1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to the Department of Transportation; |
3 | amending s. 20.23, F.S.; providing for the salary and |
4 | benefits of the executive director of the Florida |
5 | Transportation Commission to be set in accordance with the |
6 | Senior Management Service; amending s. 125.42, F.S.; |
7 | providing for counties to incur certain costs related to |
8 | relocation or removal of certain utility facilities under |
9 | specified circumstances; amending s. 163.3177, F.S.; |
10 | revising requirements for comprehensive plans; providing a |
11 | timeframe for submission of certain information to the |
12 | state land planning agency; providing for airports, land |
13 | adjacent to airports, and certain interlocal agreements |
14 | relating thereto in certain elements of the plan; amending |
15 | s. 163.3178, F.S.; providing that certain port-related |
16 | facilities are not developments of regional impact under |
17 | certain circumstances; amending s. 163.3182, F.S., |
18 | relating to transportation concurrency backlog |
19 | authorities; providing legislative findings and |
20 | declarations; expanding the power of authorities to borrow |
21 | money to include issuing certain debt obligations; |
22 | providing a maximum maturity date for certain debt |
23 | incurred to finance or refinance certain transportation |
24 | concurrency backlog projects; authorizing authorities to |
25 | continue operations and administer certain trust funds for |
26 | the period of the remaining outstanding debt; requiring |
27 | local transportation concurrency backlog trust funds to |
28 | continue to be funded for certain purposes; providing for |
29 | increased ad valorem tax increment funding for such trust |
30 | funds under certain circumstances; revising provisions for |
31 | dissolution of an authority; amending s. 287.055, F.S.; |
32 | conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 316.0741, F.S.; |
33 | redefining the term "hybrid vehicle"; authorizing the |
34 | driving of a hybrid, low-emission, or energy-efficient |
35 | vehicle in a high-occupancy-vehicle lane regardless of |
36 | occupancy; requiring certain vehicles to comply with |
37 | specified federal standards to be driven in an HOV lane |
38 | regardless of occupancy; revising provisions for issuance |
39 | of a decal and certificate; providing for the Department |
40 | of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to limit or |
41 | discontinue issuance of decals for the use of HOV |
42 | facilities by hybrid and low-emission and energy-efficient |
43 | vehicles under certain circumstances; directing the |
44 | department to review a specified federal rule and make a |
45 | report to the Legislature; exempting certain vehicles from |
46 | the payment of certain tolls; amending s. 316.193, F.S.; |
47 | revising the prohibition against driving under the |
48 | influence of alcohol; revising the blood-alcohol or |
49 | breath-alcohol level at which certain penalties apply; |
50 | revising requirement for placement of an ignition |
51 | interlock device; amending s. 316.2397, F.S.; allowing |
52 | county correctional agencies to use blue lights on |
53 | vehicles when responding to emergencies; amending s. |
54 | 316.302, F.S.; revising references to rules, regulations, |
55 | and criteria governing commercial motor vehicles engaged |
56 | in intrastate commerce; providing that the department |
57 | performs duties assigned to the Field Administrator of the |
58 | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the |
59 | federal rules and may enforce those rules; amending ss. |
60 | 316.613 and 316.614, F.S.; revising the definition of |
61 | "motor vehicle" for purposes of child restraint and safety |
62 | belt usage requirements; amending s. 316.656, F.S.; |
63 | revising the prohibition against a judge accepting a plea |
64 | to a lesser offense from a person charged under certain |
65 | DUI provisions; revising the blood-alcohol or breath- |
66 | alcohol level at which the prohibition applies; amending |
67 | s. 318.18, F.S.; providing that a license may not be |
68 | suspended for failure to pay tolls if a SunPass is |
69 | registered to the vehicle involved; amending s. 320.02, |
70 | F.S.; removing a requirement for a motorcycle endorsement |
71 | at the time of original registration of a motorcycle, |
72 | motor-driven cycle, or moped; amending s. 322.64, F.S.; |
73 | providing that refusal to submit to a breath, urine, or |
74 | blood test disqualifies a person from operating a |
75 | commercial motor vehicle; providing a period of |
76 | disqualification if a person has an unlawful blood-alcohol |
77 | or breath-alcohol level; providing for issuance of a |
78 | notice of disqualification; revising the requirements for |
79 | a formal review hearing following a person's |
80 | disqualification from operating a commercial motor |
81 | vehicle; amending s. 334.044, F.S.; revising powers and |
82 | duties of the department; requiring the department to |
83 | maintain certain training programs; authorizing such |
84 | programs to provide for incremental increases to base |
85 | salary for employees successfully completing training |
86 | phases; providing that a county, municipality, or special |
87 | district may not own or operate an asphalt plant or a |
88 | portable or stationary concrete batch plant having an |
89 | independent mixer; provides exemptions; amending s. |
90 | 337.0261, F.S.; providing legislative intent; revising the |
91 | sunset date for the Strategic Aggregate Review Task Force; |
92 | providing for an assessment of aggregate construction |
93 | materials in the state; providing duties of the Department |
94 | of Transportation, the Department of Environmental |
95 | Protection, the Department of Community Affairs, and the |
96 | Florida Geological Survey; providing for measures of the |
97 | assessment; directing the Strategic Aggregate Review Task |
98 | Force to prepare findings and make reports to the |
99 | Governor, the Legislature, and the department; authorizing |
100 | the department to adopt rules; providing an appropriation; |
101 | amending s. 337.11, F.S.; providing for the department to |
102 | pay a portion of certain proposal development costs; |
103 | requiring the department to advertise certain contracts as |
104 | design-build contracts; directing the department to adopt |
105 | rules for certain procedures; amending ss. 337.14 and |
106 | 337.16, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s. |
107 | 337.18, F.S.; requiring the contractor to maintain a copy |
108 | of the required payment and performance bond at certain |
109 | locations and provide a copy upon request; providing that |
110 | a copy may be obtained directly from the department; |
111 | removing a provision requiring a copy be recorded in the |
112 | public records of the county; amending s. 337.185, F.S.; |
113 | providing for the State Arbitration Board to arbitrate |
114 | certain claims relating to maintenance contracts; |
115 | providing for a member of the board to be elected by |
116 | maintenance companies as well as construction companies; |
117 | amending s. 337.403, F.S.; providing for the department or |
118 | local governmental entity to pay certain costs of removal |
119 | or relocation of a utility facility that is found to be |
120 | interfering with the use, maintenance, improvement, |
121 | extension, or expansion of a public road or publicly owned |
122 | rail corridor under described circumstances; amending s. |
123 | 337.408, F.S.; providing for public pay telephones and |
124 | advertising thereon to be installed within the right-of- |
125 | way limits of any municipal, county, or state road; |
126 | amending s. 338.01, F.S.; requiring new and replacement |
127 | electronic toll collection systems to be interoperable |
128 | with the department's system; amending s. 338.165, F.S.; |
129 | revising provisions for use of certain toll revenue; |
130 | providing for application; amending s. 338.2216, F.S.; |
131 | directing the Florida Turnpike Enterprise to implement new |
132 | technologies and processes in its operations and |
133 | collection of tolls and other amounts; providing contract |
134 | bid requirements for fuel and food on the turnpike system; |
135 | amending s. 338.223, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; |
136 | amending s. 338.231, F.S.; revising provisions for |
137 | establishing and collecting tolls; authorizing collection |
138 | of amounts to cover costs of toll collection and payment |
139 | methods; requiring public notice and hearing; amending s. |
140 | 339.12, F.S.; revising requirements for aid and |
141 | contributions by governmental entities for transportation |
142 | projects; revising limits under which the department may |
143 | enter into an agreement with a county for a project or |
144 | project phase not in the adopted work program; authorizing |
145 | the department to enter into certain long-term repayment |
146 | agreements; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; revising the |
147 | department's authority to amend the adopted work program; |
148 | providing for a notification and review process for |
149 | certain work program amendments; amending s. 339.155, |
150 | F.S.; revising provisions for development of the Florida |
151 | Transportation Plan; amending s. 339.2816, F.S., relating |
152 | to the small county road assistance program; providing for |
153 | resumption of certain funding for the program; revising |
154 | the criteria for counties eligible to participate in the |
155 | program; amending ss. 339.2819 and 339.285, F.S.; |
156 | conforming cross-references; amending s. 341.301, F.S.; |
157 | providing definitions relating to commuter rail service, |
158 | rail corridors, and railroad operation for purposes of the |
159 | rail program within the department; amending s. 341.302, |
160 | F.S.; authorizing the department to assume certain |
161 | liability on a rail corridor; authorizing the department |
162 | to indemnify and hold harmless a railroad company when the |
163 | department acquires a rail corridor from the company; |
164 | providing allocation of risk; providing a specific cap on |
165 | the amount of the contractual duty for such |
166 | indemnification; authorizing the department to purchase |
167 | and provide insurance in relation to rail corridors; |
168 | authorizing marketing and promotional expenses; extending |
169 | provisions to other governmental entities providing |
170 | commuter rail service on public right-of-way; creating s. |
171 | 341.3023, F.S.; requiring the department to review and |
172 | study commuter rail programs and intercity rail |
173 | transportation systems; requiring a report to the Governor |
174 | and the Legislature; repealing part III of ch. 343 F.S.; |
175 | abolishing the Tampa Bay Commuter Transit Authority; |
176 | amending s. 348.0003, F.S.; providing for financial |
177 | disclosure for expressway, transportation, bridge, and |
178 | toll authorities; amending s. 348.0004, F.S.; providing |
179 | for certain expressway authorities to index toll rate |
180 | increases; amending s. 479.01, F.S.; revising provisions |
181 | for outdoor advertising; revising the definition of the |
182 | term "automatic changeable facing"; amending s. 479.07, |
183 | F.S.; revising a prohibition against signs on the State |
184 | Highway System; revising requirements for display of the |
185 | sign permit tag; directing the department to establish by |
186 | rule a fee for furnishing a replacement permit tag; |
187 | revising the pilot project for permitted signs to include |
188 | Hillsborough County and areas within the boundaries of the |
189 | City of Miami; amending s. 479.08, F.S.; revising |
190 | provisions for denial or revocation of a sign permit; |
191 | amending s. 479.156, F.S.; revising provisions for a |
192 | municipality or county to permit and regulate wall murals; |
193 | amending s. 479.261, F.S.; revising provisions for the |
194 | logo sign program; revising requirements for businesses to |
195 | participate in the program; authorizing the department to |
196 | adopt rules for removing and adding businesses on a |
197 | rotating basis; removing a provision for an application |
198 | fee; revising the provisions for an annual permit fee; |
199 | providing for rules to phase in the fee; creating a |
200 | business partnership pilot program; authorizing the Palm |
201 | Beach County School District to display names of business |
202 | partners on district property in unincorporated areas; |
203 | exempting the program from specified provisions; amending |
204 | s. 768.28, F.S.; expanding the list of entities considered |
205 | agents of the state; providing for construction in |
206 | relation to certain federal laws; requiring the department |
207 | to ensure certain providers of railroad related services |
208 | meet certain requirements; requiring the department to |
209 | conduct a study of transportation alternatives for the |
210 | Interstate 95 corridor; requiring a report to the Governor |
211 | and the Legislature; transferring the Office of Motor |
212 | Carrier Compliance to the Division of the Florida Highway |
213 | Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
214 | Vehicles; providing for assistance to certain legislative |
215 | substantive committees by the Division of Statutory |
216 | Revision of the Office of Legislative Services for certain |
217 | purposes; requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis |
218 | and Government Accountability to review the operations and |
219 | efficiencies of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and |
220 | submit a report on its findings to the Legislature; |
221 | reenacting ss. 316.066(3)(a), 316.072(4)(b), 316.1932(3), |
222 | 316.1933(4), 316.1937(1) and (2)(d), 316.1939(1)(b), |
223 | 316.656(1), 318.143(4) and (5), 318.17(3), 320.055(1)(c), |
224 | 322.03(2), 322.0602(2)(a), 322.21(8), 322.25(5), |
225 | 322.26(1)(a), 322.2615(14)(a) and (16), 322.2616(15) and |
226 | (19), 322.264(1)(b), 322.271(2)(a), (c) and (4), |
227 | 322.2715(2), (3)(a), (c), and (4), 322.28(2), |
228 | 322.282(2)(a), 322.291(1)(a), 322.34(9)(a), 322.62(3), |
229 | 322.63(2)(d) and (6), 322.64(1), (2), (7)(a), (8)(b), |
230 | (14), and (15), 323.001(4)(f), 324.023, 324.131, |
231 | 327.35(6), 337.195(1), 440.02(17)(c), 440.09(7)(b), |
232 | 493.6106(1)(d), 627.7275(2)(a), 627.758(4), 790.06(2)(f) |
233 | and (10)(f), 903.36(2), and 907.041(4)(c), F.S., relating |
234 | to written reports of crashes, obedience to and effect of |
235 | traffic laws, tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or |
236 | controlled substances, implied consent, refusal, blood |
237 | test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or |
238 | serious bodily injury, right to use reasonable force, |
239 | ignition interlock devices, requiring, unlawful acts, |
240 | refusal to submit to testing, penalties, mandatory |
241 | adjudication, prohibition against accepting plea to lesser |
242 | included offense, sanctions for infractions by minors, |
243 | offenses excepted, registration periods, renewal periods, |
244 | drivers must be licensed, penalties, youthful drunk driver |
245 | visitation program, license fees, procedure for handling |
246 | and collecting fees, when court to forward license to |
247 | department and report convictions, temporary reinstatement |
248 | of driving privileges, mandatory revocation of license by |
249 | department, suspension of license, right to review, |
250 | suspension of license, persons under 21 years of age, |
251 | right to review, "habitual traffic offender" defined, |
252 | authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or |
253 | suspension order, ignition interlock device, period of |
254 | suspension or revocation, procedure when court revokes or |
255 | suspends license or driving privilege and orders |
256 | reinstatement, driver improvement schools or dui programs, |
257 | required in certain suspension and revocation cases, |
258 | driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or |
259 | disqualified, driving under the influence, commercial |
260 | motor vehicle operators, alcohol or drug testing, |
261 | commercial motor vehicle operators, holder of commercial |
262 | driver's license, driving with unlawful blood-alcohol |
263 | level, refusal to submit to breath, urine, or blood test, |
264 | wrecker operator storage facilities, vehicle holds, |
265 | financial responsibility for bodily injury or death, |
266 | period of suspension, boating under the influence, |
267 | penalties, "designated drivers," limits on liability, |
268 | definitions, coverage, license requirements, posting, |
269 | motor vehicle liability, surety on auto club traffic |
270 | arrest bond, conditions, limit, bail bond, license to |
271 | carry concealed weapon or firearm, guaranteed arrest bond |
272 | certificates as cash bail, and pretrial detention and |
273 | release, to incorporate references in changes made by the |
274 | act; providing effective dates. |
275 |
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276 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
277 |
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278 | Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section |
279 | 20.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
280 | 20.23 Department of Transportation.--There is created a |
281 | Department of Transportation which shall be a decentralized |
282 | agency. |
283 | (2) |
284 | (h) The commission shall appoint an executive director and |
285 | assistant executive director, who shall serve under the |
286 | direction, supervision, and control of the commission. The |
287 | executive director, with the consent of the commission, shall |
288 | employ such staff as are necessary to perform adequately the |
289 | functions of the commission, within budgetary limitations. All |
290 | employees of the commission are exempt from part II of chapter |
291 | 110 and shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The |
292 | salary and benefits of the executive director shall be set in |
293 | accordance with the Senior Management Service. The salaries and |
294 | benefits of all other employees of the commission shall be set |
295 | in accordance with the Selected Exempt Service; provided, |
296 | however, that the commission has shall have complete authority |
297 | for fixing the salary of the executive director and assistant |
298 | executive director. |
299 | Section 2. Subsection (5) of section 125.42, Florida |
300 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
301 | 125.42 Water, sewage, gas, power, telephone, other |
302 | utility, and television lines along county roads and highways.-- |
303 | (5) In the event of widening, repair, or reconstruction of |
304 | any such road, the licensee shall move or remove such water, |
305 | sewage, gas, power, telephone, and other utility lines and |
306 | television lines at no cost to the county except as provided in |
307 | s. 337.403(1)(e). |
308 | Section 3. Paragraphs (a), (h), and (j) of subsection (6) |
309 | of section 163.3177, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
310 | 163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive |
311 | plan; studies and surveys.-- |
312 | (6) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1)-(5) |
313 | and (12), the comprehensive plan shall include the following |
314 | elements: |
315 | (a) A future land use plan element designating proposed |
316 | future general distribution, location, and extent of the uses of |
317 | land for residential uses, commercial uses, industry, |
318 | agriculture, recreation, conservation, education, public |
319 | buildings and grounds, other public facilities, and other |
320 | categories of the public and private uses of land. Counties are |
321 | encouraged to designate rural land stewardship areas, pursuant |
322 | to the provisions of paragraph (11)(d), as overlays on the |
323 | future land use map. Each future land use category must be |
324 | defined in terms of uses included, and must include standards to |
325 | be followed in the control and distribution of population |
326 | densities and building and structure intensities. The proposed |
327 | distribution, location, and extent of the various categories of |
328 | land use shall be shown on a land use map or map series which |
329 | shall be supplemented by goals, policies, and measurable |
330 | objectives. The future land use plan shall be based upon |
331 | surveys, studies, and data regarding the area, including the |
332 | amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth; the |
333 | projected population of the area; the character of undeveloped |
334 | land; the availability of water supplies, public facilities, and |
335 | services; the need for redevelopment, including the renewal of |
336 | blighted areas and the elimination of nonconforming uses which |
337 | are inconsistent with the character of the community; the |
338 | compatibility of uses on lands adjacent to or closely proximate |
339 | to military installations; lands adjacent to an airport as |
340 | defined in s. 330.35 and consistent with provisions in s. |
341 | 333.02; and, in rural communities, the need for job creation, |
342 | capital investment, and economic development that will |
343 | strengthen and diversify the community's economy. The future |
344 | land use plan may designate areas for future planned development |
345 | use involving combinations of types of uses for which special |
346 | regulations may be necessary to ensure development in accord |
347 | with the principles and standards of the comprehensive plan and |
348 | this act. The future land use plan element shall include |
349 | criteria to be used to achieve the compatibility of adjacent or |
350 | closely proximate lands with military installations; lands |
351 | adjacent to an airport as defined in s. 330.35 and consistent |
352 | with provisions in s. 333.02. In addition, for rural |
353 | communities, the amount of land designated for future planned |
354 | industrial use shall be based upon surveys and studies that |
355 | reflect the need for job creation, capital investment, and the |
356 | necessity to strengthen and diversify the local economies, and |
357 | shall not be limited solely by the projected population of the |
358 | rural community. The future land use plan of a county may also |
359 | designate areas for possible future municipal incorporation. The |
360 | land use maps or map series shall generally identify and depict |
361 | historic district boundaries and shall designate historically |
362 | significant properties meriting protection. For coastal |
363 | counties, the future land use element must include, without |
364 | limitation, regulatory incentives and criteria that encourage |
365 | the preservation of recreational and commercial working |
366 | waterfronts as defined in s. 342.07. The future land use element |
367 | must clearly identify the land use categories in which public |
368 | schools are an allowable use. When delineating the land use |
369 | categories in which public schools are an allowable use, a local |
370 | government shall include in the categories sufficient land |
371 | proximate to residential development to meet the projected needs |
372 | for schools in coordination with public school boards and may |
373 | establish differing criteria for schools of different type or |
374 | size. Each local government shall include lands contiguous to |
375 | existing school sites, to the maximum extent possible, within |
376 | the land use categories in which public schools are an allowable |
377 | use. The failure by a local government to comply with these |
378 | school siting requirements will result in the prohibition of the |
379 | local government's ability to amend the local comprehensive |
380 | plan, except for plan amendments described in s. 163.3187(1)(b), |
381 | until the school siting requirements are met. Amendments |
382 | proposed by a local government for purposes of identifying the |
383 | land use categories in which public schools are an allowable use |
384 | are exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan |
385 | amendments contained in s. 163.3187. The future land use element |
386 | shall include criteria that encourage the location of schools |
387 | proximate to urban residential areas to the extent possible and |
388 | shall require that the local government seek to collocate public |
389 | facilities, such as parks, libraries, and community centers, |
390 | with schools to the extent possible and to encourage the use of |
391 | elementary schools as focal points for neighborhoods. For |
392 | schools serving predominantly rural counties, defined as a |
393 | county with a population of 100,000 or fewer, an agricultural |
394 | land use category shall be eligible for the location of public |
395 | school facilities if the local comprehensive plan contains |
396 | school siting criteria and the location is consistent with such |
397 | criteria. Local governments required to update or amend their |
398 | comprehensive plan to include criteria and address compatibility |
399 | of lands adjacent to an airport as defined in s. 330.35 and |
400 | consistent with provisions in s. 333.02 adjacent or closely |
401 | proximate lands with existing military installations in their |
402 | future land use plan element shall transmit the update or |
403 | amendment to the state land planning agency department by June |
404 | 30, 2011 2006. |
405 | (h)1. An intergovernmental coordination element showing |
406 | relationships and stating principles and guidelines to be used |
407 | in the accomplishment of coordination of the adopted |
408 | comprehensive plan with the plans of school boards, regional |
409 | water supply authorities, and other units of local government |
410 | providing services but not having regulatory authority over the |
411 | use of land, with the comprehensive plans of adjacent |
412 | municipalities, the county, adjacent counties, or the region, |
413 | with the state comprehensive plan and with the applicable |
414 | regional water supply plan approved pursuant to s. 373.0361, as |
415 | the case may require and as such adopted plans or plans in |
416 | preparation may exist. This element of the local comprehensive |
417 | plan shall demonstrate consideration of the particular effects |
418 | of the local plan, when adopted, upon the development of |
419 | adjacent municipalities, the county, adjacent counties, or the |
420 | region, or upon the state comprehensive plan, as the case may |
421 | require. |
422 | a. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
423 | provide for procedures to identify and implement joint planning |
424 | areas, especially for the purpose of annexation, municipal |
425 | incorporation, and joint infrastructure service areas. |
426 | b. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
427 | provide for recognition of campus master plans prepared pursuant |
428 | to s. 1013.30, and airport master plans pursuant to paragraph |
429 | (k). |
430 | c. The intergovernmental coordination element may provide |
431 | for a voluntary dispute resolution process as established |
432 | pursuant to s. 186.509 for bringing to closure in a timely |
433 | manner intergovernmental disputes. A local government may |
434 | develop and use an alternative local dispute resolution process |
435 | for this purpose. |
436 | d. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
437 | provide for interlocal agreements, as established pursuant to s. |
438 | 333.03(1)(b). |
439 | 2. The intergovernmental coordination element shall |
440 | further state principles and guidelines to be used in the |
441 | accomplishment of coordination of the adopted comprehensive plan |
442 | with the plans of school boards and other units of local |
443 | government providing facilities and services but not having |
444 | regulatory authority over the use of land. In addition, the |
445 | intergovernmental coordination element shall describe joint |
446 | processes for collaborative planning and decisionmaking on |
447 | population projections and public school siting, the location |
448 | and extension of public facilities subject to concurrency, and |
449 | siting facilities with countywide significance, including |
450 | locally unwanted land uses whose nature and identity are |
451 | established in an agreement. Within 1 year of adopting their |
452 | intergovernmental coordination elements, each county, all the |
453 | municipalities within that county, the district school board, |
454 | and any unit of local government service providers in that |
455 | county shall establish by interlocal or other formal agreement |
456 | executed by all affected entities, the joint processes described |
457 | in this subparagraph consistent with their adopted |
458 | intergovernmental coordination elements. |
459 | 3. To foster coordination between special districts and |
460 | local general-purpose governments as local general-purpose |
461 | governments implement local comprehensive plans, each |
462 | independent special district must submit a public facilities |
463 | report to the appropriate local government as required by s. |
464 | 189.415. |
465 | 4.a. Local governments must execute an interlocal |
466 | agreement with the district school board, the county, and |
467 | nonexempt municipalities pursuant to s. 163.31777. The local |
468 | government shall amend the intergovernmental coordination |
469 | element to provide that coordination between the local |
470 | government and school board is pursuant to the agreement and |
471 | shall state the obligations of the local government under the |
472 | agreement. |
473 | b. Plan amendments that comply with this subparagraph are |
474 | exempt from the provisions of s. 163.3187(1). |
475 | 5. The state land planning agency shall establish a |
476 | schedule for phased completion and transmittal of plan |
477 | amendments to implement subparagraphs 1., 2., and 3. from all |
478 | jurisdictions so as to accomplish their adoption by December 31, |
479 | 1999. A local government may complete and transmit its plan |
480 | amendments to carry out these provisions prior to the scheduled |
481 | date established by the state land planning agency. The plan |
482 | amendments are exempt from the provisions of s. 163.3187(1). |
483 | 6. By January 1, 2004, any county having a population |
484 | greater than 100,000, and the municipalities and special |
485 | districts within that county, shall submit a report to the |
486 | Department of Community Affairs which: |
487 | a. Identifies all existing or proposed interlocal service |
488 | delivery agreements regarding the following: education; sanitary |
489 | sewer; public safety; solid waste; drainage; potable water; |
490 | parks and recreation; and transportation facilities. |
491 | b. Identifies any deficits or duplication in the provision |
492 | of services within its jurisdiction, whether capital or |
493 | operational. Upon request, the Department of Community Affairs |
494 | shall provide technical assistance to the local governments in |
495 | identifying deficits or duplication. |
496 | 7. Within 6 months after submission of the report, the |
497 | Department of Community Affairs shall, through the appropriate |
498 | regional planning council, coordinate a meeting of all local |
499 | governments within the regional planning area to discuss the |
500 | reports and potential strategies to remedy any identified |
501 | deficiencies or duplications. |
502 | 8. Each local government shall update its |
503 | intergovernmental coordination element based upon the findings |
504 | in the report submitted pursuant to subparagraph 6. The report |
505 | may be used as supporting data and analysis for the |
506 | intergovernmental coordination element. |
507 | (j) For each unit of local government within an urbanized |
508 | area designated for purposes of s. 339.175, a transportation |
509 | element, which shall be prepared and adopted in lieu of the |
510 | requirements of paragraph (b) and paragraphs (7)(a), (b), (c), |
511 | and (d) and which shall address the following issues: |
512 | 1. Traffic circulation, including major thoroughfares and |
513 | other routes, including bicycle and pedestrian ways. |
514 | 2. All alternative modes of travel, such as public |
515 | transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle travel. |
516 | 3. Parking facilities. |
517 | 4. Aviation, rail, seaport facilities, access to those |
518 | facilities, and intermodal terminals. |
519 | 5. The availability of facilities and services to serve |
520 | existing land uses and the compatibility between future land use |
521 | and transportation elements. |
522 | 6. The capability to evacuate the coastal population prior |
523 | to an impending natural disaster. |
524 | 7. Airports, projected airport and aviation development, |
525 | and land use compatibility around airports that includes areas |
526 | defined in ss. 333.01 and 333.02. |
527 | 8. An identification of land use densities, building |
528 | intensities, and transportation management programs to promote |
529 | public transportation systems in designated public |
530 | transportation corridors so as to encourage population densities |
531 | sufficient to support such systems. |
532 | 9. May include transportation corridors, as defined in s. |
533 | 334.03, intended for future transportation facilities designated |
534 | pursuant to s. 337.273. If transportation corridors are |
535 | designated, the local government may adopt a transportation |
536 | corridor management ordinance. |
537 | Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 163.3178, Florida |
538 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
539 | 163.3178 Coastal management.-- |
540 | (3) Expansions to port harbors, spoil disposal sites, |
541 | navigation channels, turning basins, harbor berths, and other |
542 | related inwater harbor facilities of ports listed in s. |
543 | 403.021(9); port transportation facilities and projects listed |
544 | in s. 311.07(3)(b); and intermodal transportation facilities |
545 | identified pursuant to s. 311.09(3) and facilities determined by |
546 | the Department of Community Affairs and applicable general |
547 | purpose local government to be port-related industrial or |
548 | commercial projects located within 3 miles of or in a port |
549 | master plan area which rely upon the utilization of port and |
550 | intermodal transportation facilities shall not be developments |
551 | of regional impact where such expansions, projects, or |
552 | facilities are consistent with comprehensive master plans that |
553 | are in compliance with this section. |
554 | Section 5. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (2) of |
555 | section 163.3182, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (d) of |
556 | subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and subsections |
557 | (5) and (8) of that section are amended, to read: |
558 | 163.3182 Transportation concurrency backlogs.-- |
559 | (2) CREATION OF TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY BACKLOG |
560 | AUTHORITIES.-- |
561 | (c) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists |
562 | in many counties and municipalities areas with significant |
563 | transportation deficiencies and inadequate transportation |
564 | facilities; that many such insufficiencies and inadequacies |
565 | severely limit or prohibit the satisfaction of transportation |
566 | concurrency standards; that such transportation insufficiencies |
567 | and inadequacies affect the health, safety, and welfare of the |
568 | residents of such counties and municipalities; that such |
569 | transportation insufficiencies and inadequacies adversely affect |
