Bill Text: FL S1998 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Transportation
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-09 - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1679 [S1998 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S1998-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Transportation
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-09 - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1679 [S1998 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S1998-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2012 SB 1998 By the Committee on Budget 576-03494-12 20121998__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to transportation; transferring 3 control of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority system to the 4 Florida Turnpike Enterprise; transferring all assets, 5 rights, powers, duties, and bond liabilities of the 6 authority to the turnpike enterprise; transferring all 7 provisions that protect the rights of certain 8 bondholders from the authority to the turnpike 9 enterprise; providing for the turnpike enterprise to 10 annually transfer funds from the activities of the 11 transferred authority to the State Transportation 12 Trust Fund to repay certain long-term debt; requiring 13 that specific toll revenue be used for the 14 construction, maintenance, or improvement of certain 15 toll facilities of the turnpike enterprise; repealing 16 s. 288.063, F.S., relating to contract requirements 17 for transportation projects; amending s. 288.0656, 18 F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending ss. 19 316.3025 and 316.545, F.S.; providing for the proceeds 20 of certain penalties to be deposited into the Highway 21 Safety Operating Trust Fund rather than the State 22 Transportation Trust Fund and for such funds to be 23 used for the general operations of the Department of 24 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles rather than for 25 repairing and maintaining roads in the state; amending 26 s. 319.32, F.S.; increasing the amount of the fees 27 deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund 28 from original and duplicate certificates of title 29 issued for motor vehicles; amending s. 320.072, F.S.; 30 requiring that all fees collected from certain motor 31 vehicle registrations, rather than a portion of such 32 fees, be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; 33 amending s. 320.08, F.S.; deleting provisions 34 requiring that certain amounts collected from annual 35 license taxes for the operation of motor vehicles, 36 mopeds, motorized bicycles, tri-vehicles, and mobile 37 homes, which are paid to and collected by the 38 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, be 39 deposited into the General Revenue Fund; amending ss. 40 320.0801 and 320.0804, F.S.; requiring that all 41 revenues collected from the surcharge on certain 42 commercial motor vehicles and the surcharge on certain 43 license taxes be deposited into the State 44 Transportation Trust Fund and eliminating the 45 requirement that a portion of such revenues be 46 deposited into the General Revenue Fund; specifying 47 the allocation and purposes of funds that result from 48 increased moneys deposited into the State 49 Transportation Trust Fund; repealing s. 320.204, F.S., 50 relating to the transfer of funds from the Highway 51 Safety Operating Trust Fund to the Transportation 52 Disadvantaged Trust Fund; amending s. 334.30, F.S., 53 relating to public-private transportation facilities; 54 deleting obsolete provisions relating to the Toll 55 Facilities Revolving Trust Fund; amending s. 338.165, 56 F.S.; authorizing the Department of Transportation to 57 transfer the Beachline-East Expressway to the turnpike 58 system; providing for the deposit of any funds 59 expended by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise for the 60 acquisition of the Beachline-East Expressway into the 61 State Transportation Trust Fund for allocation to 62 construct the Wekiva Parkway; defining the term 63 “Wekiva Parkway”; amending s. 338.2275, F.S.; 64 prohibiting the Department of Transportation from 65 issuing bonds to fund its obligation to construct 66 Wekiva Parkway; defining the term “Wekiva Parkway”; 67 amending s. 338.250, F.S.; exempting the Wekiva 68 Parkway and related transportation facilities from the 69 mitigation requirements for the Central Florida 70 Beltway; defining the term “Wekiva Parkway”; repealing 71 s. 338.251, F.S., relating to the Toll Facilities 72 Revolving Trust Fund; amending s. 339.08, F.S.; 73 conforming a cross-reference; creating s. 339.139, 74 F.S.; declaring that management of transportation 75 infrastructure financing to ensure the fiscal 76 integrity of the State Transportation Trust Fund is 77 state policy; requiring that the department provide a 78 debt and debtlike contractual obligations load report 79 to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President 80 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 81 Representatives, and the legislative appropriations 82 committees; requiring that the load report provide 83 certain data; requiring that the department manage 84 levels of debt to ensure that no more than a certain 85 percentage of revenues is committed; providing 86 exceptions that allow the limitation to be exceeded; 87 requiring that the department prepare a report on debt 88 obligations that are secured by and payable from 89 pledged revenues; requiring that the department 90 provide the report to the Executive Office of the 91 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of 92 the House of Representatives, and the legislative 93 appropriations committees; creating s. 339.2821, F.S.; 94 authorizing the Department of Transportation, in 95 consultation with the Department of Economic 96 Opportunity, to make and approve expenditures and 97 enter into contracts with an appropriate governmental 98 body for the direct costs of transportation projects; 99 providing definitions; authorizing the Department of 100 Economic Opportunity and the Department of 101 Environmental Protection to review and comment on 102 recommended transportation projects; providing 103 criteria that the Department of Transportation must 104 follow when reviewing a contract for approval; 105 providing criteria for the transportation contract 106 with a governmental body; providing that Space Florida 107 may serve as a governmental body or as a contracting 108 agency for transportation projects within spaceport 109 territory; requiring each governmental body to submit 110 a financial audit by an independent certified public 111 accountant to the department; requiring that the 112 department monitor each construction site receiving 113 funding; creating s. 339.2825, F.S.; requiring the 114 Department of Transportation to submit a summary of 115 proposed public-private transportation projects to the 116 Executive Office of the Governor, each legislative 117 appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, 118 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 119 providing criteria for the summary; providing for the 120 department to proceed with a project upon approved by 121 the Governor; prohibiting the Governor from approving 122 a transportation project if a legislative 123 appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, 124 or the Speaker of the House of Representatives objects 125 within a certain period after receipt of the summary; 126 providing for receipt by the department of an 127 unsolicited proposal for certain transportation 128 projects; exempting a public-private partnership 129 agreement involving the lease of a toll facility from 130 the requirements of the approval process; amending s. 131 348.0004, F.S.; removing provisions qualifying funding 132 received by an authority from a portion of the county 133 gasoline tax funds; amending s. 348.0005, F.S.; 134 providing criteria under which bonds may be issued; 135 providing an exception to the application of certain 136 bond requirements; creating s. 348.0013, F.S., 137 relating to expressway authorities created on or after 138 a specified date; providing that the department is the 139 agent for the purpose of performing all phases of 140 constructing improvements to and extensions of an 141 expressway system; requiring that the Division of Bond 142 Finance and the authority provide certain construction 143 documents to the department; providing for payment and 144 the use of funds for the construction; authorizing the 145 authority to appoint an agent under certain conditions 146 to perform all phases of the project; requiring that 147 an authority identify an expressway project in the 148 authority’s work plan and submit the work plan along 149 with its budget; requiring that the work plan include 150 certain information; requiring legislative approval of 151 the authority’s budget and work plan; requiring that 152 the department operate and maintain the expressway 153 system; requiring that the costs incurred be 154 reimbursed from revenues of the expressway system; 155 providing that an expressway system is part of the 156 State Highway System; authorizing the authority to 157 fix, alter, charge, and establish tolls, rates, fees, 158 rentals, and other charges; amending s. 348.52, F.S.; 159 authorizing the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway 160 Authority to employ certain personnel; assigning the 161 authority to the Office of the Secretary of the 162 Department of Transportation for purposes of 163 administrative and fiscal accountability; providing 164 that the authority is independent of the control, 165 supervision, and direction of the department; 166 providing guidelines relating to the budget of the 167 authority; providing that the budget is not subject to 168 change by the department staff under certain 169 circumstances; requiring that the budget be 170 transmitted to the Governor; providing that certain 171 revenues received by the authority and certain 172 unexpended balances in the authority’s accounts are 173 deemed deposited into the State Transportation Trust 174 Fund and appropriated to certain accounts; providing 175 for the expenditure of the funds; providing that 176 certain moneys be deposited into the State Treasury if 177 a court finds certain expenditure restrictions 178 invalid; limiting the application of certain 179 restrictions to the term of the lease-purchase 180 agreement between the Tampa-Hillsborough County 181 Expressway Authority and the department or the 182 duration the department is not reimbursed by the 183 authority for certain expenditures; providing a 184 limitation on expressway employee compensation; 185 amending s. 348.54, F.S.; providing for the powers of 186 the authority with respect to certain lease-purchase 187 agreements; amending s. 348.545, F.S.; conforming 188 cross-references; amending s. 348.56, F.S.; providing 189 criteria for bonds issued on or after a certain date; 190 amending s. 348.565, F.S.; conforming provisions; 191 removing from the list of approved projects for the 192 Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway System the 193 connector highway linking Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown 194 Expressway to Interstate 4; amending s. 348.57, F.S., 195 relating to refunding bonds; conforming references and 196 provisions; amending s. 348.60, F.S.; providing that 197 the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority is 198 a party to lease-purchase agreements between the 199 department and the authority which are dated on 200 specified dates; prohibiting the authority from 201 entering into other lease-purchase agreements or 202 amending the lease-purchase agreement unless the 203 department determines an agreement or amendment is 204 necessary to permit refunding of certain bonds; 205 providing that the expressway system remains the 206 property of the authority if the lease-purchase 207 agreement terminates; providing that the authority 208 remains obligated to reimburse the department if the 209 agreement terminates; requiring that the department 210 operate and maintain the system as the agent of the 211 authority; creating s. 348.615, F.S.; providing that 212 the department is the agent for purposes of collecting 213 tolls for the use of the authority’s expressway 214 system; authorizing the authority to fix, alter, 215 charge, and establish tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and 216 other charges; amending s. 348.753, F.S.; authorizing 217 the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority to 218 contract with the Division of Bond Finance for certain 219 financial services; assigning the authority to the 220 Office of the Secretary of the Department of 221 Transportation for purposes of administrative and 222 fiscal accountability; providing that the authority is 223 independent of the control, supervision, and direction 224 of the department; providing guidelines relating to 225 the budget of the authority; providing for the use of 226 revenues and unexpended balances received by the 227 authority; authorizing the authority to expend certain 228 revenues appropriated from the State Transportation 229 Trust Fund; limiting the application of certain 230 provisions to the term of the lease-purchase agreement 231 between the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority 232 and the department or the duration that the department 233 is not reimbursed by the authority for certain 234 expenditures; providing a limitation on compensation 235 of expressway employees; amending s. 348.754, F.S.; 236 providing that the transportation authority is a party 237 to specified lease-purchase agreements between the 238 department and the authority; prohibiting the 239 authority from entering into other lease-purchase 240 agreements or amending a specified lease-purchase 241 agreement; amending s. 348.7543, F.S.; conforming a 242 cross-reference and revising provisions governing the 243 issuance of bonds; amending s. 348.7545, F.S.; 244 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 348.7546, 245 F.S.; authorizing the Orlando-Orange County Expressway 246 Authority to exercise certain powers with respect to 247 certain portions of the Wekiva Parkway; clarifying 248 that the condemnation powers or the acquisition of 249 certain property before a certain date is not 250 invalidated; requiring