House Bill 1181
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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 HB 1181
By Representative C. Smith
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to traffic calming devices;
3 amending s. 316.008, F.S.; authorizing local
4 authorities to plan, design, construct,
5 install, or maintain traffic calming devices on
6 streets and highways within their jurisdiction;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10 Section 1. Paragraph (x) is added to subsection (1) of
11 section 316.008, Florida Statutes, to read:
12 316.008 Powers of local authorities.--
13 (1) The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed
14 to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and
15 highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable
16 exercise of the police power, from:
17 (x) Planning, designing, constructing, installing, or
18 maintaining traffic calming devices, including, but not
19 limited to, speed bumps, speed humps, speed tables,
20 roundabouts, or other pavement designs or undulations.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
22 law.
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25 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides that local authorities shall be able to plan,
27 design, construct, install, or maintain traffic calming
devices with respect to streets and highways under their
28 jurisdiction.
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