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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.035 - Purpose of Transportation Code.

334.035 Purpose of transportation code.—The purpose of the Florida Transportation Code is to establish the responsibilities of the state, the counties, and the municipalities in the planning and development of the transportation systems serving the people of the state and to assure the development of an integrated, balanced statewide transportation system. The prevailing principles to be considered in planning and developing these transportation systems are: preserving the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s economic competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure mobility. This code is necessary for the protection of the public safety and general welfare and for the preservation of all transportation facilities in the state. The chapters in the code shall be considered components of the total code, and the provisions therein, unless expressly limited in scope, shall apply to all chapters.
History.—s. 10, ch. 84-309; s. 41, ch. 99-385; s. 11, ch. 2000-266.
2023 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.
2023 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; and
3. 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.066 - Implementing Solutions From Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab.

334.066 Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab.—
(1) The Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab (I-STREET) is established within the University of Florida.
(2) At a minimum, I-STREET shall:
(a) Conduct and facilitate research on issues related to innovative transportation mobility and safety technology development and deployment in this state and serve as an information exchange and depository for the most current information pertaining to transportation research, education, workforce development, and related issues.
(b) Be a continuing resource for the Legislature, the department, local governments, the nation’s metropolitan regions, and the private sector in the area of transportation and related research.
(c) Promote intercampus transportation and related research activities among Florida universities to enhance the ability of these universities to attract federal and private sector funding for transportation and related research.
(d) Provide by July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a comprehensive report that outlines its clearly defined goals and its efforts and progress on reaching those goals.
(3) An advisory board shall be created to periodically review and advise I-STREET concerning its research program. The board shall consist of nine members with expertise in transportation-related areas, as follows:
(a) A member appointed by the President of the Senate.
(b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(c) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee.
(d) The Secretary of Economic Opportunity or his or her designee.
(e) A member of the Florida Transportation Commission.
(f) Four members nominated by the University of Florida’s College of Engineering and approved by the university’s president. The College of Engineering’s nominees may include representatives of the University of Florida, other academic and research institutions, or private entities.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2023-197.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.179 - Department Standards or Specifications for Permissible Use of Aggregates; Misrepresentation of Certification.

334.179 Department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates; misrepresentation of certification.—
(1) 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 compliance with department rules adopted pursuant to s. 334.044(10)(d). This section does not apply to a multicounty independent special district created by a special act of the Legislature.
(2) A producer may not represent that an aggregate is certified for use unless such aggregate is in compliance with department rules adopted pursuant to s. 334.044(10)(d).
History.—s. 1, ch. 2019-153; s. 7, ch. 2023-197.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.181 - Electronic Proof of Delivery.

334.181 Electronic proof of delivery.—Notwithstanding any law, rule, or ordinance to the contrary, a local governmental entity must accept an electronic proof of delivery as an official record for a material delivery on the local governmental entity’s transportation project.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2023-197.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.196 - Authority of Department to Photograph or Microphotograph Records and to Destroy Original Records; Admissibility of Photographs or Microphotographs in Evidence.

334.196 Authority of department to photograph or microphotograph records and to destroy original records; admissibility of photographs or microphotographs in evidence.—
(1) The department is authorized to photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce on film, whereby each page will be exposed in exact conformity with the original, all its documents, records, maps, data, and information of a permanent character. The department is further authorized to destroy any documents after they have been photographed and filed except the original minutes of the meetings of the former State Road Board and such title deeds, maps, easements, leases, and releases relating to the rights-of-way of state roads and other property owned or leased by the department, which deeds, maps, easements, leases, and releases the department deems should be preserved in original form.
(2) Photographs or microphotographs in the form of film or print of any records made in compliance with the provisions of this section shall have the same force and effect as the originals for the purpose of their admissibility in evidence. Duly certified or authenticated reproductions of such photographs or microphotographs shall be admitted in evidence equally with original photographs or microphotographs.
History.—s. 163, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 73-305; s. 26, ch. 84-309.
Note.—Former s. 339.32.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.24 - Compilation, Maintenance, and Provision of Information Relating to Roads and Road Building and Repair.

