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2 An act relating to the Department of
3 Transportation; amending s. 215.615, F.S.;
4 revising matching requirements for revenue
5 bonds issued for fixed-guideway transportation
6 systems; amending s. 337.11, F.S.; amending
7 notification requirements for construction
8 contracts; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; providing
9 exemptions from prequalification requirements
10 for certain projects; amending s. 337.18, F.S.;
11 revising requirements for surety bonds for
12 certain construction projects; amending s.
13 338.2275, F.S.; deleting obsolete provisions;
14 revising the maximum amount of bonds that are
15 available for turnpike projects; amending s.
16 212.0606, F.S.; providing for the imposition by
17 countywide referendum of an additional
18 surcharge on the lease or rental of a motor
19 vehicle; providing procedures and requirements
20 for imposing the surcharge; providing for time
21 of effect of the surcharge; providing for a
22 distribution and use of funds collected from
23 the surcharge; providing procedures for
24 collection; providing for exceptions; amending
25 s. 343.54, F.S.; revising language relating to
26 powers and duties of the South Florida Regional
27 Transportation Authority; deleting the term
28 "commuter rail"; amending s. 343.55, F.S.;
29 providing pledge to bondholders that the state
30 will not alter certain rights vested in the
31 authority that affect the rights of bondholders
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1 while bonds are outstanding; amending s.
2 343.58, F.S.; revising provisions for funding
3 of the authority; requiring counties served by
4 the authority to annually transfer certain
5 funds before a certain date; removing
6 provisions for sources of that funding;
7 removing authorization for a vehicle
8 registration tax; providing for a certain
9 funding source for capital, operating, and
10 maintenance expenses; revising county funding
11 amounts to fund operations; providing for
12 cessation of specified county funding
13 contributions and providing for certain
14 refunding of the contributions under certain
15 circumstances; revising timeframe for repeal of
16 specified funding provisions under certain
17 circumstances; providing a statement of
18 important state interest; amending s. 338.161,
19 F.S.; providing for the department and certain
20 toll agencies to enter into agreements with
21 public or private entities for additional uses
22 of electronic toll collection products and
23 services; authorizing feasibility studies by
24 the department or a toll agency of additional
25 uses of electronic toll devices for legislative
26 consideration; designating George W. Harris,
27 Jr. Boulevard in Polk County; designating Angel
28 Manuel De La Portilla Way, Dennis Pastrana
29 Avenue, Luis Conte Aguero Way, Estrella Rubio
30 Way, Rafael Diaz Balart Road, and Ambassador
31 Armando Valladares Drive in Miami-Dade County;
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1 directing the department to erect suitable
2 markers; providing an effective date.
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4 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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6 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 215.615, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 215.615 Fixed-guideway transportation systems
9 funding.--
10 (1) The issuance of revenue bonds by the Division of
11 Bond Finance, on behalf of the Department of Transportation,
12 pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, is
13 authorized, pursuant to the State Bond Act, to finance or
14 refinance fixed capital expenditures for fixed-guideway
15 transportation systems, as defined in s. 341.031, including
16 facilities appurtenant thereto, costs of issuance, and other
17 amounts relating to such financing or refinancing. Such
18 revenue bonds shall be matched on a 50-50 basis with funds
19 from sources other than revenues of the Department of
20 Transportation, in a manner acceptable to the Department of
21 Transportation. The Division of Bond Finance is authorized to
22 consider innovative financing techniques, technologies which
23 may include, but are not limited to, innovative bidding and
24 structures of potential financings findings that may result in
25 negotiated transactions.
26 (a) The department and any participating commuter rail
27 authority or regional transportation authority established
28 under chapter 343, local governments, or local governments
29 collectively by interlocal agreement having jurisdiction of a
30 fixed-guideway transportation system may enter into an
31 interlocal agreement to promote the efficient and
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1 cost-effective financing or refinancing of fixed-guideway
2 transportation system projects by revenue bonds issued
3 pursuant to this subsection. The terms of such interlocal
4 agreements shall include provisions for the Department of
5 Transportation to request the issuance of the bonds on behalf
6 of the parties; shall provide that the department's share may
7 be up to 50 percent of the eligible project cost, which may
8 include a share of annual each party to the agreement is
9 contractually liable for an equal share of funding an amount
10 equal to the debt service requirements of such bonds; and
11 shall include any other terms, provisions, or covenants
12 necessary to the making of and full performance under such
13 interlocal agreement. Repayments made to the department under
14 any interlocal agreement are not pledged to the repayment of
15 bonds issued hereunder, and failure of the local governmental
16 authority to make such payment shall not affect the obligation
17 of the department to pay debt service on the bonds.