that the authority repay 251 certain expenditures made by the department for the 252 operation and maintenance of the Orlando-Orange County 253 Expressway System; requiring that the authority pay 254 the department certain payments by specified dates; 255 requiring that all funds paid to the department be 256 used for construction of the Wekiva Parkway; 257 prohibiting the authority from requesting the issuance 258 of certain bonds without approval from the department; 259 providing restrictions on refunding bonds; 260 conditioning the department’s obligation of 261 constructing portions of the Wekiva Parkway upon 262 certain timely payments by the authority; amending s. 263 348.7547, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 264 providing that a specified project may be financed 265 with revenue bonds issued on behalf of the authority; 266 amending s. 348.755, F.S.; prohibiting the authority 267 from requesting the issuance of any bonds, except 268 bonds issued to refund specified bonds; prohibiting 269 refunding bonds from being issued if the bonds have a 270 final maturity later than the final maturity of the 271 bonds refunded or if the refunding bonds provide for a 272 certain higher debt service; prohibiting the authority 273 from requesting, without the department’s consent, the 274 issuance of any bonds secured by a pledge of any 275 revenues of the authority which is senior to the 276 authority’s obligation to reimburse the department; 277 restricting the authority’s ability to request the 278 issuance of bonds unless the resolution authorizing 279 the bonds pledges the revenues for certain purposes; 280 providing for the termination of the department’s 281 obligations under lease-purchase agreements to pay 282 certain costs of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway 283 System; prohibiting the authority from requesting the 284 issuance of refunding bonds under certain 285 circumstances; amending s. 348.757, F.S.; limiting 286 certain authorized lease-purchase agreements; 287 prohibiting the authority from entering into or 288 amending certain lease-purchase agreements; providing 289 for the termination of the department’s obligations 290 under certain lease-purchase agreements; creating s. 291 348.7585, F.S.; providing that the department is the 292 agent for purposes of collecting tolls for the 293 Orlando-Orange County Expressway System; authorizing 294 the authority to fix, alter, charge, and establish 295 tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges; 296 amending s. 348.9952, F.S.; removing provisions 297 authorizing the Osceola County Expressway Authority to 298 employ a fiscal agent; repealing s. 348.9956, F.S., 299 relating to the appointment of the department as the 300 agent of the authority for construction; creating s. 301 348.99565, F.S.; providing that the department is the 302 agent for purposes of performing all phases of 303 constructing improvements and extensions to the 304 Orlando-Orange County Expressway System; requiring 305 that the Division of Bond Finance and the expressway 306 authority provide construction documents to the 307 department; providing for payment and use of funds for 308 the construction; authorizing the authority to appoint 309 an agent under certain conditions to perform all 310 phases of a project; providing guidelines that the 311 authority must follow if it proposes construction of 312 an expressway; requiring legislative approval for the 313 issuance of bonds; requiring the department to operate 314 and maintain the expressway system and authorizing 315 that the department be reimbursed from revenues of the 316 expressway system for costs incurred; authorizing the 317 authority to collect tolls, fees, and other charges; 318 amending s. 369.317, F.S.; providing for the 319 Department of Environmental Protection to have 320 exclusive permitting authority for certain activities 321 associated with the Wekiva Parkway and related 322 transportation facilities; requiring the department to 323 locate the precise corridor and interchanges for the 324 Wekiva Parkway to be located in Seminole County; 325 amending s. 377.809, F.S.; conforming a cross 326 reference; transferring funds and all future payments 327 of obligated funds in the Toll Facilities Revolving 328 Trust Fund to the State Transportation Trust Fund; 329 requiring that the Florida Transportation Commission 330 conduct a study of the potential for cost savings 331 through certain activities by or on behalf of 332 expressway authorities; authorizing the commission to 333 retain experts as necessary to complete the study; 334 requiring that the department pay the expenses of the 335 experts; requiring that the commission provide a 336 report to the Governor and Legislature; providing an 337 effective date. 338 339 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 340 341 Section 1. Transfer to the Florida Turnpike Enterprise.—The 342 governance and control of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority system, 343 created pursuant to chapter 200-411, Laws of Florida, is 344 transferred to the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. 345 (1) The assets, facilities, tangible and intangible 346 property and any rights in such property, and any other legal 347 rights of the authority, including the bridge system operated by 348 the authority, are transferred to the turnpike enterprise. All 349 powers of the authority shall succeed to the turnpike 350 enterprise, and the operations and maintenance of the bridge 351 system shall be under the control of the turnpike enterprise, 352 pursuant to this section. Revenues collected on the bridge 353 system may be considered turnpike revenues and the Mid-Bay 354 Bridge may be considered part of the turnpike system, if bonds 355 of the authority are not outstanding. The turnpike enterprise 356 also assumes all liability for bonds of the bridge authority 357 pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2). The turnpike 358 enterprise may review other contracts, financial obligations, 359 and contractual obligations and liabilities of the authority and 360 may assume legal liability for such obligations that are 361 determined to be necessary for the continued operation of the 362 bridge system. 363 (2) The transfer pursuant to this section is subject to the 364 terms and covenants provided for the protection of the holders 365 of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority bonds in the lease-purchase 366 agreement and the resolutions adopted in connection with the 367 issuance of the bonds. Further, the transfer does not impair the 368 terms of the contract between the authority and the bondholders, 369 does not act to the detriment of the bondholders, and does not 370 diminish the security for the bonds. After the transfer, the 371 turnpike enterprise shall operate and maintain the bridge system 372 and any other facilities of the authority in accordance with the 373 terms, conditions, and covenants contained in the bond 374 resolutions and lease-purchase agreement securing the bonds of 375 the authority. The turnpike enterprise shall collect toll 376 revenues and apply them to the payment of debt service as 377 provided in the bond resolution securing the bonds and shall 378 expressly assume all obligations relating to the bonds to ensure 379 that the transfer will have no adverse impact on the security 380 for the bonds of the authority. The transfer does not make the 381 obligation to pay the principal and interest on the bonds a 382 general liability of the turnpike or pledge the turnpike system 383 revenues to payment of the bonds. Revenues that are generated by 384 the bridge system and other facilities of the authority and that 385 were pledged by the authority to the payment of the bonds remain 386 subject to the pledge for the benefit of the bondholders. The 387 transfer does not modify or eliminate any prior obligation of 388 the Department of Transportation to pay certain costs of the 389 bridge system from sources other than revenues of the bridge 390 system. With regard to the authority’s current long-term debt of 391 $16.1 million due to the department as of June 30, 2011, and to 392 the extent permitted by the bond resolutions and lease-purchase 393 agreement securing the bonds, the turnpike enterprise shall make 394 payment annually to the State Transportation Trust Fund, for the 395 purpose of repaying the authority’s long-term debt due to the 396 department, from any bridge system revenues obtained under this 397 section which remain after the payment of the costs of 398 operations, maintenance, renewal, and replacement of the bridge 399 system; the payment of current debt service; and other payments 400 required in relation to the bonds. The turnpike enterprise shall 401 make such annual payments, not to exceed $1 million per year, to 402 the State Transportation Trust Fund until all remaining 403 authority long-term debt due to the department has been repaid. 404 (3) Any remaining toll revenue from the facilities of the 405 Mid-Bay Bridge Authority collected by the Florida Turnpike 406 Enterprise after meeting the requirements of subsections (1) and 407 (2) shall be used for the construction, maintenance, or 408 improvement of any toll facility of the Florida Turnpike 409 Enterprise within the county or counties in which the revenue 410 was collected. 411 Section 2. Section 288.063, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 412 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 413 288.0656, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 414 288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative.— 415 (7)(a) REDI may recommend to the Governor up to three rural 416 areas of critical economic concern. The Governor may by 417 executive order designate up to three rural areas of critical 418 economic concern which will establish these areas as priority 419 assignments for REDI as well as to allow the Governor, acting 420 through REDI, to waive criteria, requirements, or similar 421 provisions of any economic development incentive. Such 422 incentives shall include, but not be limited to: the Qualified 423 Target Industry Tax Refund Program under s. 288.106, the Quick 424 Response Training Program under s. 288.047, the Quick Response 425 Training Program for participants in the welfare transition 426 program under s. 288.047(8), transportation projects under s. 427 339.2821288.063, the brownfield redevelopment bonus refund 428 under s. 288.107, and the rural job tax credit program under ss. 429 212.098 and 220.1895. 430 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 431 316.3025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 432 316.3025 Penalties.— 433 (6) 434 (b) All penalties imposed and collected under this section 435 shall be paid to the Chief Financial Officer, who shall credit 436 the total amount collected to the Highway Safety OperatingState437TransportationTrust Fund for use inrepairing and maintaining438 the general operations of the departmentroads of this state. 439 Section 5. Subsection (6) of section 316.545, Florida 440 Statutes, is amended to read: 441 316.545 Weight and load unlawful; special fuel and motor 442 fuel tax enforcement; inspection; penalty; review.— 443 (6) Any officer or agent collecting the penaltiesherein444 imposed by this section shall cooperate with the owners or 445 drivers of motor vehicles so as not to delay unduly the 446 vehicles. All penalties imposed and collected under this section 447 by any state agency having jurisdiction shall be paid to the 448 Chief Financial Officer, who shall credit the total amount 449 thereof to the Highway Safety OperatingState Transportation450 Trust Fund for use in the general operations of the department,451which shall be used to repair and maintain the roads of this452stateand to enforce this section. 453 Section 6. Section 319.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to 454 read: 455 319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.— 456 (1) The department shall charge a fee of $70 for each 457 original certificate of title, except for a certificate of title 458 for a motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6) for 459 which the title fee shall be $49; $70 for each duplicate copy of 460 a certificate of title, except for a certificate of title for a 461 motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6) for which 462 the title fee shall be $49; $2 for each salvage certificate of 463 title; and $3 for each assignment by a lienholder. The 464 department shall also charge a fee of $2 for noting a lien on a 465 title certificate, which fee includes the services for the 466 subsequent issuance of a corrected certificate or cancellation 467 of lien when that lien is satisfied. If an application for a 468 certificate of title is for a vehicle that is required by s. 469 319.14(1)(b) to have a physical examination, the department 470 shall charge an additional fee of $40 for the initial 471 examination and $20 for each subsequent examination. The initial 472 examination fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue 473 Fund, and each subsequent examination fee shall be deposited 474 into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The physical 475 examination of the vehicle includes, but is not limited to, 476 verification of the vehicle identification number and 477 verification of the bill of sale or title for major components. 478 In addition to all other fees charged, a sum of $1 shall be paid 479 for the issuance of an original or duplicate certificate of 480 title to cover the cost of materials used for security purposes. 481 A service fee of $2.50, to be deposited into the Highway Safety 482 Operating Trust Fund, shall be charged for shipping and handling 483 for each paper title mailed by the department. 484 (2)(a) There shall be a service charge of $4.25 for each 485 application thatwhichis handled in connection with the 486 issuance, duplication, or transfer of any certificate of title. 487 There shall be a service charge of $1.25 for each application 488 thatwhichis handled in connection with the recordation or 489 notation of a lien on a motor vehicle or mobile home which is 490 not in connection with the purchase of such vehicle. 