334.24 Compilation, maintenance, and provision of information relating to roads and road building and repair.—The department shall:
(1) Collect data and information as to all roads in the state and, when practicable, have maps and plats thereof made.
(2) Investigate and collect data and information as to the best methods and materials for road building and repair.
(3) Investigate and gather information as to road building and repair in the different localities in the state.
(4) Compile all such data and information and furnish it to counties upon request.
(5) Keep on file at the department headquarters copies of such data and information as a public record.
History.—s. 23, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 1, ch. 63-174; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-57; s. 29, ch. 84-309.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.27 - Governmental Transportation Entities; Property Acquired for Transportation Purposes; Limitation on Soil or Groundwater Contamination Liability.

334.27 Governmental transportation entities; property acquired for transportation purposes; limitation on soil or groundwater contamination liability.—
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “governmental transportation entity” means the department; an authority created pursuant to chapter 343, chapter 348, or chapter 349; airports as defined in s. 332.004(14); a port enumerated in s. 311.09(1); a county; or a municipality.
(2) When a governmental transportation entity acquires property for a transportation facility or in a transportation corridor through the exercise of eminent domain authority, or by purchase or donation, it is not subject to any liability imposed by chapter 376 or chapter 403 for preexisting soil or groundwater contamination due solely to its ownership. This section does not affect the rights or liabilities of any past or future owners of the acquired property nor does it affect the liability of any governmental entity for the results of its actions which create or exacerbate a pollution source. A governmental transportation entity and the Department of Environmental Protection may enter into interagency agreements for the performance, funding, and reimbursement of the investigative and remedial acts necessary for property acquired by the governmental transportation entity.
History.—s. 49, ch. 96-323; s. 12, ch. 97-280; s. 13, ch. 2022-204.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.351 - Youth Work Experience Program; Findings and Intent; Authority to Contract; Limitation.

334.351 Youth work experience program; findings and intent; authority to contract; limitation.—
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that young men and women of the state should be given an opportunity to obtain public service work and training experience that protects and conserves the valuable resources of the state and promotes participation in other community enhancement projects. Notwithstanding the requirements of chapters 287 and 337, the Department of Transportation is authorized to contract with public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the performance of work related to the construction and maintenance of transportation-related facilities by youths enrolled in youth work experience programs. The total amount of contracts entered into by the department under this section in any fiscal year may not exceed the amount specifically appropriated by the Legislature for this program.
(2) Each nonprofit youth organization that provides services under a contract with the department must certify that each young person enrolled in its work experience program is a resident of this state and possesses a valid Florida driver license or identification card.
(3) When selecting a nonprofit youth organization to perform work on transportation-related facilities and before awarding a contract under this section, the department must consider the following criteria:
(a) The number of participants receiving life management skills training;
(b) The number of participants receiving high school diplomas or high school equivalency diplomas;
(c) The number of participants receiving scholarships;
(d) The number of participants receiving bonuses;
(e) The number of participants who have secured full-time jobs; and
(f) The other programs or services that support the development of disadvantaged youths.
(4) Each nonprofit youth organization under contract with the department must:
(a) Submit an annual report to the department by January 1 of each year. The report must include, but need not be limited to, the applicable performance of the organization when measured by the criteria in subsection (3) for the organization’s most recently completed fiscal year.
(b) Submit an independent audit of the organization’s financial records to the department each year. The organization’s contract with the department must allow the department the right to inspect the organization’s financial and program records.
(c) Demonstrate participation in a peer assessment or review process, such as the Excellence in Corps Operations of the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps.
History.—s. 13, ch. 97-280; s. 2, ch. 2007-66; s. 27, ch. 2007-196; s. 2, ch. 2014-20.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.352 - State University Ingress and Egress.

334.352 State university ingress and egress.—A local governmental entity may not prevent public motor vehicle use on or access to an existing transportation facility or transportation corridor as defined in s. 334.03 if that transportation facility or transportation corridor is the only point, or one of only two points, of ingress to and egress from a state university as defined in s. 1000.21. This section does not apply when a law enforcement agency prevents use or access to a facility or corridor in an emergency situation or to a temporary closure of a facility or corridor, if necessary, for road maintenance or repair.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2018-130.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration › 334.60 - 511 Traveler Information System.

