Senate Bill 1802c1
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Florida Senate - 2000 CS for SB 1802
By the Committee on Transportation and Senator Mitchell
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to state uniform traffic
3 control; amending s. 316.189, F.S.; providing
4 that a county or municipality under certain
5 circumstances may lower speed limits set by the
6 Department of Transportation on state highways
7 or connecting links or extensions thereof
8 located within the county or municipality when
9 such change is determined to be necessary to
10 ensure safety; requiring counties and
11 municipalities to reimburse the department for
12 certain costs; providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 316.189,
17 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
18 316.189 Establishment of municipal and county speed
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20 (1) MUNICIPAL SPEED.--The maximum speed within any
21 municipality is 30 miles per hour. With respect to residence
22 districts, a municipality may set a maximum speed limit of 20
23 or 25 miles per hour on local streets and highways after an
24 investigation determines that such a limit is reasonable. It
25 shall not be necessary to conduct a separate investigation for
26 each residence district. A municipality may set speed zones
27 altering the speed limit, both as to maximum, not to exceed 60
28 miles per hour, and minimum, after investigation determines
29 such a change is reasonable and in conformity to criteria
30 promulgated by the Department of Transportation. A
31 municipality may lower speed limits set by the Department of
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1 Transportation, except that no changes shall be made on
2 non-limited-access state highways or connecting links or
3 extensions thereof located within the municipality by not more
4 than 15 miles per hour in 5-mile-per-hour increments, when
5 such change is reasonable and in conformity with criteria
6 promulgated by the Department of Transportation or based upon
7 a traffic or engineering study conducted by the affected local
8 government; however, the limit may not be reduced below 45
9 miles per hour. A municipality that reduces the speed limit on
10 a non-limited-access state highway or connecting link or
11 extension thereof shall reimburse the Department of
12 Transportation for the cost of installing, maintaining, and
13 replacing all traffic control devices required to post the
14 reduced speed limit. which shall be changed only by the
15 Department of Transportation.
16 (2) SPEED ON COUNTY ROADS.--The maximum speed on any
17 county-maintained road is:
18 (a) In any business or residence district, 30 miles
19 per hour in the daytime or nighttime; provided that with
20 respect to residence districts a county may set a maximum
21 speed limit of 25 miles per hour after an investigation
22 determines that such a limit is reasonable; and it shall not
23 be necessary to conduct a separate investigation in each
24 residence district.
25 (b) On any other part of a county road not a business
26 or residence district, as set forth in s. 316.183.
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28 However, the board of county commissioners may set speed zones
29 altering such speeds, both as to maximum and minimum, after
30 investigation determines such a change is reasonable and in
31 conformity to criteria promulgated by the Department of
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1 Transportation, except that no such speed zone shall permit a
2 speed of more than 60 miles per hour. A county may lower speed
3 limits set by the Department of Transportation on
4 non-limited-access state highways or connecting links or
5 extensions thereof located within the county by not more than
6 15 miles per hour in 5-mile-per-hour increments, when such
7 change is reasonable and in conformity with criteria
8 promulgated by the Department of Transportation or based upon
9 a traffic or engineering study conducted by the affected local
10 government; however, the limit may not be reduced below 45
11 miles per hour. A county that reduces the speed limit on a
12 non-limited-access state highway or connecting link or
13 extension thereof shall reimburse the Department of
14 Transportation for the cost of installing, maintaining, and
15 replacing all traffic control devices required to post the
16 reduced speed limit.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.
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19 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
20 SB 1802
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22 This CS provides a county or municipality may lower speed
limits set by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
23 on non-limited access state highways or on state highway
connecting links or extensions located within the county or
24 municipality by not more than 15 miles-per-hour, in increments
of 5 miles-per-hour, when such change is reasonable and in
25 conformity to criteria promulgated by FDOT or based upon a
traffic or engineering study conducted by the affected local
26 government; however, the limit may not be reduced below 45
miles-per-hour. The municipality or county is responsible for
27 reimbursing FDOT for the cost of installing, maintaining and
replacing all necessary traffic control devices.
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