491 (b) The service charges specified in paragraph (a) shall be 492 collected by the department on any application handled directly 493 from its office. Otherwise, these service charges shall be 494 collected and retained by the tax collector who handles the 495 application. 496 (3) The department shall charge a fee of $10 in addition to 497 that charged in subsection (1) for each original certificate of 498 title issued for a vehicle previously registered outside this 499 state. 500 (4) The department shall charge a fee of $7 for each lien 501 placed on a motor vehicle by the state child support enforcement 502 program pursuant to s. 319.24. 503 (5) All fees collected pursuant to subsection (3) shall be 504 paid into the Nongame Wildlife Trust Fund. Forty-twoTwenty-one505 dollars of each fee for each applicable original certificate of 506 title and each applicable duplicate copy of a certificate of 507 title, after deducting the service charges imposed by s. 215.20, 508 shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund. All 509 other fees collected by the department under this chapter shall 510 be paid into the General Revenue Fund. 511 (6) Notwithstanding chapter 116, every county officer 512 within this state authorized to collect funds provided for in 513 this chapter shall pay all sums officially received by the 514 officer into the State Treasury no later than 5 working days 515 after the close of the business day in which the officer 516 received the funds. Payment by county officers to the state 517 shall be made by means of electronic funds transfer. 518 Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 320.072, Florida 519 Statutes, is amended to read: 520 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle 521 registration transactions.— 522 (4) A tax collector or other authorized agent of the 523 department shall promptly remit44.5 percent ofall moneys 524 collected pursuant to this section, less any refunds granted 525 pursuant to subsection (3), to the department to be deposited 526 into the State Transportation Trust Fund.The remaining 55.5527percent shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.528 Section 8. Section 320.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to 529 read: 530 320.08 License taxes.—Except as otherwise provided in this 531 sectionherein, there areherebylevied and imposed annual 532 license taxes for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, 533 motorized bicycles as defined in s. 316.003(2), tri-vehicles as 534 defined in s. 316.003, and mobile homes, as defined in s. 535 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department 536 or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of 537 the following: 538 (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.— 539 (a) Any motorcycle: $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be540deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 541 (b) Any moped: $6.75 flat, of which $1.75 shall be542deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 543 (c) Upon registration of any motorcycle, motor-driven 544 cycle, or moped there shall be paid in addition to the license 545 taxes specified in this subsection a nonrefundable motorcycle 546 safety education fee in the amount of $2.50. The proceeds of 547 such additional fee shall be deposited in the Highway Safety 548 Operating Trust Fund to fund a motorcycle driver improvement 549 program implemented pursuant to s. 322.025, the Florida 550 Motorcycle Safety Education Program established in s. 322.0255, 551 or the general operations of the department. 552 (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $8.50 flat, of which553$3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 554 (2) AUTOMOBILES OR TRI-VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE USE.— 555 (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s. 556 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $10.25 557 flat, of which $2.75 shall be deposited into the General Revenue558Fund. 559 (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $19.50 flat, of560which $5 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 561 (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than 3,500 562 pounds: $30.50 flat, of which $8 shall be deposited into the563General Revenue Fund. 564 (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $44 flat, of which565$11.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 566 (3) TRUCKS.— 567 (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $19.50 flat, of568which $5 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 569 (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than 570 3,000 pounds: $30.50 flat, of which $8 shall be deposited into571the General Revenue Fund. 572 (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than 573 5,000 pounds: $44 flat, of which $11.50 shall be deposited into574the General Revenue Fund. 575 (d) A truck defined as a “goat,” or any other vehicle if 576 used in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of 577 harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such 578 harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated 579 upon the roads of the state: $10.25 flat, of which $2.75 shall580be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. A “goat” is a motor 581 vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for the 582 transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for the 583 transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used for 584 the hauling of associated equipment or supplies, including 585 required sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers. 586 (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086: 587 $10.25 flat, of which $2.75 shall be deposited into the General588Revenue Fund. 589 (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS 590 VEHICLE WEIGHT.— 591 (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less 592 than 6,000 pounds: $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be593deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 594 (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less 595 than 8,000 pounds: $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be596deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 597 (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less 598 than 10,000 pounds: $103 flat, of which $27 shall be deposited599into the General Revenue Fund. 600 (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less 601 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited602into the General Revenue Fund. 603 (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less 604 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited605into the General Revenue Fund. 606 (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less 607 than 26,001 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited608into the General Revenue Fund. 609 (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but less 610 than 35,000: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited into the611General Revenue Fund. 612 (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less 613 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited614into the General Revenue Fund. 615 (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less 616 than 55,000 pounds: $773 flat, of which $201 shall be deposited617into the General Revenue Fund. 618 (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less 619 than 62,000 pounds: $916 flat, of which $238 shall be deposited620into the General Revenue Fund. 621 (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less 622 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be623deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 624 (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322 625 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue626Fund. 627 (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a 628 truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address 629 is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $324 flat if: 630 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling 631 forestry products; or 632 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of 633 forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of 634 associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of 635 the truck tractor. 636 637Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited638into the General Revenue Fund.639 (n) A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a for 640 hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting raw, 641 unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural 642 products within a 150-mile radius of its home address, is 643 eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee of: 644 1. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is less 645 than 44,000 pounds, $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be646deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 647 2. If such vehicle’s declared gross vehicle weight is 648 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the 649 point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the 650 point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail, 651 water, or motor transportation company, $324 flat, of which $84652shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 653 654 Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used 655 exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and 656 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be 657 incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers 658 delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any 659 documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to 660 issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this 661 paragraph, “not-for-hire” means the owner of the motor vehicle 662 must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and 663 nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the 664 user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered. 665 (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; 666 SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.— 667 (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means 668 of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $13.50 flat per registration year 669 or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the670General Revenue Fund. 671 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of a 672 fifth-wheel arrangement: $68 flat per permanent registration, of673which $18 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 674 (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed 675 for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation, 676 construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not 677 designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery 678 described above over public roads: $44 flat, of which $11.50679shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 680 (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to 681 and from school or school or church activities or functions 682 within their own county: $41 flat, of which $11 shall be683deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 684 (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used 685 to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), a disabled, 686 abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as 687 defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as 688 defined in s. 320.01(39): $41 flat, of which $11 shall be689deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 690 (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any nondisabled motor 691 vehicle, a vessel, or any other cargo unless used as defined in 692 paragraph (d), as follows: 693 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less 694 than 15,000 pounds: $118 flat, of which $31 shall be deposited695into the General Revenue Fund. 696 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less 697 than 20,000 pounds: $177 flat, of which $46 shall be deposited698into the General Revenue Fund. 699 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less 700 than 26,000 pounds: $251 flat, of which $65 shall be deposited701into the General Revenue Fund. 702 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less 703 than 35,000 pounds: $324 flat, of which $84 shall be deposited704into the General Revenue Fund. 705 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less 706 than 44,000 pounds: $405 flat, of which $105 shall be deposited707into the General Revenue Fund. 708 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less 709 than 55,000 pounds: $772 flat, of which $200 shall be deposited710into the General Revenue Fund. 711 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less 712 than 62,000 pounds: $915 flat, of which $237 shall be deposited713into the General Revenue Fund. 714 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less 715 than 72,000 pounds: $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be716deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 717 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $1,322 718 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General Revenue719Fund. 720 (f) A hearse or ambulance: $40.50 flat, of which $10.50721shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 722 (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.— 723 (a) Under nine passengers: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall724be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per cwt,725of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue726Fund. 727 (b) Nine passengers and over: $17 flat, of which $4.50728shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per 729 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General730Revenue Fund. 731 (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.— 732 (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $6.75 flat per 733 year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited into734the General Revenue Fund. 735 (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1736shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 per 737 cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the General738Revenue Fund. 739 (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.— 740 (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $3.50 flat, of which $1741shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 per 742 cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General743Revenue Fund. 744 (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $13.50 flat, of which745$3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus 746 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the747General Revenue Fund. 748 (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.— 749 (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by 750 s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $27 751 flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue752Fund. 753 (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: 754 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General755Revenue Fund. 756 (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.: 757 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which758$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 759 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of760which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 761 (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.: 762 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which763$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 764 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of765which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 766 (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.: 767 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $27 flat, of which768$7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 769 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $47.25 flat, of770which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 771 (10) PARK TRAILERS; TRAVEL TRAILERS; FIFTH-WHEEL TRAILERS; 772 35 FEET TO 40 FEET.— 773 (a) Park trailers.—Any park trailer, as defined in s. 774 320.01(1)(b)7.: $25 flat. 775 (b) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined in 776 s. 320.01(1)(b), that exceeds 35 feet: $25 flat. 777 (11) MOBILE HOMES.— 778 (a) A mobile home not exceeding 35 feet in length: $20 779 flat. 780 (b) A mobile home over 35 feet in length, but not exceeding 781 40 feet: $25 flat. 782 (c) A mobile home over 40 feet in length, but not exceeding 783 45 feet: $30 flat. 784 (d) A mobile home over 45 feet in length, but not exceeding 785 50 feet: $35 flat. 786 (e) A mobile home over 50 feet in length, but not exceeding 787 55 feet: $40 flat. 788 (f) A mobile home over 55 feet in length, but not exceeding 789 60 feet: $45 flat. 790 (g) A mobile home over 60 feet in length, but not exceeding 791 65 feet: $50 flat. 792 (h) A mobile home over 65 feet in length: $80 flat. 793 (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.—A franchised 794 motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine 795 boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer 796 license plate: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into797the General Revenue Fund. 798 (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.—Any exempt or 799 official license plate: $4 flat, of which $1 shall be deposited800into the General Revenue Fund. 801 (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.—A motor 802 vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25 803 miles thereof: $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be deposited into804the General Revenue Fund; plus $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents805shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 806 (15) TRANSPORTER.—Any transporter license plate issued to a 807 transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $101.25 flat, of which808$26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. 809 Section 9. Section 320.0801, Florida Statutes, is amended 810 to read: 811 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.— 812 (1) In addition to the license taxes specified in s. 320.08 813 and in subsection (2), there isherebylevied and imposed an 814 annual license tax of 10 cents for the operation of a motor 815 vehicle, as defined in s. 320.01, and moped, as defined in s. 816 316.003(77). This, whichtax shall be paid to the department or 817 its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of 818 the vehicle. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 819 revenues collected from the tax imposed in this subsection shall 820 be deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund and 821 used solely for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 822 ss. 395.401, 395.4015, 395.404, and 395.4045 and s. 11, chapter 823 87-399, Laws of Florida. 824 (2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 825 and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge 826 of $10 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross vehicle 827 weight of 10,000 pounds or more. This, whichsurcharge must be 828 paid to the department or its agent upon the registration or 829 renewal of registration of the commercial motor vehicle. 830 Notwithstandingthe provisions ofs. 320.20,50 percent of the831 revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection 832 shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund, and83350 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. 834 Section 10. Section 320.0804, Florida Statutes, is amended 835 to read: 836 320.0804 Surcharge on license tax; transportation trust 837 fund.—There isherebylevied and imposed on each license tax 838 imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. 839 320.08(11), a surcharge in the amount of $4, which shall be 840 collected in the same manner as the license tax and. Of this841amount, $2 shall bedeposited into the State Transportation 842 Trust Fund, and $2 shall be deposited into the General Revenue843Fund. 844 Section 11. Funds that result from increased revenues to 845 the State Transportation Trust Fund derived from sections 6 846 through 10 of this act must be used as follows: 847 (1) Beginning in the 2012-2013 fiscal year and annually for 848 30 years thereafter, $15 million for the purpose of funding any 849 seaport project identified in the 2011-2012 adopted work program 850 of the Department of Transportation, to be known as the Seaport 851 Investment Program. The revenues may be assigned, pledged, or 852 set aside as a trust for the payment of principal or interest on 853 bonds, tax anticipation certificates, or other forms of 854 indebtedness issued by an individual port or appropriate local 855 government having jurisdiction thereof, or collectively by 856 interlocal agreement among any of the ports, or used to purchase 857 credit support to permit such borrowings. However, the debt is 858 not a general obligation of the state. The state covenants with 859 holders of the revenue bonds or other instruments of 860 indebtedness issued pursuant to this subsection that it will not 861 repeal or impair or amend this subsection in any manner that 862 will materially or adversely affect the rights of holders so 863 long as bonds authorized by this subsection are outstanding. Any 864 revenues that are not pledged to the repayment of bonds as 865 authorized by this section may be used for purposes authorized 866 under the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic 867 Development Program. This revenue source is in addition to any 868 amounts provided for and appropriated in accordance with ss. 869 311.07 and 320.20(3) and (4), Florida Statutes. Revenue bonds 870 shall be issued by the Division of Bond Finance at the request 871 of the Department of Transportation pursuant to the State Bond 872 Act. 873 (2) Beginning in the 2012-2013 fiscal year and annually for 874 30 years thereafter, $50 million shall be transferred to 875 Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, to be used in accordance with 876 Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law. 877 (3) In the 2012-2013 fiscal year, $5 million shall be 878 transferred to the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund for 879 purposes of the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged 880 as provided in chapter 427, Florida Statutes. Beginning in the 881 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually thereafter, $10 million shall 882 be transferred to the Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund, 883 to be used as specified in this subsection. 884 (4) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary: 885 (a) After the distributions required pursuant to 886 subsections (1), (2), and (3), the remaining funds must be used 887 for the following specified purposes: 888 1. In the 2012-2013 fiscal year, $10 million for purposes 889 of the Small County Outreach Program specified in s. 339.2818, 890 Florida Statutes. These funds are in addition to the funds 891 provided in s. 201.15(1)(c)1.b., Florida Statutes. Beginning in 892 the 2013-2014 fiscal year and annually thereafter, $25 million 893 shall be allocated to the Small County Outreach Program, to be 894 used as specified in this subsection. 895 2. Beginning in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, $25 million 896 annually for purposes of the Transportation Regional Incentive 897 Program as specified in s. 339.2819, Florida Statutes. These 898 funds are in addition to the funds provided in s. 899 201.15(1)(c)1.d., Florida Statutes. 900 3. In the 2012-2013 fiscal year, $287,320,240 shall be 901 transferred to the General Revenue Fund. 902 (b) The remaining funds must be used annually for 903 transportation projects within this state for existing or 904 planned strategic transportation corridors which connect major 905 markets within this state or between this state and other 906 states, which focus on job creation, and which increase this 907 state’s viability in the national and global markets. 908 (5) Pursuant to s. 339.135(7), Florida Statutes, the 909 department may amend the work program to add the projects 910 necessary to implement this section. 911 Section 12. Section 320.204, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 912 Section 13. Present subsections (8) through (13) of section 913 334.30, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (7) 914 through (12), respectively, and present subsection (7) of that 915 section is amended, to read: 916 334.30 Public-private transportation facilities.—The 917 Legislature finds and declares that there is a public need for 918 the rapid construction of safe and efficient transportation 919 facilities for the purpose of traveling within the state, and 920 that it is in the public’s interest to provide for the 921 construction of additional safe, convenient, and economical 922 transportation facilities. 923(7) The department may lend funds from the Toll Facilities924Revolving Trust Fund, as outlined in s.338.251, to private925entities that construct projects on the State Highway System926containing toll facilities that are approved under this section.927To be eligible, a private entity must comply with s.338.251and928must provide an indication from a nationally recognized rating929agency that the senior bonds for the project will be investment930grade, or must provide credit support such as a letter of credit931or other means acceptable to the department, to ensure that the932loans will be fully repaid. The state’s liability for the933funding of a facility is limited to the amount approved for that934specific facility in the department’s 5-year work program935adopted pursuant to s.339.135.936 Section 14. Subsection (10) is added to section 338.165, 937 Florida Statutes, to read: 938 338.165 Continuation of tolls.— 939 (10) The department’s Beachline-East Expressway may be 940 transferred by the department and become part of the turnpike 941 system under the Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law. Any funds 942 expended by the Florida Turnpike Enterprise for the acquisition 943 of the Beachline-East Expressway shall be deposited into the 944 State Transportation Trust Fund, and, notwithstanding any other 945 law to the contrary, such funds shall first be allocated by the 946 department to fund the department’s obligation to construct 947 Wekiva Parkway. The term “Wekiva Parkway” means a limited access 948 highway or expressway constructed between State Road 429 and 949 Interstate 4 specifically incorporating the corridor alignment 950 recommended by Recommendation 2 of the Wekiva River Basin Area 951 Task Force final report dated January 15, 2003, and the 952 recommendations of the SR 429 Working Group which were adopted 953 January 16, 2004, and related transportation facilities. 954 Section 15. Subsection (4) is added to section 338.2275, 955 Florida Statutes, to read: 956 338.2275 Approved turnpike projects.— 957 (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the department may not 958 issue any bonds to fund the department’s obligation to construct 959 Wekiva Parkway. The term “Wekiva Parkway” means a limited access 960 highway or expressway constructed between State Road 429 and 961 Interstate 4 specifically incorporating the corridor alignment 962 recommended by Recommendation 2 of the Wekiva River Basin Area 963 Task Force final report dated January 15, 2003, and the 964 recommendations of the SR 429 Working Group which were adopted 965 January 16, 2004, and related transportation facilities. 966 Section 16. Subsection (3) is added to section 338.250, 967 Florida Statutes, to read: 968 338.250 Central Florida Beltway Mitigation.— 969 (3) This section does not apply to the Wekiva Parkway or 970 related transportation facilities. The term “Wekiva Parkway” 971 means a limited access highway or expressway constructed between 972 State Road 429 and Interstate 4 specifically incorporating the 973 corridor alignment recommended by Recommendation 2 of the Wekiva 974 River Basin Area Task Force final report dated January 15, 2003, 975 and the recommendations of the SR 429 Working Group which were 976 adopted January 16, 2004. 977 Section 17. Section 338.251, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 978 Section 18. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 979 339.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 980 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.— 981 (1) The department shall expend moneys in the State 982 Transportation Trust Fund accruing to the department, in 983 accordance with its annual budget. The use of such moneys shall 984 be restricted to the following purposes: 985 (f) To pay the cost of economic development transportation 986 projects in accordance with s. 339.2821288.063. 