570 | economic development and growth of the tax base for the areas in |
571 | which such insufficiencies and inadequacies exist; and that the |
572 | elimination of transportation deficiencies and inadequacies and |
573 | the satisfaction of transportation concurrency standards are |
574 | paramount public purposes for the state and its counties and |
575 | municipalities. |
576 | (3) POWERS OF A TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY BACKLOG |
577 | AUTHORITY.--Each transportation concurrency backlog authority |
578 | has the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes |
579 | of this section, including the following powers in addition to |
580 | others granted in this section: |
581 | (d) To borrow money, including, but not limited to, |
582 | issuing debt obligations, such as, but not limited to, bonds, |
583 | notes, certificates, and similar debt instruments; to apply for |
584 | and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other |
585 | forms of financial assistance from the Federal Government or the |
586 | state, county, or any other public body or from any sources, |
587 | public or private, for the purposes of this part; to give such |
588 | security as may be required; to enter into and carry out |
589 | contracts or agreements; and to include in any contracts for |
590 | financial assistance with the Federal Government for or with |
591 | respect to a transportation concurrency backlog project and |
592 | related activities such conditions imposed pursuant to federal |
593 | laws as the transportation concurrency backlog authority |
594 | considers reasonable and appropriate and which are not |
595 | inconsistent with the purposes of this section. |
596 | (4) TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY BACKLOG PLANS.-- |
597 | (a) Each transportation concurrency backlog authority |
598 | shall adopt a transportation concurrency backlog plan as a part |
599 | of the local government comprehensive plan within 6 months after |
600 | the creation of the authority. The plan shall: |
601 | 1. Identify all transportation facilities that have been |
602 | designated as deficient and require the expenditure of moneys to |
603 | upgrade, modify, or mitigate the deficiency. |
604 | 2. Include a priority listing of all transportation |
605 | facilities that have been designated as deficient and do not |
606 | satisfy concurrency requirements pursuant to s. 163.3180, and |
607 | the applicable local government comprehensive plan. |
608 | 3. Establish a schedule for financing and construction of |
609 | transportation concurrency backlog projects that will eliminate |
610 | transportation concurrency backlogs within the jurisdiction of |
611 | the authority within 10 years after the transportation |
612 | concurrency backlog plan adoption. The schedule shall be adopted |
613 | as part of the local government comprehensive plan. |
614 | Notwithstanding such schedule requirements, as long as the |
615 | schedule provides for the elimination of all transportation |
616 | concurrency backlogs within 10 years after the adoption of the |
617 | concurrency backlog plan, the final maturity date of any debt |
618 | incurred to finance or refinance the related projects may be no |
619 | later than 40 years after the date such debt is incurred and the |
620 | authority may continue operations and administer the trust fund |
621 | established as provided in subsection (5) for as long as such |
622 | debt remains outstanding. |
623 | (5) ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL TRUST FUND.--The transportation |
624 | concurrency backlog authority shall establish a local |
625 | transportation concurrency backlog trust fund upon creation of |
626 | the authority. Each local trust fund shall be administered by |
627 | the transportation concurrency backlog authority within which a |
628 | transportation concurrency backlog has been identified. Each |
629 | local trust fund shall continue to be funded pursuant to this |
630 | section for as long as the projects set forth in the related |
631 | transportation concurrency backlog plan remain to be completed |
632 | or until any debt incurred to finance or refinance the related |
633 | projects are no longer outstanding, whichever occurs later. |
634 | Beginning in the first fiscal year after the creation of the |
635 | authority, each local trust fund shall be funded by the proceeds |
636 | of an ad valorem tax increment collected within each |
637 | transportation concurrency backlog area to be determined |
638 | annually and shall be a minimum of 25 percent of the difference |
639 | between the amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b), except |
640 | that if all of the affected taxing authorities agree pursuant to |
641 | an interlocal agreement, a particular local trust fund may be |
642 | funded by the proceeds of an ad valorem tax increment greater |
643 | than 25 percent of the difference between the amounts set forth |
644 | in paragraphs (a) and (b): |
645 | (a) The amount of ad valorem tax levied each year by each |
646 | taxing authority, exclusive of any amount from any debt service |
647 | millage, on taxable real property contained within the |
648 | jurisdiction of the transportation concurrency backlog authority |
649 | and within the transportation backlog area; and |
650 | (b) The amount of ad valorem taxes which would have been |
651 | produced by the rate upon which the tax is levied each year by |
652 | or for each taxing authority, exclusive of any debt service |
653 | millage, upon the total of the assessed value of the taxable |
654 | real property within the transportation concurrency backlog area |
655 | as shown on the most recent assessment roll used in connection |
656 | with the taxation of such property of each taxing authority |
657 | prior to the effective date of the ordinance funding the trust |
658 | fund. |
659 | (8) DISSOLUTION.--Upon completion of all transportation |
660 | concurrency backlog projects and repayment or defeasance of all |
661 | debt issued to finance or refinance such projects, a |
662 | transportation concurrency backlog authority shall be dissolved, |
663 | and its assets and liabilities shall be transferred to the |
664 | county or municipality within which the authority is located. |
665 | All remaining assets of the authority must be used for |
666 | implementation of transportation projects within the |
667 | jurisdiction of the authority. The local government |
668 | comprehensive plan shall be amended to remove the transportation |
669 | concurrency backlog plan. |
670 | Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (9) of section |
671 | 287.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
672 | 287.055 Acquisition of professional architectural, |
673 | engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping |
674 | services; definitions; procedures; contingent fees prohibited; |
675 | penalties.-- |
676 | (9) APPLICABILITY TO DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS.-- |
677 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in s. 337.11(8)(7), the |
678 | Department of Management Services shall adopt rules for the |
679 | award of design-build contracts to be followed by state |
680 | agencies. Each other agency must adopt rules or ordinances for |
681 | the award of design-build contracts. Municipalities, political |
682 | subdivisions, school districts, and school boards shall award |
683 | design-build contracts by the use of a competitive proposal |
684 | selection process as described in this subsection, or by the use |
685 | of a qualifications-based selection process pursuant to |
686 | subsections (3), (4), and (5) for entering into a contract |
687 | whereby the selected firm will, subsequent to competitive |
688 | negotiations, establish a guaranteed maximum price and |
689 | guaranteed completion date. If the procuring agency elects the |
690 | option of qualifications-based selection, during the selection |
691 | of the design-build firm the procuring agency shall employ or |
692 | retain a licensed design professional appropriate to the project |
693 | to serve as the agency's representative. Procedures for the use |
694 | of a competitive proposal selection process must include as a |
695 | minimum the following: |
696 | 1. The preparation of a design criteria package for the |
697 | design and construction of the public construction project. |
698 | 2. The qualification and selection of no fewer than three |
699 | design-build firms as the most qualified, based on the |
700 | qualifications, availability, and past work of the firms, |
701 | including the partners or members thereof. |
702 | 3. The criteria, procedures, and standards for the |
703 | evaluation of design-build contract proposals or bids, based on |
704 | price, technical, and design aspects of the public construction |
705 | project, weighted for the project. |
706 | 4. The solicitation of competitive proposals, pursuant to |
707 | a design criteria package, from those qualified design-build |
708 | firms and the evaluation of the responses or bids submitted by |
709 | those firms based on the evaluation criteria and procedures |
710 | established prior to the solicitation of competitive proposals. |
711 | 5. For consultation with the employed or retained design |
712 | criteria professional concerning the evaluation of the responses |
713 | or bids submitted by the design-build firms, the supervision or |
714 | approval by the agency of the detailed working drawings of the |
715 | project; and for evaluation of the compliance of the project |
716 | construction with the design criteria package by the design |
717 | criteria professional. |
718 | 6. In the case of public emergencies, for the agency head |
719 | to declare an emergency and authorize negotiations with the best |
720 | qualified design-build firm available at that time. |
721 | Section 7. Section 316.0741, Florida Statutes, is amended |
722 | to read: |
723 | 316.0741 High-occupancy-vehicle High occupancy vehicle |
724 | lanes.-- |
725 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
726 | (a) "High-occupancy-vehicle High occupancy vehicle lane" |
727 | or "HOV lane" means a lane of a public roadway designated for |
728 | use by vehicles in which there is more than one occupant unless |
729 | otherwise authorized by federal law. |
730 | (b) "Hybrid vehicle" means a motor vehicle: |
731 | 1. That draws propulsion energy from onboard sources of |
732 | stored energy which are both an internal combustion or heat |
733 | engine using combustible fuel and a rechargeable energy-storage |
734 | system; and |
735 | 2. That, in the case of a passenger automobile or light |
736 | truck, has received a certificate of conformity under the Clean |
737 | Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 7401 et seq., and meets or exceeds the |
738 | equivalent qualifying California standards for a low-emission |
739 | vehicle. |
740 | (2) The number of persons that must be in a vehicle to |
741 | qualify for legal use of the HOV lane and the hours during which |
742 | the lane will serve as an HOV lane, if it is not designated as |
743 | such on a full-time basis, must also be indicated on a traffic |
744 | control device. |
745 | (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), a vehicle may |
746 | not be driven in an HOV lane if the vehicle is occupied by fewer |
747 | than the number of occupants indicated by a traffic control |
748 | device. A driver who violates this section shall be cited for a |
749 | moving violation, punishable as provided in chapter 318. |
750 | (4)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
751 | section, an inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) that is |
752 | certified and labeled in accordance with federal regulations may |
753 | be driven in an HOV lane at any time, regardless of its |
754 | occupancy. In addition, upon the state's receipt of written |
755 | notice from the proper federal regulatory agency authorizing |
756 | such use, a vehicle defined as a hybrid vehicle under this |
757 | section may be driven in an HOV lane at any time, regardless of |
758 | its occupancy. |
759 | (b) All eligible hybrid and all eligible other low- |
760 | emission and energy-efficient vehicles driven in an HOV lane |
761 | must comply with the minimum fuel economy standards in 23 U.S.C. |
762 | s. 166(f)(3)(B). |
763 | (c) Upon issuance of the applicable Environmental |
764 | Protection Agency final rule pursuant to 23 U.S.C. s. 166(e), |
765 | relating to the eligibility of hybrid and other low-emission and |
766 | energy-efficient vehicles for operation in an HOV lane |
767 | regardless of occupancy, the Department of Transportation shall |
768 | review the rule and recommend to the Legislature any statutory |
769 | changes necessary for compliance with the federal rule. The |
770 | department shall provide its recommendations no later than 30 |
771 | days following issuance of the final rule. |
772 | (5) The department shall issue a decal and registration |
773 | certificate, to be renewed annually, reflecting the HOV lane |
774 | designation on such vehicles meeting the criteria in subsection |
775 | (4) authorizing driving in an HOV lane at any time such use. The |
776 | department may charge a fee for a decal, not to exceed the costs |
777 | of designing, producing, and distributing each decal, or $5, |
778 | whichever is less. The proceeds from sale of the decals shall be |
779 | deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The |
780 | department may, for reasons of operation and management of HOV |
781 | facilities, limit or discontinue issuance of decals for the use |
782 | of HOV facilities by hybrid and low-emission and energy- |
783 | efficient vehicles, regardless of occupancy, if it has been |
784 | determined by the Department of Transportation that the |
785 | facilities are degraded as defined by 23 U.S.C. s. 166(d)(2). |
786 | (6) Vehicles having decals by virtue of compliance with |
787 | the minimum fuel economy standards under 23 U.S.C. s. |
788 | 166(f)(3)(B), and which are registered for use in high-occupancy |
789 | toll lanes or express lanes in accordance with Department of |
790 | Transportation rule, shall be allowed to use any HOV lanes |
791 | redesignated as high-occupancy toll lanes or express lanes |
792 | without payment of a toll. |
793 | (5) As used in this section, the term "hybrid vehicle" |
794 | means a motor vehicle: |
795 | (a) That draws propulsion energy from onboard sources of |
796 | stored energy which are both: |
797 | 1. An internal combustion or heat engine using combustible |
798 | fuel; and |
799 | 2. A rechargeable energy storage system; and |
800 | (b) That, in the case of a passenger automobile or light |
801 | truck: |
802 | 1. Has received a certificate of conformity under the |
803 | Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. ss. 7401 et seq.; and |
804 | 2. Meets or exceeds the equivalent qualifying California |
805 | standards for a low-emission vehicle. |
806 | (7)(6) The department may adopt rules necessary to |
807 | administer this section. |
808 | Section 8. Subsection (4) of section 316.193, Florida |
809 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
810 | 316.193 Driving under the influence; penalties.-- |
811 | (4)(a) Any person who is convicted of a violation of |
812 | subsection (1) and who has a blood-alcohol level or breath- |
813 | alcohol level of 0.15 0.20 or higher, or any person who is |
814 | convicted of a violation of subsection (1) and who at the time |
815 | of the offense was accompanied in the vehicle by a person under |
816 | the age of 18 years, shall be punished: |
817 | 1.(a) By a fine of: |
818 | a.1. Not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for a first |
819 | conviction. |
820 | b.2. Not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000 for a second |
821 | conviction. |
822 | c.3. Not less than $2,000 for a third or subsequent |
823 | conviction. |
824 | 2.(b) By imprisonment for: |
825 | a.1. Not more than 9 months for a first conviction. |
826 | b.2. Not more than 12 months for a second conviction. |
827 | (b) For the purposes of this subsection, only the instant |
828 | offense is required to be a violation of subsection (1) by a |
829 | person who has a blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level of |
830 | 0.15 0.20 or higher. |
831 | (c) In addition to the penalties in subparagraphs (a)1. |
832 | and 2. paragraphs (a) and (b), the court shall order the |
833 | mandatory placement, at the convicted person's sole expense, of |
834 | an ignition interlock device approved by the department in |
835 | accordance with s. 316.1938 upon all vehicles that are |
836 | individually or jointly leased or owned and routinely operated |
837 | by the convicted person for not less than up to 6 continuous |
838 | months for the first offense and for not less than at least 2 |
839 | continuous years for a second offense, when the convicted person |
840 | qualifies for a permanent or restricted license. The |
841 | installation of such device may not occur before July 1, 2003. |
842 | Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 316.2397, Florida |
843 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
844 | 316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.-- |
845 | (2) It is expressly prohibited for any vehicle or |
846 | equipment, except police vehicles, to show or display blue |
847 | lights. However, vehicles owned, operated, or leased by the |
848 | Department of Corrections or any county correctional agency, may |
849 | show or display blue lights when responding to emergencies. |
850 | Section 10. Effective October 1, 2008, paragraph (b) of |
851 | subsection (1) and subsections (6) and (8) of section 316.302, |
852 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
853 | 316.302 Commercial motor vehicles; safety regulations; |
854 | transporters and shippers of hazardous materials; enforcement.-- |
855 | (1) |
856 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all |
857 | owners or drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are engaged |
858 | in intrastate commerce are subject to the rules and regulations |
859 | contained in 49 C.F.R. parts 382, 385, and 390-397, with the |
860 | exception of 49 C.F.R. s. 390.5 as it relates to the definition |
861 | of bus, as such rules and regulations existed on October 1, 2007 |
862 | 2005. |
863 | (6) The state Department of Transportation shall perform |
864 | the duties that are assigned to the Field Administrator, Federal |
865 | Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regional Federal Highway |
866 | Administrator under the federal rules, and an agent of that |
867 | department, as described in s. 316.545(9), may enforce those |
868 | rules. |
869 | (8) For the purpose of enforcing this section, any law |
870 | enforcement officer of the Department of Transportation or duly |
871 | appointed agent who holds a current safety inspector |
872 | certification from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance may |
873 | require the driver of any commercial vehicle operated on the |
874 | highways of this state to stop and submit to an inspection of |
875 | the vehicle or the driver's records. If the vehicle or driver is |
876 | found to be operating in an unsafe condition, or if any required |
877 | part or equipment is not present or is not in proper repair or |
878 | adjustment, and the continued operation would present an unduly |
879 | hazardous operating condition, the officer may require the |
880 | vehicle or the driver to be removed from service pursuant to the |
881 | North American Standard Uniform Out-of-Service Criteria, until |
882 | corrected. However, if continuous operation would not present an |
883 | unduly hazardous operating condition, the officer may give |
884 | written notice requiring correction of the condition within 14 |
885 | days. |
886 | (a) Any member of the Florida Highway Patrol or any law |
887 | enforcement officer employed by a sheriff's office or municipal |
888 | police department authorized to enforce the traffic laws of this |
889 | state pursuant to s. 316.640 who has reason to believe that a |
890 | vehicle or driver is operating in an unsafe condition may, as |
891 | provided in subsection (10), enforce the provisions of this |
892 | section. |
893 | (b) Any person who fails to comply with an officer's |
894 | request to submit to an inspection under this subsection commits |
895 | a violation of s. 843.02 if the person resists the officer |
896 | without violence or a violation of s. 843.01 if the person |
897 | resists the officer with violence. |
898 | Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 316.613, Florida |
899 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
900 | 316.613 Child restraint requirements.-- |
901 | (2) As used in this section, the term "motor vehicle" |
902 | means a motor vehicle as defined in s. 316.003 which that is |
903 | operated on the roadways, streets, and highways of the state. |
904 | The term does not include: |
905 | (a) A school bus as defined in s. 316.003(45). |
906 | (b) A bus used for the transportation of persons for |
907 | compensation, other than a bus regularly used to transport |
908 | children to or from school, as defined in s. 316.615(1) (b), or |
909 | in conjunction with school activities. |
910 | (c) A farm tractor or implement of husbandry. |
911 | (d) A truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of more |
912 | than 26,000 of net weight of more than 5,000 pounds. |
913 | (e) A motorcycle, moped, or bicycle. |
914 | Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
915 | 316.614, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
916 | 316.614 Safety belt usage.-- |
917 | (3) As used in this section: |
918 | (a) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in s. |
919 | 316.003 which that is operated on the roadways, streets, and |
920 | highways of this state. The term does not include: |
921 | 1. A school bus. |
922 | 2. A bus used for the transportation of persons for |
923 | compensation. |
924 | 3. A farm tractor or implement of husbandry. |
925 | 4. A truck having a gross vehicle weight rating of more |
926 | than 26,000 of a net weight of more than 5,000 pounds. |
927 | 5. A motorcycle, moped, or bicycle. |
928 | Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
929 | 316.656, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
930 | 316.656 Mandatory adjudication; prohibition against |
931 | accepting plea to lesser included offense.-- |
932 | (2)(a) No trial judge may accept a plea of guilty to a |
933 | lesser offense from a person charged under the provisions of |
934 | this act who has been given a breath or blood test to determine |
935 | blood or breath alcohol content, the results of which show a |
936 | blood or breath alcohol content by weight of 0.15 0.20 percent |
937 | or more. |
938 | Section 14. Subsection (7) of section 318.18, Florida |
939 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
940 | 318.18 Amount of penalties.--The penalties required for a |
941 | noncriminal disposition pursuant to s. 318.14 or a criminal |
942 | offense listed in s. 318.17 are as follows: |
943 | (7) Mandatory $100 fine for each violation of s. 316.1001 |
944 | plus the amount of the unpaid toll shown on the traffic citation |
945 | for each citation issued. The clerk of the court shall forward |
946 | $25 of the $100 fine received, plus the amount of the unpaid |
947 | toll that is shown on the citation, to the governmental entity |
948 | that issued the citation, or on whose behalf the citation was |
949 | issued. If a plea arrangement is reached prior to the date set |
950 | for a scheduled evidentiary hearing and adjudication is |
951 | withheld, there shall be a mandatory fine assessed per citation |
952 | of not less than $50 and not more than $100, plus the amount of |
953 | the unpaid toll for each citation issued. The clerk of the court |
954 | shall forward $25 of the fine imposed plus the amount of the |
955 | unpaid toll that is shown on the citation to the governmental |
956 | entity that issued the citation or on whose behalf the citation |
957 | was issued. The court shall have specific authority to |
958 | consolidate issued citations for the same defendant for the |
959 | purpose of sentencing and aggregate jurisdiction. In addition, |
960 | the department shall suspend for 60 days the driver's license of |
961 | a person who is convicted of 10 violations of s. 316.1001 within |
962 | a 36-month period; however, the department shall not suspend the |
963 | driver's license if, at the time of the violations, a valid and |
964 | active SunPass account is registered to the vehicle identified |
965 | in the citations. Any funds received by a governmental entity |
966 | for this violation may be used for any lawful purpose related to |
967 | the operation or maintenance of a toll facility. |
968 | Section 15. Effective July 1, 2008, subsection (1) of |
969 | section 320.02, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 28 of |
970 | chapter 2006-290, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: |
971 | 320.02 Registration required; application for |
972 | registration; forms.-- |
973 | (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every |
974 | owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle that is operated or |
975 | driven on the roads of this state shall register the vehicle in |
976 | this state. The owner or person in charge shall apply to the |
977 | department or to its authorized agent for registration of each |
978 | such vehicle on a form prescribed by the department. Prior to |
979 | the original registration of a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, |
980 | or moped, the owner, if a natural person, must present proof |
981 | that he or she has a valid motorcycle endorsement as required in |
982 | chapter 322. A registration is not required for any motor |
983 | vehicle that is not operated on the roads of this state during |
984 | the registration period. |
985 | Section 16. Section 322.64, Florida Statutes, is amended |
986 | to read: |
987 | 322.64 Holder of commercial driver's license; persons |
988 | operating a commercial motor vehicle; driving with unlawful |
989 | blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, urine, or |
990 | blood test.-- |
991 | (1)(a) A law enforcement officer or correctional officer |
992 | shall, on behalf of the department, disqualify from operating |
993 | any commercial motor vehicle a person who while operating or in |
994 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle is |
995 | arrested for a violation of s. 316.193, relating to unlawful |
996 | blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level, or a person who has |
997 | refused to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test authorized |
998 | by s. 322.63 arising out of the operation or actual physical |
999 | control of a commercial motor vehicle. A law enforcement officer |
1000 | or correctional officer shall, on behalf of the department, |
1001 | disqualify the holder of a commercial driver's license from |
1002 | operating any commercial motor vehicle if the licenseholder, |
1003 | while operating or in actual physical control of a motor |
1004 | vehicle, is arrested for a violation of s. 316.193, relating to |
1005 | unlawful blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level, or refused |
1006 | to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test authorized by s. |
1007 | 322.63. Upon disqualification of the person, the officer shall |
1008 | take the person's driver's license and issue the person a 10-day |
1009 | temporary permit for the operation of noncommercial vehicles |
1010 | only if the person is otherwise eligible for the driving |
1011 | privilege and shall issue the person a notice of |
1012 | disqualification. If the person has been given a blood, breath, |
1013 | or urine test, the results of which are not available to the |
1014 | officer at the time of the arrest, the agency employing the |
1015 | officer shall transmit such results to the department within 5 |
1016 | days after receipt of the results. If the department then |
1017 | determines that the person was arrested for a violation of s. |
1018 | 316.193 and that the person had a blood-alcohol level or breath- |
1019 | alcohol level of 0.08 or higher, the department shall disqualify |
1020 | the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to |
1021 | subsection (3). |
1022 | (b) The disqualification under paragraph (a) shall be |
1023 | pursuant to, and the notice of disqualification shall inform the |
1024 | driver of, the following: |
1025 | 1.a. The driver refused to submit to a lawful breath, |
1026 | blood, or urine test and he or she is disqualified from |
1027 | operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year, for |
1028 | a first refusal, or permanently, if he or she has previously |
1029 | been disqualified as a result of a refusal to submit to such a |
1030 | test; or |
1031 | b. The driver was driving or in actual physical control of |
1032 | a commercial motor vehicle, or any motor vehicle if the driver |
1033 | holds a commercial driver's license, had an unlawful blood- |
1034 | alcohol level or breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher, and his |
1035 | or her driving privilege shall be disqualified for a period of 1 |
1036 | year for a first offense or permanently disqualified if his or |
1037 | her driving privilege has been previously disqualified under |
1038 | this section. violated s. 316.193 by driving with an unlawful |
1039 | blood-alcohol level and he or she is disqualified from operating |
1040 | a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 6 months for a first |
1041 | offense or for a period of 1 year if he or she has previously |
1042 | been disqualified, or his or her driving privilege has been |
1043 | previously suspended, for a violation of s. 316.193. |
1044 | 2. The disqualification period for operating commercial |
1045 | vehicles shall commence on the date of arrest or issuance of the |
1046 | notice of disqualification, whichever is later. |
1047 | 3. The driver may request a formal or informal review of |
1048 | the disqualification by the department within 10 days after the |
1049 | date of arrest or issuance of the notice of disqualification, |
1050 | whichever is later. |
1051 | 4. The temporary permit issued at the time of arrest or |
1052 | disqualification expires will expire at midnight of the 10th day |
1053 | following the date of disqualification. |
1054 | 5. The driver may submit to the department any materials |
1055 | relevant to the disqualification arrest. |
1056 | (2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(a), the law |
1057 | enforcement officer shall forward to the department, within 5 |
1058 | days after the date of the arrest or the issuance of the notice |
1059 | of disqualification, whichever is later, a copy of the notice of |
1060 | disqualification, the driver's license of the person |
1061 | disqualified arrested, and a report of the arrest, including, if |
1062 | applicable, an affidavit stating the officer's grounds for |
1063 | belief that the person disqualified arrested was operating or in |
1064 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, or holds |
1065 | a commercial driver's license, and had an unlawful blood-alcohol |
1066 | or breath-alcohol level in violation of s. 316.193; the results |
1067 | of any breath or blood or urine test or an affidavit stating |
1068 | that a breath, blood, or urine test was requested by a law |
1069 | enforcement officer or correctional officer and that the person |
1070 | arrested refused to submit; a copy of the notice of |
1071 | disqualification citation issued to the person arrested; and the |
1072 | officer's description of the person's field sobriety test, if |
1073 | any. The failure of the officer to submit materials within the |
1074 | 5-day period specified in this subsection or subsection (1) does |
1075 | shall not affect the department's ability to consider any |
1076 | evidence submitted at or prior to the hearing. The officer may |
1077 | also submit a copy of a videotape of the field sobriety test or |
1078 | the attempt to administer such test and a copy of the crash |
1079 | report, if any. |
1080 | (3) If the department determines that the person arrested |
1081 | should be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle |
1082 | pursuant to this section and if the notice of disqualification |
1083 | has not already been served upon the person by a law enforcement |
1084 | officer or correctional officer as provided in subsection (1), |
1085 | the department shall issue a notice of disqualification and, |
1086 | unless the notice is mailed pursuant to s. 322.251, a temporary |
1087 | permit which expires 10 days after the date of issuance if the |
1088 | driver is otherwise eligible. |
1089 | (4) If the person disqualified arrested requests an |
1090 | informal review pursuant to subparagraph (1)(b)3., the |
1091 | department shall conduct the informal review by a hearing |
1092 | officer employed by the department. Such informal review hearing |
1093 | shall consist solely of an examination by the department of the |
1094 | materials submitted by a law enforcement officer or correctional |
1095 | officer and by the person disqualified arrested, and the |
1096 | presence of an officer or witness is not required. |
1097 | (5) After completion of the informal review, notice of the |
1098 | department's decision sustaining, amending, or invalidating the |
1099 | disqualification must be provided to the person. Such notice |
1100 | must be mailed to the person at the last known address shown on |
1101 | the department's records, and to the address provided in the law |
1102 | enforcement officer's report if such address differs from the |
1103 | address of record, within 21 days after the expiration of the |
1104 | temporary permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) or subsection |
1105 | (3). |
1106 | (6)(a) If the person disqualified arrested requests a |
1107 | formal review, the department must schedule a hearing to be held |
1108 | within 30 days after such request is received by the department |
1109 | and must notify the person of the date, time, and place of the |
1110 | hearing. |
1111 | (b) Such formal review hearing shall be held before a |
1112 | hearing officer employed by the department, and the hearing |
1113 | officer shall be authorized to administer oaths, examine |
1114 | witnesses and take testimony, receive relevant evidence, issue |
1115 | subpoenas for the officers and witnesses identified in documents |
1116 | as provided in subsection (2), regulate the course and conduct |
1117 | of the hearing, and make a ruling on the disqualification. The |
1118 | department and the person disqualified arrested may subpoena |
1119 | witnesses, and the party requesting the presence of a witness |
1120 | shall be responsible for the payment of any witness fees. If the |
1121 | person who requests a formal review hearing fails to appear and |
1122 | the hearing officer finds such failure to be without just cause, |
1123 | the right to a formal hearing is waived and the department shall |
1124 | conduct an informal review of the disqualification under |
1125 | subsection (4). |
1126 | (c) A party may seek enforcement of a subpoena under |
1127 | paragraph (b) by filing a petition for enforcement in the |
1128 | circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the person |
1129 | failing to comply with the subpoena resides. A failure to comply |
1130 | with an order of the court shall result in a finding of contempt |
1131 | of court. However, a person shall not be in contempt while a |
