Bill Text: FL S0720 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Central Florida Expressway Authority

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-02 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 299 (Ch. 2017-56) [S0720 Detail]

Download: Florida-2017-S0720-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2017                                     SB 720
       
       
        
       By Senator Mayfield
       
       17-00346-17                                            2017720__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act related to the Central Florida Expressway
    3         Authority; amending s. 348.753, F.S.; increasing the
    4         number of members making up the governing body of the
    5         Central Florida Expressway Authority; adding the chair
    6         of the board of the county commission of Brevard
    7         County to the list of chairs authorized to appoint a
    8         member to the authority; adding Brevard County to the
    9         list of counties the citizens of which may be
   10         appointed by the Governor to serve on the authority;
   11         requiring six members of the authority to constitute a
   12         quorum; requiring the vote of six members for any
   13         action taken by the authority; amending s. 348.754,
   14         F.S.; adding the geographical boundary of Brevard
   15         County to the area served by the authority; conforming
   16         a provision to changes made by the act; providing an
   17         effective date.
   18          
   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   20  
   21         Section 1. Subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection
   22  (4) of section 348.753, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   23         348.753 Central Florida Expressway Authority.—
   24         (3) The governing body of the authority shall consist of 10
   25  nine members. The chairs of the boards of the county commissions
   26  of Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola Counties shall each
   27  appoint one member from his or her respective county, who must
   28  be a commission member or chair or the county mayor. The Mayor
   29  of Orange County shall appoint a member from the Orange County
   30  Commission. Subject to confirmation by the Senate during the
   31  next regular session of the Legislature, the Governor shall
   32  appoint three citizen members, each of whom must be a resident
   33  of either Orange County, Seminole County, Lake County, Brevard
   34  County, or Osceola County. Refusal or failure of the Senate to
   35  confirm an appointment shall create a vacancy. The Mayor of
   36  Orange County and the Mayor of the City of Orlando shall also
   37  serve as members. The executive director of the Florida Turnpike
   38  Enterprise shall serve as a nonvoting advisor to the governing
   39  body of the authority. Each member appointed by the Governor
   40  shall serve for 4 years, with his or her term ending on December
   41  31 of his or her last year of service. Each county-appointed
   42  member shall serve for 2 years. Each appointed member shall hold
   43  office until his or her successor has been appointed and has
   44  qualified. A vacancy occurring during a term must be filled only
   45  for the balance of the unexpired term. Each appointed member of
   46  the authority must be a person of outstanding reputation for
   47  integrity, responsibility, and business ability, but, except as
   48  provided in this subsection, a person who is an officer or
   49  employee of a municipality or county may not be an appointed
   50  member of the authority. Any member of the authority is eligible
   51  for reappointment.
   52         (4)(a) The authority shall elect one of its members as the
   53  chair of the authority, one of its members as vice chair, and
   54  one of its members as treasurer. The chair, vice chair, and
   55  treasurer shall hold such offices at the will of the authority.
   56  Six Five members of the authority constitute a quorum, and the
   57  vote of six five members is required for any action taken by the
   58  authority. A vacancy in the authority does not impair the right
   59  of a quorum of the authority to exercise all of the rights and
   60  perform all of the duties of the authority.
   61         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
   62  (n) of subsection (2) of section 348.754, Florida Statutes, are
   63  amended to read:
   64         348.754 Purposes and powers.—
   65         (1)(a) The authority created and established under this
   66  part is granted and has the right to acquire, hold, construct,
   67  improve, maintain, operate, own, and lease in the capacity of
   68  lessor the Central Florida Expressway System, hereinafter
   69  referred to as “system.” Except as otherwise specifically
   70  provided by law, including paragraph (2)(n), the area served by
   71  the authority shall be within the geographical boundaries of
   72  Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola Counties.
   73         (2) The authority may exercise all powers necessary,
   74  appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the implementation of
   75  the stated purposes, including, but not limited to, the
   76  following rights and powers:
   77         (n) With the consent of the county within whose
   78  jurisdiction the following activities occur, the authority shall
   79  have the right to construct, operate, and maintain roads,
   80  bridges, avenues of access, transportation facilities,
   81  thoroughfares, and boulevards outside the jurisdictional
   82  boundaries of Orange, Seminole, Lake, Brevard, and Osceola
   83  Counties, together with the right to construct, repair, replace,
   84  operate, install, and maintain electronic toll payment systems
   85  thereon.
   86         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.