987 Section 19. Section 339.139, Florida Statutes, is created 988 to read: 989 339.139 Transportation debt assessment.— 990 (1) It is the policy of the state to manage the financing 991 of transportation infrastructure in a manner that ensures the 992 fiscal integrity of the State Transportation Trust Fund. 993 (2) The department shall provide a debt and debtlike 994 contractual obligations load report to the Executive Office of 995 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the 996 House of Representatives, and the legislative appropriations 997 committees in conjunction with the tentative work program 998 required under s. 339.135. The debt and debtlike contractual 999 obligations load report must include the following data on 1000 current and planned department commitments that are payable from 1001 the State Transportation Trust Fund: 1002 (a) Debt service payments that are required to be made 1003 under any resolution for the issuance of bonds secured by a lien 1004 on federal highway aid reimbursements or motor fuel and diesel 1005 fuel taxes. 1006 (b) Funding for seaports which has been pledged to the 1007 payment of principal and interest on bonds issued by the Florida 1008 Ports Financing Commission pursuant to s. 320.20. 1009 (c) Commitments of the department to pay the costs of 1010 operating, maintaining, repairing, and rehabilitating expressway 1011 and bridge systems under the terms of lease-purchase agreements 1012 which are enforceable by the holders of bonds issued by 1013 expressway and bridge authorities pursuant to chapter 348. 1014 (d) Availability, milestone, and final acceptance payments 1015 that are required by public-private partnerships pursuant to s. 1016 334.30 and that are not payments for the cost of operation or 1017 maintenance of a facility. 1018 (e) Agreed-on payments to a department contractor for work 1019 performed in the current fiscal year for which payment is 1020 deferred to a later fiscal year under the provisions of s. 1021 334.30. 1022 (f) Reimbursements to local governments for work performed 1023 on a project if the reimbursement is deferred to a later fiscal 1024 year under the provisions of s. 339.12. 1025 (g) Loan repayments on state infrastructure bank loans 1026 extended to a department district pursuant to s. 339.55. 1027 (3) The department shall manage all levels of debt to 1028 ensure that by the beginning of the 2017–2018 fiscal year, not 1029 more than 20 percent of total projected available state and 1030 federal revenues from the State Transportation Trust Fund, 1031 together with any local funds committed to department projects, 1032 are committed to the obligations identified in subsection (2) in 1033 any year. 1034 (4) If the department believes that a critical project 1035 would justify exceeding the limitation established in this 1036 section, the department shall notify the Governor, the President 1037 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 1038 the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees. The 1039 notification must identify the critical project and the 1040 projected impact on the department’s total debt load. The 1041 department may proceed with the project upon approval of the 1042 Governor. If either chair of the legislative appropriations 1043 committees, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the 1044 House of Representatives objects in writing to a proposed 1045 project within 14 days after submittal of a department request 1046 to exceed debt limits and specifies the reasons for such 1047 objection, the Governor may not approve the project. 1048 (5) The department shall prepare a separate report on debt 1049 obligations that are secured by and payable solely from pledged 1050 revenues. The department shall provide the report on pledged 1051 revenue debt to the Executive Office of the Governor, the 1052 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of 1053 Representatives, and the legislative appropriations committees 1054 in conjunction with the tentative work program required under s. 1055 339.135. 1056 Section 20. Section 339.2821, Florida Statutes, is created 1057 to read: 1058 339.2821 Economic development transportation projects.— 1059 (1)(a) The department, in consultation with the Department 1060 of Economic Opportunity, may make and approve expenditures and 1061 contract with the appropriate governmental body for the direct 1062 costs of transportation projects. The Department of Economic 1063 Opportunity and the Department of Environmental Protection may 1064 formally review and comment on recommended transportation 1065 projects, although the department has final approval authority 1066 for any project authorized under this section. 1067 (b) As used in this section, the term: 1068 1. “Governmental body” means an instrumentality of the 1069 state or a county, municipality, district, authority, board, or 1070 commission, or an agency thereof, within which jurisdiction the 1071 transportation project is located and which is responsible to 1072 the department for the transportation project. 1073 2. “Transportation project” means a transportation 1074 facility, as defined in s. 334.03, which the department, in 1075 consultation with the Department of Economic Opportunity, deems 1076 necessary to facilitate the economic development and growth of 1077 the state. 1078 (2) The department, in consultation with the Department of 1079 Economic Opportunity, shall review each transportation project 1080 for approval and funding. In the review, the department must 1081 consider: 1082 (a) The cost per job created or retained considering the 1083 amount of transportation funds requested; 1084 (b) The average hourly rate of wages for jobs created; 1085 (c) The reliance on any program as an inducement for 1086 determining the transportation project’s location; 1087 (d) The amount of capital investment to be made by a 1088 business; 1089 (e) The demonstrated local commitment; 1090 (f) The location of the transportation project in an 1091 enterprise zone as designated in s. 290.0055; 1092 (g) The location of the transportation project in a 1093 spaceport territory as defined in s. 331.304; 1094 (h) The unemployment rate of the surrounding area; and 1095 (i) The poverty rate of the community. 1096 1097 The department may contact any agency it deems appropriate for 1098 additional information regarding the approval of a 1099 transportation project. A transportation project must be 1100 approved by the department to be eligible for funding. 1101 (3)(a) The department must approve a transportation project 1102 if it determines that the transportation project will: 1103 1. Attract new employment opportunities to the state or 1104 expand or retain employment in existing companies operating 1105 within the state. 1106 2. Allow for the construction or expansion of a state or 1107 federal correctional facility in a county having a population of 1108 75,000 or fewer which creates new employment opportunities or 1109 expands or retains employment in the county. 1110 (b) The department must ensure that small and minority 1111 businesses have equal access to participate in transportation 1112 projects funded pursuant to this section. 1113 (c) In addition to administrative costs and equipment 1114 purchases specified in the contract, funds for approved 1115 transportation projects may be used for expenses that are 1116 necessary for building new, or improving existing, 1117 transportation facilities. Funds made available pursuant to this 1118 section may not be expended for the relocation of a business 1119 from one community to another community in this state unless the 1120 department determines that, without the relocation, the business 1121 will move outside the state or determines that the business has 1122 a compelling economic reason for the relocation, such as 1123 creating additional jobs. 1124 (4) A contract between the department and a governmental 1125 body for a transportation project must: 1126 (a) Specify that the transportation project is for the 1127 construction of a new or expanding business and specify the 1128 number of full-time permanent jobs that will result from the 1129 project. 1130 (b) Identify the governmental body and require that the 1131 governmental body award the construction of the particular 1132 transportation project to the lowest and best bidder in 1133 accordance with applicable state and federal statutes or rules 1134 unless the transportation project can be constructed using 1135 existing local governmental employees within the contract period 1136 specified by the department. 1137 (c) Require that the governmental body provide the 1138 department with quarterly progress reports. Each quarterly 1139 progress report must contain: 1140 1. A narrative description of the work completed and 1141 whether the work is proceeding according to the transportation 1142 project schedule; 1143 2. A description of each change order executed by the 1144 governmental body; 1145 3. A budget summary detailing planned expenditures compared 1146 to actual expenditures; and 1147 4. The identity of each small or minority business used as 1148 a contractor or subcontractor. 1149 (d) Require that the governmental body make and maintain 1150 records in accordance with accepted governmental accounting 1151 principles and practices for each progress payment made for work 1152 performed in connection with the transportation project, each 1153 change order executed by the governmental body, and each payment 1154 made pursuant to a change order. The records are subject to 1155 financial audit as required by law. 1156 (e) Require that the governmental body, upon completion and 1157 acceptance of the transportation project, certify to the 1158 department that the transportation project has been completed in 1159 compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract between 1160 the department and the governmental body and meets the minimum 1161 construction standards established in accordance with s. 1162 336.045. 1163 (f) Specify that the department transfer funds to the 1164 governmental body not more often than quarterly, upon receipt of 1165 a request for funds from the governmental body and consistent 1166 with the needs of the transportation project. The governmental 1167 body shall expend funds received from the department in a timely 1168 manner. The department may not transfer funds unless 1169 construction has begun on the facility of a business on whose 1170 behalf the award was made. A contract totaling less than 1171 $200,000 is exempt from the transfer requirement. 1172 (g) Require that funds be used only on a transportation 1173 project that has been properly reviewed and approved in 1174 accordance with the criteria set forth in this section. 1175 (h) Require that the governing board of the governmental 1176 body adopt a resolution accepting future maintenance and other 1177 attendant costs occurring after completion of the transportation 1178 project if the transportation project is constructed on a county 1179 or municipal system. 1180 (5) For purposes of this section, Space Florida may serve 1181 as the governmental body or as the contracting agency for a 1182 transportation project within spaceport territory as defined by 1183 s. 331.304. 1184 (6) Each governmental body receiving funds under this 1185 section shall submit to the department a financial audit of the 1186 governmental body conducted by an independent certified public 1187 accountant. The department, in consultation with the Department 1188 of Economic Opportunity, shall develop procedures to ensure that 1189 audits are received and reviewed in a timely manner and that 1190 deficiencies or questioned costs noted in the audit are 1191 resolved. 1192 (7) The department shall monitor the construction or 1193 building site for each transportation project that receives 1194 funding under this section, including, but not limited to, the 1195 construction of the business facility, to ensure compliance with 1196 contractual requirements. 1197 Section 21. Section 339.2825, Florida Statutes, is created 1198 to read: 1199 339.2825 Approval of contractor-financed projects.— 1200 (1) Before the department solicits proposals pursuant to s. 1201 334.30 to advance a project programmed in the adopted 5-year 1202 work program or in the 10-year Strategic Intermodal Plan using 1203 funds provided by a public-private partnership or a private 1204 entity to be reimbursed from department funds for the project as 1205 programmed in the adopted work program, the department must 1206 provide a summary of the proposed project to the Executive 1207 Office of the Governor, the chair of each legislative 1208 appropriations committee, the President of the Senate, and the 1209 Speaker of the House of Representatives. The summary must 1210 include a description of any anticipated commitment by the 1211 department for the years outside the adopted work program, a 1212 description of the anticipated impacts on the department’s 1213 overall debt load, and sufficient information to demonstrate 1214 that the project will not cause the department to exceed the 1215 overall debt limitation provided in s. 339.139. The department 1216 may proceed with the project upon approval of the Governor. If 1217 the chair of either legislative appropriations committee, the 1218 President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of 1219 Representatives objects to the proposed project in writing 1220 within 14 days after receipt of the summary, the Governor may 1221 not approve the project. 