1132 | subpoena is being challenged. |
1133 | (d) The department must, within 7 days after a formal |
1134 | review hearing, send notice to the person of the hearing |
1135 | officer's decision as to whether sufficient cause exists to |
1136 | sustain, amend, or invalidate the disqualification. |
1137 | (7) In a formal review hearing under subsection (6) or an |
1138 | informal review hearing under subsection (4), the hearing |
1139 | officer shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence |
1140 | whether sufficient cause exists to sustain, amend, or invalidate |
1141 | the disqualification. The scope of the review shall be limited |
1142 | to the following issues: |
1143 | (a) If the person was disqualified from operating a |
1144 | commercial motor vehicle for driving with an unlawful blood- |
1145 | alcohol level in violation of s. 316.193: |
1146 | 1. Whether the arresting law enforcement officer had |
1147 | probable cause to believe that the person was driving or in |
1148 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, or any |
1149 | motor vehicle if the driver holds a commercial driver's license, |
1150 | in this state while he or she had any alcohol, chemical |
1151 | substances, or controlled substances in his or her body. |
1152 | 2. Whether the person was placed under lawful arrest for a |
1153 | violation of s. 316.193. |
1154 | 2.3. Whether the person had an unlawful blood-alcohol |
1155 | level or breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher as provided in |
1156 | s. 316.193. |
1157 | (b) If the person was disqualified from operating a |
1158 | commercial motor vehicle for refusal to submit to a breath, |
1159 | blood, or urine test: |
1160 | 1. Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause |
1161 | to believe that the person was driving or in actual physical |
1162 | control of a commercial motor vehicle, or any motor vehicle if |
1163 | the driver holds a commercial driver's license, in this state |
1164 | while he or she had any alcohol, chemical substances, or |
1165 | controlled substances in his or her body. |
1166 | 2. Whether the person refused to submit to the test after |
1167 | being requested to do so by a law enforcement officer or |
1168 | correctional officer. |
1169 | 3. Whether the person was told that if he or she refused |
1170 | to submit to such test he or she would be disqualified from |
1171 | operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year or, |
1172 | in the case of a second refusal, permanently. |
1173 | (8) Based on the determination of the hearing officer |
1174 | pursuant to subsection (7) for both informal hearings under |
1175 | subsection (4) and formal hearings under subsection (6), the |
1176 | department shall: |
1177 | (a) Sustain the disqualification for a period of 1 year |
1178 | for a first refusal, or permanently if such person has been |
1179 | previously disqualified from operating a commercial motor |
1180 | vehicle as a result of a refusal to submit to such tests. The |
1181 | disqualification period commences on the date of the arrest or |
1182 | issuance of the notice of disqualification, whichever is later. |
1183 | (b) Sustain the disqualification: |
1184 | 1. For a period of 1 year if the person was driving or in |
1185 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle, or any |
1186 | motor vehicle if the driver holds a commercial driver's license, |
1187 | and had an unlawful blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level |
1188 | of 0.08 or higher; or 6 months for a violation of s. 316.193 or |
1189 | for a period of 1 year |
1190 | 2. Permanently if the person has been previously |
1191 | disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle or his or |
1192 | her driving privilege has been previously suspended for driving |
1193 | or being in actual physical control of a commercial motor |
1194 | vehicle, or any motor vehicle if the driver holds a commercial |
1195 | driver's license, and had an unlawful blood-alcohol level or |
1196 | breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher as a result of a |
1197 | violation of s. 316.193. |
1198 |
|
1199 | The disqualification period commences on the date of the arrest |
1200 | or issuance of the notice of disqualification, whichever is |
1201 | later. |
1202 | (9) A request for a formal review hearing or an informal |
1203 | review hearing shall not stay the disqualification. If the |
1204 | department fails to schedule the formal review hearing to be |
1205 | held within 30 days after receipt of the request therefor, the |
1206 | department shall invalidate the disqualification. If the |
1207 | scheduled hearing is continued at the department's initiative, |
1208 | the department shall issue a temporary driving permit limited to |
1209 | noncommercial vehicles which is shall be valid until the hearing |
1210 | is conducted if the person is otherwise eligible for the driving |
1211 | privilege. Such permit shall not be issued to a person who |
1212 | sought and obtained a continuance of the hearing. The permit |
1213 | issued under this subsection shall authorize driving for |
1214 | business purposes or employment use only. |
1215 | (10) A person who is disqualified from operating a |
1216 | commercial motor vehicle under subsection (1) or subsection (3) |
1217 | is eligible for issuance of a license for business or employment |
1218 | purposes only under s. 322.271 if the person is otherwise |
1219 | eligible for the driving privilege. However, such business or |
1220 | employment purposes license shall not authorize the driver to |
1221 | operate a commercial motor vehicle. |
1222 | (11) The formal review hearing may be conducted upon a |
1223 | review of the reports of a law enforcement officer or a |
1224 | correctional officer, including documents relating to the |
1225 | administration of a breath test or blood test or the refusal to |
1226 | take either test. However, as provided in subsection (6), the |
1227 | driver may subpoena the officer or any person who administered |
1228 | or analyzed a breath or blood test. |
1229 | (12) The formal review hearing and the informal review |
1230 | hearing are exempt from the provisions of chapter 120. The |
1231 | department is authorized to adopt rules for the conduct of |
1232 | reviews under this section. |
1233 | (13) A person may appeal any decision of the department |
1234 | sustaining the disqualification from operating a commercial |
1235 | motor vehicle by a petition for writ of certiorari to the |
1236 | circuit court in the county wherein such person resides or |
1237 | wherein a formal or informal review was conducted pursuant to s. |
1238 | 322.31. However, an appeal shall not stay the disqualification. |
1239 | This subsection shall not be construed to provide for a de novo |
1240 | appeal. |
1241 | (14) The decision of the department under this section |
1242 | shall not be considered in any trial for a violation of s. |
1243 | 316.193, s. 322.61, or s. 322.62, nor shall any written |
1244 | statement submitted by a person in his or her request for |
1245 | departmental review under this section be admissible into |
1246 | evidence against him or her in any such trial. The disposition |
1247 | of any related criminal proceedings shall not affect a |
1248 | disqualification imposed pursuant to this section. |
1249 | (15) This section does not preclude the suspension of the |
1250 | driving privilege pursuant to s. 322.2615. The driving privilege |
1251 | of a person who has been disqualified from operating a |
1252 | commercial motor vehicle also may be suspended for a violation |
1253 | of s. 316.193. |
1254 | Section 17. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a |
1255 | county, municipality, or special district may not own or operate |
1256 | an asphalt plant or a portable or stationary concrete batch |
1257 | plant having an independent mixer; however, this prohibition |
1258 | does not apply to any county that owns or is under contract to |
1259 | purchase an asphalt plant as of April 15, 2008, and that |
1260 | furnishes its plant-generated asphalt solely for use by local |
1261 | governments or company's under contract with local governments |
1262 | for projects within the boundaries of such county. Sale of plant |
1263 | generated asphalt to private entities or local governments |
1264 | outside the boundaries of such county is prohibited. |
1265 | Section 18. Subsection (16) of section 344.044, Florida |
1266 | Statutes, is amended, and subsection (34) is added to that |
1267 | section, to read: |
1268 | 334.044 Department; powers and duties.--The department |
1269 | shall have the following general powers and duties: |
1270 | (16) To plan, acquire, lease, construct, maintain, and |
1271 | operate toll facilities; to authorize the issuance and refunding |
1272 | of bonds; and to establish fix and collect tolls, variable rate |
1273 | tolls, or other charges for travel on any such facilities. |
1274 | (34) To maintain training programs for department |
1275 | employees and prospective employees who are graduates from an |
1276 | approved engineering curriculum of 4 years or more in a school, |
1277 | college, or university approved by the Board of Professional |
1278 | Engineers to provide broad practical expertise in the field of |
1279 | transportation engineering leading to licensure as a |
1280 | professional engineer. The department shall maintain training |
1281 | programs for department employees to provide broad practical |
1282 | experience and enhanced knowledge in the areas of right-of-way |
1283 | property management, real estate appraisal, and business |
1284 | valuation relating to department right-of-way acquisition |
1285 | activities. These training programs may provide for incremental |
1286 | increases to base salary for all employees enrolled in the |
1287 | programs upon successful completion of training phases. |
1288 | Section 19. Subsection (2)and paragraph (g) of subsection |
1289 | (5) of section 337.0261, Florida Statutes, are amended, and |
1290 | subsection (6) is added to that section, to read: |
1291 | 337.0261 Construction aggregate materials.-- |
1292 | (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.--The Legislature finds that there |
1293 | is a strategic and critical need for an available supply of |
1294 | construction aggregate materials within the state and that a |
1295 | disruption of the supply would cause a significant detriment to |
1296 | the state's construction industry, transportation system, and |
1297 | overall health, safety, and welfare. The Legislature further |
1298 | finds: |
1299 | (a) Construction aggregate materials are a finite natural |
1300 | resource. |
1301 | (b) Construction aggregate materials mining is an industry |
1302 | of critical importance to the state and is therefore in the |
1303 | public interest. |
1304 | (c) There is a need for a reliable, predictable, and |
1305 | sustainable supply of construction aggregate materials so that |
1306 | public and private construction is maintained without |
1307 | interruption. |
1308 | (d) There are a limited number of aggregate resource |
1309 | counties within the State where aggregate and sand resources |
1310 | exist. |
1311 | (5) STRATEGIC AGGREGATES REVIEW TASK FORCE.-- |
1312 | (g) The task force shall be dissolved on March July 1, |
1313 | 2010 2008. |
1314 | (6) STRATEGIC AGGREGATE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT (SARA).-- |
1315 | (a) The department shall organize and provide |
1316 | administrative support in the preparation of the strategic |
1317 | aggregate resource assessment. The department, in consultation |
1318 | with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department |
1319 | of Community Affairs, the regional planning councils, shall work |
1320 | with local governments in the preparation of the strategic |
1321 | aggregate resource assessment. |
1322 | 1. For construction aggregate materials the strategic |
1323 | aggregate resource assessment shall: |
1324 | a. Identify and map areas where construction aggregate |
1325 | materials deposits are located in the state. |
1326 | b. Identify and superimpose on the aggregate map a high to |
1327 | low quality grading classification to identify the areas that |
1328 | contain the materials needed for road building and repair. |
1329 | c. Identify and superimpose on the aggregate map the areas |
1330 | of natural resources subject to federal or state permitting |
1331 | requirements in order to identify any potential conflicts |
1332 | between the location of geologically valuable resources and |
1333 | natural land and water resources. |
1334 | d. Identify and superimpose on the aggregate map the areas |
1335 | of existing future land use elements of local comprehensive |
1336 | plans and local zoning regulations in order to identify with |
1337 | natural resources and existing communities and any potential |
1338 | conflicts between the areas where growth and development is |
1339 | planned or placed adjacent to or over deposits of construction |
1340 | aggregate materials. |
1341 | e. Provide a projection of 5-year, 25-year, and 50-year |
1342 | demand for aggregate. |
1343 | f. Provide an estimate of volume of aggregate available |
1344 | from already permitted mines to meet demand projections. |
1345 | g. Identify the availability and estimate the volume of |
1346 | alternative material, including recycled and reused construction |
1347 | aggregate, which may substitute for construction aggregate. |
1348 | h. Identify international and out-of-state construction |
1349 | aggregate materials available to meet demand projections. |
1350 | 2. For infrastructure the strategic aggregate resource |
1351 | assessment shall: |
1352 | a. Provide a rating structure assessing the ability to |
1353 | mine the deposits in an economic manner, taking into account the |
1354 | proximity of the materials to the available markets, the |
1355 | thickness of overburden, and the quantity and quality of the |
1356 | materials. In assessing the economic viability of a geologic |
1357 | deposit the strategic aggregate resource assessment shall take |
1358 | into account the proximity to rail and port facilities where |
1359 | similar or replacement products can be imported at a lower cost |
1360 | than producing them locally. |
1361 | b. Identify the current and potential capacity of |
1362 | construction aggregate material imports into the state utilizing |
1363 | current and planned rail, connecting roadways, and port |
1364 | infrastructure. |
1365 | 3. In addition to the information gathered in |
1366 | subparagraphs 1. and 2., for each of the six "Materials Resource |
1367 | Planning Areas" identified in the Department of Transportation |
1368 | report titled, "Strategic Aggregates Study: Sources, |
1369 | Constraints, and Economic Value of Limestone and Sand in |
1370 | Florida," dated February 2007, the strategic aggregate resource |
1371 | assessment shall: |
1372 | a. Provide a summary of all regional and local regulatory |
1373 | jurisdictions impacting the approval of mining, including, but |
1374 | not limited to, county, municipal, and special district |
1375 | regulations. |
1376 | b. Provide a description of federal, state, and local |
1377 | environmental regulatory issues impacting access to construction |
1378 | aggregate reserves. |
1379 | c. Identify and map rare, threatened, or endangered |
1380 | habitats, water resources, and other natural resources subject |
1381 | to federal, state, and local protection or regulation. |
1382 | d. Identify local transportation infrastructure issues |
1383 | impacting the distribution of aggregate materials, including |
1384 | level of service and quality of roads, rail access, and, as |
1385 | appropriate, port capacity and access. |
1386 | e. Identify alternatives for when the local construction |
1387 | mining aggregate supply is exhausted. |
1388 | (b) The strategic aggregate resource assessment shall be |
1389 | updated every 5 years and be included as part of the Florida |
1390 | Transportation Plan. |
1391 | (c) The Strategic Aggregate Review Task Force shall |
1392 | prepare the findings of the strategic aggregate resource |
1393 | assessment in an initial report submitted to the Governor, the |
1394 | President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of |
1395 | Representatives no later than February 1, 2010. Subsequent |
1396 | reports shall be submitted by department on February 1 following |
1397 | each 5-year strategic aggregate resource assessment update. |
1398 | (d) Information acquired by means of the strategic |
1399 | aggregate resource assessment may be submitted by willing land |
1400 | owners to the Florida Geological Survey for inclusion in the |
1401 | state data repository. Proprietary or business information |
1402 | submitted to or acquired by the Florida Geological Survey shall |
1403 | be maintained in an electronic database under the control of the |
1404 | Florida Geological Survey and protected as trade secrets |
1405 | pursuant to s. 815.045. |
1406 | (e) The department is authorized to adopt rules pursuant |
1407 | to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section and in |
1408 | the preparation of the strategic aggregate resource assessment. |
1409 | (f) There is appropriated from the State Transportation |
1410 | Trust Fund, for fiscal year 2008-2009 only, the sum of $700,000, |
1411 | which shall require a 50-percent nonstate match, to be used for |
1412 | the purposes of this subsection. |
1413 | Section 20. Subsections (8) through (15) of section |
1414 | 337.11, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9) |
1415 | through (16), respectively, present subsection (7) is renumbered |
1416 | as subsection (8) and amended, and a new subsection (7) is added |
1417 | to that section, to read: |
1418 | 337.11 Contracting authority of department; bids; |
1419 | emergency repairs, supplemental agreements, and change orders; |
1420 | combined design and construction contracts; progress payments; |
1421 | records; requirements of vehicle registration.-- |
1422 | (7) If the department determines that it is in the best |
1423 | interest of the public, the department may pay a stipend to |
1424 | unsuccessful firms who have submitted responsive proposals for |
1425 | construction or maintenance contracts. The decision and amount |
1426 | of a stipend will be based upon department analysis of the |
1427 | estimated proposal development costs and the anticipated degree |
1428 | of competition during the procurement process. Stipends shall be |
1429 | used to encourage competition and compensate unsuccessful firms |
1430 | for a portion of their proposal development costs. The |
1431 | department shall retain the right to use ideas from unsuccessful |
1432 | firms that accept a stipend. |
1433 | (8)(7)(a) If the head of the department determines that it |
1434 | is in the best interests of the public, the department may |
1435 | combine the design and construction phases of a building, a |
1436 | major bridge, a limited access facility, or a rail corridor |
1437 | project into a single contract. Such contract is referred to as |
1438 | a design-build contract. The department shall advertise for bid |
1439 | a minimum of 25 percent of the construction contracts which add |
1440 | capacity in the 5-year adopted work program as design-build |
1441 | contracts. Design-build contracts may be advertised and awarded |
1442 | notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (3)(c). However, |
1443 | construction activities may not begin on any portion of such |
1444 | projects for which the department has not yet obtained title to |
1445 | the necessary rights-of-way and easements for the construction |
1446 | of that portion of the project has vested in the state or a |
1447 | local governmental entity and all railroad crossing and utility |
1448 | agreements have been executed. Title to rights-of-way shall be |
1449 | deemed to have vested in the state when the title has been |
1450 | dedicated to the public or acquired by prescription. |
1451 | (b) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for |
1452 | administering design-build contracts. Such procedures shall |
1453 | include, but not be limited to: |
1454 | 1. Prequalification requirements. |
1455 | 2. Public announcement procedures. |
1456 | 3. Scope of service requirements. |
1457 | 4. Letters of interest requirements. |
1458 | 5. Short-listing criteria and procedures. |
1459 | 6. Bid proposal requirements. |
1460 | 7. Technical review committee. |
1461 | 8. Selection and award processes. |
1462 | 9. Stipend requirements. |
1463 | (c) The department must receive at least three letters of |
1464 | interest in order to proceed with a request for proposals. The |
1465 | department shall request proposals from no fewer than three of |
1466 | the design-build firms submitting letters of interest. If a |
1467 | design-build firm withdraws from consideration after the |
1468 | department requests proposals, the department may continue if at |
1469 | least two proposals are received. |
1470 | Section 21. Subsection (7) of section 337.14, Florida |
1471 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1472 | 337.14 Application for qualification; certificate of |
1473 | qualification; restrictions; request for hearing.-- |
1474 | (7) No "contractor" as defined in s. 337.165(1)(d) or his |
1475 | or her "affiliate" as defined in s. 337.165(1)(a) qualified with |
1476 | the department under this section may also qualify under s. |
1477 | 287.055 or s. 337.105 to provide testing services, construction, |
1478 | engineering, and inspection services to the department. This |
1479 | limitation shall not apply to any design-build prequalification |
1480 | under s. 337.11(8)(7). |
1481 | Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
1482 | 337.16, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1483 | 337.16 Disqualification of delinquent contractors from |
1484 | bidding; determination of contractor nonresponsibility; denial, |
1485 | suspension, and revocation of certificates of qualification; |
1486 | grounds; hearing.-- |
1487 | (2) For reasons other than delinquency in progress, the |
1488 | department, for good cause, may determine any contractor not |
1489 | having a certificate of qualification nonresponsible for a |
1490 | specified period of time or may deny, suspend, or revoke any |
1491 | certificate of qualification. Good cause includes, but is not |
1492 | limited to, circumstances in which a contractor or the |
1493 | contractor's official representative: |
1494 | (a) Makes or submits to the department false, deceptive, |
1495 | or fraudulent statements or materials in any bid proposal to the |
1496 | department, any application for a certificate of qualification, |
1497 | any certification of payment pursuant to s. 337.11(11)(10), or |
1498 | any administrative or judicial proceeding; |
1499 | Section 23. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
1500 | 337.18 is amended to read: |
1501 | 337.18 Surety bonds for construction or maintenance |
1502 | contracts; requirement with respect to contract award; bond |
1503 | requirements; defaults; damage assessments.-- |
1504 | (1) |
1505 | (b) Prior to beginning any work under the contract, the |
1506 | contractor shall maintain a copy of the payment and performance |
1507 | bond required under this section at its principal place of |
1508 | business and at the jobsite office, if one is established, and |
1509 | the contractor shall provide a copy of the payment and |
1510 | performance bond within 5 days after receipt of any written |
1511 | request therefor. A copy of the payment and performance bond |
1512 | required under this section may also be obtained directly from |
1513 | the department via a request made pursuant to chapter 119. Upon |
1514 | execution of the contract, and prior to beginning any work under |
1515 | the contract, the contractor shall record in the public records |
1516 | of the county where the improvement is located the payment and |
1517 | performance bond required under this section. A claimant shall |
1518 | have a right of action against the contractor and surety for the |
1519 | amount due him or her, including unpaid finance charges due |
1520 | under the claimant's contract. Such action shall not involve the |
1521 | department in any expense. |
1522 | Section 24. Subsections (1), (2), and (7) of section |
1523 | 337.185, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
1524 | 337.185 State Arbitration Board.-- |
1525 | (1) To facilitate the prompt settlement of claims for |
1526 | additional compensation arising out of construction and |
1527 | maintenance contracts between the department and the various |
1528 | contractors with whom it transacts business, the Legislature |
1529 | does hereby establish the State Arbitration Board, referred to |
1530 | in this section as the "board." For the purpose of this section, |
1531 | "claim" shall mean the aggregate of all outstanding claims by a |
1532 | party arising out of a construction or maintenance contract. |
1533 | Every contractual claim in an amount up to $250,000 per contract |
1534 | or, at the claimant's option, up to $500,000 per contract or, |
1535 | upon agreement of the parties, up to $1 million per contract |
1536 | that cannot be resolved by negotiation between the department |
1537 | and the contractor shall be arbitrated by the board after |
1538 | acceptance of the project by the department. As an exception, |
1539 | either party to the dispute may request that the claim be |
1540 | submitted to binding private arbitration. A court of law may not |
1541 | consider the settlement of such a claim until the process |
1542 | established by this section has been exhausted. |
1543 | (2) The board shall be composed of three members. One |
1544 | member shall be appointed by the head of the department, and one |
1545 | member shall be elected by those construction or maintenance |
1546 | companies who are under contract with the department. The third |
1547 | member shall be chosen by agreement of the other two members. |
1548 | Whenever the third member has a conflict of interest regarding |
1549 | affiliation with one of the parties, the other two members shall |
1550 | select an alternate member for that hearing. The head of the |
1551 | department may select an alternative or substitute to serve as |
1552 | the department member for any hearing or term. Each member shall |
1553 | serve a 2-year term. The board shall elect a chair, each term, |
1554 | who shall be the administrator of the board and custodian of its |
1555 | records. |
1556 | (7) The members of the board may receive compensation for |
1557 | the performance of their duties hereunder, from administrative |
1558 | fees received by the board, except that no employee of the |
1559 | department may receive compensation from the board. The |
1560 | compensation amount shall be determined by the board, but shall |
1561 | not exceed $125 per hour, up to a maximum of $1,000 per day for |
1562 | each member authorized to receive compensation. Nothing in this |
1563 | section shall prevent the member elected by construction or |
1564 | maintenance companies from being an employee of an association |
1565 | affiliated with the industry, even if the sole responsibility of |
1566 | that member is service on the board. Travel expenses for the |
1567 | industry member may be paid by an industry association, if |
1568 | necessary. The board may allocate funds annually for clerical |
1569 | and other administrative services. |
1570 | Section 25. Subsection (1) of section 337.403, Florida |
1571 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1572 | 337.403 Relocation of utility; expenses.-- |
1573 | (1) Any utility heretofore or hereafter placed upon, |
1574 | under, over, or along any public road or publicly owned rail |
1575 | corridor that is found by the authority to be unreasonably |
1576 | interfering in any way with the convenient, safe, or continuous |
1577 | use, or the maintenance, improvement, extension, or expansion, |
1578 | of such public road or publicly owned rail corridor shall, upon |
1579 | 30 days' written notice to the utility or its agent by the |
1580 | authority, be removed or relocated by such utility at its own |
1581 | expense except as provided in paragraphs (a)-(f) (a), (b), and |
1582 | (c). |
1583 | (a) If the relocation of utility facilities, as referred |
1584 | to in s. 111 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, Pub. L. No. |
1585 | 627 of the 84th Congress, is necessitated by the construction of |
1586 | a project on the federal-aid interstate system, including |
1587 | extensions thereof within urban areas, and the cost of such |
1588 | project is eligible and approved for reimbursement by the |
1589 | Federal Government to the extent of 90 percent or more under the |
1590 | Federal Aid Highway Act, or any amendment thereof, then in that |
1591 | event the utility owning or operating such facilities shall |
1592 | relocate such facilities upon order of the department, and the |
1593 | state shall pay the entire expense properly attributable to such |
1594 | relocation after deducting therefrom any increase in the value |
1595 | of the new facility and any salvage value derived from the old |
1596 | facility. |
1597 | (b) When a joint agreement between the department and the |
1598 | utility is executed for utility improvement, relocation, or |
1599 | removal work to be accomplished as part of a contract for |
1600 | construction of a transportation facility, the department may |
1601 | participate in those utility improvement, relocation, or removal |
1602 | costs that exceed the department's official estimate of the cost |
1603 | of such work by more than 10 percent. The amount of such |
1604 | participation shall be limited to the difference between the |
1605 | official estimate of all the work in the joint agreement plus 10 |
1606 | percent and the amount awarded for this work in the construction |
1607 | contract for such work. The department may not participate in |
1608 | any utility improvement, relocation, or removal costs that occur |
1609 | as a result of changes or additions during the course of the |
1610 | contract. |
1611 | (c) When an agreement between the department and utility |
1612 | is executed for utility improvement, relocation, or removal work |
1613 | to be accomplished in advance of a contract for construction of |
1614 | a transportation facility, the department may participate in the |
1615 | cost of clearing and grubbing necessary to perform such work. |
1616 | (d) If the utility facility being removed or relocated was |
1617 | initially installed to exclusively serve the department, its |
1618 | tenants, or both the department and its tenants, the department |
1619 | shall bear the costs of removal or relocation of that utility |
1620 | facility. The department shall not be responsible, however, for |
1621 | bearing the cost of removal or relocation of any subsequent |
1622 | additions to that facility for the purpose of serving others. |
1623 | (e) If, pursuant to an agreement between a utility and the |
1624 | authority entered into after the effective date of this |
1625 | subsection, the utility conveys, subordinates, or relinquishes a |
1626 | compensable property right to the authority for the purpose of |
1627 | accommodating the acquisition or use of the right-of-way by the |
1628 | authority, without the agreement expressly addressing future |
1629 | responsibility for cost of removal or relocation of the utility, |
1630 | then the authority shall bear the cost of such removal or |
1631 | relocation. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to impair or |
1632 | restrict, or be used to interpret, the terms of any such |
1633 | agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this |
1634 | paragraph. |
1635 | (f) If the utility is an electric facility being relocated |
1636 | underground in order to enhance vehicular, bicycle, and |
1637 | pedestrian safety and in which ownership of the electric |
1638 | facility to be placed underground has been transferred from a |
1639 | private to a public utility within the past 5 years, the |
1640 | department shall incur all costs of the relocation. |
1641 | Section 26. Subsections (4) and (5) of section 337.408, |
1642 | Florida Statutes, are amended, subsection (7) is renumbered as |
1643 | subsection (8), and a new subsection (7) is added to that |
1644 | section, to read: |
1645 | 337.408 Regulation of benches, transit shelters, street |
1646 | light poles, waste disposal receptacles, and modular news racks |
1647 | within rights-of-way.-- |
1648 | (4) The department has the authority to direct the |
1649 | immediate relocation or removal of any bench, transit shelter, |
1650 | waste disposal receptacle, public pay telephone, or modular news |
1651 | rack which endangers life or property, except that transit bus |
1652 | benches which have been placed in service prior to April 1, |
1653 | 1992, are not required to comply with bench size and advertising |
1654 | display size requirements which have been established by the |
1655 | department prior to March 1, 1992. Any transit bus bench that |
1656 | was in service prior to April 1, 1992, may be replaced with a |
1657 | bus bench of the same size or smaller, if the bench is damaged |
1658 | or destroyed or otherwise becomes unusable. The department is |
1659 | authorized to adopt rules relating to the regulation of bench |
1660 | size and advertising display size requirements. If a |
1661 | municipality or county within which a bench is to be located has |
1662 | adopted an ordinance or other applicable regulation that |
1663 | establishes bench size or advertising display sign requirements |
1664 | different from requirements specified in department rule, the |
1665 | local government requirement shall be applicable within the |
1666 | respective municipality or county. Placement of any bench or |
1667 | advertising display on the National Highway System under a local |
1668 | ordinance or regulation adopted pursuant to this subsection |
1669 | shall be subject to approval of the Federal Highway |
1670 | Administration. |
1671 | (5) No bench, transit shelter, waste disposal receptacle, |
1672 | public pay telephone, or modular news rack, or advertising |
1673 | thereon, shall be erected or so placed on the right-of-way of |
1674 | any road which conflicts with the requirements of federal law, |
1675 | regulations, or safety standards, thereby causing the state or |
1676 | any political subdivision the loss of federal funds. Competition |
1677 | among persons seeking to provide bench, transit shelter, waste |
1678 | disposal receptacle, or modular news rack services or |
1679 | advertising on such benches, shelters, receptacles, or news |
1680 | racks may be regulated, restricted, or denied by the appropriate |
1681 | local government entity consistent with the provisions of this |
1682 | section. |
1683 | (7) Public pay telephones, including advertising displayed |
1684 | thereon, may be installed within the right-of-way limits of any |
1685 | municipal, county, or state road, except on a limited access |
1686 | highway, provided that such pay telephones are installed by a |
1687 | provider duly authorized and regulated by the Public Service |
1688 | Commission pursuant to s. 364.3375, that such pay telephones are |
1689 | operated in accordance with all applicable state and federal |
1690 | telecommunications regulations, and that written authorization |
1691 | has been given to a public pay telephone provider by the |
1692 | appropriate municipal or county government. Each advertisement |
1693 | shall be limited to a size no greater than 8 square feet and no |
1694 | public pay telephone booth shall display more than 3 such |
