Title XXVI, Public Transportation

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 con…

Such leave, license and franchise, for the maintenance and operation of such ferry as provided in s. 347.21, shall be given and granted by resolution upon the following terms and conditions:(1) The grantee of such leave, license and franchise, shall before the taking effect of su…

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 mi…

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 …

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 …

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.

As used in the this part, the term:(1) “Agency” means the body politic, corporate, and agency of the state created by this part.(2) “Agency of the state” means and includes the state and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality created, designated, or establi…

(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 Ag…

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Greater Miami Expressway Agency prioritizes the best interests of the toll payors of South Florida.(2) There is hereby created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the “Greater Miami …

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, members and employees of the agency are subject to part III of chapter 112. As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means the Greater Miami Expressway Agency.(b) “Lobby” means to seek to influence the agency, …

(1)(a) The agency created and established pursuant to this act may acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, and own an expressway system.(b) The agency, in the construction of an expressway system, may construct expressways. Construction of an expressway system may b…

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 Legislature declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction of safe and efficient transportation facilities for traveling within the state and that it is in the public’s interest to provide for public-private partnership agreements to effectuate the constructi…

(1) Bonds may be issued on behalf of the agency as provided by the State Bond Act.(2)(a) The agency may issue bonds pursuant to this part which do not pledge the full faith and credit of the state in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the agency, is necessary to provide …

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,…

(1) For the purposes of this act, the agency may acquire such rights, title, or interest in private or public property and such property rights, including easements, rights of access, air, view, and light, by gift, devise, purchase, or condemnation by eminent domain proceedings, …

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 …

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 …

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 t…

(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) Ag…

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 sec…

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 ag…

(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 superse…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority Law.”History.—s. 1, ch. 63-447.

The following terms whenever used or referred to in this part shall have the following meanings, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) “Agency of the state” means and includes the state and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instru…

(1) There is hereby created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the “Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.”(2) The governing body of the authority shall consist of a board of seven members.(a) Four of the members shall be…

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 Flor…

Except as otherwise limited herein, the authority shall have the power:(1) To sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts.(2) To adopt, use and alter at will, a seal.(3) To acquire, purchase, hold, lease as lessee and use any franchise, property, …

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 oth…

(1)(a) Bonds may be issued on behalf of the authority pursuant to the State Bond Act.(b) Alternatively, the authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue bonds in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the authority, shall be necessary to…

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 t…

(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 refund…

(1) The rights and the remedies herein conferred upon or granted to the bondholders shall be in addition to and not in limitation of any rights and remedies lawfully granted to such bondholders by the resolution or resolutions or indenture providing for the issuance of bonds, or …

(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…

(1) In order to effectuate the purposes of this part, the authority may enter into lease-purchase agreements with the city, the county, the state or any agency thereof, including the department, and any federal agency relating to and covering the expressway system or any portion …

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, res…

(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 p…

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 author…

The Legislature declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction of safe and efficient transportation facilities for traveling within the state and that it is in the public’s interest to provide for public-private partnership agreements to effectuate the constructi…

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 t…

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. Sinc…

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 sta…

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 enforc…

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 t…

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-…

(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, spe…