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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.05 - Bond.

347.05 Bond.—Every person applying for such license for a ferry or toll bridge, shall, before the same shall be granted, give bond in a sum to be fixed by the county commissioners, not less than $200, with such sufficient sureties as the board shall approve, conditioned to faithfully keep such bridge in good repair, or attend such ferry with such and so many safe and convenient boats, and so many persons to work the same, together with such sufficient implements therefor, and to perform the duties of such ferry or toll bridge, during the several hours in each day and at such several rates as the said board shall from time to time order and direct, which bond shall be filed with the clerk of said board.
History.—s. 5, ch. 3039, 1877; RS 641; s. 5, ch. 5423, 1905; GS 914; RGS 1698; CGL 2749; s. 513, ch. 95-148.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.06 - Certificate of License.

347.06 Certificate of license.—Whenever an application is granted under s. 347.01, the clerk of the board of county commissioners shall issue her or his certificate under seal, specifying the privileges therein granted, for which the clerk shall receive the fees prescribed by law for like services.
History.—s. 1, ch. 3300, 1881; RS 642; GS 915; RGS 1699; CGL 2750; s. 514, ch. 95-148.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.07 - License on Waters Between Counties.

347.07 License on waters between counties.—Whenever the waters over which any toll bridge or ferry may be used shall divide two counties, a license obtained in either of the counties shall be sufficient to authorize the person obtaining the same to transport and pass persons, goods, wares, and merchandise and effects to and from either side of said waters; provided, that the rate of toll be fixed by the county commissioners of each county.
History.—s. 7, ch. 3039, 1877; RS 643; GS 916; RGS 1700; CGL 2751.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.20 - Vested Rights Not Impaired.

347.20 Vested rights not impaired.—Nothing in this chapter shall affect or impair any right or privilege belonging to any individual or corporation by virtue of any law of this state.
History.—s. 10, ch. 3039, 1877; RS 645; GS 918; RGS 1702; CGL 2753.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.21 - County Commissioners to Grant Franchise.

347.21 County commissioners to grant franchise.—The county commissioners of any county in this state, whenever it shall have been made to appear to them that the convenience of the public requires the maintenance of a ferry for teams and passengers operated on regular schedules at frequent intervals across any river between any two points on opposite sides of the river in the same county, shall by resolution, grant a leave, license and franchise for the establishment, maintenance and operation of such ferry by a grantee or grantees named in the resolution, from a street or a public road on one side of the river to a street or a public road on the other side of the river; which leave, license and franchise shall vest in and be enjoyed by the grantee or grantees and the heirs, successors, and assigns thereof for the terms and on the conditions as in ss. 347.22-347.25 provided. The word “grantee,” as used in said sections, shall include the heirs, successors, and assigns of the grantee, and the word “franchise” shall include leave, license, and all rights and privileges pertaining to ferries.
History.—s. 1, ch. 5185, 1903; GS 919; RGS 1703; CGL 2754.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.215 - Operation of Ferries by Joint Agreement Between Public and Private Entities.

347.215 Operation of ferries by joint agreement between public and private entities.—The county commission of any county that has granted a license to operate a ferry in the county may authorize the operation of such ferry by a single party or multiple parties under a joint agreement between the appropriate public entities and one or more private corporations conducting business in the state.
History.—s. 68, ch. 2012-174.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.23 - No Person to Maintain Ferry Unless Authorized.

347.23 No person to maintain ferry unless authorized.—No person not authorized under the provisions of this chapter shall maintain any ferry for transporting persons or property for profit across any river from any point within 1 mile of a terminus of any ferry maintained under the provisions of this chapter to any point within 1 mile of such terminus.
History.—s. 4, ch. 5185, 1903; GS 921; RGS 1705; CGL 2756.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.24 - Transporting Persons for Hire Within 1 Mile of Ferry; Penalty.

347.24 Transporting persons for hire within 1 mile of ferry; penalty.—Any person who shall for profit or hire transport across any river from any point within 1 mile of any terminus of any ferry maintained under the provisions of law to any point within 1 mile of a terminus of any such ferry, unless duly authorized by law so to do, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 5, ch. 5185, 1903; GS 3734; RGS 5759; CGL 7989; s. 245, ch. 71-136.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 347 - Ferries, Toll Bridges, Dams, and Log Ditches › 347.25 - Maintaining Illegal Ferries; Penalty.

347.25 Maintaining illegal ferries; penalty.—Whoever maintains any ferry for transporting across any river, stream or lake, persons, goods, chattels or effects for profit or hire, unless duly authorized according to law, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $20. When any offense mentioned in this section is committed on streams dividing counties the offender may be prosecuted in either county.
History.—s. 8, ch. 3039, 1877; RS 2738; GS 3733; RGS 5758; CGL 7988.
2023 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 of 2023.”
History.—s. 14, ch. 2019-169; s. 19, ch. 2023-70.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 348 - Expressway and Bridge Authorities › Part I - Greater Miami Expressway Agency (Ss. 348.0301-348.0318) › 348.03031 - Legislative findings, intent, and declaration.

348.03031 Legislative findings, intent, and declaration.—
(1) The Legislature finds the need to clarify the legal status, ownership, and control of the roads that constitute the expressway system in Miami-Dade County and portions of northeast Monroe County, following Miami-Dade County’s attempt to abolish the Greater Miami Expressway Agency in Miami-Dade Ordinance 21-35 (May 4, 2021).
(2) The Legislature recognizes that the original expressway system previously operated by the former Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority is owned by the department. The transfer agreement dated December 10, 1996, entered into by the department and the former Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, transferred only operational and financial control of the expressways owned by the department.
(3) The Legislature recognizes the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority was dissolved by chapter 2019-169, Laws of Florida, and all assets, employees, contracts, rights, and liabilities were purportedly transferred to the Greater Miami Expressway Agency. All assets, employees, contracts, rights, and liabilities previously owned or controlled by the former Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, including, without limitation, those previously transferred to the Greater Miami Expressway Agency, are transferred back to the reestablished Greater Miami Expressway Agency created in s. 348.0304 on May 11, 2023.
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to confirm that the Greater Miami Expressway Agency that was created by chapter 2019-169, Laws of Florida, is hereby reestablished. The Greater Miami Expressway Agency is the state agency that shall govern the expressway system within the geographical boundaries of Miami-Dade County and the portion of northeast Monroe County which includes County Road 94 and the portion of Monroe County bounded on the north and east by the borders of Monroe County and on the south and west by County Road 94. It is further the express intent of the Legislature that the Greater Miami Expressway Agency created by this law is an agency of the state and not subject to any county’s home rule powers.
History.—ss. 22, 29, ch. 2023-70.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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, 2024, and annually thereafter, the agency shall submit to the metropolitan planning organization for each county served by the agency 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; s. 26, ch. 2023-70.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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, in Monroe 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; s. 27, ch. 2023-70.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.