The Florida Senate

343.58  County funding for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.--

(1)  Each county served by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority must dedicate $2.67 million to the authority annually. The recurring annual $2.67 million must be dedicated by the governing body of each county by August 1, 2003. Notwithstanding ss. 206.41 and 206.87, such dedicated funding may come from each county's share of the ninth-cent fuel tax, the local option fuel tax, or any other source of local gas taxes or other nonfederal funds available to the counties. In addition, the Legislature authorizes the levy of an annual license tax in the amount of $2 for the registration or renewal of registration of each vehicle taxed under s. 320.08 and registered in the area served by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The annual license tax shall take effect in any county served by the authority upon approval by the residents in a county served by the authority. The annual license tax shall be levied and the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall remit the proceeds each month from the tax to the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.

(2)  In addition, each county shall continue to annually fund the operations of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority in an amount not less than $1.565 million. Such funds pursuant to this subsection shall also be considered a dedicated funding source.

If, by December 31, 2009, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority has not received federal matching funds based upon the dedication of funds under subsection (1), subsection (1) shall be repealed.

History.--s. 10, ch. 2003-159.