1222 (2) If the department receives an unsolicited proposal 1223 pursuant to s. 334.30 to advance a project programmed in the 1224 adopted 5-year work program or in the 10-year Strategic 1225 Intermodal Plan using funds provided by public-private 1226 partnerships or private entities to be reimbursed from 1227 department funds for the project as programmed in the adopted 1228 work program, the department must provide a summary of the 1229 proposed project to the Executive Office of the Governor, the 1230 chair of each legislative appropriations committee, the 1231 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 1232 Representatives before the department advertises receipt of the 1233 proposal as provided in s. 334.30. The summary must include a 1234 description of any anticipated commitments by the department for 1235 the years outside the adopted work program, a description of any 1236 anticipated impacts on the department’s overall debt load, and 1237 sufficient information to demonstrate that the project will not 1238 cause the department to exceed the overall debt limitation 1239 provided in s. 339.14. The department may not accept the 1240 unsolicited proposal, advertise receipt of the unsolicited 1241 proposal, or solicit other proposals for the same project 1242 purpose without the approval of the Executive Office of the 1243 Governor. If the chair of either legislative appropriations 1244 committee, the President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the 1245 House of Representatives objects to the proposed project in 1246 writing within 14 days after receipt of the summary, the 1247 Executive Office of the Governor may not approve the proposed 1248 project. 1249 (3) This section does not apply to a public-private 1250 partnership agreement authorized in s. 334.30(2)(a). 1251 Section 22. Paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of section 1252 348.0004, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1253 348.0004 Purposes and powers.— 1254 (2) Each authority may exercise all powers necessary, 1255 appurtenant, convenient, or incidental to the carrying out of 1256 its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following 1257 rights and powers: 1258 (j) To pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber all or 1259 any part of the revenues, tolls, rates, fees, rentals, or other 1260 charges or receipts of the authority, including all or any 1261 portion of county gasoline tax funds received by the authority 1262pursuant to the terms of any lease-purchase agreement between1263the authority and the department, as security for all or any of 1264 the obligations of the authority. 1265 Section 23. Subsection (1) of section 348.0005, Florida 1266 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to that 1267 section, to read: 1268 348.0005 Bonds.— 1269 (1) Bonds may be issued on behalf of an authority as 1270 provided by the State Bond Act. Bonds may not be issued under 1271 this section unless the resolution authorizing the bonds and 1272 pledging the revenues of a facility requires that the revenues 1273 of the facility be deposited into appropriate accounts in such 1274 sums as are sufficient to pay the costs of operation and 1275 maintenance of any facility for the current fiscal year as set 1276 forth in the annual budget of the authority before any revenues 1277 of the facility are applied to the payment of interest or 1278 principal owing or that may become owing on such bonds. 1279 (3) The provisions of subsection (2) do not apply to any 1280 authority formed on or after July 1, 2012. 1281 Section 24. Section 348.0013, Florida Statutes, is created 1282 to read: 1283 348.0013 Department to construct, operate, and maintain 1284 facilities.— 1285 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1286 contrary, this section applies to any authority formed on or 1287 after July 1, 2012. 1288 (2) The department is the agent of each authority for the 1289 purpose of performing all phases of a project, including, but 1290 not limited to, constructing improvements and extensions to an 1291 expressway system and for the completion of the construction. 1292 The division and the authority shall provide to the department 1293 complete copies of the documents, agreements, resolutions, 1294 contracts, and instruments relating to the construction and 1295 shall request that the department perform the construction work, 1296 including the planning, surveying, design, and actual 1297 construction of the completion, extensions, and improvements to 1298 the expressway system. After the issuance of bonds to finance 1299 the construction of an expressway system or improvements to an 1300 expressway system, the division shall transfer to the credit of 1301 an account of the department in the State Treasury the necessary 1302 funds for construction. The department shall proceed with 1303 construction and use the funds for the purpose authorized and as 1304 otherwise provided by law for the construction of roads and 1305 bridges. The authority may alternatively, with the consent and 1306 approval of the department, appoint as its agent a local agency 1307 certified by the department to administer federal aid projects 1308 in accordance with federal law for the purpose of performing all 1309 phases of a project. 1310 (3) An authority that desires to construct an expressway 1311 shall identify the expressway project in a work plan and submit 1312 the work plan along with its budget. The work plan must include 1313 a finance plan that demonstrates the financial feasibility of 1314 the expressway project, including the authority’s ability to 1315 reimburse the department for all costs of operation and 1316 maintenance of the project from the revenues of the authority’s 1317 expressway system. Legislative approval of the authority’s 1318 budget and work plan is required before bonds may be issued on 1319 behalf of the authority to finance the construction of the 1320 expressway project. The department shall operate and maintain 1321 the expressway system, and the costs incurred by the department 1322 for operation and maintenance shall be reimbursed from revenues 1323 of the expressway system. Each expressway system constructed 1324 under the provisions of this section is a part of the State 1325 Highway System as defined in s. 334.03. 1326 (4) An authority subject to this section may fix, alter, 1327 charge, and establish tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other 1328 charges for the authority’s facilities, as otherwise provided in 1329 this part. 1330 Section 25. Subsection (4) of section 348.52, Florida 1331 Statutes, is amended, and subsections (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), 1332 and (11) are added to that section, to read: 1333 348.52 Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.— 1334 (4) The authority may employ an executiveasecretary, an 1335andexecutive director, its own counsel and legal staff,and1336such legal, financial, and other professional consultants,1337 technical experts, engineers, and employees, permanent or 1338 temporary, as it may require and may determine the 1339 qualifications and fix the compensation of such persons, firms, 1340 or corporations. The authority may contract with the Division of 1341 Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration for any 1342 financial services authorized herein. 1343 (6) The authority is assigned to the Office of the 1344 Secretary of the Department of Transportation for administrative 1345 and fiscal accountability purposes. However, except as otherwise 1346 provided in this part, the authority shall otherwise function 1347 independently of the control, supervision, and direction of the 1348 department. 1349 (7) The authority shall develop a budget pursuant to 1350 chapter 216. The budget is not subject to change by the 1351 department staff after it has been approved by the authority. 1352 However, the authority’s budget shall be transmitted to the 1353 Governor, who is head of the department, along with the budget 1354 of the department. 1355 (8) Effective July 1, 2012, the revenues received by the 1356 authority and the unexpended balances in the authority’s 1357 accounts as of June 30, 2011, are deemed deposited into the 1358 State Transportation Trust Fund in the Department of 1359 Transportation and appropriated to the appropriate account of 1360 the authority based upon the original source of revenues. 1361 Expenditure of these funds by the authority must be in 1362 accordance with the laws, rules, grant agreements, or other 1363 legal controls associated with the revenues appropriated to 1364 local accounts and included in the authority’s budget. The 1365 authority shall pay the outstanding debts or obligations 1366 associated with the funds. The authority shall retain and use 1367 the revenues received solely for the authorized purposes. 1368 (9) The authority may expend revenues that are provided in 1369 the General Appropriations Act from the State Transportation 1370 Trust Fund carried forward from the prior fiscal year and 1371 collected during the current fiscal year. The expenditure of 1372 funds from the authority’s local accounts may not exceed the 1373 authority provided in the General Appropriations Act unless 1374 approved pursuant to chapter 216. If a court finds that this 1375 restriction is invalid, the moneys described in this section 1376 shall be deposited into the State Treasury. 1377 (10) The provisions of subsections (6)-(9) apply only for 1378 the fiscal years in which the department’s obligations under the 1379 lease-purchase agreement between the department and authority 1380 have not been terminated as provided in s. 348.60 or in which 1381 the authority has not fully reimbursed the department for the 1382 amounts expended, advanced, or paid to the authority in prior 1383 fiscal years for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair, 1384 and rehabilitation of the expressway system. 1385 (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4), an 1386 employee of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority 1387 may not be compensated at a rate exceeding the salary rate of 1388 the Executive Director of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. 1389 Section 26. Subsection (5) of section 348.54, Florida 1390 Statutes, is amended to read: 1391 348.54 Powers of the authority.—Except as otherwise limited 1392 herein, the authority shall have the power: 1393 (5) To enter into and make lease-purchase agreements as 1394 provided in s. 348.60 for terms not exceeding 40 years, or until 1395 all bonds secured by a pledge thereunder, and all refundings 1396 thereof, are fully paid as to both principal and interest, 1397 whichever is longer. The authority is a party to a lease- 1398 purchase agreement between the department and the authority 1399 dated November 18, 1997, as supplemented by a supplemental 1400 lease-purchase agreement dated February 7, 2002, and a second 1401 supplemental lease-purchase agreement dated June 23, 2005. The 1402 authority may not enter into other lease-purchase agreements 1403 with the department and may not amend the existing agreement in 1404 a manner that expands or increases the department’s obligations, 1405 unless the department determines that the agreement or amendment 1406 is necessary to permit the refunding of bonds issued before July 1407 1, 2012. The department’s obligations under the lease-purchase 1408 agreement, as supplemented, terminate upon the earlier of: 1409 (a) The defeasance, redemption, or payment in full of the 1410 authority’s bonds issued and outstanding as of July 1, 2012; 1411 (b) The date to which the purchasers of the authority bonds 1412 have consented; or 1413 (c) The date on which termination of the department’s 1414 obligations will occur under the terms of the memorandum of 1415 agreement dated October 26, 2010, between the department and the 1416 authority. 1417 Section 27. Section 348.545, Florida Statutes, is amended 1418 to read: 1419 348.545 Facility improvement; bond financing authority. 1420 Pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution, the 1421 Legislature hereby approves for bond financing by the Tampa 1422 Hillsborough County Expressway Authority improvements to toll 1423 collection facilities, interchanges to the legislatively 1424 approved expressway system, and any other facility appurtenant, 1425 necessary, or incidental to the approved system. Subject to 1426 terms and conditions of applicable revenue bond resolutions and 1427 covenants, such costs may be financed in whole or in part by 1428 revenue bonds issued pursuant to s. 348.56348.56(1)(a) or (b), 1429 whether currently issued or issued in the future, or by a1430combination of such bonds. 1431 Section 28. Subsections (9), (10), (11), and (12) are added 1432 to section 348.56, Florida Statutes, to read: 1433 348.56 Bonds of the authority.— 1434 (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1435 contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, the authority may not, 1436 without the department’s consent, request the issuance of any 1437 bonds secured by a pledge of any revenues of the authority which 1438 is senior to, or on a parity with, the authority’s obligation to 1439 fully reimburse the department for the costs of operation, 1440 maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the expressway system 1441 paid by the department, except that the authority may request 1442 the issuance of bonds secured by a senior pledge for the purpose 1443 of refunding any authority bonds issued and outstanding as of 1444 July 1, 2012. Refunding bonds authorized by this subsection may 1445 not be issued if such bonds have a final maturity later than the 1446 final maturity of the bonds refunded or if the refunding bonds 1447 provide for higher debt service in any year than the debt 1448 service that is currently paid on such bonds. 1449 (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1450 contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, the authority may not 1451 request the issuance of any bonds, except bonds issued to refund 1452 bonds issued before July 1, 2012, which provide any rights 1453 against the department which may be enforced by the holders of 1454 such bonds or debt. Refunding bonds authorized by this 1455 subsection may not be issued if the bonds have a final maturity 1456 later than the final maturity of the bonds refunded or if the 1457 refunding bonds provide for higher debt service in any year than 1458 the debt service that is currently paid on such bonds. The 1459 obligations of the department under any lease-purchase agreement 1460 with the authority, including any obligation to pay any cost of 1461 operation, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of the 1462 expressway system, terminate upon the earlier of: 1463 (a) The defeasance or payment of all authority bonds issued 1464 before July 1, 2012, and authority bonds issued to refund such 1465 bonds; 1466 (b) The earlier date to which the purchasers of the 1467 authority bonds have consented; or 1468 (c) The date on which termination of the department’s 1469 obligations will occur under the terms of the memorandum of 1470 agreement dated October 26, 2010, between the department and the 1471 authority. 