1695 | advertisements at any given time. No advertisements shall be |
1696 | allowed on public pay telephones located in rest areas, welcome |
1697 | centers, and other such facilities located on an interstate |
1698 | highway. |
1699 | Section 27. Subsection (6) is added to section 338.01, |
1700 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
1701 | 338.01 Authority to establish and regulate limited access |
1702 | facilities.-- |
1703 | (6) All new limited access facilities and existing |
1704 | transportation facilities on which new or replacement electronic |
1705 | toll collection systems are installed shall be interoperable |
1706 | with the department's electronic toll collection system. |
1707 | Section 28. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 338.165, |
1708 | Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8) and (9), |
1709 | respectively, subsections (2) and (4) are amended, and a new |
1710 | subsection (7) is added to that section, to read: |
1711 | 338.165 Continuation of tolls.-- |
1712 | (2) If the revenue-producing project is on the State |
1713 | Highway System, any remaining toll revenue shall be used within |
1714 | the county or counties in which the revenue-producing project is |
1715 | located for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of any |
1716 | road on the State Highway System or public transit within the |
1717 | county or counties in which the revenue-producing project is |
1718 | located, except as provided in s. 348.0004. |
1719 | (4) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, |
1720 | pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution, and |
1721 | subject to the requirements of subsection (2), the Department of |
1722 | Transportation may request the Division of Bond Finance to issue |
1723 | bonds secured by toll revenues to be collected on the Alligator |
1724 | Alley, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Beeline-East Expressway, |
1725 | the Navarre Bridge, and the Pinellas Bayway to fund |
1726 | transportation projects located within the county or counties in |
1727 | which the project is located and contained in the adopted work |
1728 | program of the department. |
1729 | (7) This section does not apply to high-occupancy toll |
1730 | lanes or express lanes. |
1731 | Section 29. Paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to subsection |
1732 | (1) of section 338.2216, Florida Statutes, to read: |
1733 | 338.2216 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; powers and |
1734 | authority.-- |
1735 | (1) |
1736 | (d) The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is directed to pursue |
1737 | and implement new technologies and processes in its operations |
1738 | and collection of tolls and the collection of other amounts |
1739 | associated with road and infrastructure usage. Such technologies |
1740 | and processes shall include, without limitation, video billing |
1741 | and variable pricing. |
1742 | (e)1. The Florida Turnpike Enterprise shall not under any |
1743 | circumstances contract with any vendor for the retail sale of |
1744 | fuel along the Florida Turnpike if such contract is negotiated |
1745 | or bid together with any other contract, including, but not |
1746 | limited to, the retail sale of food, maintenance services, or |
1747 | construction, with the exception that any contract for the |
1748 | retail sale of fuel along the Florida Turnpike shall be bid and |
1749 | contracted together with the retail sale of food at any |
1750 | convenience store attached to the fuel station. |
1751 | 2. All contracts related to service plazas, including, but |
1752 | not limited to, the sale of fuel, the retail sale of food, |
1753 | maintenance services, or construction, except for services |
1754 | provided as defined in s. 287.055(2)(a), awarded by the Florida |
1755 | Turnpike Enterprise shall be procured through individual |
1756 | competitive solicitations and awarded to the most cost-effective |
1757 | responder. This paragraph does not prohibit the award of more |
1758 | than one individual contract to a single vendor if he or she |
1759 | submits the most cost-effective response. |
1760 | Section 30. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
1761 | 338.223, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1762 | 338.223 Proposed turnpike projects.-- |
1763 | (1) |
1764 | (b) Any proposed turnpike project or improvement shall be |
1765 | developed in accordance with the Florida Transportation Plan and |
1766 | the work program pursuant to s. 339.135. Turnpike projects that |
1767 | add capacity, alter access, affect feeder roads, or affect the |
1768 | operation of the local transportation system shall be included |
1769 | in the transportation improvement plan of the affected |
1770 | metropolitan planning organization. If such turnpike project |
1771 | does not fall within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan planning |
1772 | organization, the department shall notify the affected county |
1773 | and provide for public hearings in accordance with s. |
1774 | 339.155(5)(6)(c). |
1775 | Section 31. Section 338.231, Florida Statutes, is amended |
1776 | to read: |
1777 | 338.231 Turnpike tolls, fixing; pledge of tolls and other |
1778 | revenues.--The department shall at all times fix, adjust, |
1779 | charge, and collect such tolls and amounts for the use of the |
1780 | turnpike system as are required in order to provide a fund |
1781 | sufficient with other revenues of the turnpike system to pay the |
1782 | cost of maintaining, improving, repairing, and operating such |
1783 | turnpike system; to pay the principal of and interest on all |
1784 | bonds issued to finance or refinance any portion of the turnpike |
1785 | system as the same become due and payable; and to create |
1786 | reserves for all such purposes. |
1787 | (1) In the process of effectuating toll rate increases |
1788 | over the period 1988 through 1992, the department shall, to the |
1789 | maximum extent feasible, equalize the toll structure, within |
1790 | each vehicle classification, so that the per mile toll rate will |
1791 | be approximately the same throughout the turnpike system. New |
1792 | turnpike projects may have toll rates higher than the uniform |
1793 | system rate where such higher toll rates are necessary to |
1794 | qualify the project in accordance with the financial criteria in |
1795 | the turnpike law. Such higher rates may be reduced to the |
1796 | uniform system rate when the project is generating sufficient |
1797 | revenues to pay the full amount of debt service and operating |
1798 | and maintenance costs at the uniform system rate. If, after 15 |
1799 | years of opening to traffic, the annual revenue of a turnpike |
1800 | project does not meet or exceed the annual debt service |
1801 | requirements and operating and maintenance costs attributable to |
1802 | such project, the department shall, to the maximum extent |
1803 | feasible, establish a toll rate for the project which is higher |
1804 | than the uniform system rate as necessary to meet such annual |
1805 | debt service requirements and operating and maintenance costs. |
1806 | The department may, to the extent feasible, establish a |
1807 | temporary toll rate at less than the uniform system rate for the |
1808 | purpose of building patronage for the ultimate benefit of the |
1809 | turnpike system. In no case shall the temporary rate be |
1810 | established for more than 1 year. The requirements of this |
1811 | subsection shall not apply when the application of such |
1812 | requirements would violate any covenant established in a |
1813 | resolution or trust indenture relating to the issuance of |
1814 | turnpike bonds. |
1815 | (1)(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
1816 | department may defer the scheduled July 1, 1993, toll rate |
1817 | increase on the Homestead Extension of the Florida Turnpike |
1818 | until July 1, 1995. The department may also advance funds to the |
1819 | Turnpike General Reserve Trust Fund to replace estimated lost |
1820 | revenues resulting from this deferral. The amount advanced must |
1821 | be repaid within 12 years from the date of advance; however, the |
1822 | repayment is subordinate to all other debt financing of the |
1823 | turnpike system outstanding at the time repayment is due. |
1824 | (2)(3) The department shall publish a proposed change in |
1825 | the toll rate for the use of an existing toll facility, in the |
1826 | manner provided for in s. 120.54, which will provide for public |
1827 | notice and the opportunity for a public hearing before the |
1828 | adoption of the proposed rate change. When the department is |
1829 | evaluating a proposed turnpike toll project under s. 338.223 and |
1830 | has determined that there is a high probability that the project |
1831 | will pass the test of economic feasibility predicated on |
1832 | proposed toll rates, the toll rate that is proposed to be |
1833 | charged after the project is constructed must be adopted during |
1834 | the planning and project development phase of the project, in |
1835 | the manner provided for in s. 120.54, including public notice |
1836 | and the opportunity for a public hearing. For such a new |
1837 | project, the toll rate becomes effective upon the opening of the |
1838 | project to traffic. |
1839 | (3)(a)(4) For the period July 1, 1998, through June 30, |
1840 | 2017, the department shall, to the maximum extent feasible, |
1841 | program sufficient funds in the tentative work program such that |
1842 | the percentage of turnpike toll and bond financed commitments in |
1843 | Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County as compared |
1844 | to total turnpike toll and bond financed commitments shall be at |
1845 | least 90 percent of the share of net toll collections |
1846 | attributable to users of the turnpike system in Dade County, |
1847 | Broward County, and Palm Beach County as compared to total net |
1848 | toll collections attributable to users of the turnpike system. |
1849 | The requirements of this subsection do not apply when the |
1850 | application of such requirements would violate any covenant |
1851 | established in a resolution or trust indenture relating to the |
1852 | issuance of turnpike bonds. The department at any time for |
1853 | economic considerations may establish lower temporary toll rates |
1854 | for a new or existing toll facility for a period not to exceed 1 |
1855 | year, after which the toll rates promulgated under s. 120.54 |
1856 | shall become effective. |
1857 | (b) The department shall also fix, adjust, charge, and |
1858 | collect such amounts needed to cover the costs of administering |
1859 | the different toll collection and payment methods and types of |
1860 | accounts being offered and utilized, in the manner provided for |
1861 | in s. 120.54, which will provide for public notice and the |
1862 | opportunity for a public hearing before adoption. Such amounts |
1863 | may stand alone, or be incorporated in a toll rate structure, or |
1864 | be a combination thereof. |
1865 | (4)(5) When bonds are outstanding which have been issued |
1866 | to finance or refinance any turnpike project, the tolls and all |
1867 | other revenues derived from the turnpike system and pledged to |
1868 | such bonds shall be set aside as may be provided in the |
1869 | resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust |
1870 | agreement securing the same. The tolls or other revenues or |
1871 | other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the |
1872 | department are immediately subject to the lien of such pledge |
1873 | without any physical delivery thereof or further act. The lien |
1874 | of any such pledge is valid and binding as against all parties |
1875 | having claims of any kind in tort or contract or otherwise |
1876 | against the department irrespective of whether such parties have |
1877 | notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement |
1878 | by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in |
1879 | the records of the department. |
1880 | (5)(6) In each fiscal year while any of the bonds of the |
1881 | Broward County Expressway Authority series 1984 and series 1986- |
1882 | A remain outstanding, the department is authorized to pledge |
1883 | revenues from the turnpike system to the payment of principal |
1884 | and interest of such series of bonds and the operation and |
1885 | maintenance expenses of the Sawgrass Expressway, to the extent |
1886 | gross toll revenues of the Sawgrass Expressway are insufficient |
1887 | to make such payments. The terms of an agreement relative to the |
1888 | pledge of turnpike system revenue will be negotiated with the |
1889 | parties of the 1984 and 1986 Broward County Expressway Authority |
1890 | lease-purchase agreements, and subject to the covenants of those |
1891 | agreements. The agreement shall establish that the Sawgrass |
1892 | Expressway shall be subject to the planning, management, and |
1893 | operating control of the department limited only by the terms of |
1894 | the lease-purchase agreements. The department shall provide for |
1895 | the payment of operation and maintenance expenses of the |
1896 | Sawgrass Expressway until such agreement is in effect. This |
1897 | pledge of turnpike system revenues shall be subordinate to the |
1898 | debt service requirements of any future issue of turnpike bonds, |
1899 | the payment of turnpike system operation and maintenance |
1900 | expenses, and subject to provisions of any subsequent resolution |
1901 | or trust indenture relating to the issuance of such turnpike |
1902 | bonds. |
1903 | (6)(7) The use and disposition of revenues pledged to |
1904 | bonds are subject to the provisions of ss. 338.22-338.241 and |
1905 | such regulations as the resolution authorizing the issuance of |
1906 | such bonds or such trust agreement may provide. |
1907 | Section 32. Subsection (4) of section 339.12, Florida |
1908 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1909 | 339.12 Aid and contributions by governmental entities for |
1910 | department projects; federal aid.-- |
1911 | (4)(a) Prior to accepting the contribution of road bond |
1912 | proceeds, time warrants, or cash for which reimbursement is |
1913 | sought, the department shall enter into agreements with the |
1914 | governing body of the governmental entity for the project or |
1915 | project phases in accordance with specifications agreed upon |
1916 | between the department and the governing body of the |
1917 | governmental entity. The department in no instance is to receive |
1918 | from such governmental entity an amount in excess of the actual |
1919 | cost of the project or project phase. By specific provision in |
1920 | the written agreement between the department and the governing |
1921 | body of the governmental entity, the department may agree to |
1922 | reimburse the governmental entity for the actual amount of the |
1923 | bond proceeds, time warrants, or cash used on a highway project |
1924 | or project phases that are not revenue producing and are |
1925 | contained in the department's adopted work program, or any |
1926 | public transportation project contained in the adopted work |
1927 | program. Subject to appropriation of funds by the Legislature, |
1928 | the department may commit state funds for reimbursement of such |
1929 | projects or project phases. Reimbursement to the governmental |
1930 | entity for such a project or project phase must be made from |
1931 | funds appropriated by the Legislature, and reimbursement for the |
1932 | cost of the project or project phase is to begin in the year the |
1933 | project or project phase is scheduled in the work program as of |
1934 | the date of the agreement. Funds advanced pursuant to this |
1935 | section, which were originally designated for transportation |
1936 | purposes and so reimbursed to a county or municipality, shall be |
1937 | used by the county or municipality for any transportation |
1938 | expenditure authorized under s. 336.025(7). Also, cities and |
1939 | counties may receive funds from persons, and reimburse those |
1940 | persons, for the purposes of this section. Such persons may |
1941 | include, but are not limited to, those persons defined in s. |
1942 | 607.01401(19). |
1943 | (b) Prior to entering an agreement to advance a project or |
1944 | project phase pursuant to this subsection and subsection (5), |
1945 | the department shall first update the estimated cost of the |
1946 | project or project phase and certify that the estimate is |
1947 | accurate and consistent with the amount estimated in the adopted |
1948 | work program. If the original estimate and the updated estimate |
1949 | vary, the department shall amend the adopted work program |
1950 | according to the amendatory procedures for the work program set |
1951 | forth in s. 339.135(7). The amendment shall reflect all |
1952 | corresponding increases and decreases to the affected projects |
1953 | within the adopted work program. |
1954 | (c) The department may enter into agreements under this |
1955 | subsection for a project or project phase not included in the |
1956 | adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term |
1957 | "project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, |
1958 | construction, construction inspection, and related support |
1959 | phases. The project or project phase must be a high priority of |
1960 | the governmental entity. Reimbursement for a project or project |
1961 | phase must be made from funds appropriated by the Legislature |
1962 | pursuant to s. 339.135(5). All other provisions of this |
1963 | subsection apply to agreements entered into under this |
1964 | paragraph. The total amount of project agreements for projects |
1965 | or project phases not included in the adopted work program |
1966 | authorized by this paragraph may not at any time exceed $500 |
1967 | $100 million, of which a maximum of $200 million may be related |
1968 | to the purchase of rights-of-way. However, notwithstanding such |
1969 | $500 $100 million limit and any similar limit in s. 334.30, |
1970 | project advances for any inland county with a population greater |
1971 | than 500,000 dedicating amounts equal to $500 million or more of |
1972 | its Local Government Infrastructure Surtax pursuant to s. |
1973 | 212.055(2) for improvements to the State Highway System which |
1974 | are included in the local metropolitan planning organization's |
1975 | or the department's long-range transportation plans shall be |
1976 | excluded from the calculation of the statewide limit of project |
1977 | advances. |
1978 | (d) The department may enter into agreements under this |
1979 | subsection with any county that has a population of 150,000 or |
1980 | less as determined by the most recent official estimate pursuant |
1981 | to s. 186.901 for a project or project phase not included in the |
1982 | adopted work program. As used in this paragraph, the term |
1983 | "project phase" means acquisition of rights-of-way, |
1984 | construction, construction inspection, and related support |
1985 | phases. The project or project phase must be a high priority of |
1986 | the governmental entity. Reimbursement for a project or project |
1987 | phase must be made from funds appropriated by the Legislature |
1988 | pursuant to s. 339.135(5). All other provisions of this |
1989 | subsection apply to agreements entered into under this |
1990 | paragraph. The total amount of project agreements for projects |
1991 | or project phases not included in the adopted work program |
1992 | authorized by this paragraph may not at any time exceed $200 |
1993 | million. The project must be included in the local government's |
1994 | adopted comprehensive plan. The department is authorized to |
1995 | enter into long-term repayment agreements of up to 30 years. |
1996 | Section 33. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (7) of |
1997 | section 339.135, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
1998 | 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; |
1999 | definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.-- |
2000 | (7) AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.-- |
2001 | (c) The department may amend the adopted work program to |
2002 | transfer fixed capital outlay appropriations for projects within |
2003 | the same appropriations category or between appropriations |
2004 | categories, including the following amendments which shall be |
2005 | subject to the procedures in paragraph (d): |
2006 | 1. Any amendment which deletes any project or project |
2007 | phase; |
2008 | 2. Any amendment which adds a project estimated to cost |
2009 | over $500,000 $150,000 in funds appropriated by the Legislature; |
2010 | 3. Any amendment which advances or defers to another |
2011 | fiscal year, a right-of-way phase, a construction phase, or a |
2012 | public transportation project phase estimated to cost over |
2013 | $500,000 in funds appropriated by the Legislature, except an |
2014 | amendment advancing a phase to the current fiscal year by 1 |
2015 | fiscal year or deferring a phase for a period of 90 days or |
2016 | less; or |
2017 | 4. Any amendment which advances or defers to another |
2018 | fiscal year, any preliminary engineering phase or design phase |
2019 | estimated to cost over $500,000 $150,000 in funds appropriated |
2020 | by the Legislature, except an amendment advancing a phase to the |
2021 | current fiscal year by 1 fiscal year or deferring a phase for a |
2022 | period of 90 days or less. |
2023 | (d)1. Whenever the department proposes any amendment to |
2024 | the adopted work program, as defined in subparagraph (c)1. or |
2025 | subparagraph (c)3., which deletes or defers a construction phase |
2026 | on a capacity project, it shall notify each county affected by |
2027 | the amendment and each municipality within the county. The |
2028 | notification shall be issued in writing to the chief elected |
2029 | official of each affected county, each municipality within the |
2030 | county, and to the chair of each affected metropolitan planning |
2031 | organization. Each affected county and each municipality within |
2032 | a county are encouraged to coordinate with one another to |
2033 | determine how the amendment impacts local concurrency management |
2034 | and regional transportation planning efforts. Each affected |
2035 | county and each municipality within the county shall have 14 |
2036 | calendar days to provide written comments to the department |
2037 | regarding how the amendment will impact its respective |
2038 | concurrency management systems, including whether any |
2039 | development permits were issued contingent upon the capacity |
2040 | improvement, if applicable. After receipt of written comments |
2041 | from the affected local governments, the department shall |
2042 | include any written comments submitted by the affected local |
2043 | governments in its preparation of the proposed amendment. |
2044 | 2. Following the 14-day comment period in subparagraph 1., |
2045 | if applicable, whenever the department proposes any amendment to |
2046 | the adopted work program, which amendment is defined in |
2047 | subparagraph (c)1., subparagraph (c)2., subparagraph (c)3., or |
2048 | subparagraph (c)4., it shall submit the proposed amendment to |
2049 | the Governor for approval and shall immediately notify the |
2050 | chairs of the legislative appropriations committees, the chairs |
2051 | of the legislative transportation committees, and each member of |
2052 | the Legislature who represents a district affected by the |
2053 | proposed amendment. The department shall also notify, each |
2054 | metropolitan planning organization affected by the proposed |
2055 | amendment, and each unit of local government affected by the |
2056 | proposed amendment unless the department provided to each |
2057 | organization or government the notification required in |
2058 | subparagraph 1. Such proposed amendment shall provide a complete |
2059 | justification of the need for the proposed amendment. |
2060 | 3.2. The Governor shall not approve a proposed amendment |
2061 | until 14 days following the notification required in |
2062 | subparagraph 2. 1. |
2063 | 4.3. If either of the chairs of the legislative |
2064 | appropriations committees or the President of the Senate or the |
2065 | Speaker of the House of Representatives objects in writing to a |
2066 | proposed amendment within 14 days following notification and |
2067 | specifies the reasons for such objection, the Governor shall |
2068 | disapprove the proposed amendment. |
2069 | Section 34. Section 339.155, Florida Statutes, is amended |
2070 | to read: |
2071 | 339.155 Transportation planning.-- |
2072 | (1) THE FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION PLAN.--The department shall |
2073 | develop and annually update a statewide transportation plan, to |
2074 | be known as the Florida Transportation Plan. The plan shall be |
2075 | designed so as to be easily read and understood by the general |
2076 | public. The purpose of the Florida Transportation Plan is to |
2077 | establish and define the state's long-range transportation goals |
2078 | and objectives to be accomplished over a period of at least 20 |
2079 | years within the context of the State Comprehensive Plan, and |
2080 | any other statutory mandates and authorizations and based upon |
2081 | the prevailing principles of: preserving the existing |
2082 | transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida's economic |
2083 | competitiveness; and improving travel choices to ensure |
2084 | mobility. The Florida Transportation Plan shall consider the |
2085 | needs of the entire state transportation system and examine the |
2086 | use of all modes of transportation to effectively and |
2087 | efficiently meet such needs. |
2088 | (2) SCOPE OF PLANNING PROCESS.--The department shall carry |
2089 | out a transportation planning process in conformance with s. |
2090 | 334.046(1). which provides for consideration of projects and |
2091 | strategies that will: |
2092 | (a) Support the economic vitality of the United States, |
2093 | Florida, and the metropolitan areas, especially by enabling |
2094 | global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency; |
2095 | (b) Increase the safety and security of the transportation |
2096 | system for motorized and nonmotorized users; |
2097 | (c) Increase the accessibility and mobility options |
2098 | available to people and for freight; |
2099 | (d) Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy |
2100 | conservation, and improve quality of life; |
2101 | (e) Enhance the integration and connectivity of the |
2102 | transportation system, across and between modes throughout |
2103 | Florida, for people and freight; |
2104 | (f) Promote efficient system management and operation; and |
2105 | (g) Emphasize the preservation of the existing |
2106 | transportation system. |
2107 | (3) FORMAT, SCHEDULE, AND REVIEW.--The Florida |
2108 | Transportation Plan shall be a unified, concise planning |
2109 | document that clearly defines the state's long-range |
2110 | transportation goals and objectives and documents the |
2111 | department's short-range objectives developed to further such |
2112 | goals and objectives. The plan shall: |
2113 | (a) Include a glossary that clearly and succinctly defines |
2114 | any and all phrases, words, or terms of art included in the |
2115 | plan, with which the general public may be unfamiliar. and shall |
2116 | consist of, at a minimum, the following components: |
2117 | (b)(a) Document A long-range component documenting the |
2118 | goals and long-term objectives necessary to implement the |
2119 | results of the department's findings from its examination of the |
2120 | prevailing principles and criteria provided under listed in |
2121 | subsection (2) and s. 334.046(1). The long-range component must |
2122 | (c) Be developed in cooperation with the metropolitan |
2123 | planning organizations and reconciled, to the maximum extent |
2124 | feasible, with the long-range plans developed by metropolitan |
2125 | planning organizations pursuant to s. 339.175. The plan must |
2126 | also |
2127 | (d) Be developed in consultation with affected local |
2128 | officials in nonmetropolitan areas and with any affected Indian |
2129 | tribal governments. The plan must |
2130 | (e) Provide an examination of transportation issues likely |
2131 | to arise during at least a 20-year period. The long-range |
2132 | component shall |
2133 | (f) Be updated at least once every 5 years, or more often |
2134 | as necessary, to reflect substantive changes to federal or state |
2135 | law. |
2136 | (b) A short-range component documenting the short-term |
2137 | objectives and strategies necessary to implement the goals and |
2138 | long-term objectives contained in the long-range component. The |
2139 | short-range component must define the relationship between the |
2140 | long-range goals and the short-range objectives, specify those |
2141 | objectives against which the department's achievement of such |
2142 | goals will be measured, and identify transportation strategies |
2143 | necessary to efficiently achieve the goals and objectives in the |
2144 | plan. It must provide a policy framework within which the |
2145 | department's legislative budget request, the strategic |
2146 | information resource management plan, and the work program are |
2147 | developed. The short-range component shall serve as the |
2148 | department's annual agency strategic plan pursuant to s. |
2149 | 186.021. The short-range component shall be developed consistent |
2150 | with available and forecasted state and federal funds. The |
2151 | short-range component shall also be submitted to the Florida |
2152 | Transportation Commission. |
2153 | (4) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.--The department shall |
2154 | develop an annual performance report evaluating the operation of |
2155 | the department for the preceding fiscal year. The report shall |
2156 | also include a summary of the financial operations of the |
2157 | department and shall annually evaluate how well the adopted work |
2158 | program meets the short-term objectives contained in the short- |
2159 | range component of the Florida Transportation Plan. This |
2160 | performance report shall be submitted to the Florida |
2161 | Transportation Commission and the legislative appropriations and |
2162 | transportation committees. |
2163 | (4)(5) ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANS.-- |
2164 | (a) Upon request by local governmental entities, the |
2165 | department may in its discretion develop and design |
2166 | transportation corridors, arterial and collector streets, |
2167 | vehicular parking areas, and other support facilities which are |
2168 | consistent with the plans of the department for major |
2169 | transportation facilities. The department may render to local |
2170 | governmental entities or their planning agencies such technical |
2171 | assistance and services as are necessary so that local plans and |
2172 | facilities are coordinated with the plans and facilities of the |
2173 | department. |
2174 | (b) Each regional planning council, as provided for in s. |
2175 | 186.504, or any successor agency thereto, shall develop, as an |
2176 | element of its strategic regional policy plan, transportation |
2177 | goals and policies. The transportation goals and policies must |
2178 | be prioritized to comply with the prevailing principles provided |
2179 | in subsection (2) and s. 334.046(1). The transportation goals |
2180 | and policies shall be consistent, to the maximum extent |
2181 | feasible, with the goals and policies of the metropolitan |
2182 | planning organization and the Florida Transportation Plan. The |
2183 | transportation goals and policies of the regional planning |
2184 | council will be advisory only and shall be submitted to the |
2185 | department and any affected metropolitan planning organization |
2186 | for their consideration and comments. Metropolitan planning |
2187 | organization plans and other local transportation plans shall be |
2188 | developed consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the |
2189 | regional transportation goals and policies. The regional |
2190 | planning council shall review urbanized area transportation |
2191 | plans and any other planning products stipulated in s. 339.175 |
2192 | and provide the department and respective metropolitan planning |
2193 | organizations with written recommendations which the department |
2194 | and the metropolitan planning organizations shall take under |
2195 | advisement. Further, the regional planning councils shall |
2196 | directly assist local governments which are not part of a |
2197 | metropolitan area transportation planning process in the |
2198 | development of the transportation element of their comprehensive |
2199 | plans as required by s. 163.3177. |
2200 | (c) Regional transportation plans may be developed in |
2201 | regional transportation areas in accordance with an interlocal |
2202 | agreement entered into pursuant to s. 163.01 by two or more |
2203 | contiguous metropolitan planning organizations; one or more |
2204 | metropolitan planning organizations and one or more contiguous |
2205 | counties, none of which is a member of a metropolitan planning |
2206 | organization; a multicounty regional transportation authority |
2207 | created by or pursuant to law; two or more contiguous counties |
2208 | that are not members of a metropolitan planning organization; or |
2209 | metropolitan planning organizations comprised of three or more |
2210 | counties. |
2211 | (d) The interlocal agreement must, at a minimum, identify |
2212 | the entity that will coordinate the development of the regional |
2213 | transportation plan; delineate the boundaries of the regional |
2214 | transportation area; provide the duration of the agreement and |
2215 | specify how the agreement may be terminated, modified, or |
2216 | rescinded; describe the process by which the regional |
2217 | transportation plan will be developed; and provide how members |
2218 | of the entity will resolve disagreements regarding |
2219 | interpretation of the interlocal agreement or disputes relating |
2220 | to the development or content of the regional transportation |
2221 | plan. Such interlocal agreement shall become effective upon its |
2222 | recordation in the official public records of each county in the |
2223 | regional transportation area. |
2224 | (e) The regional transportation plan developed pursuant to |
2225 | this section must, at a minimum, identify regionally significant |
2226 | transportation facilities located within a regional |
2227 | transportation area and contain a prioritized list of regionally |
2228 | significant projects. The level-of-service standards for |
2229 | facilities to be funded under this subsection shall be adopted |
2230 | by the appropriate local government in accordance with s. |
2231 | 163.3180(10). The projects shall be adopted into the capital |
2232 | improvements schedule of the local government comprehensive plan |
2233 | pursuant to s. 163.3177(3). |
2234 | (5)(6) PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN |
2235 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.-- |
2236 | (a) During the development of the long-range component of |
2237 | the Florida Transportation Plan and prior to substantive |
2238 | revisions, the department shall provide citizens, affected |
2239 | public agencies, representatives of transportation agency |
2240 | employees, other affected employee representatives, private |
2241 | providers of transportation, and other known interested parties |
2242 | with an opportunity to comment on the proposed plan or |