334.60 511 traveler information system.—The department is the state’s lead agency for implementing 511 services and is the state’s point of contact for coordinating 511 services with telecommunications service providers. The department shall:
(1) Implement and administer 511 services in the state;
(2) Coordinate with other transportation authorities in the state to provide multimodal traveler information through 511 services and other means;
(3) Develop uniform standards and criteria for the collection and dissemination of traveler information using the 511 number or other interactive voice response systems; and
(4) Enter into joint participation agreements or contracts with highway authorities and public transit districts to share the costs of implementing and administering 511 services in the state. The department may also enter into other agreements or contracts with private firms relating to the 511 services to offset the costs of implementing and administering 511 services in the state.
The department shall adopt rules to administer the coordination of 511 traveler information phone services in the state.
History.—s. 41, ch. 2003-286.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.01 - Designation and Systemization of Public Roads.

335.01 Designation and systemization of public roads.—
(1) All roads which are open and available for use by the public and dedicated to the public use, according to law or by prescription, are hereby declared to be, and are established as, public roads.
(2) Public roads shall be divided into four systems:
(a) The State Highway System;
(b) The State Park Road System;
(c) The county road system; and
(d) The city street system.
History.—s. 25, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 6, ch. 77-165; s. 31, ch. 84-309.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.0415 - Public Road Jurisdiction and Transfer Process.

335.0415 Public road jurisdiction and transfer process.—
(1) The jurisdiction of public roads and the responsibility for operation and maintenance within the right-of-way of any road within the state, county, and municipal road system shall be that which existed on June 10, 1995.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any change of the jurisdiction of a public road subsequent to July 1, 1995, shall be governed by the provisions set out herein.
(3) Public roads may be transferred between jurisdictions only by mutual agreement of the affected governmental entities.
(4) Decisions to transfer public roads to or from the State Highway System which occur after July 1, 1995, shall be based upon the consideration of criteria including but not limited to the following:
(a) National defense needs;
(b) Travel to and through urban areas;
(c) Access to intermodal facilities including but not limited to airports, seaports, major terminals and transfer points;
(d) Access to regional public facilities; and
(e) Disaster preparedness and emergency evacuation.
(5) In order to take effect, all transfers of public roads to or from the State Highway System must be by mutual agreement of the affected governmental entities and approved by the secretary of the Department of Transportation.
History.—s. 34, ch. 95-257; s. 14, ch. 97-280; s. 316, ch. 99-248; s. 2, ch. 99-250; s. 16, ch. 99-385.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.055 - Routine Maintenance Contracts.

335.055 Routine maintenance contracts.—
(1) The Department of Transportation may enter into contracts with counties and municipalities to perform routine maintenance work on the State Highway System within the appropriate boundaries.
(2) Each county or municipality which completes the work described in subsection (1) shall be relieved from any tort liability arising after completion of such work if the completed project conforms to the standards of the contract as agreed to by the department.
(3) Each county or municipality shall be entitled to receive payment or reimbursement from the department, in accordance with the contract, if the work is completed to the standards of the contract as agreed to by the department.
(4) Nothing contained in this section shall impair, suspend, contract, enlarge, extend, or affect in any manner the powers and duties of the department.
History.—s. 1, ch. 87-164.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.06 - Access Roads to the State Park System.

335.06 Access roads to the state park system.—Any road that provides access to property within the state park system shall be maintained by the department if the road is a part of the State Highway System and may be improved and maintained by the department if the road is part of a county road system or city street system. If the department does not maintain a county or city road that provides access to the state park system, the road shall be maintained by the appropriate county or municipality.
History.—s. 30, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 25, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 37, ch. 84-309; s. 3, ch. 2014-169; s. 7, ch. 2014-223.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.064 - Pedestrian Walkways and Fishing Walks or Bays; Authority to Construct.

335.064 Pedestrian walkways and fishing walks or bays; authority to construct.—Any state, county, or municipal agency or authority charged with the maintenance and construction of public roads and bridges is authorized to construct and maintain pedestrian walkways, fishing walks, or fishing bays on public bridges under its jurisdiction whenever it is deemed necessary to do so in the interest of safety.
History.—s. 4, ch. 84-309.
Note.—Former s. 339.27(5).
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.066 - Safe Paths to Schools Program.