1472 (11) Beginning July 1, 2012, except for bonds issued to 1473 refund bonds issued before that date, bonds may not be issued 1474 under this section unless the resolution authorizing the bonds 1475 and pledging the revenues of the expressway system requires that 1476 the revenues of the expressway system be deposited into 1477 appropriate accounts in such sums as are sufficient to pay the 1478 costs of operation and maintenance of the expressway system for 1479 the current fiscal year as set forth in the annual budget of the 1480 authority before any revenues of the expressway system are 1481 applied to the payment of interest or principal owing or that 1482 may become owing on such bonds. 1483 (12) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply in any fiscal year in 1484 which the department’s obligations under the lease-purchase 1485 agreement between the department and authority have not been 1486 terminated as provided in s. 348.60 or in which the authority 1487 has not fully reimbursed the department for the amounts 1488 expended, advanced, or paid to the authority in prior fiscal 1489 years for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair, and 1490 rehabilitation of the expressway system. During any such fiscal 1491 year, bonds may be issued only on behalf of the authority 1492 pursuant to the State Bond Act. 1493 Section 29. Section 348.565, Florida Statutes, is amended 1494 to read: 1495 348.565 Revenue bonds for specified projects.—The existing 1496 facilities that constitute the Tampa-Hillsborough County 1497 Expressway System areherebyapproved to be refinanced by 1498 revenue bonds issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the 1499 State Board of Administration pursuant to s. 11(d)11(f), Art. 1500 VII of the State Constitution and s. 348.56the State Bond Act1501or by revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to s.1502348.56(1)(b). In addition, the following projects of the Tampa 1503 Hillsborough County Expressway Authority are approved to be 1504 financed or refinanced by the issuance of revenue bonds in 1505 accordance with this part and s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State 1506 Constitution: 1507 (1) Brandon area feeder roads. 1508 (2) Capital improvements to the expressway system, 1509 including safety and operational improvements and toll 1510 collection equipment. 1511 (3) Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway System widening. 1512(4) The connector highway linking the Lee Roy Selmon1513Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4.1514 Section 30. Subsection (1) of section 348.57, Florida 1515 Statutes, is amended to read: 1516 348.57 Refunding bonds.— 1517 (1) Subject to public notice as provided in s. 348.54, the 1518 authority may request or provideis authorized toprovideby 1519 resolution for the issuance from time to time of bonds pursuant 1520 to s. 348.56348.56(1)(b)for the purpose of refunding any bonds 1521 then outstandingregardless of whether the bonds being refunded1522were issued by the authority pursuant to this chapter or on1523behalf of the authority pursuant to the State Bond Act. The 1524 authority may further request or provideis further authorized1525toprovideby resolution for the issuance of bonds pursuant to 1526 s. 348.56 for the combined purpose of: 1527 (a) Paying the cost of constructing, reconstructing, 1528 improving, extending, repairing, maintaining and operating the 1529 expressway system. 1530 (b) Refunding bonds then outstanding. The authorization, 1531 sale and issuance of such obligations, the maturities and other 1532 details thereof, the rights and remedies of the holders thereof, 1533 and the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations of 1534 the authority with respect to the same areshall begoverned by 1535 the foregoing provisions of this part insofar as the same may be 1536 applicable. 1537 Section 31. Subsections (7) and (8) are added to section 1538 348.60, Florida Statutes, to read: 1539 348.60 Lease-purchase agreements.— 1540 (7) The authority is a party to a lease-purchase agreement 1541 between the department and the authority dated November 18, 1542 1997, as supplemented by a supplemental lease-purchase agreement 1543 dated February 7, 2002, and a second supplemental lease-purchase 1544 agreement dated June 23, 2005. The authority may not enter into 1545 any other lease-purchase agreement, or amend the lease-purchase 1546 agreement, unless the department determines that such an 1547 agreement or amendment is necessary to permit the refunding of 1548 bonds issued before July 1, 2012. 1549 (8) Upon the earlier of the defeasance or payment of the 1550 authority bonds issued before July 1, 2012, and any bonds issued 1551 to refund the bonds, or the earlier date to which the purchasers 1552 of the authority bonds have consented: 1553 (a) The obligations of the department under the lease 1554 purchase agreement with the authority, including any obligation 1555 to pay any cost of operation, maintenance, repair, or 1556 rehabilitation of the expressway system, terminates; 1557 (b) The lease-purchase agreement terminates; 1558 (c) The expressway system remains the property of the 1559 authority and may not be transferred to the department; 1560 (d) The authority remains obligated to reimburse the 1561 department for the amounts paid by the department from a source 1562 other than revenues of the expressway system for any cost of 1563 operation, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of the 1564 expressway system; and 1565 (e) The department shall collect tolls for the use of the 1566 system as the agent of the authority as provided in this part. 1567 Section 32. Section 348.615, Florida Statutes, is created 1568 to read: 1569 348.615 Department to collect tolls.— 1570 (1) The department is the agent of the authority for the 1571 purpose of collecting tolls for the use of the authority’s 1572 expressway system. The department must be reimbursed for the 1573 costs of collecting such charges from the revenues of the 1574 expressway system. The department may modify its rules regarding 1575 toll collection procedures and the imposition of administrative 1576 charges applicable to the authority’s toll facilities. This 1577 section does not limit the authority of the department under any 1578 other provision of law or under any agreement entered into 1579 before July 1, 2012. 1580 (2) The authority may fix, alter, charge, and establish 1581 tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the 1582 authority’s facilities, as otherwise provided in this part. 1583 Section 33. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1584 348.753, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsections (5), (6), 1585 (7), (8), (9), and (10) are added to that section, to read: 1586 348.753 Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority.— 1587 (4)(a) The authority may employ an executive secretary, an 1588 executive director, its own counsel and legal staff, technical 1589 experts,suchengineers, andsuchemployees, permanent or 1590 temporary, as it may require and may determine the 1591 qualifications and fix the compensation of such persons, firms, 1592 or corporationsand may employ a fiscal agent or agents,1593provided, however, that the authority shall solicit sealed1594proposals from at least three persons, firms, or corporations1595for the performance of any services as fiscal agents. The 1596 authority may contract with the Division of Bond Finance of the 1597 State Board of Administration for any financial services 1598 authorized in this section. The authority may delegate to one or 1599 more of its agents or employees such of its power as it deems 1600shall deemnecessary to carry out the purposes of this part, 1601 subject always to the supervision and control of the authority. 1602 Members of the authority may be removed from their office by the 1603 Governor for misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or 1604 nonfeasance in office. 1605 (5) The authority is assigned to the Office of the 1606 Secretary of the Department of Transportation for administrative 1607 and fiscal accountability purposes. However, except as otherwise 1608 provided in this section, the authority shall otherwise function 1609 independently of the control, supervision, and direction of the 1610 department. 1611 (6) The authority shall develop a budget pursuant to 1612 chapter 216. The budget is not subject to change by the 1613 department staff after it has been approved by the authority. 1614 However, the budget shall be transmitted to the Governor, who is 1615 head of the department, along with the budget of the department. 1616 (7) Effective July 1, 2012, the revenues received by the 1617 authority, and the unexpended balances in authority accounts as 1618 of June 30, 2011, are deemed deposited into the State 1619 Transportation Trust Fund in the Department of Transportation 1620 and appropriated to the appropriate account of the authority 1621 based upon the original source of revenues. Expenditure of these 1622 funds by the authority must be in accordance with the laws, 1623 rules, grant agreements, or other legal controls associated with 1624 the revenues appropriated to local accounts and included in the 1625 authority’s budget. The authority shall pay the outstanding 1626 debts or obligations associated with the funds. The authority 1627 shall retain and use the revenues received solely for the 1628 authorized purposes. 1629 (8) Any appropriation provided in the General 1630 Appropriations Act from the State Transportation Trust Fund 1631 authorizes the authority to expend revenues that are carried 1632 forward from the prior fiscal year and collected during the 1633 current fiscal year. The expenditure of funds from the 1634 authority’s local accounts may not exceed the authority provided 1635 in the General Appropriations Act unless approved pursuant to 1636 chapter 216. If a court finds that this restriction is invalid, 1637 the moneys described in this section shall be deposited into the 1638 State Treasury. 1639 (9) The provisions of subsections (5)-(8) apply only for 1640 fiscal years in which the department’s obligations under the 1641 lease-purchase agreement between the department and authority 1642 have not been terminated as provided in s. 348.757 or in which 1643 the authority has not fully reimbursed the department for the 1644 amounts expended, advanced, or paid to the authority in prior 1645 fiscal years for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair, 1646 and rehabilitation of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway 1647 System. 1648 (10) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4), an 1649 employee of the Orlando-Orange County expressway may not be 1650 compensated at a rate exceeding the salary rate of the Executive 1651 Director of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise. 1652 Section 34. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 1653 348.754, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1654 348.754 Purposes and powers.— 1655 (2) The authority is hereby granted, and shall have and may 1656 exercise all powers necessary, appurtenant, convenient or 1657 incidental to the carrying out of the aforesaid purposes, 1658 including, but without being limited to, the following rights 1659 and powers: 1660 (e) To enter into and make lease-purchase agreements with 1661 the department for terms not exceeding 40 years, or until any 1662 bonds secured by a pledge of rentals thereunder, and any 1663 refundings thereof, are fully paid as to both principal and 1664 interest, whichever is longer. The authority is a party to a 1665 lease-purchase agreement between the department and the 1666 authority dated December 23, 1985, as supplemented by a first 1667 supplement to the lease-purchase agreement dated November 25, 1668 1986, and a second supplement to the lease-purchase agreement 1669 dated October 27, 1988. The authority may not enter into other 1670 lease-purchase agreements with the department and may not amend 1671 the existing agreement in a manner that expands or increases the 1672 department’s obligations, unless the department determines that 1673 the agreement or amendment is necessary to permit the refunding 1674 of bonds issued before July 1, 2012. 1675 Section 35. Section 348.7543, Florida Statutes, is amended 1676 to read: 1677 348.7543 Improvements, bond financing authority for. 1678 Pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution, the 1679 Legislature hereby approves for bond financing by the Orlando 1680 Orange County Expressway Authority improvements to toll 1681 collection facilities, interchanges to the legislatively 1682 approved expressway system, and any other facility appurtenant, 1683 necessary, or incidental to the approved system. Subject to 1684 terms and conditions of applicable revenue bond resolutions and 1685 covenants, such costs may be financed in whole or in part by 1686 revenue bonds issued pursuant to s. 348.755348.755(1)(a) or (b)1687 whether currently issued or issued in the future, or by a1688combination of such bonds. 1689 Section 36. Section 348.7545, Florida Statutes, is amended 1690 to read: 1691 348.7545 Western Beltway Part C, construction authorized; 1692 financing.—Notwithstanding s. 338.2275, the Orlando-Orange 1693 County Expressway Authority is authorized to exercise its 1694 condemnation powers, construct, finance, operate, own, and 1695 maintain that portion of the Western Beltway known as the 1696 Western Beltway Part C, extending from Florida’s Turnpike near 1697 Ocoee in Orange County southerly through Orange and Osceola 1698 Counties to an interchange with I-4 near the Osceola-Polk County 1699 line, as part of the authority’s 20-year capital projects plan. 1700 This project may be financed with any funds available to the 1701 authority for such purpose or revenue bonds issued by the 1702 Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration on 1703 behalf of the authority pursuant to s. 11, Art. VII of the State 1704 Constitution and the State Bond Act, ss. 215.57-215.83. This 1705 project may be refinanced with bonds issued by the authority 1706 pursuant to s. 348.755348.755(1)(d). 