18 (b) Revenue bonds issued pursuant to this subsection
19 shall not constitute a general obligation of, or a pledge of
20 the full faith and credit of, the State of Florida. Bonds
21 issued pursuant to this section shall be payable from funds
22 available pursuant to s. 206.46(3), subject to annual
23 appropriation. The amount of revenues available for debt
24 service shall never exceed a maximum of 2 percent of all state
25 revenues deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund.
26 (c) The projects to be financed or refinanced with the
27 proceeds of the revenue bonds issued hereunder are designated
28 as state fixed capital outlay projects for purposes of s.
29 11(d), Art. VII of the State Constitution, and the specific
30 projects to be financed or refinanced shall be determined by
31 the Department of Transportation in accordance with state law
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1 and appropriations from the State Transportation Trust
2 Fund. Each project to be financed with the proceeds of the
3 bonds issued pursuant to this subsection must first be
4 approved by the Legislature by an act of general law.
5 (d) Any complaint for validation of bonds issued
6 pursuant to this section shall be filed in the circuit court
7 of the county where the seat of state government is situated,
8 the notice required to be published by s. 75.06 shall be
9 published only in the county where the complaint is filed, and
10 the complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served
11 only on the state attorney of the circuit in which the action
12 is pending.
13 (e) The state does hereby covenant with holders of
14 such revenue bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued
15 hereunder, that it will not repeal or impair or amend these
16 provisions in any manner that will materially and adversely
17 affect the rights of such holders as long as bonds authorized
18 by this subsection are outstanding.
19 (f) This subsection supersedes any inconsistent
20 provisions in existing law.
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22 Notwithstanding this subsection, the lien of revenue bonds
23 issued pursuant to this subsection on moneys deposited into
24 the State Transportation Trust Fund shall be subordinate to
25 the lien on such moneys of bonds issued under ss. 215.605,
26 320.20, and 215.616, and any pledge of such moneys to pay
27 operating and maintenance expenses under s. 206.46(5) and
28 chapter 348, as may be amended.
29 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
30 337.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids;
2 emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders;
3 combined design and construction contracts; progress payments;
4 records; requirements of vehicle registration.--
5 (3)(a) On all construction contracts of $250,000 or
6 less, as well as any construction contract of less than
7 $500,000 which the department has pursuant to s. 337.14 waived
8 prequalification, the department shall advertise for bids in a
9 newspaper having general circulation in the county where the
10 proposed work is located. Publication shall be at least once
11 a week for no less than 2 consecutive weeks, and the first
12 publication shall be no less than 14 days prior to the date on
13 which bids are to be received.
14 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 337.14, Florida
15 Statutes, is amended to read:
16 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of
17 qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.--
18 (1) Any person desiring to bid for the performance of
19 any construction contract in excess of $250,000 which the
20 department proposes to let must first be certified by the
21 department as qualified pursuant to this section and rules of
22 the department. The rules of the department shall address the
23 qualification of persons to bid on construction contracts in
24 excess of $250,000 and shall include requirements with respect
25 to the equipment, past record, experience, financial
26 resources, and organizational personnel of the applicant
27 necessary to perform the specific class of work for which the
28 person seeks certification. The department is authorized to
29 limit the dollar amount of any contract upon which a person is
30 qualified to bid or the aggregate total dollar volume of
31 contracts such person is allowed to have under contract at any
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1 one time. Each applicant seeking qualification to bid on
2 construction contracts in excess of $250,000 shall furnish the
3 department a statement under oath, on such forms as the
4 department may prescribe, setting forth detailed information
5 as required on the application. Each application for
6 certification shall be accompanied by the latest annual
7 financial statement of the applicant completed within the last
8 12 months. If the annual financial statement shows the
9 financial condition of the applicant more than 4 months prior
10 to the date on which the application is received by the
11 department, then an interim financial statement must also be
12 submitted. The interim financial statement must cover the
13 period from the end date of the annual statement and must show
14 the financial condition of the applicant no more than 4 months
15 prior to the date on which the application is received by the
16 department. Each required annual or interim financial
17 statement must be audited and accompanied by the opinion of a
18 certified public accountant or a public accountant approved by
19 the department. The information required by this subsection
20 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s.
21 119.07(1). The department shall act upon the application for
22 qualification within 30 days after the department determines
23 that the application is complete. The department may waive the
24 requirements of this subsection for projects having a contract
25 price of $500,000 or less if the department determines that
26 the project is of a noncritical nature and noncompliance with
27 the subsection will not endanger public health, safety, or
28 property.
29 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
30 337.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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1 337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance
2 contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond
3 requirements; defaults; damage assessments.--
4 (1)(a) A surety bond shall be required of the
5 successful bidder in an amount equal to the awarded contract
6 price. However, the department may choose, in its discretion
7 and applicable only to multiyear maintenance contracts, to
8 allow for incremental annual contract bonds that cumulatively
9 total the full, awarded multiyear contract price. For a
10 project for which the contract price is $250,000 $150,000 or
11 less, the department may waive the requirement for all or a
12 portion of a surety bond if it determines the project is of a
13 noncritical nature and nonperformance will not endanger public
14 health, safety, or property. If the secretary or the
15 secretary's designee determines that it is in the best
16 interests of the department to do so and that a reduced
17 bonding requirement for a project will not endanger public
18 health, safety, or property, the department may waive the
19 requirement of a surety bond in an amount equal to the awarded
20 contract price for a project having a contract price of $250
21 million or more, and, in its place, may set a surety bond
22 amount that is a portion of the total contract price and
23 provide an alternate means of security for the balance of the
24 contract amount which is not covered by the surety bond or
25 provide for incremental surety bonding and provide an
26 alternate means of security for the balance of the contract
27 amount which is not covered by the surety bond. Such
28 alternative means of security may include letters of credit,
29 United States bonds and notes, parent company guaranties, and
30 cash collateral. The department may require alternate means of
31 security if a surety bond is waived. The surety on such bond
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1 shall be a surety company authorized to do business in the
2 state. All bonds shall be payable to the department and
3 conditioned for the prompt, faithful, and efficient
4 performance of the contract according to plans and
5 specifications and within the time period specified, and for
6 the prompt payment of all persons defined in s. 713.01
7 furnishing labor, material, equipment, and supplies for work
8 provided in the contract; however, whenever an improvement,
9 demolition, or removal contract price is $25,000 or less, the
10 security may, in the discretion of the bidder, be in the form
11 of a cashier's check, bank money order of any state or
12 national bank, certified check, or postal money order. The
13 department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
14 Such rules shall include provisions under which the department
15 shall refuse to accept bonds on contracts when a surety
16 wrongfully fails or refuses to settle or provide a defense for
17 claims or actions arising under a contract for which the
18 surety previously furnished a bond.
19 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 338.2275, Florida
20 Statutes, is amended to read:
21 338.2275 Approved turnpike projects.--
22 (1) Legislative approval of the department's tentative
23 work program that contains the turnpike project constitutes
24 approval to issue bonds as required by s. 11(f), Art. VII of
25 the State Constitution. No more than $6 billion of bonds may
26 be outstanding to fund approved turnpike projects. Turnpike
27 projects approved to be included in future tentative work
28 programs include, but are not limited to, projects contained
29 in the 2003-2004 tentative work program. A maximum of $4.5
30 billion of bonds may be issued to fund approved turnpike
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1 Section 6. Section 212.0606, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 212.0606 Rental car surcharge.--
4 (1) A surcharge of $2 $2.00 per day or any part of a
5 day is imposed upon the lease or rental of a motor vehicle
6 licensed for hire and designed to carry fewer less than nine
7 passengers, regardless of whether such motor vehicle is
8 licensed in Florida. The surcharge applies to only the first
9 30 days of the term of any lease or rental and. The surcharge
10 is subject to all applicable taxes imposed by this chapter.
11 (2)(a) Notwithstanding s. the provisions of section
12 212.20, and less costs of administration, 80 percent of the
13 proceeds of the this surcharge imposed under subsection (1)
14 shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund,
15 15.75 percent of the proceeds of this surcharge shall be
16 deposited in the Tourism Promotional Trust Fund created in s.
17 288.122, and 4.25 percent of the proceeds of this surcharge
18 shall be deposited in the Florida International Trade and
19 Promotion Trust Fund. As used in For the purposes of this
20 subsection, "proceeds" of the surcharge means all funds
21 collected and received by the department under subsection (1)
22 this section, including interest and penalties on delinquent
23 surcharges. The department shall provide the Department of
24 Transportation rental car surcharge revenue information for
25 the previous state fiscal year by September 1 of each year.
26 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
27 fiscal year 2007-2008 and each year thereafter, the proceeds
28 deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund shall be
29 allocated on an annual basis in the Department of
30 Transportation's work program to each department district,
31 except the Turnpike District. The amount allocated for each
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1 district shall be based upon the amount of proceeds attributed
2 to the counties within each respective district.
3 (3)(a) In addition to the surcharge imposed under
4 subsection (1), a county may provide by ordinance, to be
5 approved by countywide referendum, for the imposition of a
6 local surcharge of $2 per day or any part of a day upon the
7 lease or rental of a motor vehicle licensed for hire and
8 designed to carry fewer than nine passengers, regardless of
9 whether such motor vehicle is licensed in this state. The
10 local surcharge may be applied to only the first 30 days of
11 the term of any lease or rental. The local surcharge shall not
12 apply to the lease or rental of a motor vehicle by a person
13 for the period of time required to have a motor vehicle owned
14 by the person undergo maintenance or repair. The person must
15 provide a receipt for the cost of the maintenance or repair
16 services and documentation that the person owns the motor
17 vehicle undergoing maintenance or repair. The local surcharge
18 is subject to all applicable taxes imposed by this chapter.
19 (b) If the ordinance authorizing the imposition of the
20 local surcharge is approved by such referendum, a certified
21 copy of the ordinance shall be furnished by the county to the
22 department within 10 days after such approval, but no later
23 than November 16 prior to the effective date. The notice must
24 specify the time period during which the local surcharge will
25 be in effect and must include a copy of the ordinance and such
26 other information as the department may require by rule.
27 Failure to timely provide such notification to the department
28 shall result in the delay of the effective date for a period
29 of 1 year. The effective date for any county to impose the
30 local surcharge shall be January 1 following the year in which
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1 the ordinance was approved by referendum. A local surcharge
2 may not terminate on a date other than December 31.
3 (c) Any local surcharge proceeds collected by a dealer
4 that fails to report surcharge collections by county as
5 required by paragraph (4)(b) shall be deposited into the Solid
6 Waste Management Trust Fund and then transferred to the Local
7 Option Fuel Tax Trust Fund as separate from the county
8 surcharge collection accounts. The department shall distribute
9 funds in this account, less the cost of administration, using
10 a distribution factor determined for each county that levies a
11 local surcharge, based upon the county's latest official
12 population determined pursuant to s. 186.901 and multiplied by
13 the amount of funds in the account and available for
14 distribution.
15 (d) Notwithstanding s. 212.20, and less the costs of
16 administration, the proceeds of the local surcharge imposed
17 under paragraph (a) shall be transferred to the Local Option
18 Fuel Tax Trust Fund for the purposes allowed under s. 206.60
19 and distributed monthly by the department under s.
20 336.025(3)(a)1. or s. 336.025(4)(a), except that the local
21 surcharge proceeds shall be distributed monthly by the
22 department directly to those counties that have entered into
23 interlocal funding agreements with regional transportation
24 authorities created pursuant to chapter 343. As used in this
25 subsection, "proceeds" of the local surcharge means all funds
26 collected and received by the department under this
27 subsection, including interest and penalties on delinquent
28 local surcharges.
29 (4)(3)(a) Except as provided in this section, the
30 department shall administer, collect, and enforce the
31 surcharge and local surcharge as provided in this chapter.
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1 (b) The department shall require dealers to report
2 surcharge and local surcharge collections according to the
3 county to which the surcharge and local surcharge were was
4 attributed. For purposes of this section, the surcharge and
5 local surcharge shall be attributed to the county where the
6 rental agreement was entered into.
7 (c) Dealers who collect a the rental car surcharge
8 shall report to the department all surcharge and local
9 surcharge revenues attributed to the county where the rental
10 agreement was entered into on a timely filed return for each
11 required reporting period. The provisions of this chapter
12 which apply to interest and penalties on delinquent taxes
13 shall apply to the surcharge and local surcharge. The
14 surcharge and local surcharge shall not be included in the
15 calculation of estimated taxes pursuant to s. 212.11. The
16 dealer's credit provided in s. 212.12 shall not apply to any
17 amount collected under this section.
18 (5)(4) The surcharge and any local surcharge imposed
19 by this section do does not apply to a motor vehicle provided
20 at no charge to a person whose motor vehicle is being
21 repaired, adjusted, or serviced by the entity providing the
22 replacement motor vehicle.
23 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
24 343.54, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
25 343.54 Powers and duties.--
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27 (b) It is the express intention of this part that the
28 authority be authorized to plan, develop, own, purchase,
29 lease, or otherwise acquire, demolish, construct, improve,
30 relocate, equip, repair, maintain, operate, and manage a
31 transit system and transit facilities; to establish and
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1 determine the policies necessary for the best interest of the
2 operation and promotion of a transit system; and to adopt
3 rules necessary to govern the operation of a transit commuter
4 rail system and transit commuter rail facilities. It is the
5 intent of the Legislature that the South Florida Regional
6 Transportation Authority shall have overall authority to
7 coordinate, develop, and operate a regional transportation
8 system within the area served.
9 Section 8. Subsection (4) is added to section 343.55,
10 Florida Statutes, to read:
11 343.55 Issuance of revenue bonds.--
12 (4) The state pledges to and agrees with any person,
13 firm, corporation, or federal or state agency subscribing to
14 or acquiring the bonds to be issued by the authority for the
15 purposes of the South Florida Regional Transportation
16 Authority Act that the state will not limit or alter the
17 rights vested in the authority under this section until all
18 bonds at any time issued and secured by revenues remitted to
19 the authority pursuant to s. 343.58, together with the
20 interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged, insofar as
21 the same affects the rights of the holders of bonds issued
22 under this section.
23 Section 9. Section 343.58, Florida Statutes, is
24 amended to read:
25 343.58 County funding for the South Florida Regional
26 Transportation Authority.--
27 (1) Each county served by the South Florida Regional
28 Transportation Authority must dedicate and transfer not less
29 than $2.67 million to the authority annually. The recurring
30 annual $2.67 million must be dedicated by the governing body
31 of each county prior to October 31 of each fiscal year by
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1 August 1, 2003. Notwithstanding ss. 206.41 and 206.87, such
2 dedicated funding may come from each county's share of the
3 ninth-cent fuel tax, the local option fuel tax, or any other
4 source of local gas taxes or other nonfederal funds available
5 to the counties. In addition, the Legislature authorizes the
6 levy of an annual license tax in the amount of $2 for the
7 registration or renewal of registration of each vehicle taxed
8 under s. 320.08 and registered in the area served by the South
9 Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The annual license
10 tax shall take effect in any county served by the authority
11 upon approval by the residents in a county served by the
12 authority. The annual license tax shall be levied and the
13 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall remit
14 the proceeds each month from the tax to the South Florida
15 Regional Transportation Authority.
16 (2) At least $45 million of the state-authorized,
17 local option rental-car surcharge available to Broward,
18 Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties shall be directed to the
19 authority to fund its capital, operating, and maintenance
20 expenses. The funding source shall be dedicated to the
21 authority only if Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties
22 each impose the local-option rental-car surcharge.
23 (3)(2) In addition, each county shall continue to
24 annually fund the operations of the South Florida Regional
25 Transportation Authority in an amount not less than $4.2
26 $1.565 million. Revenue raised Such funds pursuant to this
27 subsection shall also be considered a dedicated funding
28 source.
29 (4) The current funding obligations under subsections
30 (1) and (3) shall cease upon commencement of the collection of
31 funding from the funding source under subsection (2). Should
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1 the funding under subsection (2) be discontinued for any
2 reason, the funding obligations under subsections (1) and (3)
3 shall resume when collection from the funding source under
4 subsection (2) ceases. Payment by the counties shall be on a
5 pro rata basis the first year following cessation of the
6 funding under subsection (2). The authority shall refund a pro
7 rata share of the payments for the current fiscal year made
8 pursuant to the current funding obligations under subsections
9 (1) and (3) as soon as reasonably practicable after it begins
10 to receive funds under subsection (2).
11 (5) If, by December 31, 2015 2009, the South Florida
12 Regional Transportation Authority has not received federal
13 matching funds based upon the dedication of funds under
14 subsection (1), subsection (1) shall be repealed.
15 Section 10. The Legislature finds that a proper and
16 legitimate state purpose is served in the effective and
17 efficient planning and operation of a regional transportation
18 system. Therefore, the Legislature determines and declares
19 that this act fulfills an important state interest.
20 Section 11. Subsection (3) is added to section
21 338.161, Florida Statutes, to read:
22 338.161 Authority of department or toll agencies to
23 advertise and promote electronic toll collection; expanded
24 uses of electronic toll collection system; studies
25 authorized.--
26 (3)(a) The department or any toll agency created by
27 statute may incur expenses to advertise or promote its
28 electronic toll collection system to consumers on or off the
29 turnpike or toll system.
30 (b) If the department or any toll agency created by
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1 convenience or other value for its customers, the department
2 or toll agency may enter into agreements with any private or
3 public entity allowing the use of its electronic toll
4 collection system to pay parking fees for vehicles equipped
5 with a transponder or similar device. The department or toll
6 agency may initiate feasibility studies of additional future
7 uses of its electronic toll collection system and make
8 recommendations to the Legislature to authorize such uses.
9 Section 12. George W. Harris, Jr. Boulevard
10 designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable
11 markers.--
12 (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 98/State Road 35/700
13 in Polk County between Main Street in Bartow and Main Street
14 in Lakeland is designated as "George W. Harris, Jr.
15 Boulevard."
16 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
17 erect suitable markers designating George W. Harris, Jr.
18 Boulevard as described in subsection (1).
19 Section 13. Angel Manuel De La Portilla Way
20 designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable
21 markers.--
22 (1) That portion of S.W. 12th Avenue between Coral Way
23 and S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as
24 "Angel Manuel De La Portilla Way."
25 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
26 erect suitable markers designating Angel Manuel De La Portilla
27 Way as described in subsection (1).
28 Section 14. Dennis Pastrana Avenue designated;
29 Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--
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1 (1) That portion of N.W. 21st Avenue between N.W. 20th
2 Street and N.W. 23rd Street in Miami-Dade County is designated
3 as "Dennis Pastrana Avenue."
4 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
5 erect suitable markers designating Dennis Pastrana Avenue as
6 described in subsection (1).
7 Section 15. Luis Conte Aguero Way designated;
8 Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--
9 (1) That portion of 27th Avenue between Coral Way and
10 S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Luis
11 Conte Aguero Way."
12 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
13 erect suitable markers designating Luis Conte Aguero Way as
14 described in subsection (1).
15 Section 16. Estrella Rubio Way designated; Department
16 of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--
17 (1) That portion of LeJeune Road/S.W. 42nd Avenue
18 between S.W. 8th Street and Coral Way in Miami-Dade County is
19 designated as "Estrella Rubio Way."
20 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
21 erect suitable markers designating Estrella Rubio Way as
22 described in subsection (1).
23 Section 17. Rafael Diaz Balart Road designated;
24 Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.--
25 (1) That portion of LeJeune Road/S.W. 42nd Avenue
26 between Flagler Street and S.W. 8th Street in Miami-Dade
27 County is designated as "Rafael Diaz Balart Road."
28 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
29 erect suitable markers designating Rafael Diaz Balart Road as
30 described in subsection (1).
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1 Section 18. Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive
2 designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable
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4 (1) That portion of N. Kendall Drive between S.W.
5 117th Avenue and S.W. 127th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is
6 designated as "Ambassador Armando Valladares Drive."
7 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
8 erect suitable markers designating Ambassador Armando
9 Valladares Drive as described in subsection (1).
10 Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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