to the Department.

334.187 Guarantee of obligations to the department.—(1) With the approval of the department’s comptroller, a letter of credit or bond may be accepted by the department to guarantee payment of any obligation due the department or that may become due to the department.(2) The letter of credit shall be payable solely to the department as beneficiary, and it shall be nonassignable and nontransferable. The letter of credit may be issued by any financially sound bank or savings association existing under the laws of this state or any financially sound bank or savings association organized under the laws of the United States that has its principal place of business in this state or has a branch office which is authorized under the laws of this state or of the United States to receive deposits in this state.(3) The department’s comptroller must approve the use of the letter of credit or bond, the institution issuing the letter of credit or bond, and the language to be used in the letter of credit or bond. Such approval may be given only when the department’s comptroller determines that acceptance of these items is in the best interest of the state and of the department in the performance of its duties.(4) The department is authorized to adopt rules relating to the use of prepaid escrow accounts for purchases from the department.History.—s. 25, ch. 93-164; s. 7, ch. 2000-266.
FL Stat § 334.193 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.193 - Unlawful for Certain Persons to Be Financially Interested in Purchases, Sales, and Certain Contracts; Penalties.

334.193 Unlawful for certain persons to be financially interested in purchases, sales, and certain contracts; penalties.—(1) It is unlawful for a state officer, or an employee or agent of the department, or for any company, corporation, or firm in which a state officer, or an employee or agent of the department has a financial interest, to bid on, enter into, or be personally interested in:(a) The purchase or the furnishing of any materials or supplies to be used in the work of the state.(b) A contract for the construction of any state road, the sale of any property, or the performance of any other work for which the department is responsible.(2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and shall be removed from his or her office or employment.History.—s. 24, ch. 84-309; s. 487, ch. 95-148.
FL Stat § 334.195 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XXVI - Public Transportation|Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration|334.195 - Officers or Employees of the Department; Conflicts of Interest; Exception; Penalties.

334.195 Officers or employees of the department; conflicts of interest; exception; penalties.—(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no state officer or employee of the department shall directly or indirectly solicit or accept funds from any person who has, maintains, or seeks business relations with the department.(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to the solicitation of funds for charitable purposes, including, but not limited to, such organizations as the United Fund, Heart Fund, or American Red Cross.(3) A violation of the terms of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and subjects the officer or employee violating its provisions to removal from his or her office or employment.History.—s. 1, ch. 70-123; s. 235, ch. 71-136; s. 25, ch. 84-309; s. 488, ch. 95-148.Note.—Former s. 337.045.