| 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, Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial |
| 5 | Highway, Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers |
| 6 | Way, Biscayne Park Way, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet Boulevard, |
| 7 | and Father Gerard Jean-Juste Street in Miami-Dade County; |
| 8 | amending s. 17, ch. 2008-256, Laws of Florida; revising |
| 9 | the designation of Jose A. Marques Boulevard in Miami-Dade |
| 10 | County; designating Verna Bell Way in Nassau County; |
| 11 | directing the Department of Transportation to erect |
| 12 | suitable markers; designating a portion of S.W. 67th |
| 13 | Avenue in Miami-Dade County as a state historic road; |
| 14 | restricting use of public funds for projects related to |
| 15 | such road; providing for construction; providing an |
| 16 | effective date. |
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| 18 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 20 | Section 1. Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp designated; |
| 21 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 22 | (1) The ramp that connects northbound Homestead Extension |
| 23 | of Florida's Turnpike to northbound Interstate 75 in Miami-Dade |
| 24 | County is designated as "Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp." |
| 25 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 26 | suitable markers designating Andrew J. Capeletti Memorial Ramp |
| 27 | as described in subsection (1). |
| 28 | Section 2. Jose Regueiro Avenue designated; Department of |
| 29 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 30 | (1) That portion of W. 20th Avenue in the City of Hialeah |
| 31 | between W. 44th Place and Okeechobee Road in Miami-Dade County |
| 32 | is designated as "Jose Regueiro Avenue." |
| 33 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 34 | suitable markers designating Jose Regueiro Avenue as described |
| 35 | in subsection (1). |
| 36 | Section 3. Manuel Capo Boulevard designated; Department of |
| 37 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 38 | (1) That portion of S.W. 8th Street between S.W. 24th |
| 39 | Avenue and S.W. 27th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 40 | as "Manuel Capo Boulevard." |
| 41 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 42 | suitable markers designating Manuel Capo Boulevard as described |
| 43 | in subsection (1). |
| 44 | Section 4. Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial Highway |
| 45 | designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable |
| 46 | markers.- |
| 47 | (1) That portion of U.S. Highway 1, also known as State |
| 48 | Road 5, between S.W. 104th Street and S.W. 112th Street in |
| 49 | Miami-Dade County is designated as "Lt. Colonel Charles Brown |
| 50 | Memorial Highway." |
| 51 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 52 | suitable markers designating Lt. Colonel Charles Brown Memorial |
| 53 | Highway as described in subsection (1). |
| 54 | Section 5. Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers |
| 55 | Way designated; Department of Transportation to erect suitable |
| 56 | markers.- |
| 57 | (1) That portion of N.W. 107th Avenue between Flagler |
| 58 | Street and N.W. 7th Street in Miami-Dade County is designated as |
| 59 | "Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers Way." |
| 60 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 61 | suitable markers designating Cuban-American Association of Civil |
| 62 | Engineers Way as described in subsection (1). |
| 63 | Section 6. Biscayne Park Way designated; Department of |
| 64 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 65 | (1) That portion of N.E. 6th Avenue between N.E. 113th |
| 66 | Street and N.E. 121st Street in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 67 | as "Biscayne Park Way." |
| 68 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 69 | suitable markers designating Biscayne Park Way as described in |
| 70 | subsection (1). |
| 71 | Section 7. Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet Boulevard designated; |
| 72 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 73 | (1) That portion of Coral Way between S.W. 32nd Avenue and |
| 74 | S.W. 37th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated as "Dr. |
| 75 | Oscar Elias Biscet Boulevard." |
| 76 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 77 | suitable markers designating Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet Boulevard as |
| 78 | described in subsection (1). |
| 79 | Section 8. Father Gerard Jean-Juste Street; Department of |
| 80 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 81 | (1) That portion of 54th Street between N.W. 5th Court and |
| 82 | N.E. 5th Avenue in Little Haiti in Miami-Dade County is |
| 83 | designated as "Father Gerard Jean-Juste Street." |
| 84 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 85 | suitable markers designating Father Gerard Jean-Juste Street as |
| 86 | described in subsection (1). |
| 87 | Section 9. Section 17 of chapter 2008-256, Laws of |
| 88 | Florida, is amended to read: |
| 89 | Section 17. Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard designated; |
| 90 | Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 91 | (1) That portion of 8th Street between S.W. 107th Avenue |
| 92 | and S.W. 127th 117th Avenue in Miami-Dade County is designated |
| 93 | as "Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard." |
| 94 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 95 | suitable markers designating Dr. Jose A. Marques Boulevard as |
| 96 | described in subsection (1). |
| 97 | Section 10. Verna Bell Way designated; Department of |
| 98 | Transportation to erect suitable markers.- |
| 99 | (1) That portion of State Road 200 between Lime Street and |
| 100 | Beech Street in the City of Fernandina Beach in Nassau County is |
| 101 | designated as "Verna Bell Way." |
| 102 | (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect |
| 103 | suitable markers designating Verna Bell Way as described in |
| 104 | subsection (1). |
| 105 | Section 11. That portion of S.W. 67th Avenue, also known |
| 106 | as Ludlam Road, between Bird Road and S.W. 136th Street in the |
| 107 | City of South Miami and the Village of Pinecrest in Miami-Dade |
| 108 | County is designated as a state historic road. No public funds |
| 109 | shall be expended for any of the following purposes: |
| 110 | (1) To cut or remove any tree having a diameter at its |
| 111 | thickest part in excess of 6 inches within 35 feet of either |
| 112 | side of the paved surface of the road or to engage in an |
| 113 | activity which requires the removal without the replacement of |
| 114 | such tree. |
| 115 | (2) The alteration of the physical dimensions or location |
| 116 | of S.W. 67th Avenue, the median strip thereof, or the land |
| 117 | adjacent thereto, except: |
| 118 | (a) Routine or emergency utilities maintenance activities |
| 119 | necessitated to maintain the road as a utility corridor. |
| 120 | (b) Modifications or improvements made to provide for |
| 121 | vehicular ingress and egress of governmental safety vehicles. |
| 122 | (c) Alterations, modifications, or improvements made for |
| 123 | the purpose of enhancing life safety vehicular use or pedestrian |
| 124 | use, or both, of S.W. 67th Avenue, as long as such alterations, |
| 125 | modifications, or improvements are heard in a public hearing and |
| 126 | subsequently approved by the governing board of the local |
| 127 | government in which such alterations, modifications, or |
| 128 | improvements are located. |
| 129 | (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent |
| 130 | the ordinary maintenance and repair of the road or structures, |
| 131 | provided the physical dimensions and location of the road and |
| 132 | the appearance of any structure are preserved. However, the |
| 133 | preservation of the road shall take priority over considerations |
| 134 | of traffic management, and the public safety shall not be |
| 135 | construed to require alterations in the road when alternative |
| 136 | means promoting safety, including more restrictive traffic |
| 137 | regulations, are available. |
| 138 | Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |