Florida Senate - 2017 SB 720
By Senator Mayfield
17-00346-17 2017720__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act related to the Central Florida Expressway
3 Authority; amending s. 348.753, F.S.; increasing the
4 number of members making up the governing body of the
5 Central Florida Expressway Authority; adding the chair
6 of the board of the county commission of Brevard
7 County to the list of chairs authorized to appoint a
8 member to the authority; adding Brevard County to the
9 list of counties the citizens of which may be
10 appointed by the Governor to serve on the authority;
11 requiring six members of the authority to constitute a
12 quorum; requiring the vote of six members for any
13 action taken by the authority; amending s. 348.754,
14 F.S.; adding the geographical boundary of Brevard
15 County to the area served by the authority; conforming
16 a provision to changes made by the act; providing an
17 effective date.
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19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21 Section 1. Subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection
22 (4) of section 348.753, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
23 348.753 Central Florida Expressway Authority.—
24 (3) The governing body of the authority shall consist of 10
25 nine members. The chairs of the boards of the county commissions
26 of Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola Counties shall each
27 appoint one member from his or her respective county, who must
28 be a commission member or chair or the county mayor. The Mayor
29 of Orange County shall appoint a member from the Orange County
30 Commission. Subject to confirmation by the Senate during the
31 next regular session of the Legislature, the Governor shall
32 appoint three citizen members, each of whom must be a resident
33 of either Orange County, Seminole County, Lake County, Brevard
34 County, or Osceola County. Refusal or failure of the Senate to
35 confirm an appointment shall create a vacancy. The Mayor of
36 Orange County and the Mayor of the City of Orlando shall also
37 serve as members. The executive director of the Florida Turnpike
38 Enterprise shall serve as a nonvoting advisor to the governing
39 body of the authority. Each member appointed by the Governor
40 shall serve for 4 years, with his or her term ending on December
41 31 of his or her last year of service. Each county-appointed
42 member shall serve for 2 years. Each appointed member shall hold
43 office until his or her successor has been appointed and has
44 qualified. A vacancy occurring during a term must be filled only
45 for the balance of the unexpired term. Each appointed member of
46 the authority must be a person of outstanding reputation for
47 integrity, responsibility, and business ability, but, except as
48 provided in this subsection, a person who is an officer or
49 employee of a municipality or county may not be an appointed
50 member of the authority. Any member of the authority is eligible
51 for reappointment.
52 (4)(a) The authority shall elect one of its members as the
53 chair of the authority, one of its members as vice chair, and
54 one of its members as treasurer. The chair, vice chair, and
55 treasurer shall hold such offices at the will of the authority.
56 Six Five members of the authority constitute a quorum, and the
57 vote of six five members is required for any action taken by the
58 authority. A vacancy in the authority does not impair the right
59 of a quorum of the authority to exercise all of the rights and
60 perform all of the duties of the authority.
61 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
62 (n) of subsection (2) of section 348.754, Florida Statutes, are
63 amended to read:
64 348.754 Purposes and powers.—
65 (1)(a) The authority created and established under this
66 part is granted and has the right to acquire, hold, construct,
67 improve, maintain, operate, own, and lease in the capacity of
68 lessor the Central Florida Expressway System, hereinafter
69 referred to as “system.” Except as otherwise specifically
70 provided by law, including paragraph (2)(n), the area served by
71 the authority shall be within the geographical boundaries of
72 Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola Counties.
73 (2) The authority may exercise all powers necessary,
74 appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the implementation of
75 the stated purposes, including, but not limited to, the
76 following rights and powers:
77 (n) With the consent of the county within whose
78 jurisdiction the following activities occur, the authority shall
79 have the right to construct, operate, and maintain roads,
80 bridges, avenues of access, transportation facilities,
81 thoroughfares, and boulevards outside the jurisdictional
82 boundaries of Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola
83 Counties, together with the right to construct, repair, replace,
84 operate, install, and maintain electronic toll payment systems
85 thereon.
86 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.