The Florida Senate

348.241  Definitions.--As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)  The term "agency of the state" means and includes this state and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated, or established by, this state.

(2)  The term "authority" means the Broward County Expressway Authority.

(3)  The term "bonds" means and includes the notes, bonds, refunding bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness or obligations, in either temporary or definitive form, which the authority is authorized to issue pursuant to this part.

(4)  The term "Broward County Expressway System" means any and all expressways in Broward County and appurtenant facilities thereto, including, but not limited to, all approaches, roads, bridges, and avenues of access for such expressway or expressways.

(5)  The term "Broward County gasoline tax funds" means all the 80-percent surplus gasoline tax funds accruing in each year to the Department of Transportation for use in Broward County under the provisions of s. 9, Art. XII of the State Constitution, after deduction only of any amounts of such gasoline tax funds heretofore pledged by the department or the county for outstanding obligations.

(6)  The term "county" means Broward County.

(7)  The term "Deerfield Expressway" means a limited access arterial highway facility located in north Broward County, as generally described in the current long-range transportation plan, Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization Year 2000 Financially Feasible Plan, and the Broward County Trafficways Plan, originating at the Sawgrass Expressway, proceeding eastward in a corridor along the southern boundary of the City of Parkland, and terminating at Florida's Turnpike, with appurtenant facilities thereto, including necessary approaches, roads, bridges, and avenues of access.

(8)  The term "department" means the Department of Transportation.

(9)  The term "division" means the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration.

(10)  The term "express written consent" means prior express written consent given in the form of a resolution adopted by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

(11)  The term "expressway" means the same as "limited access facility" as defined in s. 334.03

(12)  The term "federal agency" means and includes the United States, the President of the United States, and any department of, or corporation, agency, or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated, or established by, the United States.

(13)  The term "I-595/Port Everglades Expressway" means a limited access arterial highway facility located in central Broward County, as generally described in the current long-range transportation plan, Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization Year 2000 Financially Feasible Plan, and the Broward County Trafficways Plan, originating at the proposed junction of I-75 and the Sawgrass Expressway and proceeding easterly in the State Road 84 corridor to relocated U.S. 1, with appurtenant facilities thereto, including necessary approaches, roads, bridges, and avenues of access. For the purposes of this act, the interstate funded portion of such expressway is that portion extending from relocated U.S. 1 to a point east of Florida's Turnpike and west of State Road 7; the noninterstate funded portion of such expressway is that portion extending from a point east of Florida's Turnpike and west of State Road 7 to I-75.

(14)  The term "lease-purchase agreement" means a lease-purchase agreement which the authority is authorized to enter with the Department of Transportation pursuant to this part.

(15)  The term "members" means the governing body of the authority, and the term "member" means one of the individuals constituting such governing body.

(16)  The term "Sawgrass Expressway" means a limited access arterial highway facility located in west Broward County, as generally described in the current long-range transportation plan, Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization Year 2000 Financially Feasible Plan, and the Broward County Trafficways Plan, originating at I-75, proceeding northward in a corridor to the east of the L-36 Canal, and connecting to the Deerfield Expressway, with appurtenant facilities thereto, including necessary approaches, roads, bridges, and avenues of access.

(17)  Words importing singular number include the plural number in each case and vice versa, and words importing persons include firms and corporations.

History.--s. 1, ch. 83-289; s. 288, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.