2243 | revisions. These opportunities shall include, at a minimum, |
2244 | publishing a notice in the Florida Administrative Weekly and |
2245 | within a newspaper of general circulation within the area of |
2246 | each department district office. |
2247 | (b) During development of major transportation |
2248 | improvements, such as those increasing the capacity of a |
2249 | facility through the addition of new lanes or providing new |
2250 | access to a limited or controlled access facility or |
2251 | construction of a facility in a new location, the department |
2252 | shall hold one or more hearings prior to the selection of the |
2253 | facility to be provided; prior to the selection of the site or |
2254 | corridor of the proposed facility; and prior to the selection of |
2255 | and commitment to a specific design proposal for the proposed |
2256 | facility. Such public hearings shall be conducted so as to |
2257 | provide an opportunity for effective participation by interested |
2258 | persons in the process of transportation planning and site and |
2259 | route selection and in the specific location and design of |
2260 | transportation facilities. The various factors involved in the |
2261 | decision or decisions and any alternative proposals shall be |
2262 | clearly presented so that the persons attending the hearing may |
2263 | present their views relating to the decision or decisions which |
2264 | will be made. |
2265 | (c) Opportunity for design hearings: |
2266 | 1. The department, prior to holding a design hearing, |
2267 | shall duly notify all affected property owners of record, as |
2268 | recorded in the property appraiser's office, by mail at least 20 |
2269 | days prior to the date set for the hearing. The affected |
2270 | property owners shall be: |
2271 | a. Those whose property lies in whole or in part within |
2272 | 300 feet on either side of the centerline of the proposed |
2273 | facility. |
2274 | b. Those whom the department determines will be |
2275 | substantially affected environmentally, economically, socially, |
2276 | or safetywise. |
2277 | 2. For each subsequent hearing, the department shall |
2278 | publish notice prior to the hearing date in a newspaper of |
2279 | general circulation for the area affected. These notices must be |
2280 | published twice, with the first notice appearing at least 15 |
2281 | days, but no later than 30 days, before the hearing. |
2282 | 3. A copy of the notice of opportunity for the hearing |
2283 | must be furnished to the United States Department of |
2284 | Transportation and to the appropriate departments of the state |
2285 | government at the time of publication. |
2286 | 4. The opportunity for another hearing shall be afforded |
2287 | in any case when proposed locations or designs are so changed |
2288 | from those presented in the notices specified above or at a |
2289 | hearing as to have a substantially different social, economic, |
2290 | or environmental effect. |
2291 | 5. The opportunity for a hearing shall be afforded in each |
2292 | case in which the department is in doubt as to whether a hearing |
2293 | is required. |
2294 | Section 35. Subsection (3) and paragraphs (b) and (c) of |
2295 | subsection (4) of section 339.2816, Florida Statutes, are |
2296 | amended to read: |
2297 | 339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program.-- |
2298 | (3) Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000 until fiscal year |
2299 | 2009-2010, and beginning again with fiscal year 2012-2013, up to |
2300 | $25 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund |
2301 | may be used for the purposes of funding the Small County Road |
2302 | Assistance Program as described in this section. |
2303 | (4) |
2304 | (b) In determining a county's eligibility for assistance |
2305 | under this program, the department may consider whether the |
2306 | county has attempted to keep county roads in satisfactory |
2307 | condition, including the amount of local option fuel tax and ad |
2308 | valorem millage rate imposed by the county. The department may |
2309 | also consider the extent to which the county has offered to |
2310 | provide a match of local funds with state funds provided under |
2311 | the program. At a minimum, small counties shall be eligible only |
2312 | if: |
2313 | 1. The county has enacted the maximum rate of the local |
2314 | option fuel tax authorized by s. 336.025(1)(a)., and has imposed |
2315 | an ad valorem millage rate of at least 8 mills; or |
2316 | 2. The county has imposed an ad valorem millage rate of 10 |
2317 | mills. |
2318 | (c) The following criteria shall be used to prioritize |
2319 | road projects for funding under the program: |
2320 | 1. The primary criterion is the physical condition of the |
2321 | road as measured by the department. |
2322 | 2. As secondary criteria the department may consider: |
2323 | a. Whether a road is used as an evacuation route. |
2324 | b. Whether a road has high levels of agricultural travel. |
2325 | c. Whether a road is considered a major arterial route. |
2326 | d. Whether a road is considered a feeder road. |
2327 | e. Whether a road is located in a fiscally constrained |
2328 | county, as defined in s. 218.67(1). |
2329 | f.e. Other criteria related to the impact of a project on |
2330 | the public road system or on the state or local economy as |
2331 | determined by the department. |
2332 | Section 36. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 339.2819, |
2333 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
2334 | 339.2819 Transportation Regional Incentive Program.-- |
2335 | (1) There is created within the Department of |
2336 | Transportation a Transportation Regional Incentive Program for |
2337 | the purpose of providing funds to improve regionally significant |
2338 | transportation facilities in regional transportation areas |
2339 | created pursuant to s. 339.155(4)(5). |
2340 | (3) The department shall allocate funding available for |
2341 | the Transportation Regional Incentive Program to the districts |
2342 | based on a factor derived from equal parts of population and |
2343 | motor fuel collections for eligible counties in regional |
2344 | transportation areas created pursuant to s. 339.155(4)(5). |
2345 | Section 37. Subsection (6) of section 339.285, Florida |
2346 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2347 | 339.285 Enhanced Bridge Program for Sustainable |
2348 | Transportation.-- |
2349 | (6) Preference shall be given to bridge projects located |
2350 | on corridors that connect to the Strategic Intermodal System, |
2351 | created under s. 339.64, and that have been identified as |
2352 | regionally significant in accordance with s. 339.155(4)(5)(c), |
2353 | (d), and (e). |
2354 | Section 38. Subsections (8) through (14) are added to |
2355 | section 341.301, Florida Statutes, to read: |
2356 | 341.301 Definitions; ss. 341.302 and 341.303.--As used in |
2357 | ss. 341.302 and 341.303, the term: |
2358 | (8) "Commuter rail passenger or passengers" means and |
2359 | includes any and all persons, ticketed or unticketed, using the |
2360 | commuter rail service on a department owned rail corridor: |
2361 | (a) On board trains, locomotives, rail cars, or rail |
2362 | equipment employed in commuter rail service or entraining and |
2363 | detraining therefrom; |
2364 | (b) On or about the rail corridor for any purpose related |
2365 | to the commuter rail service, including, without limitation, |
2366 | parking, inquiring about commuter rail service or purchasing |
2367 | tickets therefor and coming to, waiting for, leaving from, or |
2368 | observing trains, locomotives, rail cars, or rail equipment; or |
2369 | (c) Meeting, assisting, or in the company of any person |
2370 | described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). |
2371 | (9) "Commuter rail service" means the transportation of |
2372 | commuter rail passengers and other passengers by rail pursuant |
2373 | to a rail program provided by the department or any other |
2374 | governmental entities. |
2375 | (10) "Rail corridor invitee" means and includes any and |
2376 | all persons who are on or about a department-owned rail |
2377 | corridor: |
2378 | (a) For any purpose related to any ancillary development |
2379 | thereon; or |
2380 | (b) Meeting, assisting, or in the company of any person |
2381 | described in paragraph (a). |
2382 | (11) "Rail corridor" means a linear contiguous strip of |
2383 | real property that is used for rail service. The term includes |
2384 | the corridor and structures essential to the operation of a |
2385 | railroad, including the land, structures, improvements, rights- |
2386 | of-way, easements, rail lines, rail beds, guideway structures, |
2387 | switches, yards, parking facilities, power relays, switching |
2388 | houses, rail stations, ancillary development, and any other |
2389 | facilities or equipment used for the purposes of construction, |
2390 | operation, or maintenance of a railroad that provides rail |
2391 | service. |
2392 | (12) "Railroad operations" means the use of the rail |
2393 | corridor to conduct commuter rail service, intercity rail |
2394 | passenger service, or freight rail service. |
2395 | (13) "Ancillary development" includes any lessee or |
2396 | licensee of the department, including, but not limited to, other |
2397 | governmental entities, vendors, retailers, restaurateurs, or |
2398 | contract service providers, within a department-owned rail |
2399 | corridor, except for providers of commuter rail service, |
2400 | intercity rail passenger service, or freight rail service. |
2401 | (14) "Governmental entity or entities" means as defined in |
2402 | s. 11.45, including a "public agency" as defined in s. 163.01. |
2403 | Section 39. Section 341.302, Florida Statutes, is amended |
2404 | to read: |
2405 | 341.302 Rail program, duties and responsibilities of the |
2406 | department.--The department, in conjunction with other |
2407 | governmental entities units and the private sector, shall |
2408 | develop and implement a rail program of statewide application |
2409 | designed to ensure the proper maintenance, safety, |
2410 | revitalization, and expansion of the rail system to assure its |
2411 | continued and increased availability to respond to statewide |
2412 | mobility needs. Within the resources provided pursuant to |
2413 | chapter 216, and as authorized under federal law Title 49 C.F.R. |
2414 | part 212, the department shall: |
2415 | (1) Provide the overall leadership, coordination, and |
2416 | financial and technical assistance necessary to assure the |
2417 | effective responses of the state's rail system to current and |
2418 | anticipated mobility needs. |
2419 | (2) Promote and facilitate the implementation of advanced |
2420 | rail systems, including high-speed rail and magnetic levitation |
2421 | systems. |
2422 | (3) Develop and periodically update the rail system plan, |
2423 | on the basis of an analysis of statewide transportation needs. |
2424 | The plan shall be consistent with the Florida Transportation |
2425 | Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.155. The rail system plan |
2426 | shall include an identification of priorities, programs, and |
2427 | funding levels required to meet statewide needs. The rail system |
2428 | plan shall be developed in a manner that will assure the maximum |
2429 | use of existing facilities and the optimum integration and |
2430 | coordination of the various modes of transportation, public and |
2431 | private, in the most cost-effective manner possible. The rail |
2432 | system plan shall be updated at least every 2 years and include |
2433 | plans for both passenger rail service and freight rail service. |
2434 | (4) As part of the work program of the department, |
2435 | formulate a specific program of projects and financing to |
2436 | respond to identified railroad needs. |
2437 | (5) Provide technical and financial assistance to units of |
2438 | local government to address identified rail transportation |
2439 | needs. |
2440 | (6) Secure and administer federal grants, loans, and |
2441 | apportionments for rail projects within this state when |
2442 | necessary to further the statewide program. |
2443 | (7) Develop and administer state standards concerning the |
2444 | safety and performance of rail systems, hazardous material |
2445 | handling, and operations. Such standards shall be developed |
2446 | jointly with representatives of affected rail systems, with full |
2447 | consideration given to nationwide industry norms, and shall |
2448 | define the minimum acceptable standards for safety and |
2449 | performance. |
2450 | (8) Conduct, at a minimum, inspections of track and |
2451 | rolling stock; train signals and related equipment; hazardous |
2452 | materials transportation, including the loading, unloading, and |
2453 | labeling of hazardous materials at shippers', receivers', and |
2454 | transfer points; and train operating practices to determine |
2455 | adherence to state and federal standards. Department personnel |
2456 | may enforce any safety regulation issued under the Federal |
2457 | Government's preemptive authority over interstate commerce. |
2458 | (9) Assess penalties, in accordance with the applicable |
2459 | federal regulations, for the failure to adhere to the state |
2460 | standards. |
2461 | (10) Administer rail operating and construction programs, |
2462 | which programs shall include the regulation of maximum train |
2463 | operating speeds, the opening and closing of public grade |
2464 | crossings, the construction and rehabilitation of public grade |
2465 | crossings, and the installation of traffic control devices at |
2466 | public grade crossings, the administering of the programs by the |
2467 | department including participation in the cost of the programs. |
2468 | (11) Coordinate and facilitate the relocation of railroads |
2469 | from congested urban areas to nonurban areas when relocation has |
2470 | been determined feasible and desirable from the standpoint of |
2471 | safety, operational efficiency, and economics. |
2472 | (12) Implement a program of branch line continuance |
2473 | projects when an analysis of the industrial and economic |
2474 | potential of the line indicates that public involvement is |
2475 | required to preserve essential rail service and facilities. |
2476 | (13) Provide new rail service and equipment when: |
2477 | (a) Pursuant to the transportation planning process, a |
2478 | public need has been determined to exist; |
2479 | (b) The cost of providing such service does not exceed the |
2480 | sum of revenues from fares charged to users, services purchased |
2481 | by other public agencies, local fund participation, and specific |
2482 | legislative appropriation for this purpose; and |
2483 | (c) Service cannot be reasonably provided by other |
2484 | governmental or privately owned rail systems. |
2485 |
|
2486 | The department may own, lease, and otherwise encumber |
2487 | facilities, equipment, and appurtenances thereto, as necessary |
2488 | to provide new rail services; or the department may provide such |
2489 | service by contracts with privately owned service providers. |
2490 | (14) Furnish required emergency rail transportation |
2491 | service if no other private or public rail transportation |
2492 | operation is available to supply the required service and such |
2493 | service is clearly in the best interest of the people in the |
2494 | communities being served. Such emergency service may be |
2495 | furnished through contractual arrangement, actual operation of |
2496 | state-owned equipment and facilities, or any other means |
2497 | determined appropriate by the secretary. |
2498 | (15) Assist in the development and implementation of |
2499 | marketing programs for rail services and of information systems |
2500 | directed toward assisting rail systems users. |
2501 | (16) Conduct research into innovative or potentially |
2502 | effective rail technologies and methods and maintain expertise |
2503 | in state-of-the-art rail developments. |
2504 | (17) In conjunction with the acquisition, ownership, |
2505 | construction, operation, maintenance, and management of a rail |
2506 | corridor, have the authority to: |
2507 | (a) Assume the obligation by contract to forever protect, |
2508 | defend, and indemnify and hold harmless the freight rail |
2509 | operator, or its successors, from whom the department has |
2510 | acquired a real property interest in the rail corridor, and that |
2511 | freight rail operator's officers, agents, and employees, from |
2512 | and against any liability, cost, and expense including, but not |
2513 | limited to, commuter rail passengers, rail corridor invitees, |
2514 | and trespassers in the rail corridor, regardless of whether the |
2515 | loss, damage, destruction, injury, or death giving rise to any |
2516 | such liability, cost, or expense is caused in whole or in part |
2517 | and to whatever nature or degree by the fault, failure, |
2518 | negligence, misconduct, nonfeasance, or misfeasance of such |
2519 | freight rail operator, its successors, or its officers, agents, |
2520 | and employees, or any other person or persons whomsoever, |
2521 | provided that such assumption of liability of the department by |
2522 | contract shall not in any instance exceed the following |
2523 | parameters of allocation of risk: |
2524 | 1. The department may be solely responsible for any loss, |
2525 | injury, or damage to commuter rail passengers, rail corridor |
2526 | invitees, or trespassers, regardless of circumstances or cause, |
2527 | subject to subparagraphs 2., 3., and 4. |
2528 | 2. When only one train is involved in an incident, the |
2529 | department may be solely responsible for any loss, injury, or |
2530 | damage if the train is a department train or other train |
2531 | pursuant to subparagraph 3., but only if in an instance when |
2532 | only a freight rail operator train is involved the freight rail |
2533 | operator is solely responsible for any loss, injury, or damage, |
2534 | except for commuter rail passengers, rail corridor invitees, and |
2535 | trespassers; and, the freight rail operator is solely |
2536 | responsible for its property and all of its people in any |
2537 | instance when its train is involved in an incident. |
2538 | 3. For the purposes of this subsection, any train involved |
2539 | in an incident that is neither the department's train nor the |
2540 | freight rail operator's train, hereinafter referred to in this |
2541 | subsection as an "other train," may be treated as a department |
2542 | train, solely for purposes of any allocation of liability |
2543 | between the department and the freight rail operator only, but |
2544 | only if the department and the freight rail operator share |
2545 | responsibility equally as to third parties outside the rail |
2546 | corridor who incur loss, injury, or damage as a result of any |
2547 | incident involving both a department train and a freight rail |
2548 | operator train; and, the allocation as between the department |
2549 | and the freight rail operator, regardless of whether the other |
2550 | train is treated as a department train, shall remain one-half |
2551 | each as to third parties outside the rail corridor who incur |
2552 | loss, injury, or damage as a result of the incident, and the |
2553 | involvement of any other train shall not alter the sharing of |
2554 | equal responsibility as to third parties outside the rail |
2555 | corridor who incur loss, injury, or damage as a result of the |
2556 | incident. |
2557 | 4. When more than one train is involved in an incident: |
2558 | a. If only a department train and a freight rail |
2559 | operator's train, or only another train as described in |
2560 | subparagraph 3. and a freight rail operator's train, are |
2561 | involved in an incident, the department may be responsible for |
2562 | its property and all of its people, all commuter rail |
2563 | passengers, rail corridor invitees, and trespassers, but only if |
2564 | the freight rail operator is responsible for its property and |
2565 | all of its people; and the department and the freight rail |
2566 | operator share responsibility one-half each as to third parties |
2567 | outside the rail corridor who incur loss, injury, or damage as a |
2568 | result of the incident. |
2569 | b. If a department train, a freight rail operator train, |
2570 | and any other train are involved in an incident, the allocation |
2571 | of liability as between the department and the freight rail |
2572 | operator, regardless of whether the other train is treated as a |
2573 | department train, shall remain one-half each as to third parties |
2574 | outside the rail corridor who incur loss, injury, or damage as a |
2575 | result of the incident; the involvement of any other train shall |
2576 | not alter the sharing of equal responsibility as to third |
2577 | parties outside the rail corridor who incur loss, injury, or |
2578 | damage as a result of the incident; and, if the owner, operator, |
2579 | or insurer of the other train makes any payment to injured third |
2580 | parties outside the rail corridor who incur loss, injury, or |
2581 | damage as a result of the incident, the allocation of credit |
2582 | between the department and the freight rail operator as to such |
2583 | payment shall not in any case reduce the freight rail operator's |
2584 | third party sharing allocation of one-half under this paragraph |
2585 | to less than one-third of the total third party liability. |
2586 | 5. Any such contractual duty to protect, defend, |
2587 | indemnify, and hold harmless such a freight rail operator shall |
2588 | expressly: include a specific cap on the amount of the |
2589 | contractual duty, which amount shall not exceed $200 million |
2590 | without prior legislative approval; require the department to |
2591 | purchase liability insurance and establish a self-insurance |
2592 | retention fund in the amount of the specific cap established |
2593 | under this paragraph; provide that no such contractual duty |
2594 | shall in any case be effective nor otherwise extend the |
2595 | department's liability in scope and effect beyond the |
2596 | contractual liability insurance and self-insurance retention |
2597 | fund required pursuant to this paragraph; and provide that the |
2598 | freight rail operator's compensation to the department for |
2599 | future use of the department's rail corridor shall include a |
2600 | monetary contribution to the cost of such liability coverage for |
2601 | the sole benefit of the freight rail operator. |
2602 | (b) Purchase liability insurance which amount shall not |
2603 | exceed $200 million and establish a self-insurance retention |
2604 | fund for the purpose of paying the deductible limit established |
2605 | in the insurance policies it may obtain, including coverage for |
2606 | the department, any freight rail operator as described in |
2607 | paragraph (a), commuter rail service providers, governmental |
2608 | entities, or ancillary development; however, the insureds shall |
2609 | pay a reasonable monetary contribution to the cost of such |
2610 | liability coverage for the sole benefit of the insured. Such |
2611 | insurance and self-insurance retention fund may provide coverage |
2612 | for all damages, including, but not limited to, compensatory, |
2613 | special, and exemplary, and be maintained to provide an adequate |
2614 | fund to cover claims and liabilities for loss, injury, or damage |
2615 | arising out of or connected with the ownership, operation, |
2616 | maintenance, and management of a rail corridor. |
2617 | (c) Incur expenses for the purchase of advertisements, |
2618 | marketing, and promotional items. |
2619 | |
2620 | Neither the assumption by contract to protect, defend, |
2621 | indemnify, and hold harmless; the purchase of insurance; nor the |
2622 | establishment of a self-insurance retention fund shall be deemed |
2623 | to be a waiver of any defense of sovereign immunity for torts |
2624 | nor deemed to increase the limits of the department's or the |
2625 | governmental entity's liability for torts as provided in s. |
2626 | 768.28. The requirements of s. 287.022(1) shall not apply to the |
2627 | purchase of any insurance hereunder. The provisions of this |
2628 | subsection shall apply and inure fully as to any other |
2629 | governmental entity providing commuter rail service and |
2630 | constructing, operating, maintaining, or managing a rail |
2631 | corridor on publicly owned right-of-way under contract by the |
2632 | governmental entity with the department or a governmental entity |
2633 | designated by the department. |
2634 | (18)(17) Exercise such other functions, powers, and duties |
2635 | in connection with the rail system plan as are necessary to |
2636 | develop a safe, efficient, and effective statewide |
2637 | transportation system. |
2638 | Section 40. Section 341.3023, Florida Statutes, is created |
2639 | to read: |
2640 | 341.3023 Commuter rail programs and intercity rail |
2641 | transportation system study.-- |
2642 | (1) The department shall undertake a comprehensive review |
2643 | and study of commuter railroad programs and intercity railroad |
2644 | transportation system plans and their impacts in the state |
2645 | through 2028. |
2646 | (2) The review and study shall encompass and include |
2647 | information concerning: |
2648 | (a) Commuter rail programs and intercity rail |
2649 | transportation system facility and improvement needs and plans, |
2650 | including those associated with connectivity to such facilities |
2651 | and improvements, outlined or contained in, without limitation |
2652 | thereto, the current Florida Transportation Plan developed |
2653 | pursuant to s. 339.155(1); regional transportation plans |
2654 | developed pursuant to s. 339.155(5); the Strategic Intermodal |
2655 | System Plan developed pursuant to s. 339.64; the adopted work |
2656 | plan developed pursuant to s. 339.135; long-range transportation |
2657 | plans developed pursuant to s. 339.175(7); transportation |
2658 | improvement plans of relevant metropolitan planning |
2659 | organizations developed pursuant to s. 339.175(8); plans, |
2660 | information, and studies prepared for or by the authorities |
2661 | created in parts I, II, III, and V of chapter 343; relevant |
2662 | studies and information previously prepared by the department |
2663 | and the Transportation Commission; and the transportation and |
2664 | capital improvement elements of relevant approved local |
2665 | government comprehensive plans. |
2666 | (b) A detailed review of funding in the state for commuter |
2667 | rail programs and intercity rail transportation system |
2668 | improvements, projects, facilities, equipment, rights-of-way, |
2669 | operating costs, and other costs during the previous 20 years |
2670 | from state, federal, and local government sources. |
2671 | (c) An assessment of the impacts of commuter rail programs |
2672 | and intercity rail transportation system improvements, projects, |
2673 | and facilities that have been undertaken in the state during the |
2674 | previous 20 years and their impact on the state, regional, and |
2675 | local transportation system and Florida's economic development. |
2676 | (d) Proposed commuter rail programs and intercity rail |
2677 | transportation system improvements, projects, and facilities |
2678 | throughout the state to be undertaken during the next 20 years, |
2679 | including, based upon the best available, existing data, a |
2680 | detailed listing of specific projects with estimates of the |
2681 | costs of each specific project; projected timelines for such |
2682 | improvements, projects, and facilities; and the estimated |
2683 | priority of each such improvement, project, and facility. |
2684 | (e) A map of those proposed improvements, projects, and |
2685 | facilities. |
2686 | (f) A finance plan based upon reasonable projections of |
2687 | anticipated revenues available to the department and units of |
2688 | local government, including both 10-year and 20-year cost- |
2689 | feasible components, for such improvements, projects, and |
2690 | facilities that demonstrates how or what portion of such |
2691 | improvements, projects, and facilities can be implemented. |
2692 | (g) A feasibility study of the best alternatives for |
2693 | implementing intercity passenger railroad service between the |
2694 | Tampa Bay region and the greater Orlando area. |
2695 | (h) A proposed prioritization process, including |
2696 | alternatives, for commuter railroad and intercity railroad |
2697 | improvements, projects, and facilities. |
2698 | (i) Funding alternatives for commuter rail programs and |
2699 | intercity rail transportation system improvements, projects, and |
2700 | facilities including specific resources, both public and |
2701 | private, that are reasonably expected to be available to |
2702 | accomplish such improvements, projects, and facilities and any |
2703 | innovative financing techniques that might be used to fund such |
2704 | improvements, projects, and facilities. |
2705 | (3) The report shall also include detailed information and |
2706 | findings about negative impacts caused by current, or projected |
2707 | to be caused by proposed, commuter rail programs and intercity |
2708 | rail transportation system projects or freight railroad traffic |
2709 | in urban areas of the state. For the purpose of this section, |
2710 | "negative impacts" means those caused by noise, vibration, and |
2711 | vehicular traffic congestion and delays occurring at rail and |
2712 | road intersections. "Urban areas" means those areas within or |
2713 | adjacent to a municipality generally characterized by high |
2714 | density development and building patterns, greater concentration |
2715 | of population, and a high level and concentration of public |
2716 | services and facilities. The Orlando commuter rail project means |
2717 | the Central Florida Rail Corridor, a line of railroad between |
2718 | Deland and Poinciana. The report shall include, without |
2719 | limitation: |
2720 | (a) Options and alternatives for eliminating negative |
2721 | impacts associated with increased freight railroad traffic and |
2722 | freight railroad congestions within urban areas resulting from |
2723 | commuter rail programs or intercity rail transportation system |
2724 | improvements, projects, and facilities, including specifically |
2725 | those associated with the Orlando commuter railroad project. |
2726 | (b) Proposed freight railroad improvements, projects, and |
2727 | facilities to be undertaken in the next 20 years, including |
2728 | those associated with the Orlando commuter railroad project, to |
2729 | eliminate such negative impacts, including, based upon the best |
2730 | available, existing data, a detailed listing of specific |
2731 | projects with estimates of the costs of each specific |
2732 | improvement, project, and facility; projected timelines for such |
2733 | improvements, projects, and facilities; the estimated priority |
2734 | of each such improvement, project, and facility; and the |
2735 | benefits to public safety, economic development, and downtown |
2736 | development and redevelopment from such improvements, projects, |
2737 | and facilities. |
2738 | (c) A map of those proposed improvements, projects, and |
2739 | facilities. |
2740 | (d) A finance plan based upon reasonable projections of |
2741 | anticipated revenues available to the department and units of |
2742 | local government, including both 10-year and 20-year cost- |
2743 | feasible components, for such improvements, projects, and |
2744 | facilities that demonstrates how or what portion of such |
2745 | improvements, projects, and facilities can be implemented, as it |
2746 | is the intent of the Legislature and the public policy of the |
2747 | state that such negative impacts of commuter rail programs, and |
2748 | intercity rail transportation system projects funded by the |
2749 | state, including those associated with the Orlando commuter |
2750 | railroad project, be eliminated not later than 8 years after |
2751 | commuter rail programs and intercity rail transportation system |
2752 | projects begin operation. |
2753 | (4) The report containing the information required |
2754 | pursuant to subsections (1), (2), and (3) shall be delivered to |
2755 | the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the |
2756 | House of Representatives, and the leaders of the minority |
2757 | parties of the Senate and House of Representatives on or before |
2758 | January 15, 2009. |
2759 | Section 41. Part III of chapter 343, Florida Statutes, |
2760 | consisting of sections 343.71, 343.72, 343.73, 343.74, 343.75, |
2761 | 343.76, and 343.77, is repealed. |
2762 | Section 42. Subsection (4) of section 348.0003, Florida |
2763 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2764 | 348.0003 Expressway authority; formation; membership.-- |
2765 | (4)(a) An authority may employ an executive secretary, an |
2766 | executive director, its own counsel and legal staff, technical |
2767 | experts, and such engineers and employees, permanent or |
2768 | temporary, as it may require and shall determine the |
2769 | qualifications and fix the compensation of such persons, firms, |
2770 | or corporations. An authority may employ a fiscal agent or |
2771 | agents; however, the authority must solicit sealed proposals |
2772 | from at least three persons, firms, or corporations for the |
2773 | performance of any services as fiscal agents. An authority may |
2774 | delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such of its |
2775 | power as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the |
2776 | Florida Expressway Authority Act, subject always to the |
2777 | supervision and control of the authority. Members of an |
2778 | authority may be removed from office by the Governor for |
2779 | misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. |
2780 | (b) Members of an authority are entitled to receive from |
2781 | the authority their travel and other necessary expenses incurred |
2782 | in connection with the business of the authority as provided in |
2783 | s. 112.061, but they may not draw salaries or other |
2784 | compensation. |
2785 | (c) Members of each expressway an authority, |
2786 | transportation authority, bridge authority, or toll authority, |
2787 | created pursuant to this chapter, chapter 343, or chapter 349, |
2788 | or pursuant to any other legislative enactment, shall be |
2789 | required to comply with the applicable financial disclosure |
2790 | requirements of s. 8, Art. II of the State Constitution. This |
2791 | subsection does not subject a statutorily created expressway |
2792 | authority, transportation authority, bridge authority, or toll |
2793 | authority, other than one created under this part, to any of the |
2794 | requirements of this part other than those contained in this |
2795 | subsection. |
2796 | Section 43. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (1) of |
2797 | section 348.0004, Florida Statutes, to read: |
2798 | 348.0004 Purposes and powers.-- |
2799 | (1) |
2800 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, expressway |
2801 | authorities as defined in chapter 348 shall index toll rates on |
2802 | toll facilities to the annual Consumer Price Index or similar |
2803 | inflation indicators. Toll rate index for inflation under this |
2804 | subsection must be adopted and approved by the expressway |
2805 | authority board at a public meeting and may be made no more |
2806 | frequently than once a year and must be made no less frequently |
2807 | than once every 5 years as necessary to accommodate cash toll |
2808 | rate schedules. Toll rates may be increased beyond these limits |
2809 | as directed by bond documents, covenants, or governing body |
2810 | authorization or pursuant to department administrative rule. |
2811 | Section 44. Subsection (1) of section 479.01, Florida |
2812 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2813 | 479.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
2814 | (1) "Automatic changeable facing" means a facing that |
2815 | which through a mechanical system is capable of delivering two |
2816 | or more advertising messages through an automated or remotely |
2817 | controlled process and shall not rotate so rapidly as to cause |
2818 | distraction to a motorist. |
2819 | Section 45. Subsections (1), (5), and (9) of section |
2820 | 479.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
2821 | 479.07 Sign permits.-- |
2822 | (1) Except as provided in ss. 479.105(1)(e) and 479.16, a |
2823 | person may not erect, operate, use, or maintain, or cause to be |
2824 | erected, operated, used, or maintained, any sign on the State |
2825 | Highway System outside an urban incorporated area, as defined in |
2826 | s. 334.03(32), or on any portion of the interstate or federal- |
2827 | aid primary highway system without first obtaining a permit for |
2828 | the sign from the department and paying the annual fee as |
2829 | provided in this section. For purposes of this section, "on any |
2830 | portion of the State Highway System, interstate, or federal-aid |
2831 | primary system" shall mean a sign located within the controlled |
2832 | area which is visible from any portion of the main-traveled way |
2833 | of such system. |
2834 | (5)(a) For each permit issued, the department shall |
2835 | furnish to the applicant a serially numbered permanent metal |
2836 | permit tag. The permittee is responsible for maintaining a valid |
2837 | permit tag on each permitted sign facing at all times. The tag |
2838 | shall be securely attached to the sign facing or, if there is no |
2839 | facing, on the pole nearest the highway; and it shall be |
2840 | attached in such a manner as to be plainly visible from the |
2841 | main-traveled way. Effective July 1, 2011, the tag shall be |
2842 | securely attached to the upper 50 percent of the pole nearest |
2843 | the highway and shall be attached in such a manner as to be |
2844 | plainly visible from the main-traveled way. The permit will |
2845 | become void unless the permit tag is properly and permanently |
2846 | displayed at the permitted site within 30 days after the date of |
2847 | permit issuance. If the permittee fails to erect a completed |
2848 | sign on the permitted site within 270 days after the date on |
2849 | which the permit was issued, the permit will be void, and the |
2850 | department may not issue a new permit to that permittee for the |
2851 | same location for 270 days after the date on which the permit |
2852 | became void. |
2853 | (b) If a permit tag is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the |
2854 | permittee to whom the tag was issued may must apply to the |
2855 | department for a replacement tag. The department shall establish |
2856 | by rule a service fee for replacement tags in an amount that |
2857 | will recover the actual cost of providing the replacement tag. |
2858 | Upon receipt of the application accompanied by the a service fee |
2859 | of $3, the department shall issue a replacement permit tag. |
2860 | Alternatively, the permittee may provide its own replacement tag |
2861 | pursuant to department specifications which the department shall |
2862 | establish by rule at the time it establishes the service fee for |
2863 | replacement tags. |
2864 | (9)(a) A permit shall not be granted for any sign for |
2865 | which a permit had not been granted by the effective date of |
2866 | this act unless such sign is located at least: |
2867 | 1. One thousand five hundred feet from any other permitted |
2868 | sign on the same side of the highway, if on an interstate |
2869 | highway. |
2870 | 2. One thousand feet from any other permitted sign on the |
2871 | same side of the highway, if on a federal-aid primary highway. |
2872 |
|
2873 | The minimum spacing provided in this paragraph does not preclude |
2874 | the permitting of V-type, back-to-back, side-to-side, stacked, |
2875 | or double-faced signs at the permitted sign site. If a sign is |
2876 | visible from the controlled area of more than one highway |
2877 | subject to the jurisdiction of the department, the sign shall |
2878 | meet the permitting requirements of, and, if the sign meets the |
2879 | applicable permitting requirements, be permitted to, the highway |
2880 | with the more stringent permitting requirements. |
2881 | (b) A permit shall not be granted for a sign pursuant to |
2882 | this chapter to locate such sign on any portion of the |
2883 | interstate or federal-aid primary highway system, which sign: |
2884 | 1. Exceeds 50 feet in sign structure height above the |
2885 | crown of the main-traveled way, if outside an incorporated area; |
2886 | 2. Exceeds 65 feet in sign structure height above the |
2887 | crown of the main-traveled way, if inside an incorporated area; |
2888 | or |
2889 | 3. Exceeds 950 square feet of sign facing including all |
2890 | embellishments. |
2891 | (c) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a)1., there is |
2892 | established a pilot program in Orange, Hillsborough, and Osceola |
2893 | Counties, and within the boundaries of the City of Miami, under |
2894 | which the distance between permitted signs on the same side of |
2895 | an interstate highway may be reduced to 1,000 feet if all other |
2896 | requirements of this chapter are met and if: |
2897 | 1. The local government has adopted a plan, program, |
2898 | resolution, ordinance, or other policy encouraging the voluntary |
2899 | removal of signs in a downtown, historic, redevelopment, infill, |
2900 | or other designated area which also provides for a new or |
2901 | replacement sign to be erected on an interstate highway within |
2902 | that jurisdiction if a sign in the designated area is removed; |
2903 | 2. The sign owner and the local government mutually agree |
2904 | to the terms of the removal and replacement; and |
2905 | 3. The local government notifies the department of its |
2906 | intention to allow such removal and replacement as agreed upon |
2907 | pursuant to subparagraph 2. |
2908 |
|
2909 | The department shall maintain statistics tracking the use of the |
2910 | provisions of this pilot program based on the notifications |
2911 | received by the department from local governments under this |
2912 | paragraph. |
2913 | Section 46. Section 479.08, Florida Statutes, is amended |
2914 | to read: |
2915 | 479.08 Denial or revocation of permit.--The department has |
2916 | the authority to deny or revoke any permit requested or granted |
2917 | under this chapter in any case in which it determines that the |
2918 | application for the permit contains knowingly false or knowingly |
2919 | misleading information. The department has the authority to |
2920 | revoke any permit granted under this chapter in any case in |
2921 | which or that the permittee has violated any of the provisions |
2922 | of this chapter, unless such permittee, within 30 days after the |
2923 | receipt of notice by the department, corrects such false or |
2924 | misleading information and complies with the provisions of this |
2925 | chapter. For the purpose of this section, the notice of |
2926 | violation issued by the department shall describe in detail the |
2927 | alleged violation. Any person aggrieved by any action of the |
2928 | department in denying or revoking a permit under this chapter |
2929 | may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice, apply to the |
2930 | department for an administrative hearing pursuant to chapter |
2931 | 120. If a timely request for hearing has been filed and the |
2932 | department issues a final order revoking a permit, such |
2933 | revocation shall be effective 30 days after the date of |
2934 | rendition. Except for department action pursuant to s. |
2935 | 479.107(1), the filing of a timely and proper notice of appeal |
2936 | shall operate to stay the revocation until the department's |
2937 | action is upheld. |
2938 | Section 47. Section 479.156, Florida Statutes, is amended |
2939 | to read: |
2940 | 479.156 Wall murals.--Notwithstanding any other provision |
2941 | of this chapter, a municipality or county may permit and |
2942 | regulate wall murals within areas designated by such government. |
2943 | If a municipality or county permits wall murals, a wall mural |
2944 | that displays a commercial message and is within 660 feet of the |
2945 | nearest edge of the right-of-way within an area adjacent to the |
2946 | interstate highway system or the federal-aid primary highway |
2947 | system shall be located in an area that is zoned for industrial |
2948 | or commercial use and the municipality or county shall establish |
2949 | and enforce regulations for such areas that, at a minimum, set |
2950 | forth criteria governing the size, lighting, and spacing of wall |
2951 | murals consistent with the intent of the Highway Beautification |
2952 | Act of 1965 and with customary use. Whenever a municipality or |
2953 | county exercises such control and makes a determination of |
2954 | customary use, pursuant to 23 U.S.C. s. 131(d), such |
2955 | determination shall be accepted in lieu of controls in the |
2956 | agreement between the state and the United States Department of |
2957 | Transportation, and the department shall certify effective local |
2958 | control pursuant to 23 U.S.C. s. 131(d) and C.F.R. s. |
2959 | 750.706(c). A wall mural that is subject to municipal or county |
2960 | regulation and the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 must be |
2961 | approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to and the |
2962 | Federal Highway Administration and may not violate the agreement |
2963 | and between the state and the United States Department of |
2964 | Transportation or violate federal regulations enforced by the |
2965 | Department of Transportation under s. 479.02(1). The existence |
2966 | of a wall mural as defined in s. 479.01(27) shall not be |
2967 | considered in determining whether a sign as defined in s. |
2968 | 479.01(17), either existing or new, is in compliance with s. |
2969 | 479.07(9)(a). |
2970 | Section 48. Subsections (1), (3), (4), and (5) of section |
2971 | 479.261, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
2972 | 479.261 Logo sign program.-- |
2973 | (1) The department shall establish a logo sign program for |
2974 | the rights-of-way of the interstate highway system to provide |
2975 | information to motorists about available gas, food, lodging, and |
2976 | camping, attractions, and other services which are approved by |
2977 | the Federal Highway Administration at interchanges, through the |
2978 | use of business logos, and may include additional interchanges |
2979 | under the program. A logo sign for nearby attractions may be |
2980 | added to this program if allowed by federal rules. |
2981 | (a) An attraction as used in this chapter is defined as an |
2982 | establishment, site, facility, or landmark which is open a |
2983 | minimum of 5 days a week for 52 weeks a year; which charges an |
2984 | admission for entry; which has as its principal focus family- |
2985 | oriented entertainment, cultural, educational, recreational, |
2986 | scientific, or historical activities; and which is publicly |
2987 | recognized as a bona fide tourist attraction. However, the |
2988 | permits for businesses seeking to participate in the attractions |
2989 | logo sign program shall be awarded by the department annually to |
2990 | the highest bidders, notwithstanding the limitation on fees in |
2991 | subsection (5), which are qualified for available space at each |
2992 | qualified location, but the fees therefor may not be less than |
2993 | the fees established for logo participants in other logo |
2994 | categories. |
2995 | (b) The department shall incorporate the use of RV- |
2996 | friendly markers on specific information logo signs for |
2997 | establishments that cater to the needs of persons driving |
2998 | recreational vehicles. Establishments that qualify for |
2999 | participation in the specific information logo program and that |
3000 | also qualify as "RV-friendly" may request the RV-friendly marker |
3001 | on their specific information logo sign. An RV-friendly marker |
3002 | must consist of a design approved by the Federal Highway |
3003 | Administration. The department shall adopt rules in accordance |
3004 | with chapter 120 to administer this paragraph, including rules |
3005 | setting forth the minimum requirements that establishments must |
3006 | meet in order to qualify as RV-friendly. These requirements |
3007 | shall include large parking spaces, entrances, and exits that |
3008 | can easily accommodate recreational vehicles and facilities |
3009 | having appropriate overhead clearances, if applicable. |
3010 | (c) The department is authorized to implement by rule a |
3011 | rotation-based logo program providing for the removal and |
3012 | addition of participating businesses in the program. |
3013 | (3) Logo signs may be installed upon the issuance of an |
3014 | annual permit by the department or its agent and payment of a an |
3015 | application and permit fee to the department or its agent. |
3016 | (4) The department may contract pursuant to s. 287.057 for |
3017 | the provision of services related to the logo sign program, |
3018 | including recruitment and qualification of businesses, review of |
3019 | applications, permit issuance, and fabrication, installation, |
3020 | and maintenance of logo signs. The department may reject all |
3021 | proposals and seek another request for proposals or otherwise |
3022 | perform the work. If the department contracts for the provision |
3023 | of services for the logo sign program, the contract must |
3024 | require, unless the business owner declines, that businesses |
3025 | that previously entered into agreements with the department to |
3026 | privately fund logo sign construction and installation be |
3027 | reimbursed by the contractor for the cost of the signs which has |
3028 | not been recovered through a previously agreed upon waiver of |
3029 | fees. The contract also may allow the contractor to retain a |
3030 | portion of the annual fees as compensation for its services. |
3031 | (5) Permit fees for businesses that participate in the |
3032 | logo program must be established in an amount not less than that |
3033 | sufficient to offset the total cost to the department for the |
3034 | program, including contract costs. The department shall provide |
3035 | the services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner |
3036 | through department staff or by contracting for some or all of |
3037 | the services. Such annual permit fee shall not exceed $1,250. |
3038 | Annual permit fees shall be set by department rule based upon |
3039 | factors such as population, traffic volume, market demand, and |
3040 | costs. The annual permit fees shall be phased in by rule over a |
3041 | 4-year period of time. |
3042 | Section 49. Business partnerships; display of names.-- |
3043 | (1) School districts are encouraged to partner with local |
3044 | businesses for the purposes of mentorship opportunities, |
3045 | development of employment options and additional funding |
3046 | sources, and other mutual benefits. |
3047 | (2) As a pilot program through June 30, 2011, the Palm |
3048 | Beach County School District may publicly display the names and |
3049 | recognitions of their business partners on school district |
3050 | property in unincorporated areas. Examples of appropriate |
3051 | business partner recognition include "Project Graduation" and |
3052 | athletic sponsorships. The district shall make every effort to |
3053 | display business partner names in a manner that is consistent |
3054 | with the county standards for uniformity in size, color, and |
3055 | placement of the signs. Whenever the provisions of this section |
3056 | are inconsistent with the provisions of the county ordinances or |
3057 | regulations relating to signs or the provisions of chapter 125, |
3058 | chapter 166, or chapter 479, Florida Statutes, in the |
3059 | unincorporated areas, the provisions of this section shall |
3060 | prevail. |
3061 | Section 50. Paragraph (d) of subsection (10) of section |
3062 | 768.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
3063 | 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; |
3064 | recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of |
3065 | limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management |
3066 | programs.-- |
3067 | (10) |
3068 | (d)1. For the purposes of this section, operators, |
3069 | dispatchers, and providers of security for rail services and |
3070 | rail facility maintenance providers in any rail corridor owned |
3071 | by the Department of Transportation the South Florida Rail |
3072 | Corridor, or any of their employees or agents, performing such |
3073 | services under contract with and on behalf of the South Florida |
3074 | Regional Transportation Authority or the Department of |
3075 | Transportation, or a governmental entity that is under contract |
3076 | with the Department of Transportation to perform such services |
3077 | or a governmental entity designated by the Department of |
3078 | Transportation, shall be considered agents of the state while |
3079 | acting within the scope of and pursuant to guidelines |
3080 | established in said contract or by rule. This subsection shall |
3081 | not be construed as designating persons providing contracted |
3082 | operator, dispatcher, security services, rail facility |
3083 | maintenance, or other services as employees or agents of the |
3084 | state for the purposes of the Federal Employers Liability Act, |
3085 | the Federal Railway Labor Act, or chapter 440. |
3086 | 2. The Department of Transportation shall ensure that |
3087 | operators, dispatchers, and providers of security for rail |
3088 | services and rail facility maintenance providers in any rail |
3089 | corridor owned by the Department of Transportation meet |
3090 | requirements, as applicable to the service provided, |
3091 | demonstrating that, at a minimum, the provider: |
3092 | a. Has complete knowledge of railroad specific dispatch |
3093 | operating rules, physical characteristics of the rail line for |
3094 | which the provider is responsible, and overall railroad |
3095 | operations including responsibilities of various departments |
3096 | within the railroad organization. |
3097 | b. Has complete knowledge of railroad track maintenance |
3098 | standards and the Federal Railroad Administration Track Safety |
3099 | Standards, 49 C.F.R. part 213, and the Railroad Worker |
3100 | Protection, 49 C.F.R. part 214. |
3101 | c. Meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. s. 213.7, |
3102 | specifying the minimum qualifications and abilities for those |
3103 | persons to supervise the restoration and renewal of railroad |
3104 | track and for those persons to inspect such track for compliance |
3105 | with railroad specific maintenance standards and Federal |
3106 | Railroad Administration track safety standards. |
3107 | d. Has complete knowledge of railroad signal maintenance |
3108 | standards and Federal Railroad Administration Grade Crossing |
3109 | Signal System Safety Standards, 49 C.F.R. part 234, and the |
3110 | Railroad Worker Protection, 49 C.F.R. part 214. |
3111 | e. Has the ability to read and understand highly complex |
3112 | wiring diagrams and technical instruction manuals relating to |
3113 | railroad signals. |
3114 | f. Understands rail corridor operating and safety rules. |
3115 | g. Has the ability to develop and comply with Federal |
3116 | Transit Administration Management plans. |
3117 | h. Has the ability to develop and comply with Federal |
3118 | Railroad Administration Safety and Security Program plans. |
3119 | Section 51. The Department of Transportation, in |
3120 | consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, the |
3121 | Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Community |
3122 | Affairs, and the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic |
3123 | Development, and regional planning councils within whose |
3124 | jurisdictional area the I-95 corridor lies, shall complete a |
3125 | study of transportation alternatives for the travel corridor |
3126 | parallel to Interstate 95 which takes into account the |
3127 | transportation, emergency management, homeland security, and |
3128 | economic development needs of the state. The report must include |
3129 | identification of cost effective measures that may be |
3130 | implemented to alleviate congestion on Interstate 95, facilitate |
3131 | emergency and security responses, and foster economic |
3132 | development. The Department of Transportation shall send the |
3133 | report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker |
3134 | of the House of Representatives, and each affected metropolitan |
3135 | planning organization by June 30, 2009. |
3136 | Section 52. (1) The Office of Motor Carrier Compliance of |
3137 | the Department of Transportation is hereby transferred by a type |
3138 | two transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes, to |
3139 | the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol of the Department of |
3140 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The Department of Highway |
3141 | Safety and Motor Vehicles shall be reimbursed by the Department |
3142 | of Transportation for such expenses incurred to provide motor |
3143 | carrier compliance functions within the division of the Florida |
3144 | Highway Patrol. This amount shall be determined annually by the |
3145 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles based upon the |
3146 | appropriation provided for these functions, less any federal |
3147 | grant funds, in the General Appropriations Act. |
3148 | (2) The Legislature recognizes that there is a need to |
3149 | conform the Florida Statutes to the organizational changes in |
3150 | this section and that there may be a need to resolve apparent |
3151 | conflicts with any other legislation that has been or may be |
3152 | enacted during the 2008 Regular Session. Therefore, in the |
3153 | interim between this act becoming a law and the 2009 Regular |
3154 | Session of the Legislature or an earlier special session |
3155 | addressing this issue, the Division of Statutory Revision shall |
3156 | provide the relevant substantive committees of the Senate and |
3157 | the House of Representatives with assistance, upon request, to |
3158 | enable such committees to prepare draft legislation to conform |
3159 | the Florida Statutes and any legislation enacted during 2008 to |
3160 | the provisions of this section. |
3161 | Section 53. The Office of Program Policy Analysis and |
3162 | Government Accountability shall review the operations and |
3163 | efficiencies of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority and submit a |
3164 | report on its findings to the President of the Senate, the |
3165 | Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the majority and |
3166 | minority leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives. |
3167 | Section 54. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3168 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3169 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
3170 | 316.066, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3171 | 316.066 Written reports of crashes.-- |
3172 | (3)(a) Every law enforcement officer who in the regular |
3173 | course of duty investigates a motor vehicle crash: |
3174 | 1. Which crash resulted in death or personal injury shall, |
3175 | within 10 days after completing the investigation, forward a |
3176 | written report of the crash to the department or traffic records |
3177 | center. |
3178 | 2. Which crash involved a violation of s. 316.061(1) or s. |
3179 | 316.193 shall, within 10 days after completing the |
3180 | investigation, forward a written report of the crash to the |
3181 | department or traffic records center. |
3182 | 3. In which crash a vehicle was rendered inoperative to a |
3183 | degree which required a wrecker to remove it from traffic may, |
3184 | within 10 days after completing the investigation, forward a |
3185 | written report of the crash to the department or traffic records |
3186 | center if such action is appropriate, in the officer's |
3187 | discretion. |
3188 | Section 55. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3189 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3190 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section |
3191 | 316.072, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3192 | 316.072 Obedience to and effect of traffic laws.-- |
3193 | (4) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES TO OBEY CHAPTER; |
3194 | EXCEPTIONS.-- |
3195 | (b) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of |
3196 | this chapter, except those contained in ss. 316.192, 316.1925, |
3197 | and 316.193, shall not apply to persons, teams, or motor |
3198 | vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon |
3199 | the surface of a highway, but shall apply to such persons and |
3200 | vehicles when traveling to or from such work. |
3201 | Section 56. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3202 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3203 | reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 316.1932, Florida |
3204 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3205 | 316.1932 Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or |
3206 | controlled substances; implied consent; refusal.-- |
3207 | (3) Notwithstanding any provision of law pertaining to the |
3208 | confidentiality of hospital records or other medical records, |
3209 | information relating to the alcoholic content of the blood or |
3210 | breath or the presence of chemical substances or controlled |
3211 | substances in the blood obtained pursuant to this section shall |
3212 | be released to a court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, |
3213 | or law enforcement officer in connection with an alleged |
3214 | violation of s. 316.193 upon request for such information. |
3215 | Section 57. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3216 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3217 | reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 316.1933, Florida |
3218 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3219 | 316.1933 Blood test for impairment or intoxication in |
3220 | cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable |
3221 | force.-- |
3222 | (4) Notwithstanding any provision of law pertaining to the |
3223 | confidentiality of hospital records or other medical records, |
3224 | information relating to the alcoholic content of the blood or |
3225 | the presence of chemical substances or controlled substances in |
3226 | the blood obtained pursuant to this section shall be released to |
3227 | a court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, or law |
3228 | enforcement officer in connection with an alleged violation of |
3229 | s. 316.193 upon request for such information. |
3230 | Section 58. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3231 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3232 | references thereto, subsection (1) and paragraph (d) of |
3233 | subsection (2) of section 316.1937, Florida Statutes, are |
3234 | reenacted to read: |
3235 | 316.1937 Ignition interlock devices, requiring; unlawful |
3236 | acts.-- |
3237 | (1) In addition to any other authorized penalties, the |
3238 | court may require that any person who is convicted of driving |
3239 | under the influence in violation of s. 316.193 shall not operate |
3240 | a motor vehicle unless that vehicle is equipped with a |
3241 | functioning ignition interlock device certified by the |
3242 | department as provided in s. 316.1938, and installed in such a |
3243 | manner that the vehicle will not start if the operator's blood |
3244 | alcohol level is in excess of 0.05 percent or as otherwise |
3245 | specified by the court. The court may require the use of an |
3246 | approved ignition interlock device for a period of not less than |
3247 | 6 months, if the person is permitted to operate a motor vehicle, |
3248 | whether or not the privilege to operate a motor vehicle is |
3249 | restricted, as determined by the court. The court, however, |
3250 | shall order placement of an ignition interlock device in those |
3251 | circumstances required by s. 316.193. |
3252 | (2) If the court imposes the use of an ignition interlock |
3253 | device, the court shall: |
3254 | (d) Determine the person's ability to pay for installation |
3255 | of the device if the person claims inability to pay. If the |
3256 | court determines that the person is unable to pay for |
3257 | installation of the device, the court may order that any portion |
3258 | of a fine paid by the person for a violation of s. 316.193 shall |
3259 | be allocated to defray the costs of installing the device. |
3260 | Section 59. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3261 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3262 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
3263 | 316.1939, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3264 | 316.1939 Refusal to submit to testing; penalties.-- |
3265 | (1) Any person who has refused to submit to a chemical or |
3266 | physical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine, as |
3267 | described in s. 316.1932, and whose driving privilege was |
3268 | previously suspended for a prior refusal to submit to a lawful |
3269 | test of his or her breath, urine, or blood, and: |
3270 | (b) Who was placed under lawful arrest for a violation of |
3271 | s. 316.193 unless such test was requested pursuant to s. |
3272 | 316.1932(1)(c); |
3273 |
|
3274 | commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and is subject to |
3275 | punishment as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
3276 | Section 60. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3277 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3278 | reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 316.656, Florida |
3279 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3280 | 316.656 Mandatory adjudication; prohibition against |
3281 | accepting plea to lesser included offense.-- |
3282 | (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, no court |
3283 | may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or |
3284 | imposition of sentence for any violation of s. 316.193, for |
3285 | manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, or |
3286 | for vehicular homicide. |
3287 | Section 61. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3288 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3289 | references thereto, subsections (4) and (5) of section 318.143, |
3290 | Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
3291 | 318.143 Sanctions for infractions by minors.-- |
3292 | (4) For the first conviction for a violation of s. |
3293 | 316.193, the court may order the Department of Highway Safety |
3294 | and Motor Vehicles to revoke the minor's driver's license until |
3295 | the minor is 18 years of age. For a second or subsequent |
3296 | conviction for such a violation, the court may order the |
3297 | Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke the |
3298 | minor's driver's license until the minor is 21 years of age. |
3299 | (5) A minor who is arrested for a violation of s. 316.193 |
3300 | may be released from custody as soon as: |
3301 | (a) The minor is no longer under the influence of |
3302 | alcoholic beverages, of any chemical substance set forth in s. |
3303 | 877.111, or of any substance controlled under chapter 893, and |
3304 | is not affected to the extent that his or her normal faculties |
3305 | are impaired; |
3306 | (b) The minor's blood-alcohol level is less than 0.05 |
3307 | percent; or |
3308 | (c) Six hours have elapsed after the minor's arrest. |
3309 | Section 62. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3310 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3311 | reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 318.17, Florida |
3312 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3313 | 318.17 Offenses excepted.--No provision of this chapter is |
3314 | available to a person who is charged with any of the following |
3315 | offenses: |
3316 | (3) Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any |
3317 | vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any |
3318 | chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance |
3319 | controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193, or |
3320 | driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level; |
3321 | Section 63. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3322 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3323 | reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
3324 | 320.055, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3325 | 320.055 Registration periods; renewal periods.--The |
3326 | following registration periods and renewal periods are |
3327 | established: |
3328 | (1) |
3329 | (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the |
3330 | owner of a motor vehicle subject to paragraph (a) who has had |
3331 | his or her driver's license suspended pursuant to a violation of |
3332 | s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. 322.26(2) for driving under the |
3333 | influence must obtain a 6-month registration as a condition of |
3334 | reinstating the license, subject to renewal during the 3-year |
3335 | period that financial responsibility requirements apply. The |
3336 | registration period begins the first day of the birth month of |
3337 | the owner and ends the last day of the fifth month immediately |
3338 | following the owner's birth month. For such vehicles, the |
3339 | department shall issue a vehicle registration certificate that |
3340 | is valid for 6 months and shall issue a validation sticker that |
3341 | displays an expiration date of 6 months after the date of |
3342 | issuance. The license tax required by s. 320.08 and all other |
3343 | applicable license taxes shall be one-half of the amount |
3344 | otherwise required, except the service charge required by s. |
3345 | 320.04 shall be paid in full for each 6-month registration. A |
3346 | vehicle required to be registered under this paragraph is not |
3347 | eligible for the extended registration period under paragraph |
3348 | (b). |
3349 | Section 64. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3350 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3351 | reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 322.03, Florida |
3352 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3353 | 322.03 Drivers must be licensed; penalties.-- |
3354 | (2) Prior to issuing a driver's license, the department |
3355 | shall require any person who has been convicted two or more |
3356 | times of a violation of s. 316.193 or of a substantially similar |
3357 | alcohol-related or drug-related offense outside this state |
3358 | within the preceding 5 years, or who has been convicted of three |
3359 | or more such offenses within the preceding 10 years, to present |
3360 | proof of successful completion of or enrollment in a department- |
3361 | approved substance abuse education course. If the person fails |
3362 | to complete such education course within 90 days after issuance, |
3363 | the department shall cancel the license. Further, prior to |
3364 | issuing the driver's license the department shall require such |
3365 | person to present proof of financial responsibility as provided |
3366 | in s. 324.031. For the purposes of this paragraph, a previous |
3367 | conviction for violation of former s. 316.028, former s. |
3368 | 316.1931, or former s. 860.01 shall be considered a previous |
3369 | conviction for violation of s. 316.193. |
3370 | Section 65. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3371 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3372 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
3373 | 322.0602, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3374 | 322.0602 Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program.-- |
3375 | (2) COURT-ORDERED PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM; PREFERENCE FOR |
3376 | PARTICIPATION.-- |
3377 | (a) If a person is convicted of a violation of s. 316.193, |
3378 | the court may order, as a term and condition of probation in |
3379 | addition to any other term or condition required or authorized |
3380 | by law, that the probationer participate in the Youthful Drunk |
3381 | Driver Visitation Program. |
3382 | Section 66. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3383 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3384 | reference thereto, subsection (8) of section 322.21, Florida |
3385 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3386 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
3387 | fees.-- |
3388 | (8) Any person who applies for reinstatement following the |
3389 | suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license shall |
3390 | pay a service fee of $35 following a suspension, and $60 |
3391 | following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee for a |
3392 | license. Any person who applies for reinstatement of a |
3393 | commercial driver's license following the disqualification of |
3394 | the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle |
3395 | shall pay a service fee of $60, which is in addition to the fee |
3396 | for a license. The department shall collect all of these fees at |
3397 | the time of reinstatement. The department shall issue proper |
3398 | receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all funds |
3399 | received by it as follows: |
3400 | (a) Of the $35 fee received from a licensee for |
3401 | reinstatement following a suspension, the department shall |
3402 | deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $20 in the Highway |
3403 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
3404 | (b) Of the $60 fee received from a licensee for |
3405 | reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification, the |
3406 | department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $25 |
3407 | in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
3408 |
|
3409 | If the revocation or suspension of the driver's license was for |
3410 | a violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to submit to a lawful |
3411 | breath, blood, or urine test, an additional fee of $115 must be |
3412 | charged. However, only one $115 fee may be collected from one |
3413 | person convicted of violations arising out of the same incident. |
3414 | The department shall collect the $115 fee and deposit the fee |
3415 | into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of |
3416 | reinstatement of the person's driver's license, but the fee may |
3417 | not be collected if the suspension or revocation is overturned. |
3418 | If the revocation or suspension of the driver's license was for |
3419 | a conviction for a violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. |
3420 | 817.505, an additional fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. |
3421 | The department shall collect and deposit the additional fee into |
3422 | the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund at the time of |
3423 | reinstatement of the person's driver's license. |
3424 | Section 67. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3425 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3426 | reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 322.25, Florida |
3427 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3428 | 322.25 When court to forward license to department and |
3429 | report convictions; temporary reinstatement of driving |
3430 | privileges.-- |
3431 | (5) For the purpose of this chapter, the entrance of a |
3432 | plea of nolo contendere by the defendant to a charge of driving |
3433 | while intoxicated, driving under the influence, driving with an |
3434 | unlawful blood-alcohol level, or any other alcohol-related or |
3435 | drug-related traffic offense similar to the offenses specified |
3436 | in s. 316.193, accepted by the court and under which plea the |
3437 | court has entered a fine or sentence, whether in this state or |
3438 | any other state or country, shall be equivalent to a conviction. |
3439 | Section 68. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3440 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3441 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
3442 | 322.26, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3443 | 322.26 Mandatory revocation of license by department.--The |
3444 | department shall forthwith revoke the license or driving |
3445 | privilege of any person upon receiving a record of such person's |
3446 | conviction of any of the following offenses: |
3447 | (1)(a) Murder resulting from the operation of a motor |
3448 | vehicle, DUI manslaughter where the conviction represents a |
3449 | subsequent DUI-related conviction, or a fourth violation of s. |
3450 | 316.193 or former s. 316.1931. For such cases, the revocation of |
3451 | the driver's license or driving privilege shall be permanent. |
3452 | Section 69. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3453 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3454 | references thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (14) and |
3455 | subsection (16) of section 322.2615, Florida Statutes, are |
3456 | reenacted to read: |
3457 | 322.2615 Suspension of license; right to review.-- |
3458 | (14)(a) The decision of the department under this section |
3459 | or any circuit court review thereof may not be considered in any |
3460 | trial for a violation of s. 316.193, and a written statement |
3461 | submitted by a person in his or her request for departmental |
3462 | review under this section may not be admitted into evidence |
3463 | against him or her in any such trial. |
3464 | (16) The department shall invalidate a suspension for |
3465 | driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol |
3466 | level imposed under this section if the suspended person is |
3467 | found not guilty at trial of an underlying violation of s. |
3468 | 316.193. |
3469 | Section 70. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3470 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3471 | references thereto, subsections (15) and (19) of section |
3472 | 322.2616, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
3473 | 322.2616 Suspension of license; persons under 21 years of |
3474 | age; right to review.-- |
3475 | (15) The decision of the department under this section |
3476 | shall not be considered in any trial for a violation of s. |
3477 | 316.193, nor shall any written statement submitted by a person |
3478 | in his or her request for departmental review under this section |
3479 | be admissible into evidence against him or her in any such |
3480 | trial. The disposition of any related criminal proceedings shall |
3481 | not affect a suspension imposed under this section. |
3482 | (19) A violation of this section is neither a traffic |
3483 | infraction nor a criminal offense, nor does being detained |
3484 | pursuant to this section constitute an arrest. A violation of |
3485 | this section is subject to the administrative action provisions |
3486 | of this section, which are administered by the department |
3487 | through its administrative processes. Administrative actions |
3488 | taken pursuant to this section shall be recorded in the motor |
3489 | vehicle records maintained by the department. This section does |
3490 | not bar prosecution under s. 316.193. However, if the department |
3491 | suspends a person's license under s. 322.2615 for a violation of |
3492 | s. 316.193, it may not also suspend the person's license under |
3493 | this section for the same episode that was the basis for the |
3494 | suspension under s. 322.2615. |
3495 | Section 71. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3496 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3497 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
3498 | 322.264, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3499 | 322.264 "Habitual traffic offender" defined.--A "habitual |
3500 | traffic offender" is any person whose record, as maintained by |
3501 | the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shows that |
3502 | such person has accumulated the specified number of convictions |
3503 | for offenses described in subsection (1) or subsection (2) |
3504 | within a 5-year period: |
3505 | (1) Three or more convictions of any one or more of the |
3506 | following offenses arising out of separate acts: |
3507 | (b) Any violation of s. 316.193, former s. 316.1931, or |
3508 | former s. 860.01; |
3509 |
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3510 | Any violation of any federal law, any law of another state or |
3511 | country, or any valid ordinance of a municipality or county of |
3512 | another state similar to a statutory prohibition specified in |
3513 | subsection (1) or subsection (2) shall be counted as a violation |
3514 | of such prohibition. In computing the number of convictions, all |
3515 | convictions during the 5 years previous to July 1, 1972, will be |
3516 | used, provided at least one conviction occurs after that date. |
3517 | The fact that previous convictions may have resulted in |
3518 | suspension, revocation, or disqualification under another |
3519 | section does not exempt them from being used for suspension or |
3520 | revocation under this section as a habitual offender. |
3521 | Section 72. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3522 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3523 | references thereto, paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) and |
3524 | subsection (4) of section 322.271, Florida Statutes, are |
3525 | reenacted to read: |
3526 | 322.271 Authority to modify revocation, cancellation, or |
3527 | suspension order.-- |
3528 | (2)(a) Upon such hearing, the person whose license has |
3529 | been suspended, canceled, or revoked may show that such |
3530 | suspension, cancellation, or revocation of his or her license |
3531 | causes a serious hardship and precludes the person's carrying |
3532 | out his or her normal business occupation, trade, or employment |
3533 | and that the use of the person's license in the normal course of |
3534 | his or her business is necessary to the proper support of the |
3535 | person or his or her family. Except as otherwise provided in |
3536 | this subsection, the department shall require proof of the |
3537 | successful completion of the applicable department-approved |
3538 | driver training course operating pursuant to s. 318.1451 or DUI |
3539 | program substance abuse education course and evaluation as |
3540 | provided in s. 316.193(5). Letters of recommendation from |
3541 | respected business persons in the community, law enforcement |
3542 | officers, or judicial officers may also be required to determine |
3543 | whether such person should be permitted to operate a motor |
3544 | vehicle on a restricted basis for business or employment use |
3545 | only and in determining whether such person can be trusted to so |
3546 | operate a motor vehicle. If a driver's license has been |
3547 | suspended under the point system or pursuant to s. 322.2615, the |
3548 | department shall require proof of enrollment in the applicable |
3549 | department-approved driver training course or licensed DUI |
3550 | program substance abuse education course, including evaluation |
3551 | and treatment, if referred, and may require letters of |
3552 | recommendation described in this subsection to determine if the |
3553 | driver should be reinstated on a restricted basis. If such |
3554 | person fails to complete the approved course within 90 days |
3555 | after reinstatement or subsequently fails to complete treatment, |
3556 | if applicable, the department shall cancel his or her driver's |
3557 | license until the course and treatment, if applicable, is |
3558 | successfully completed, notwithstanding the terms of the court |
3559 | order or any suspension or revocation of the driving privilege. |
3560 | The department may temporarily reinstate the driving privilege |
3561 | on a restricted basis upon verification from the DUI program |
3562 | that the offender has reentered and is currently participating |
3563 | in treatment and has completed the DUI education course and |
3564 | evaluation requirement. If the DUI program notifies the |
3565 | department of the second failure to complete treatment, the |
3566 | department shall reinstate the driving privilege only after |
3567 | notice of completion of treatment from the DUI program. The |
3568 | privilege of driving on a limited or restricted basis for |
3569 | business or employment use shall not be granted to a person who |
3570 | has been convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 until completion |
3571 | of the DUI program substance abuse education course and |
3572 | evaluations as provided in s. 316.193(5). Except as provided in |
3573 | paragraph (b), the privilege of driving on a limited or |
3574 | restricted basis for business or employment use shall not be |
3575 | granted to a person whose license is revoked pursuant to s. |
3576 | 322.28 or suspended pursuant to s. 322.2615 and who has been |
3577 | convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 two or more times or |
3578 | whose license has been suspended two or more times for refusal |
3579 | to submit to a test pursuant to s. 322.2615 or former s. |
3580 | 322.261. |
3581 | (c) For the purpose of this section, a previous conviction |
3582 | of driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, |
3583 | driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or any other |
3584 | similar alcohol-related or drug-related offense outside this |
3585 | state or a previous conviction of former s. 316.1931, former s. |
3586 | 316.028, or former s. 860.01 shall be considered a previous |
3587 | conviction for violation of s. 316.193. |
3588 | (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 322.28(2)(e), a |
3589 | person whose driving privilege has been permanently revoked |
3590 | because he or she has been convicted of DUI manslaughter in |
3591 | violation of s. 316.193 and has no prior convictions for DUI- |
3592 | related offenses may, upon the expiration of 5 years after the |
3593 | date of such revocation or the expiration of 5 years after the |
3594 | termination of any term of incarceration under s. 316.193 or |
3595 | former s. 316.1931, whichever date is later, petition the |
3596 | department for reinstatement of his or her driving privilege. |
3597 | (a) Within 30 days after the receipt of such a petition, |
3598 | the department shall afford the petitioner an opportunity for a |
3599 | hearing. At the hearing, the petitioner must demonstrate to the |
3600 | department that he or she: |
3601 | 1. Has not been arrested for a drug-related offense during |
3602 | the 5 years preceding the filing of the petition; |
3603 | 2. Has not driven a motor vehicle without a license for at |
3604 | least 5 years prior to the hearing; |
3605 | 3. Has been drug-free for at least 5 years prior to the |
3606 | hearing; and |
3607 | 4. Has completed a DUI program licensed by the department. |
3608 | (b) At such hearing, the department shall determine the |
3609 | petitioner's qualification, fitness, and need to drive. Upon |
3610 | such determination, the department may, in its discretion, |
3611 | reinstate the driver's license of the petitioner. Such |
3612 | reinstatement must be made subject to the following |
3613 | qualifications: |
3614 | 1. The license must be restricted for employment purposes |
3615 | for not less than 1 year; and |
3616 | 2. Such person must be supervised by a DUI program |
3617 | licensed by the department and report to the program for such |
3618 | supervision and education at least four times a year or |
3619 | additionally as required by the program for the remainder of the |
3620 | revocation period. Such supervision shall include evaluation, |
3621 | education, referral into treatment, and other activities |
3622 | required by the department. |
3623 | (c) Such person must assume the reasonable costs of |
3624 | supervision. If such person fails to comply with the required |
3625 | supervision, the program shall report the failure to the |
3626 | department, and the department shall cancel such person's |
3627 | driving privilege. |
3628 | (d) If, after reinstatement, such person is convicted of |
3629 | an offense for which mandatory revocation of his or her license |
3630 | is required, the department shall revoke his or her driving |
3631 | privilege. |
3632 | (e) The department shall adopt rules regulating the |
3633 | providing of services by DUI programs pursuant to this section. |
3634 | Section 73. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3635 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3636 | references thereto, subsection (2), paragraphs (a) and (c) of |
3637 | subsection (3), and subsection (4) of section 322.2715, Florida |
3638 | Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
3639 | 322.2715 Ignition interlock device.-- |
3640 | (2) For purposes of this section, any conviction for a |
3641 | violation of s. 316.193, a previous conviction for a violation |
3642 | of former s. 316.1931, or a conviction outside this state for |
3643 | driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, driving |
3644 | with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or any other similar |
3645 | alcohol-related or drug-related traffic offense is a conviction |
3646 | of driving under the influence. |
3647 | (3) If the person is convicted of: |
3648 | (a) A first offense of driving under the influence under |
3649 | s. 316.193 and has an unlawful blood-alcohol level or breath- |
3650 | alcohol level as specified in s. 316.193(4), or if a person is |
3651 | convicted of a violation of s. 316.193 and was at the time of |
3652 | the offense accompanied in the vehicle by a person younger than |
3653 | 18 years of age, the person shall have the ignition interlock |
3654 | device installed for 6 months for the first offense and for at |
3655 | least 2 years for a second offense. |
3656 | (c) A third offense of driving under the influence which |
3657 | occurs within 10 years after a prior conviction for a violation |
3658 | of s. 316.193, the ignition interlock device shall be installed |
3659 | for a period of not less than 2 years. |
3660 | (4) If the court fails to order the mandatory placement of |
3661 | the ignition interlock device or fails to order for the |
3662 | applicable period the mandatory placement of an ignition |
3663 | interlock device under s. 316.193 or s. 316.1937 at the time of |
3664 | imposing sentence or within 30 days thereafter, the department |
3665 | shall immediately require that the ignition interlock device be |
3666 | installed as provided in this section, except that consideration |
3667 | may be given to those individuals having a documented medical |
3668 | condition that would prohibit the device from functioning |
3669 | normally. This subsection applies to the reinstatement of the |
3670 | driving privilege following a revocation, suspension, or |
3671 | cancellation that is based upon a conviction for the offense of |
3672 | driving under the influence which occurs on or after July 1, |
3673 | 2005. |
3674 | Section 74. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3675 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3676 | reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 322.28, Florida |
3677 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3678 | 322.28 Period of suspension or revocation.-- |
3679 | (2) In a prosecution for a violation of s. 316.193 or |
3680 | former s. 316.1931, the following provisions apply: |
3681 | (a) Upon conviction of the driver, the court, along with |
3682 | imposing sentence, shall revoke the driver's license or driving |
3683 | privilege of the person so convicted, effective on the date of |
3684 | conviction, and shall prescribe the period of such revocation in |
3685 | accordance with the following provisions: |
3686 | 1. Upon a first conviction for a violation of the |
3687 | provisions of s. 316.193, except a violation resulting in death, |
3688 | the driver's license or driving privilege shall be revoked for |
3689 | not less than 180 days or more than 1 year. |
3690 | 2. Upon a second conviction for an offense that occurs |
3691 | within a period of 5 years after the date of a prior conviction |
3692 | for a violation of the provisions of s. 316.193 or former s. |
3693 | 316.1931 or a combination of such sections, the driver's license |
3694 | or driving privilege shall be revoked for not less than 5 years. |
3695 | 3. Upon a third conviction for an offense that occurs |
3696 | within a period of 10 years after the date of a prior conviction |
3697 | for the violation of the provisions of s. 316.193 or former s. |
3698 | 316.1931 or a combination of such sections, the driver's license |
3699 | or driving privilege shall be revoked for not less than 10 |
3700 | years. |
3701 |
|
3702 | For the purposes of this paragraph, a previous conviction |
3703 | outside this state for driving under the influence, driving |
3704 | while intoxicated, driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, |
3705 | or any other alcohol-related or drug-related traffic offense |
3706 | similar to the offense of driving under the influence as |
3707 | proscribed by s. 316.193 will be considered a previous |
3708 | conviction for violation of s. 316.193, and a conviction for |
3709 | violation of former s. 316.028, former s. 316.1931, or former s. |
3710 | 860.01 is considered a conviction for violation of s. 316.193. |
3711 | (b) If the period of revocation was not specified by the |
3712 | court at the time of imposing sentence or within 30 days |
3713 | thereafter, and is not otherwise specified by law, the |
3714 | department shall forthwith revoke the driver's license or |
3715 | driving privilege for the maximum period applicable under |
3716 | paragraph (a) for a first conviction and for the minimum period |
3717 | applicable under paragraph (a) for any subsequent convictions. |
3718 | The driver may, within 30 days after such revocation by the |
3719 | department, petition the court for further hearing on the period |
3720 | of revocation, and the court may reopen the case and determine |
3721 | the period of revocation within the limits specified in |
3722 | paragraph (a). |
3723 | (c) The forfeiture of bail bond, not vacated within 20 |
3724 | days, in any prosecution for the offense of driving while under |
3725 | the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or |
3726 | controlled substances to the extent of depriving the defendant |
3727 | of his or her normal faculties shall be deemed equivalent to a |
3728 | conviction for the purposes of this paragraph, and the |
3729 | department shall forthwith revoke the defendant's driver's |
3730 | license or driving privilege for the maximum period applicable |
3731 | under paragraph (a) for a first conviction and for the minimum |
3732 | period applicable under paragraph (a) for a second or subsequent |
3733 | conviction; however, if the defendant is later convicted of the |
3734 | charge, the period of revocation imposed by the department for |
3735 | such conviction shall not exceed the difference between the |
3736 | applicable maximum for a first conviction or minimum for a |
3737 | second or subsequent conviction and the revocation period under |
3738 | this subsection that has actually elapsed; upon conviction of |
3739 | such charge, the court may impose revocation for a period of |
3740 | time as specified in paragraph (a). This paragraph does not |
3741 | apply if an appropriate motion contesting the forfeiture is |
3742 | filed within the 20-day period. |
3743 | (d) When any driver's license or driving privilege has |
3744 | been revoked pursuant to the provisions of this section, the |
3745 | department shall not grant a new license, except upon |
3746 | reexamination of the licensee after the expiration of the period |
3747 | of revocation so prescribed. However, the court may, in its |
3748 | sound discretion, issue an order of reinstatement on a form |
3749 | furnished by the department which the person may take to any |
3750 | driver's license examining office for reinstatement by the |
3751 | department pursuant to s. 322.282. |
3752 | (e) The court shall permanently revoke the driver's |
3753 | license or driving privilege of a person who has been convicted |
3754 | four times for violation of s. 316.193 or former s. 316.1931 or |
3755 | a combination of such sections. The court shall permanently |
3756 | revoke the driver's license or driving privilege of any person |
3757 | who has been convicted of DUI manslaughter in violation of s. |
3758 | 316.193. If the court has not permanently revoked such driver's |
3759 | license or driving privilege within 30 days after imposing |
3760 | sentence, the department shall permanently revoke the driver's |
3761 | license or driving privilege pursuant to this paragraph. No |
3762 | driver's license or driving privilege may be issued or granted |
3763 | to any such person. This paragraph applies only if at least one |
3764 | of the convictions for violation of s. 316.193 or former s. |
3765 | 316.1931 was for a violation that occurred after July 1, 1982. |
3766 | For the purposes of this paragraph, a conviction for violation |
3767 | of former s. 316.028, former s. 316.1931, or former s. 860.01 is |
3768 | also considered a conviction for violation of s. 316.193. Also, |
3769 | a conviction of driving under the influence, driving while |
3770 | intoxicated, driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or |
3771 | any other similar alcohol-related or drug-related traffic |
3772 | offense outside this state is considered a conviction for the |
3773 | purposes of this paragraph. |
3774 | Section 75. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3775 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3776 | references thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
3777 | 322.282, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3778 | 322.282 Procedure when court revokes or suspends license |
3779 | or driving privilege and orders reinstatement.--When a court |
3780 | suspends or revokes a person's license or driving privilege and, |
3781 | in its discretion, orders reinstatement as provided by s. |
3782 | 322.28(2)(d) or former s. 322.261(5): |
3783 | (2)(a) The court shall issue an order of reinstatement, on |
3784 | a form to be furnished by the department, which the person may |
3785 | take to any driver's license examining office. The department |
3786 | shall issue a temporary driver's permit to a licensee who |
3787 | presents the court's order of reinstatement, proof of completion |
3788 | of a department-approved driver training or substance abuse |
3789 | education course, and a written request for a hearing under s. |
3790 | 322.271. The permit shall not be issued if a record check by the |
3791 | department shows that the person has previously been convicted |
3792 | for a violation of s. 316.193, former s. 316.1931, former s. |
3793 | 316.028, former s. 860.01, or a previous conviction outside this |
3794 | state for driving under the influence, driving while |
3795 | intoxicated, driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level, or |
3796 | any similar alcohol-related or drug-related traffic offense; |
3797 | that the person's driving privilege has been previously |
3798 | suspended for refusal to submit to a lawful test of breath, |
3799 | blood, or urine; or that the person is otherwise not entitled to |
3800 | issuance of a driver's license. This paragraph shall not be |
3801 | construed to prevent the reinstatement of a license or driving |
3802 | privilege that is presently suspended for driving with an |
3803 | unlawful blood-alcohol level or a refusal to submit to a breath, |
3804 | urine, or blood test and is also revoked for a conviction for a |
3805 | violation of s. 316.193 or former s. 316.1931, if the suspension |
3806 | and revocation arise out of the same incident. |
3807 | Section 76. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3808 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3809 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
3810 | 322.291, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3811 | 322.291 Driver improvement schools or DUI programs; |
3812 | required in certain suspension and revocation cases.--Except as |
3813 | provided in s. 322.03(2), any person: |
3814 | (1) Whose driving privilege has been revoked: |
3815 | (a) Upon conviction for: |
3816 | 1. Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any |
3817 | vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any |
3818 | chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance |
3819 | controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193; |
3820 | 2. Driving with an unlawful blood- or breath-alcohol |
3821 | level; |
3822 | 3. Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor |
3823 | vehicle; |
3824 | 4. Failure to stop and render aid as required under the |
3825 | laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle crash |
3826 | resulting in the death or personal injury of another; |
3827 | 5. Reckless driving; or |
3828 |
|
3829 | shall, before the driving privilege may be reinstated, present |
3830 | to the department proof of enrollment in a department-approved |
3831 | advanced driver improvement course operating pursuant to s. |
3832 | 318.1451 or a substance abuse education course conducted by a |
3833 | DUI program licensed pursuant to s. 322.292, which shall include |
3834 | a psychosocial evaluation and treatment, if referred. If the |
3835 | person fails to complete such course or evaluation within 90 |
3836 | days after reinstatement, or subsequently fails to complete |
3837 | treatment, if referred, the DUI program shall notify the |
3838 | department of the failure. Upon receipt of the notice, the |
3839 | department shall cancel the offender's driving privilege, |
3840 | notwithstanding the expiration of the suspension or revocation |
3841 | of the driving privilege. The department may temporarily |
3842 | reinstate the driving privilege upon verification from the DUI |
3843 | program that the offender has completed the education course and |
3844 | evaluation requirement and has reentered and is currently |
3845 | participating in treatment. If the DUI program notifies the |
3846 | department of the second failure to complete treatment, the |
3847 | department shall reinstate the driving privilege only after |
3848 | notice of completion of treatment from the DUI program. |
3849 | Section 77. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3850 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3851 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section |
3852 | 322.34, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3853 | 322.34 Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, |
3854 | or disqualified.-- |
3855 | (9)(a) A motor vehicle that is driven by a person under |
3856 | the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of s. 316.193 is |
3857 | subject to seizure and forfeiture under ss. 932.701-932.707 and |
3858 | is subject to liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles |
3859 | under s. 713.78 if, at the time of the offense, the person's |
3860 | driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled as a result |
3861 | of a prior conviction for driving under the influence. |
3862 | Section 78. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3863 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
3864 | reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 322.62, Florida |
3865 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
3866 | 322.62 Driving under the influence; commercial motor |
3867 | vehicle operators.-- |
3868 | (3) This section does not supersede s. 316.193. Nothing in |
3869 | this section prohibits the prosecution of a person who drives a |
3870 | commercial motor vehicle for driving under the influence of |
3871 | alcohol or controlled substances whether or not such person is |
3872 | also prosecuted for a violation of this section. |
3873 | Section 79. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3874 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3875 | references thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and |
3876 | subsection (6) of section 322.63, Florida Statutes, are |
3877 | reenacted to read: |
3878 | 322.63 Alcohol or drug testing; commercial motor vehicle |
3879 | operators.-- |
3880 | (2) The chemical and physical tests authorized by this |
3881 | section shall only be required if a law enforcement officer has |
3882 | reasonable cause to believe that a person driving a commercial |
3883 | motor vehicle has any alcohol, chemical substance, or controlled |
3884 | substance in his or her body. |
3885 | (d) The administration of one test under paragraph (a), |
3886 | paragraph (b), or paragraph (c) shall not preclude the |
3887 | administration of a different test under paragraph (a), |
3888 | paragraph (b), or paragraph (c). However, a urine test may not |
3889 | be used to determine alcohol concentration and a breath test may |
3890 | not be used to determine the presence of controlled substances |
3891 | or chemical substances in a person's body. Notwithstanding the |
3892 | provisions of this paragraph, in the event a Florida licensee |
3893 | has been convicted in another state for an offense substantially |
3894 | similar to s. 316.193 or to s. 322.62, which conviction was |
3895 | based upon evidence of test results prohibited by this |
3896 | paragraph, that out-of-state conviction shall constitute a |
3897 | conviction for the purposes of this chapter. |
3898 | (6) Notwithstanding any provision of law pertaining to the |
3899 | confidentiality of hospital records or other medical records, |
3900 | information relating to the alcohol content of a person's blood |
3901 | or the presence of chemical substances or controlled substances |
3902 | in a person's blood obtained pursuant to this section shall be |
3903 | released to a court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, or |
3904 | law enforcement officer in connection with an alleged violation |
3905 | of s. 316.193 or s. 322.62 upon request for such information. |
3906 | Section 80. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
3907 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
3908 | references thereto, subsections (1) and (2), paragraph (a) of |
3909 | subsection (7), paragraph (b) of subsection (8), and subsections |
3910 | (14) and (15) of section 322.64, Florida Statutes, are reenacted |
3911 | to read: |
3912 | 322.64 Holder of commercial driver's license; driving with |
3913 | unlawful blood-alcohol level; refusal to submit to breath, |
3914 | urine, or blood test.-- |
3915 | (1)(a) A law enforcement officer or correctional officer |
