Bill > H0057

Introduced Session

An act relating to transportation; creating s. 177.107, F.S.; authorizing governing bodies of municipalities and counties to abandon and convey interests in certain roads and rights-of-way to community development districts under specified conditions; specifying duties of community development districts relating to such roads and rights-of-way; providing for traffic control jurisdiction of such roads; specifying that the community development district has all rights, title, and interest in such roads and rights-of-way upon abandonment and conveyance; requiring community development districts to thereafter hold such roads and rights-of-way in trust; providing construction; creating s. 287.05705, F.S.; providing that governmental entities may not prohibit certain vendors from responding to competitive solicitations of certain contractual services; providing applicability; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms "autocycle" and "personal delivery device"; amending s. 316.2397, F.S.; authorizing certain equipment to show or display flashing lights; authorizing vehicles to display flashing lights during certain periods under certain conditions; amending s. 316.302, F.S.; providing that the use of certain required motor carrier safety improvements shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's employment status; defining the term "motor carrier safety improvement"; amending s. 319.30, F.S.; revising conditions under which insurance companies may receive salvage certificates of title or certificates of destruction for motor vehicles and mobile homes from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; amending s. 320.06, F.S.; authorizing certain rental vehicles to elect permanent registration; amending s. 320.27, F.S.; requiring motor vehicle dealer licensees to deliver copies of renewed, continued, changed, or new insurance policies and copies of renewed, continued, changed, or new surety bonds or irrevocable letters of credit to the department within specified timeframes under certain conditions; amending s. 330.27, F.S.; defining the term "electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft"; amending s. 330.30, F.S.; conforming cross-references; amending s. 337.025, F.S.; revising the application of the cap on innovative transportation projects; amending s. 337.0262, F.S.; prohibiting the Department of Transportation and contractors and subcontractors of the department from purchasing or using specified substances from a borrow pit unless specified conditions are satisfied; requiring certain contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders to require compliance with the prohibition; requiring the department to cease acceptance of substances from a borrow pit under certain conditions; authorizing the department to resume acceptance of such substances under certain conditions; amending s. 337.14, F.S.; requiring contractors wishing to bid on certain contracts to first be certified by the department as qualified; revising requirements for applying for and issuing a certificate of qualification; revising provisions regarding interim financial statements; providing construction with respect to submission and approval of an application for such certificate; exempting airports from certain restrictions regarding entities performing design and construction engineering and inspection services; amending s. 337.185, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; revising requirements for arbitration of certain contracts by the State Arbitration Board; revising requirements regarding arbitration requests, hearings, procedures, and awards; revising membership and meeting requirements; revising compensation of board members; amending s. 338.166, F.S.; authorizing the use of specified toll revenue to support certain public transportation projects; amending s. 339.175, F.S.; deleting a provision prohibiting certain metropolitan planning organizations from assessing any fees for municipalities, counties, or other governmental entities that are members of the organization; renaming the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority Metropolitan Planning Organization Chairs Coordinating Committee as the Chairs Coordinating Committee; deleting a requirement that the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority provide the committee with administrative support and direction; repealing part III of ch. 343, F.S., relating to the creation and operation of the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority; dissolving the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority and requiring the authority to discharge its liabilities, settle and close its activities and affairs, and provide for the distribution of its assets; amending s. 343.92, F.S.; providing that a mayor's designated alternate may be a member of the governing board of the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority; requiring that the alternate be an elected member of the city council of the mayor's municipality and be approved by the municipality's city council; requiring a mayor's designated alternate to attend meetings under certain circumstances with full voting rights; providing that a simple majority of board members constitutes a quorum and that a simple majority of those members present is necessary for any action to be taken; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 343.922, F.S.; revising a provision requiring the authority to present the regional transit development plan and updates to specified entities; deleting a provision requiring that the authority coordinate plans and projects with the TBARTA Metropolitan Planning Organization Chairs Coordinating Committee and participate in the regional M.P.O. planning process to ensure regional comprehension of the authority's mission, goals, and objectives; deleting a provision requiring that the authority provide administrative support and direction to the committee; amending s. 348.754, F.S.; prohibiting the Central Florida Expressway Authority from performing certain activities in Lake County without prior consultation with the secretary of the department; amending s. 349.04, F.S.; increasing the maximum term of a lease into which the Jacksonville Transportation Authority may enter; amending s. 378.403, F.S.; defining the term "borrow pit"; amending s. 378.801, F.S.; prohibiting operation of a borrow pit at a new location without notifying the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection of the intent to extract; conforming provisions; amending s. 378.802, F.S.; revising application of provisions to exclude existing mines; amending s. 479.07, F.S.; requiring the Department of Transportation to create and implement a publicly accessible electronic database for sign permit information; specifying requirements for the database; prohibiting the department from furnishing permanent metal permit tags or replacement tags and from enforcing specified provisions once the department creates and implements the database; specifying that permittees are not required to return permit tags to the department once the department creates and implements the database; providing an effective date.

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Alex Andrade (R)*,  Spencer Roach (R),  Tyler Sirois (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1194 (Ch. 2021-188) (on 04/27/2021)

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