| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to road designations; designating Andrew |
| 3 | J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp, Jose Regueiro Avenue, Manuel |
| 4 | Capo Boulevard, and Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial |
| 5 | Highway in Miami-Dade County; amending s. 17, ch. 2008- |
| 6 | 256, Laws of Florida; revising the designation of Jose A. |
| 7 | Marques Boulevard in Miami-Dade County; directing the |
| 8 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; |
| 9 | designating a portion of S.W. 67th Avenue in Miami-Dade |
| 10 | County as a state historic road; restricting use of public |
| 11 | funds for projects related to such road; providing for |
| 12 | construction; providing an effective date. |
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| 14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 16 | Section 1. Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp designated; |
| 17 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 18 | (1) The ramp that connects northbound Homestead Extension |
| 19 | of Florida's Turnpike to northbound Interstate 75 in Miami-Dade |
| 20 | County is designated as "Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp." |
| 21 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 22 | suitable markers designating Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp |
| 23 | as described in subsection (1). |
| 24 | Section 2. Jose Regueiro Avenue designated; Department of |
| 25 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 26 | (1) That portion of W. 20th Avenue in the City of Hialeah |
| 27 | between W. 44th Place and Okeechobee Road in Miami-Dade County |
| 28 | is designated as "Jose Regueiro Avenue." |
| 29 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 30 | suitable markers designating Jose Regueiro Avenue as described |
| 31 | in subsection (1). |
| 32 | Section 3. Manuel Capo Boulevard designated; Department of |
| 33 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 34 | (1) That portion of S.W. 8th Street between S.W. 24th |
| 35 | Avenue and S.W. 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 36 | as "Manuel Capo Boulevard." |
| 37 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 38 | suitable markers designating Manuel Capo Boulevard as described |
| 39 | in subsection (1). |
| 40 | Section 4. Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial Highway |
| 41 | designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable |
| 42 | markers.- |
| 43 | (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 1, also known as State |
| 44 | Road 5, between S.W. 104th Street and S.W. 112th Street in |
| 45 | Miami-Dade County is designated as "Lt. Colonel Charles Brown |
| 46 | Memorial Highway." |
| 47 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 48 | suitable markers designating Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial |
| 49 | Highway as described in subsection (1). |
| 50 | Section 5. Section 17 of chapter 2008-256, Laws of |
| 51 | Florida, is amended to read: |
| 52 | Section 17. Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard designated; |
| 53 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 54 | (1) That portion of 8th Street between S.W. 107th Avenue |
| 55 | and S.W. 127th 117th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 56 | as "Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard." |
| 57 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 58 | suitable markers designating Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard as |
| 59 | described in subsection (1). |
| 60 | Section 6. That portion of S.W. 67th Avenue, also known as |
| 61 | Ludlam Road, between Bird Road and S.W. 136th Street in the City |
| 62 | of South Miami and the Village of Pinecrest in Miami-Dade County |
| 63 | is designated as a state historic road. No public funds shall be |
| 64 | expended for any of the following purposes: |
| 65 | (1) To cut or remove any tree having a diameter at its |
| 66 | thickest part in excess of 6 inches within 35 feet of either |
| 67 | side of the paved surface of the road or to engage in an |
| 68 | activity which requires the removal without the replacement of |
| 69 | such tree. |
| 70 | (2) The alteration of the physical dimensions or location |
| 71 | of S.W. 67th Avenue, the median strip thereof, or the land |
| 72 | adjacent thereto, except: |
| 73 | (a) Routine or emergency utilities maintenance activities |
| 74 | necessitated to maintain the road as a utility corridor. |
| 75 | (b) Modifications or improvements made to provide for |
| 76 | vehicular ingress and egress of governmental safety vehicles. |
| 77 | (c) Alterations, modifications, or improvements made for |
| 78 | the purpose of enhancing life safety vehicular use or pedestrian |
| 79 | use, or both, of S.W. 67th Avenue, as long as such alterations, |
| 80 | modifications, or improvements are heard in a public hearing and |
| 81 | subsequently approved by the governing board of the local |
| 82 | government in which such alterations, modifications, or |
| 83 | improvements are located. |
| 84 | (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent |
| 85 | the ordinary maintenance and repair of the road or structures, |
| 86 | provided the physical dimensions and location of the road and |
| 87 | the appearance of any structure are preserved. However, the |
| 88 | preservation of the road shall take priority over considerations |
| 89 | of traffic management, and the public safety shall not be |
| 90 | construed to require alterations in the road when alternative |
| 91 | means promoting safety, including more restrictive traffic |
| 92 | regulations, are available. |
| 93 | Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |