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By the Committee on Transportation; and 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; repealing
8 s. 334.071, F.S., relating to legislative
9 designations of transportation facilities;
10 providing requirements for requests to
11 establish road and bridge designations and
12 redesignations; 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. Section 335.081, Florida Statutes, is
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18 335.081 Requirements for requests for road or bridge
19 designations.--
20 (1) When the Legislature establishes a road
21 designation or a bridge designation, the department must place
22 markers only at the termini specified for each highway segment
23 or bridge designated by the law creating the designation. The
24 department may place other markers as appropriate for the
25 transportation facility that has been designated. These
26 designations are for honorary or memorial purposes or to
27 distinguish a particular facility and do not require a local
28 government or private party to change any street sign, mailing
29 address, or listing in a 911 system or other
30 emergency-telephone-number system.
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1 (2) The Legislature may not consider establishing a
2 road or bridge designation that names a person unless the
3 person has been deceased for at least 2 years with the
4 exception of roads or bridges located:
5 (a) Within a municipality if the designation has been
6 approved by resolution of the governing body of the
7 municipality;
8 (b) Within an unincorporated area if the designation
9 has been approved by resolution of the board of county
10 commissioners; or
11 (c) Within more than one local jurisdiction if the
12 designation has been approved by resolution of the governing
13 boards of each affected jurisdiction.
14 (3) A road or bridge that has previously been
15 designated may not be redesignated unless the road or bridge
16 is located:
17 (a)1. Within a municipality if the designation has
18 been approved by resolution of the governing board of the
19 municipality;
20 2. Within an unincorporated area if the designation
21 has been approved by resolution of the board of county
22 commissioners; or
23 3. Within more than one local jurisdiction if the
24 designation has been approved by resolution of the governing
25 board of each affected jurisdiction; and
26 (b) The previous designation is removed.
27 Section 2. Section 334.071, Florida Statutes, is
28 repealed.
29 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
30 law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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