Chapter 334 — Chapter 334
32 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 334.01 Florida Transportation Code; short title
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Chapters 334-339, 341, 348, and 349 and ss. 332.003-332.007, 351.35, 351.36, 351.37, and 861.011 may be cited as the “Florida Transportation Code.”
Fla. Stat. § 334.03 Definitions
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When used in the Florida Transportation Code, the term:(1) “Arterial road” means a route providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume, long average trip length, high operating speed, and high mobility importance. In addition, every United…
Fla. Stat. § 334.035 Purpose of transportation code
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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, bal…
Fla. Stat. § 334.044 Powers and duties of the department
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The department shall have the following general powers and duties:(1) To assume the responsibility for coordinating the planning of a safe, viable, and balanced state transportation system serving all regions of the state, and to assure the compatibility of all components, includ…
Fla. Stat. § 334.045 Transportation performance and productivity standards; development; measurement; application
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(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 …
Fla. Stat. § 334.046 Department mission, goals, and objectives
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(1) The department shall consider the following prevailing principles when planning and developing the state’s multimodal transportation system: preserving Florida’s transportation infrastructure; supporting its economic competitiveness; promoting the efficient movement of people…
Fla. Stat. § 334.047 Prohibition
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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.
Fla. Stat. § 334.048 Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems
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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 …
Fla. Stat. § 334.049 Patents, copyrights, trademarks; notice to Department of State; confidentiality of trade secrets
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(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 …
Fla. Stat. § 334.05 Department headquarters; acquisition of office space
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(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 a…
Fla. Stat. § 334.063 Statistical studies relating to traffic count and accidents
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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.
Fla. Stat. § 334.065 Center for Urban Transportation Research
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(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 facili…
Fla. Stat. § 334.066 Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab
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(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 transportati…
Fla. Stat. § 334.071 Legislative designation of transportation facilities
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(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 pa…
Fla. Stat. § 334.131 Department employees’ benefit fund
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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 departm…
Fla. Stat. § 334.14 Employees of department who are required to be engineers
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Each employee performing engineering as defined in chapter 471 shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 471.
Fla. Stat. § 334.17 Consulting services; provision by department to other governmental units
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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.
Fla. Stat. § 334.175 Certification of project design plans and surveys
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(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 la…
Fla. Stat. § 334.179 Department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates; misrepresentation of certification
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(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 s…
Fla. Stat. § 334.181 Electronic proof of delivery
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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.
Fla. Stat. § 334.185 Financial responsibility for construction, material, or design failures; review of contracts; financial assurances
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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 fai…
Fla. Stat. § 334.187 Guarantee of obligations to the department
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(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 departmen…
Fla. Stat. § 334.193 Unlawful for certain persons to be financially interested in purchases, sales, and certain contracts; penalties
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(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 …
Fla. Stat. § 334.195 Officers or employees of the department; conflicts of interest; exception; penalties
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(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…
Fla. Stat. § 334.196 Authority of department to photograph or microphotograph records and to destroy original records; admissibility of photographs or microphotographs in evidence
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(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 t…
Fla. Stat. § 334.24 Compilation, maintenance, and provision of information relating to roads and road building and repair
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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…
Fla. Stat. § 334.27 Governmental transportation entities; property acquired for transportation purposes; limitation on soil or groundwater contamination liability
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(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 municipali…
Fla. Stat. § 334.30 Public-private transportation facilities
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The Legislature finds and declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction of safe and efficient transportation facilities for the purpose of traveling within the state, and that it is in the public’s interest to provide for the construction of additional safe, con…
Fla. Stat. § 334.351 Youth work experience program; findings and intent; authority to contract; limitation
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(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 enhancem…
Fla. Stat. § 334.352 State university ingress and egress
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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 …
Fla. Stat. § 334.60 511 traveler information system
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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 oth…
Fla. Stat. § 334.61 Traffic lane repurposing
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(1) When a governmental entity proposes any project that will repurpose one or more existing traffic lanes, the governmental entity shall include a traffic study to address any potential adverse impacts of the project, including, but not limited to, changes in traffic congestion …