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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 1122

    By Senator Sebesta





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the designation of

  3         transportation facilities; creating s. 335.081,

  4         F.S.; providing limitations on the duty of the

  5         Department of Transportation to erect signage

  6         relating to road designations and bridge

  7         designations made by the Legislature; providing

  8         requirements for requests to establish road and

  9         bridge designations and redesignations;

10         providing an effective date.

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12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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14         Section 1.  Section 335.081, Florida Statutes, is

15  created to read:

16         335.081  Requirements for requests for road or bridge

17  designations.--

18         (1)  When the Legislature establishes a road

19  designation or a bridge designation, the department must place

20  markers only at the termini specified for each highway segment

21  or bridge designated by the law creating the designation. The

22  department may place other markers as appropriate for the

23  transportation facility that has been designated. These

24  designations are for honorary or memorial purposes or to

25  distinguish a particular facility and do not require a local

26  government or private party to change any street sign, mailing

27  address, or listing in a 911 system or other

28  emergency-telephone-number system.

29         (2)  The Legislature may not consider establishing a

30  road or bridge designation that names a person unless the

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  1  person has been deceased for at least 2 years with the

  2  exception of roads or bridges located:

  3         (a)  Within a municipality if the designation has been

  4  approved by resolution of the governing body of the

  5  municipality;

  6         (b)  Within an unincorporated area if the designation

  7  has been approved by resolution of the board of county

  8  commissioners; or

  9         (c)  Within more than one local jurisdiction if the

10  designation has been approved by resolution of the governing

11  boards of each affected jurisdiction.

12         (3)  A road or bridge that has previously been

13  designated may not be redesignated unless the road or bridge

14  is located:

15         (a)1.  Within a municipality if the designation has

16  been approved by resolution of the governing board of the

17  municipality;

18         2.  Within an unincorporated area if the designation

19  has been approved by resolution of the board of county

20  commissioners; or

21         3.  Within more than one local jurisdiction if the

22  designation has been approved by resolution of the governing

23  board of each affected jurisdiction; and

24         (b)  The previous designation is removed.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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  3    Provides limitations on the duty of the Department of
      Transportation to erect signage relating to road
  4    designations and bridge designations made by the
      Legislature. Provides requirements for requests to
  5    establish road and bridge designations and
      redesignations.
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