335.066 Safe Paths to Schools Program.—
(1) There is established in the Department of Transportation the Safe Paths to Schools Program to consider the planning and construction of bicycle and pedestrian ways to provide safe transportation for children from neighborhoods to schools, parks, and the state’s greenways and trails system.
(2) As a part of the Safe Paths to Schools Program, the department may establish a grant program to fund local, regional, and state bicycle and pedestrian projects that support the program.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-250; s. 1, ch. 2021-53.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.07 - Sufficiency Rating System for Roads on State Highway System.

335.07 Sufficiency rating system for roads on State Highway System.—
(1) The department shall adopt a sufficiency rating system for roads on the State Highway System.
(2) Such system shall include, but shall not be limited to, the consideration of the following factors:
(a) Structural adequacy;
(b) Safety; and
(c) Service.
(3) The determination of rating, at a minimum, shall take into consideration the volume of traffic using the roads and the minimum engineering standards required to safely accommodate such volume of traffic; the age of the roads; the width of pavement and shoulders; the number and degree of curves, both horizontal and vertical; ridability; and maintenance economy.
History.—s. 31, ch. 29965, 1955; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 39, ch. 84-309.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.08 - Numbering Public Roads.

335.08 Numbering public roads.—
(1) The department is authorized to number and renumber the roads of the State Highway System and to advise the counties and municipalities on the numbering of the roads in their respective road systems.
(2) The department may establish a systematic numbering plan, giving even numbers to roads extending in the general direction of east and west, and odd numbers to roads extending in the general direction of north and south.
History.—s. 32, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 11, ch. 57-318; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 4, ch. 83-52.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.085 - Installation of Roadside Barriers Along Certain Water Bodies Contiguous With State Roads.

335.085 Installation of roadside barriers along certain water bodies contiguous with state roads.—
(1) This section shall be cited as “Chloe’s Law.”
(2) By June 30, 2018, the department shall install roadside barriers to shield water bodies contiguous with state roads at locations where a death due to drowning resulted from a motor vehicle accident in which a vehicle departed the adjacent state road during the period between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2016. This requirement does not apply to any location at which the department’s chief engineer determines, based on engineering principles, that installation of a barrier would increase the risk of injury to motorists traveling on the adjacent state road.
History.—s. 37, ch. 2016-239.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.09 - Uniform Erection and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices.

335.09 Uniform erection and maintenance of traffic control devices.—The department shall erect and maintain a uniform system of signs, signals, markings, and other traffic control devices for the regulation, control, guidance, and protection of traffic on the State Highway System. Such system shall conform to the department’s uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to s. 316.0745.
History.—s. 33, ch. 29965, 1955; s. 2, ch. 59-96; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 42, ch. 84-309; s. 14, ch. 85-180.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.091 - Blue Star Memorial Highway Designation.

335.091 Blue Star Memorial Highway designation.—
(1) The head of the department, in cooperation with the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., is authorized to designate certain roads in this state as Blue Star Memorial highways in honor of those individuals who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(2) It is the duty of the executive board of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., to submit to the head of the department routes on certain roads in the state for designation as Blue Star Memorial highways. Upon designation of a route as a “Blue Star Memorial Highway,” any member club of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc., may, with the advice, cooperation, and approval of the department, erect suitable markers and beautify such memorial highway.
(3) The department shall file with the Department of State a record of such roads so designated as Blue Star Memorial highways.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 59-77; s. 5, ch. 67-461; ss. 10, 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 43, ch. 84-309.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XXVI - Public Transportation › Chapter 335 - State Highway System › 335.093 - Scenic Highway Designation.

335.093 Scenic highway designation.—
(1) The Department of Transportation may, after consultation with other state agencies and local governments, designate public roads as scenic highways. Public roads designated as scenic highways are intended to preserve, maintain, and protect a part of Florida’s cultural, historical, and scenic routes for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian travel.
(2) The department may by rule adopt appropriate criteria for the designation of scenic highways and may specify appropriate planning and design standards including corridor management plans on such scenic highways.
(3) The designation of scenic highways by the department and the criteria adopted by the department for the designation of scenic highways are not intended to affect or limit existing or customary uses in commercial or industrial areas that are adjacent to designated scenic highways nor is designation intended to limit the ability of local government entities to control or limit land uses in commercial or industrial areas within their jurisdictions. This subsection shall take effect on July 1, 1996.
History.—s. 54, ch. 93-164; s. 43, ch. 94-237; s. 17, ch. 99-385.