3916 | shall, on behalf of the department, disqualify from operating |
3917 | any commercial motor vehicle a person who while operating or in |
3918 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle is |
3919 | arrested for a violation of s. 316.193, relating to unlawful |
3920 | blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level, or a person who has |
3921 | refused to submit to a breath, urine, or blood test authorized |
3922 | by s. 322.63 arising out of the operation or actual physical |
3923 | control of a commercial motor vehicle. Upon disqualification of |
3924 | the person, the officer shall take the person's driver's license |
3925 | and issue the person a 10-day temporary permit for the operation |
3926 | of noncommercial vehicles only if the person is otherwise |
3927 | eligible for the driving privilege and shall issue the person a |
3928 | notice of disqualification. If the person has been given a |
3929 | blood, breath, or urine test, the results of which are not |
3930 | available to the officer at the time of the arrest, the agency |
3931 | employing the officer shall transmit such results to the |
3932 | department within 5 days after receipt of the results. If the |
3933 | department then determines that the person was arrested for a |
3934 | violation of s. 316.193 and that the person had a blood-alcohol |
3935 | level or breath-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher, the department |
3936 | shall disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor |
3937 | vehicle pursuant to subsection (3). |
3938 | (b) The disqualification under paragraph (a) shall be |
3939 | pursuant to, and the notice of disqualification shall inform the |
3940 | driver of, the following: |
3941 | 1.a. The driver refused to submit to a lawful breath, |
3942 | blood, or urine test and he or she is disqualified from |
3943 | operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year, for |
3944 | a first refusal, or permanently, if he or she has previously |
3945 | been disqualified as a result of a refusal to submit to such a |
3946 | test; or |
3947 | b. The driver violated s. 316.193 by driving with an |
3948 | unlawful blood-alcohol level and he or she is disqualified from |
3949 | operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 6 months |
3950 | for a first offense or for a period of 1 year if he or she has |
3951 | previously been disqualified, or his or her driving privilege |
3952 | has been previously suspended, for a violation of s. 316.193. |
3953 | 2. The disqualification period for operating commercial |
3954 | vehicles shall commence on the date of arrest or issuance of |
3955 | notice of disqualification, whichever is later. |
3956 | 3. The driver may request a formal or informal review of |
3957 | the disqualification by the department within 10 days after the |
3958 | date of arrest or issuance of notice of disqualification, |
3959 | whichever is later. |
3960 | 4. The temporary permit issued at the time of arrest or |
3961 | disqualification will expire at midnight of the 10th day |
3962 | following the date of disqualification. |
3963 | 5. The driver may submit to the department any materials |
3964 | relevant to the arrest. |
3965 | (2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(a), the law |
3966 | enforcement officer shall forward to the department, within 5 |
3967 | days after the date of the arrest or the issuance of the notice |
3968 | of disqualification, whichever is later, a copy of the notice of |
3969 | disqualification, the driver's license of the person arrested, |
3970 | and a report of the arrest, including, if applicable, an |
3971 | affidavit stating the officer's grounds for belief that the |
3972 | person arrested was in violation of s. 316.193; the results of |
3973 | any breath or blood test or an affidavit stating that a breath, |
3974 | blood, or urine test was requested by a law enforcement officer |
3975 | or correctional officer and that the person arrested refused to |
3976 | submit; a copy of the citation issued to the person arrested; |
3977 | and the officer's description of the person's field sobriety |
3978 | test, if any. The failure of the officer to submit materials |
3979 | within the 5-day period specified in this subsection or |
3980 | subsection (1) shall not affect the department's ability to |
3981 | consider any evidence submitted at or prior to the hearing. The |
3982 | officer may also submit a copy of a videotape of the field |
3983 | sobriety test or the attempt to administer such test. |
3984 | (7) In a formal review hearing under subsection (6) or an |
3985 | informal review hearing under subsection (4), the hearing |
3986 | officer shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence |
3987 | whether sufficient cause exists to sustain, amend, or invalidate |
3988 | the disqualification. The scope of the review shall be limited |
3989 | to the following issues: |
3990 | (a) If the person was disqualified from operating a |
3991 | commercial motor vehicle for driving with an unlawful blood- |
3992 | alcohol level in violation of s. 316.193: |
3993 | 1. Whether the arresting law enforcement officer had |
3994 | probable cause to believe that the person was driving or in |
3995 | actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle in this |
3996 | state while he or she had any alcohol, chemical substances, or |
3997 | controlled substances in his or her body. |
3998 | 2. Whether the person was placed under lawful arrest for a |
3999 | violation of s. 316.193. |
4000 | 3. Whether the person had an unlawful blood-alcohol level |
4001 | as provided in s. 316.193. |
4002 | (8) Based on the determination of the hearing officer |
4003 | pursuant to subsection (7) for both informal hearings under |
4004 | subsection (4) and formal hearings under subsection (6), the |
4005 | department shall: |
4006 | (b) Sustain the disqualification for a period of 6 months |
4007 | for a violation of s. 316.193 or for a period of 1 year if the |
4008 | person has been previously disqualified from operating a |
4009 | commercial motor vehicle or his or her driving privilege has |
4010 | been previously suspended as a result of a violation of s. |
4011 | 316.193. The disqualification period commences on the date of |
4012 | the arrest or issuance of the notice of disqualification, |
4013 | whichever is later. |
4014 | (14) The decision of the department under this section |
4015 | shall not be considered in any trial for a violation of s. |
4016 | 316.193, s. 322.61, or s. 322.62, nor shall any written |
4017 | statement submitted by a person in his or her request for |
4018 | departmental review under this section be admissible into |
4019 | evidence against him or her in any such trial. The disposition |
4020 | of any related criminal proceedings shall not affect a |
4021 | disqualification imposed pursuant to this section. |
4022 | (15) This section does not preclude the suspension of the |
4023 | driving privilege pursuant to s. 322.2615. The driving privilege |
4024 | of a person who has been disqualified from operating a |
4025 | commercial motor vehicle also may be suspended for a violation |
4026 | of s. 316.193. |
4027 | Section 81. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4028 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4029 | reference thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (4) of section |
4030 | 323.001, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4031 | 323.001 Wrecker operator storage facilities; vehicle |
4032 | holds.-- |
4033 | (4) The requirements for a written hold apply when the |
4034 | following conditions are present: |
4035 | (f) The vehicle is impounded or immobilized pursuant to s. |
4036 | 316.193 or s. 322.34; or |
4037 | Section 82. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4038 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
4039 | references thereto, section 324.023, Florida Statutes, is |
4040 | reenacted to read: |
4041 | 324.023 Financial responsibility for bodily injury or |
4042 | death.--In addition to any other financial responsibility |
4043 | required by law, every owner or operator of a motor vehicle that |
4044 | is required to be registered in this state, or that is located |
4045 | within this state, and who, regardless of adjudication of guilt, |
4046 | has been found guilty of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo |
4047 | contendere to a charge of driving under the influence under s. |
4048 | 316.193 after October 1, 2007, shall, by one of the methods |
4049 | established in s. 324.031(1), (2), or (3), establish and |
4050 | maintain the ability to respond in damages for liability on |
4051 | account of accidents arising out of the use of a motor vehicle |
4052 | in the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to, or death |
4053 | of, one person in any one crash and, subject to such limits for |
4054 | one person, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury |
4055 | to, or death of, two or more persons in any one crash and in the |
4056 | amount of $50,000 because of property damage in any one crash. |
4057 | If the owner or operator chooses to establish and maintain such |
4058 | ability by posting a bond or furnishing a certificate of deposit |
4059 | pursuant to s. 324.031(2) or (3), such bond or certificate of |
4060 | deposit must be in an amount not less than $350,000. Such higher |
4061 | limits must be carried for a minimum period of 3 years. If the |
4062 | owner or operator has not been convicted of driving under the |
4063 | influence or a felony traffic offense for a period of 3 years |
4064 | from the date of reinstatement of driving privileges for a |
4065 | violation of s. 316.193, the owner or operator shall be exempt |
4066 | from this section. |
4067 | Section 83. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4068 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4069 | reference thereto, section 324.131, Florida Statutes, is |
4070 | reenacted to read: |
4071 | 324.131 Period of suspension.--Such license, registration |
4072 | and nonresident's operating privilege shall remain so suspended |
4073 | and shall not be renewed, nor shall any such license or |
4074 | registration be thereafter issued in the name of such person, |
4075 | including any such person not previously licensed, unless and |
4076 | until every such judgment is stayed, satisfied in full or to the |
4077 | extent of the limits stated in s. 324.021(7) and until the said |
4078 | person gives proof of financial responsibility as provided in s. |
4079 | 324.031, such proof to be maintained for 3 years. In addition, |
4080 | if the person's license or registration has been suspended or |
4081 | revoked due to a violation of s. 316.193 or pursuant to s. |
4082 | 322.26(2), that person shall maintain noncancelable liability |
4083 | coverage for each motor vehicle registered in his or her name, |
4084 | as described in s. 627.7275(2), and must present proof that |
4085 | coverage is in force on a form adopted by the Department of |
4086 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, such proof to be maintained |
4087 | for 3 years. |
4088 | Section 84. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4089 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4090 | reference thereto, subsection (6) of section 327.35, Florida |
4091 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4092 | 327.35 Boating under the influence; penalties; "designated |
4093 | drivers".-- |
4094 | (6) With respect to any person convicted of a violation of |
4095 | subsection (1), regardless of any other penalty imposed: |
4096 | (a) For the first conviction, the court shall place the |
4097 | defendant on probation for a period not to exceed 1 year and, as |
4098 | a condition of such probation, shall order the defendant to |
4099 | participate in public service or a community work project for a |
4100 | minimum of 50 hours. The court must also, as a condition of |
4101 | probation, order the impoundment or immobilization of the vessel |
4102 | that was operated by or in the actual control of the defendant |
4103 | or any one vehicle registered in the defendant's name at the |
4104 | time of impoundment or immobilization, for a period of 10 days |
4105 | or for the unexpired term of any lease or rental agreement that |
4106 | expires within 10 days. The impoundment or immobilization must |
4107 | not occur concurrently with the incarceration of the defendant. |
4108 | The impoundment or immobilization order may be dismissed in |
4109 | accordance with paragraph (e) or paragraph (f). The total period |
4110 | of probation and incarceration may not exceed 1 year. |
4111 | (b) For the second conviction for an offense that occurs |
4112 | within a period of 5 years after the date of a prior conviction |
4113 | for violation of this section, the court shall order |
4114 | imprisonment for not less than 10 days. The court must also, as |
4115 | a condition of probation, order the impoundment or |
4116 | immobilization of the vessel that was operated by or in the |
4117 | actual control of the defendant or any one vehicle registered in |
4118 | the defendant's name at the time of impoundment or |
4119 | immobilization, for a period of 30 days or for the unexpired |
4120 | term of any lease or rental agreement that expires within 30 |
4121 | days. The impoundment or immobilization must not occur |
4122 | concurrently with the incarceration of the defendant. The |
4123 | impoundment or immobilization order may be dismissed in |
4124 | accordance with paragraph (e) or paragraph (f). At least 48 |
4125 | hours of confinement must be consecutive. |
4126 | (c) For the third or subsequent conviction for an offense |
4127 | that occurs within a period of 10 years after the date of a |
4128 | prior conviction for violation of this section, the court shall |
4129 | order imprisonment for not less than 30 days. The court must |
4130 | also, as a condition of probation, order the impoundment or |
4131 | immobilization of the vessel that was operated by or in the |
4132 | actual control of the defendant or any one vehicle registered in |
4133 | the defendant's name at the time of impoundment or |
4134 | immobilization, for a period of 90 days or for the unexpired |
4135 | term of any lease or rental agreement that expires within 90 |
4136 | days. The impoundment or immobilization must not occur |
4137 | concurrently with the incarceration of the defendant. The |
4138 | impoundment or immobilization order may be dismissed in |
4139 | accordance with paragraph (e) or paragraph (f). At least 48 |
4140 | hours of confinement must be consecutive. |
4141 | (d) The court must at the time of sentencing the defendant |
4142 | issue an order for the impoundment or immobilization of a |
4143 | vessel. Within 7 business days after the date that the court |
4144 | issues the order of impoundment, and once again 30 business days |
4145 | before the actual impoundment or immobilization of the vessel, |
4146 | the clerk of the court must send notice by certified mail, |
4147 | return receipt requested, to the registered owner of each |
4148 | vessel, if the registered owner is a person other than the |
4149 | defendant, and to each person of record claiming a lien against |
4150 | the vessel. |
4151 | (e) A person who owns but was not operating the vessel |
4152 | when the offense occurred may submit to the court a police |
4153 | report indicating that the vessel was stolen at the time of the |
4154 | offense or documentation of having purchased the vessel after |
4155 | the offense was committed from an entity other than the |
4156 | defendant or the defendant's agent. If the court finds that the |
4157 | vessel was stolen or that the sale was not made to circumvent |
4158 | the order and allow the defendant continued access to the |
4159 | vessel, the order must be dismissed and the owner of the vessel |
4160 | will incur no costs. If the court denies the request to dismiss |
4161 | the order of impoundment or immobilization, the petitioner may |
4162 | request an evidentiary hearing. |
4163 | (f) A person who owns but was not operating the vessel |
4164 | when the offense occurred, and whose vessel was stolen or who |
4165 | purchased the vessel after the offense was committed directly |
4166 | from the defendant or the defendant's agent, may request an |
4167 | evidentiary hearing to determine whether the impoundment or |
4168 | immobilization should occur. If the court finds that either the |
4169 | vessel was stolen or the purchase was made without knowledge of |
4170 | the offense, that the purchaser had no relationship to the |
4171 | defendant other than through the transaction, and that such |
4172 | purchase would not circumvent the order and allow the defendant |
4173 | continued access to the vessel, the order must be dismissed and |
4174 | the owner of the vessel will incur no costs. |
4175 | (g) All costs and fees for the impoundment or |
4176 | immobilization, including the cost of notification, must be paid |
4177 | by the owner of the vessel or, if the vessel is leased or |
4178 | rented, by the person leasing or renting the vessel, unless the |
4179 | impoundment or immobilization order is dismissed. |
4180 | (h) The person who owns a vessel that is impounded or |
4181 | immobilized under this paragraph, or a person who has a lien of |
4182 | record against such a vessel and who has not requested a review |
4183 | of the impoundment pursuant to paragraph (e) or paragraph (f), |
4184 | may, within 10 days after the date that person has knowledge of |
4185 | the location of the vessel, file a complaint in the county in |
4186 | which the owner resides to determine whether the vessel was |
4187 | wrongfully taken or withheld from the owner or lienholder. Upon |
4188 | the filing of a complaint, the owner or lienholder may have the |
4189 | vessel released by posting with the court a bond or other |
4190 | adequate security equal to the amount of the costs and fees for |
4191 | impoundment or immobilization, including towing or storage, to |
4192 | ensure the payment of the costs and fees if the owner or |
4193 | lienholder does not prevail. When the bond is posted and the fee |
4194 | is paid as set forth in s. 28.24, the clerk of the court shall |
4195 | issue a certificate releasing the vessel. At the time of |
4196 | release, after reasonable inspection, the owner or lienholder |
4197 | must give a receipt to the towing or storage company indicating |
4198 | any loss or damage to the vessel or to the contents of the |
4199 | vessel. |
4200 | (i) A defendant, in the court's discretion, may be |
4201 | required to serve all or any portion of a term of imprisonment |
4202 | to which the defendant has been sentenced pursuant to this |
4203 | section in a residential alcoholism treatment program or a |
4204 | residential drug abuse treatment program. Any time spent in such |
4205 | a program must be credited by the court toward the term of |
4206 | imprisonment. |
4207 |
|
4208 | For the purposes of this section, any conviction for a violation |
4209 | of s. 316.193, a previous conviction for the violation of former |
4210 | s. 316.1931, former s. 860.01, or former s. 316.028, or a |
4211 | previous conviction outside this state for driving under the |
4212 | influence, driving while intoxicated, driving with an unlawful |
4213 | blood-alcohol level, driving with an unlawful breath-alcohol |
4214 | level, or any other similar alcohol-related or drug-related |
4215 | traffic offense, is also considered a previous conviction for |
4216 | violation of this section. |
4217 | Section 85. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4218 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4219 | reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 337.195, Florida |
4220 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4221 | 337.195 Limits on liability.-- |
4222 | (1) In a civil action for the death of or injury to a |
4223 | person, or for damage to property, against the Department of |
4224 | Transportation or its agents, consultants, or contractors for |
4225 | work performed on a highway, road, street, bridge, or other |
4226 | transportation facility when the death, injury, or damage |
4227 | resulted from a motor vehicle crash within a construction zone |
4228 | in which the driver of one of the vehicles was under the |
4229 | influence of alcoholic beverages as set forth in s. 316.193, |
4230 | under the influence of any chemical substance as set forth in s. |
4231 | 877.111, or illegally under the influence of any substance |
4232 | controlled under chapter 893 to the extent that her or his |
4233 | normal faculties were impaired or that she or he operated a |
4234 | vehicle recklessly as defined in s. 316.192, it is presumed that |
4235 | the driver's operation of the vehicle was the sole proximate |
4236 | cause of her or his own death, injury, or damage. This |
4237 | presumption can be overcome if the gross negligence or |
4238 | intentional misconduct of the Department of Transportation, or |
4239 | of its agents, consultants, or contractors, was a proximate |
4240 | cause of the driver's death, injury, or damage. |
4241 | Section 86. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4242 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4243 | reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (17) of section |
4244 | 440.02, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4245 | 440.02 Definitions.--When used in this chapter, unless the |
4246 | context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms shall |
4247 | have the following meanings: |
4248 | (17) |
4249 | (c) "Employment" does not include service performed by or |
4250 | as: |
4251 | 1. Domestic servants in private homes. |
4252 | 2. Agricultural labor performed on a farm in the employ of |
4253 | a bona fide farmer, or association of farmers, that employs 5 or |
4254 | fewer regular employees and that employs fewer than 12 other |
4255 | employees at one time for seasonal agricultural labor that is |
4256 | completed in less than 30 days, provided such seasonal |
4257 | employment does not exceed 45 days in the same calendar year. |
4258 | The term "farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, fur- |
4259 | bearing animals, fish, and truck farms, ranches, nurseries, and |
4260 | orchards. The term "agricultural labor" includes field foremen, |
4261 | timekeepers, checkers, and other farm labor supervisory |
4262 | personnel. |
4263 | 3. Professional athletes, such as professional boxers, |
4264 | wrestlers, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, polo, tennis, |
4265 | jai alai, and similar players, and motorsports teams competing |
4266 | in a motor racing event as defined in s. 549.08. |
4267 | 4. Labor under a sentence of a court to perform community |
4268 | services as provided in s. 316.193. |
4269 | 5. State prisoners or county inmates, except those |
4270 | performing services for private employers or those enumerated in |
4271 | s. 948.036(1). |
4272 | Section 87. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4273 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4274 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section |
4275 | 440.09, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4276 | 440.09 Coverage.-- |
4277 | (7) |
4278 | (b) If the employee has, at the time of the injury, a |
4279 | blood alcohol level equal to or greater than the level specified |
4280 | in s. 316.193, or if the employee has a positive confirmation of |
4281 | a drug as defined in this act, it is presumed that the injury |
4282 | was occasioned primarily by the intoxication of, or by the |
4283 | influence of the drug upon, the employee. If the employer has |
4284 | implemented a drug-free workplace, this presumption may be |
4285 | rebutted only by evidence that there is no reasonable hypothesis |
4286 | that the intoxication or drug influence contributed to the |
4287 | injury. In the absence of a drug-free workplace program, this |
4288 | presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence |
4289 | that the intoxication or influence of the drug did not |
4290 | contribute to the injury. Percent by weight of alcohol in the |
4291 | blood must be based upon grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of |
4292 | blood. If the results are positive, the testing facility must |
4293 | maintain the specimen for a minimum of 90 days. Blood serum may |
4294 | be used for testing purposes under this chapter; however, if |
4295 | this test is used, the presumptions under this section do not |
4296 | arise unless the blood alcohol level is proved to be medically |
4297 | and scientifically equivalent to or greater than the comparable |
4298 | blood alcohol level that would have been obtained if the test |
4299 | were based on percent by weight of alcohol in the blood. |
4300 | However, if, before the accident, the employer had actual |
4301 | knowledge of and expressly acquiesced in the employee's presence |
4302 | at the workplace while under the influence of such alcohol or |
4303 | drug, the presumptions specified in this subsection do not |
4304 | apply. |
4305 | Section 88. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4306 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4307 | reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
4308 | 493.6106, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4309 | 493.6106 License requirements; posting.-- |
4310 | (1) Each individual licensed by the department must: |
4311 | (d) Not be a chronic and habitual user of alcoholic |
4312 | beverages to the extent that her or his normal faculties are |
4313 | impaired; not have been committed under chapter 397, former |
4314 | chapter 396, or a similar law in any other state; not have been |
4315 | found to be a habitual offender under s. 856.011(3) or a similar |
4316 | law in any other state; and not have had two or more convictions |
4317 | under s. 316.193 or a similar law in any other state within the |
4318 | 3-year period immediately preceding the date the application was |
4319 | filed, unless the individual establishes that she or he is not |
4320 | currently impaired and has successfully completed a |
4321 | rehabilitation course. |
4322 | Section 89. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4323 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4324 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
4325 | 627.7275, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4326 | 627.7275 Motor vehicle liability.-- |
4327 | (2)(a) Insurers writing motor vehicle insurance in this |
4328 | state shall make available, subject to the insurers' usual |
4329 | underwriting restrictions: |
4330 | 1. Coverage under policies as described in subsection (1) |
4331 | to any applicant for private passenger motor vehicle insurance |
4332 | coverage who is seeking the coverage in order to reinstate the |
4333 | applicant's driving privileges in this state when the driving |
4334 | privileges were revoked or suspended pursuant to s. 316.646 or |
4335 | s. 324.0221 due to the failure of the applicant to maintain |
4336 | required security. |
4337 | 2. Coverage under policies as described in subsection (1), |
4338 | which also provides liability coverage for bodily injury, death, |
4339 | and property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance, |
4340 | or use of the motor vehicle in an amount not less than the |
4341 | limits described in s. 324.021(7) and conforms to the |
4342 | requirements of s. 324.151, to any applicant for private |
4343 | passenger motor vehicle insurance coverage who is seeking the |
4344 | coverage in order to reinstate the applicant's driving |
4345 | privileges in this state after such privileges were revoked or |
4346 | suspended under s. 316.193 or s. 322.26(2) for driving under the |
4347 | influence. |
4348 | Section 90. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4349 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4350 | reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 627.758, Florida |
4351 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4352 | 627.758 Surety on auto club traffic arrest bond; |
4353 | conditions, limit; bail bond.-- |
4354 | (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 626.311 or |
4355 | chapter 648, any surety insurer identified in a guaranteed |
4356 | traffic arrest bond certificate or any licensed general lines |
4357 | agent of the surety insurer may execute a bail bond for the |
4358 | automobile club or association member identified in the |
4359 | guaranteed traffic arrest bond certificate in an amount not in |
4360 | excess of $5,000 for any violation of chapter 316 or any similar |
4361 | traffic law or ordinance except for driving under the influence |
4362 | of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled |
4363 | substances, as prohibited by s. 316.193. |
4364 | Section 91. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4365 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
4366 | references thereto, paragraph (f) of subsection (2) and |
4367 | paragraph (f) of subsection (10) of section 790.06, Florida |
4368 | Statutes, are reenacted to read: |
4369 | 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.-- |
4370 | (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
4371 | shall issue a license if the applicant: |
4372 | (f) Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic |
4373 | beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her |
4374 | normal faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an |
4375 | applicant chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages or |
4376 | other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties |
4377 | are impaired if the applicant has been committed under chapter |
4378 | 397 or under the provisions of former chapter 396 or has been |
4379 | convicted under s. 790.151 or has been deemed a habitual |
4380 | offender under s. 856.011(3), or has had two or more convictions |
4381 | under s. 316.193 or similar laws of any other state, within the |
4382 | 3-year period immediately preceding the date on which the |
4383 | application is submitted; |
4384 | (10) A license issued under this section shall be |
4385 | suspended or revoked pursuant to chapter 120 if the licensee: |
4386 | (f) Is convicted of a second violation of s. 316.193, or a |
4387 | similar law of another state, within 3 years of a previous |
4388 | conviction of such section, or similar law of another state, |
4389 | even though the first violation may have occurred prior to the |
4390 | date on which the application was submitted; |
4391 | Section 92. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4392 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in a |
4393 | reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 903.36, Florida |
4394 | Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4395 | 903.36 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail.-- |
4396 | (2) The execution of a bail bond by a licensed general |
4397 | lines agent of a surety insurer for the automobile club or |
4398 | association member identified in the guaranteed traffic arrest |
4399 | bond certificate, as provided in s. 627.758(4), shall be |
4400 | accepted as bail in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for the |
4401 | appearance of the person named in the certificate in any court |
4402 | to answer for the violation of a provision of chapter 316 or a |
4403 | similar traffic law or ordinance, except driving under the |
4404 | influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or |
4405 | controlled substances, as prohibited by s. 316.193. Presentation |
4406 | of the guaranteed traffic arrest bond certificate and a power of |
4407 | attorney from the surety insurer for its licensed general lines |
4408 | agents is authorization for such agent to execute the bail bond. |
4409 | Section 93. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
4410 | made by this act to section 316.193, Florida Statutes, in |
4411 | references thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section |
4412 | 907.041, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
4413 | 907.041 Pretrial detention and release.-- |
4414 | (4) PRETRIAL DETENTION.-- |
4415 | (c) The court may order pretrial detention if it finds a |
4416 | substantial probability, based on a defendant's past and present |
4417 | patterns of behavior, the criteria in s. 903.046, and any other |
4418 | relevant facts, that any of the following circumstances exists: |
4419 | 1. The defendant has previously violated conditions of |
4420 | release and that no further conditions of release are reasonably |
4421 | likely to assure the defendant's appearance at subsequent |
4422 | proceedings; |
4423 | 2. The defendant, with the intent to obstruct the judicial |
4424 | process, has threatened, intimidated, or injured any victim, |
4425 | potential witness, juror, or judicial officer, or has attempted |
4426 | or conspired to do so, and that no condition of release will |
4427 | reasonably prevent the obstruction of the judicial process; |
4428 | 3. The defendant is charged with trafficking in controlled |
4429 | substances as defined by s. 893.135, that there is a substantial |
4430 | probability that the defendant has committed the offense, and |
4431 | that no conditions of release will reasonably assure the |
4432 | defendant's appearance at subsequent criminal proceedings; or |
4433 | 4. The defendant is charged with DUI manslaughter, as |
4434 | defined by s. 316.193, and that there is a substantial |
4435 | probability that the defendant committed the crime and that the |
4436 | defendant poses a threat of harm to the community; conditions |
4437 | that would support a finding by the court pursuant to this |
4438 | subparagraph that the defendant poses a threat of harm to the |
4439 | community include, but are not limited to, any of the following: |
4440 | a. The defendant has previously been convicted of any |
4441 | crime under s. 316.193, or of any crime in any other state or |
4442 | territory of the United States that is substantially similar to |
4443 | any crime under s. 316.193; |
4444 | b. The defendant was driving with a suspended driver's |
4445 | license when the charged crime was committed; or |
4446 | c. The defendant has previously been found guilty of, or |
4447 | has had adjudication of guilt withheld for, driving while the |
4448 | defendant's driver's license was suspended or revoked in |
4449 | violation of s. 322.34; |
4450 | 5. The defendant poses the threat of harm to the |
4451 | community. The court may so conclude, if it finds that the |
4452 | defendant is presently charged with a dangerous crime, that |
4453 | there is a substantial probability that the defendant committed |
4454 | such crime, that the factual circumstances of the crime indicate |
4455 | a disregard for the safety of the community, and that there are |
4456 | no conditions of release reasonably sufficient to protect the |
4457 | community from the risk of physical harm to persons. |
4458 | 6. The defendant was on probation, parole, or other |
4459 | release pending completion of sentence or on pretrial release |
4460 | for a dangerous crime at the time the current offense was |
4461 | committed; or |
4462 | 7. The defendant has violated one or more conditions of |
4463 | pretrial release or bond for the offense currently before the |
4464 | court and the violation, in the discretion of the court, |
4465 | supports a finding that no conditions of release can reasonably |
4466 | protect the community from risk of physical harm to persons or |
4467 | assure the presence of the accused at trial. |
4468 | Section 94. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this |
4469 | act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |