Florida Senate - 2007 SENATOR AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Villalobos moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 57. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section
18 348.0004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 348.0004 Purposes and powers.--
20 (2) Each authority may exercise all powers necessary,
21 appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the carrying out of
22 its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following
23 rights and powers:
24 (f) To fix, alter, charge, establish, and collect
25 tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the
26 services and facilities system, which tolls, rates, fees,
27 rentals, and other charges must always be sufficient to comply
28 with any covenants made with the holders of any bonds issued
29 pursuant to the Florida Expressway Authority Act. However,
30 such right and power may be assigned or delegated by the
31 authority to the department. Notwithstanding s. 338.165 or any
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1 other provision of law to the contrary, in any county as
2 defined in s. 125.011(1), to the extent surplus revenues
3 exist, they may be used for purposes enumerated in subsection
4 (7), provided the expenditures are consistent with the
5 metropolitan planning organization's adopted long-range plan.
6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in
7 any county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the board of county
8 commissioners must approve any toll increase before such
9 increase can be made effective by the authority.
10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,
11 but subject to any contractual requirements contained in
12 documents securing any outstanding indebtedness payable from
13 tolls, in any county as defined in s. 125.011(1), the board of
14 county commissioners may, by ordinance adopted on or before
15 September 30, 1999, alter or abolish existing tolls and
16 currently approved increases thereto if the board provides a
17 local source of funding to the county expressway system for
18 transportation in an amount sufficient to replace revenues
19 necessary to meet bond obligations secured by such tolls and
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26 And the title is amended as follows:
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30 amending s. 348.0004, F.S.; revising provisions
31 relating to powers and duties of the governing
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