1707 Section 37. Section 348.7546, Florida Statutes, is amended 1708 to read: 1709 348.7546 Wekiva Parkway, construction authorized; 1710 financing.—Notwithstanding s.338.2275,1711 (1) The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is 1712herebyauthorized to exercise its condemnation powers and to,1713 construct, finance, operate, own, and maintain those portions of 1714 the Wekiva Parkway which are identified by agreement between the 1715 authority and the department and which are included as part of 1716 the authority’s long-range capital improvement plan. The “Wekiva 1717 Parkway” means any limited access highway or expressway 1718 constructed between State Road 429 and Interstate 4 specifically 1719 incorporating the corridor alignment recommended by 1720 Recommendation 2 of the Wekiva River Basin Area Task Force final 1721 report dated January 15, 2003, and the recommendations of the SR 1722 429 Working Group whichthatwere adopted January 16, 2004. This 1723 project may be financed with any funds available to the 1724 authority for such purpose or revenue bonds issued on behalf of 1725bythe authority under s. 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution 1726 and s. 348.755348.755(1)(b). This section does not invalidate 1727 the exercise by the authority of its condemnation powers or the 1728 acquisition of any property for the Wekiva Parkway before July 1729 1, 2012. 1730 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1731 contrary, in order to ensure that funds are available to the 1732 department for its portion of the Wekiva Parkway, beginning July 1733 1, 2012, the authority shall repay the expenditures by the 1734 department for costs of operation and maintenance of the 1735 Orlando-Orange County Expressway System by annual transfer to 1736 the credit of an account of the department in the State Treasury 1737 from toll revenues of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway 1738 System, or other funds available to the authority, after payment 1739 of the debt service on all bonds issued by or on behalf of the 1740 authority pursuant to this part on or before July 1, 2012, or 1741 bonds issued to refund the bonds, and such other costs as are 1742 required to be paid under the terms of the bond resolutions 1743 under which such bonds were issued. The authority shall pay the 1744 department $10 million on July 1, 2012, and shall make annual 1745 payments of $20 million on each successive July 1 until the 1746 department has been fully reimbursed for all costs of the 1747 Orlando-Orange County Expressway System which were paid, 1748 advanced, or reimbursed to the authority by the department, with 1749 a final payment in the amount of the balance remaining. If the 1750 authority fails to make a payment to the department as required 1751 in this subsection, the authority shall raise tolls, defer 1752 projects, or reduce its administrative and other expenses until 1753 it is current in such payments. Notwithstanding any other law to 1754 the contrary, the funds paid to the department pursuant to this 1755 subsection shall be allocated by the department for construction 1756 of the Wekiva Parkway. 1757 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1758 contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, the authority may not, 1759 without the department’s consent, request the issuance of any 1760 bonds secured by a pledge of any authority revenues which is 1761 senior to, or on a parity with, the authority’s obligation to 1762 make the annual payments to the department required under this 1763 section, except that the authority may request the issuance of 1764 bonds secured by a senior pledge for the purpose of refunding 1765 any authority bonds issued and outstanding as of July 1, 2012. 1766 Refunding bonds authorized by this subsection may not be issued 1767 if such bonds have a final maturity later than the final 1768 maturity of the bonds refunded or if the refunding bonds provide 1769 for higher debt service in any year than the debt service that 1770 is currently paid on such bonds. 1771 (4) The department’s obligation to construct its portions 1772 of the Wekiva Parkway is contingent upon the timely payment by 1773 the authority of the annual payments required of the authority 1774 under this section and receipt of all required environmental 1775 permits and approvals by the Federal Government. 1776 Section 38. Section 348.7547, Florida Statutes, is amended 1777 to read: 1778 348.7547 Maitland Boulevard Extension and Northwest Beltway 1779 Part A Realignment construction authorized; financing. 1780 Notwithstanding s. 338.2275, the Orlando-Orange County 1781 Expressway Authority is hereby authorized to exercise its 1782 condemnation powers, construct, finance, operate, own, and 1783 maintain the portion of State Road 414 known as the Maitland 1784 Boulevard Extension and the realigned portion of the Northwest 1785 Beltway Part A as part of the authority’s long-range capital 1786 improvement plan. The Maitland Boulevard Extension will extend 1787 from the current terminus of State Road 414 at U.S. 441 west to 1788 State Road 429 in west Orange County. The realigned portion of 1789 the Northwest Beltway Part A will run from the point at or near 1790 where the Maitland Boulevard Extension will connect with State 1791 Road 429 and will proceed to the west and then north resulting 1792 in the northern terminus of State Road 429 moving farther west 1793 before reconnecting with U.S. 441. However, under no 1794 circumstances shall the realignment of the Northwest Beltway 1795 Part A conflict or contradict with the alignment of the Wekiva 1796 Parkway as defined in s. 348.7546. This project may be financed 1797 with any funds available to the authority for such purpose or 1798 revenue bonds issued by or on behalf of the authority under s. 1799 11, Art. VII of the State Constitution and s. 348.755 1800348.755(1)(b). 1801 Section 39. Subsections (6), (7), (8), and (9) are added to 1802 section 348.755, Florida Statutes, to read: 1803 348.755 Bonds of the authority.— 1804 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1805 contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, the authority may not 1806 request the issuance of any bonds, except bonds issued to refund 1807 bonds issued before July 1, 2012, which provide any rights 1808 against the department which may be enforced by the holders of 1809 such bonds or debt. Refunding bonds authorized by this 1810 subsection may not be issued if the bonds have a final maturity 1811 later than the final maturity of the bonds refunded or if the 1812 refunding bonds provide for higher debt service in any year than 1813 the debt service that is currently paid on such bonds. Upon the 1814 earlier of the defeasance or payment of all authority bonds 1815 issued before July 1, 2012, or the defeasance or payment of the 1816 authority bonds issued to refund such bonds, or such earlier 1817 date to which the purchasers of the authority bonds have 1818 consented, the obligations of the department under any lease 1819 purchase agreement with the authority, including any obligation 1820 to pay any cost of operation, maintenance, repair, or 1821 rehabilitation of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway System, 1822 terminate. 1823 (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 1824 contrary, on and after July 1, 2012, the authority may not, 1825 without the department’s consent, request the issuance of any 1826 bonds secured by a pledge of any revenues of the authority which 1827 is senior to, or on a parity with, the authority’s obligation to 1828 fully reimburse the department for the costs of operation, 1829 maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Orlando-Orange 1830 County Expressway System paid by the department, except that the 1831 authority may request the issuance of bonds secured by a senior 1832 pledge for the purpose of refunding any authority bonds issued 1833 and outstanding as of July 1, 2012. Refunding bonds authorized 1834 by this subsection may not be issued if the bonds have a final 1835 maturity later than the final maturity of the bonds refunded or 1836 if the refunding bonds provide for higher debt service in any 1837 year than the debt service that is currently paid on the bonds. 1838 (8) Beginning July 1, 2012, the authority may not issue 1839 bonds, except bonds issued to refund bonds issued before such 1840 date, unless the resolution authorizing the bonds and pledging 1841 the revenues of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway System 1842 requires that the revenues of the expressway system be deposited 1843 into appropriate accounts in such sums as are sufficient to pay 1844 the costs of operation and maintenance of the Orlando-Orange 1845 County Expressway System for the current fiscal year as set 1846 forth in the annual budget of the authority before any revenues 1847 of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway System are applied to 1848 the payment of interest or principal owing or that may become 1849 owing on such bonds. 1850 (9) Paragraphs (1)(b) and (d) do not apply in any fiscal 1851 year in which the department’s obligations under the lease 1852 purchase agreement between the department and authority have not 1853 been terminated as provided in s. 348.757 or in which the 1854 authority has not fully reimbursed the department for all 1855 amounts expended, advanced, or paid to the authority in prior 1856 fiscal years for the costs of operation, maintenance, repair, 1857 and rehabilitation of the expressway system. During any such 1858 fiscal year, bonds may be issued only on behalf of the authority 1859 pursuant to the State Bond Act. 1860 Section 40. Subsections (8) and (9) are added to section 1861 348.757, Florida Statutes, to read: 1862 348.757 Lease-purchase agreement.— 1863 (8) The only lease-purchase agreement authorized by this 1864 section is the lease-purchase agreement between the department 1865 and the authority dated December 23, 1985, as supplemented by a 1866 first supplement to the lease-purchase agreement dated November 1867 25, 1986, and a second supplement to the lease-purchase 1868 agreement dated October 27, 1988. The authority may not enter 1869 into any other lease-purchase agreements with the department and 1870 may not amend the existing agreement in a manner that expands 1871 the scope of the department’s obligations, unless the department 1872 determines the agreement or amendment is necessary to permit the 1873 refunding of bonds issued before July 1, 2012. 1874 (9) The department’s obligations under the lease-purchase 1875 agreement between the department and the authority dated 1876 December 23, 1985, as supplemented by a first supplement to the 1877 lease-purchase agreement dated November 25, 1986, and a second 1878 supplement to the lease-purchase agreement dated October 27, 1879 1988, terminate upon the earlier of the defeasance, redemption, 1880 or payment in full of the authority’s bonds issued and 1881 outstanding as of July 1, 2012, or bonds to refund such bonds, 1882 or such earlier date to which the purchasers of the authority 1883 bonds have consented. 1884 Section 41. Section 348.7585, Florida Statutes, is created 1885 to read: 1886 348.7585 Department to collect tolls.— 1887 (1) The department is the agent of the authority for the 1888 purpose of collecting tolls for the use of the authority’s 1889 expressway system. The department shall be reimbursed from the 1890 revenues of the expressway system for the costs of collecting 1891 the tolls. The department may modify its rules regarding toll 1892 collection procedures and the imposition of administrative 1893 charges to be applicable to the authority’s toll facilities. 1894 This section does not limit the authority of the department 1895 under any other provision of law or under any agreement entered 1896 into before July 1, 2012. 1897 (2) The authority may fix, alter, charge, and establish 1898 tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the 1899 authority’s facilities, as otherwise provided in this section. 1900 Section 42. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1901 348.9952, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1902 348.9952 Osceola County Expressway Authority.— 1903 (4)(a) The authority may employ an executive secretary, an 1904 executive director, its own counsel and legal staff, technical 1905 experts, engineers, and other employees, permanent or temporary, 1906 as it may require, and may determine the qualifications and fix 1907 the compensation of such persons, firms, or corporations. 1908Additionally, the authority may employ a fiscal agent or agents.1909However, the authority shall solicit sealed proposals from at1910least three persons, firms, or corporations for the performance1911of any services as fiscal agents.The authority may delegate to 1912 one or more of its agents or employees such of its power as it 1913 deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, subject 1914 always to the supervision and control of the authority. 1915 Section 43. Section 348.9956, Florida Statutes, is 1916 repealed. 1917 Section 44. Section 348.99565, Florida Statutes, is created 1918 to read: 1919 348.99565 Department to construct, operate, and maintain 1920 facilities.— 1921 (1) The department is the agent of the authority for the 1922 purpose of performing all phases of a project, including, but 1923 not limited to, constructing improvements and extensions to the 1924 expressway system. The division and the authority shall provide 1925 to the department complete copies of all documents, agreements, 1926 resolutions, contracts, and instruments relating to the project 1927 and shall request that the department perform the construction 1928 work, including the planning, surveying, design, and actual 1929 construction of the completion, extensions, and improvements to 1930 the expressway system. After the issuance of bonds to finance 1931 construction of any improvements or additions to the expressway 1932 system, the division shall transfer to the credit of an account 1933 of the department in the State Treasury the necessary funds for 1934 construction. The department shall proceed with construction and 1935 use the funds for the purpose authorized and as provided by law 1936 for the construction of roads and bridges. The authority may 1937 alternatively, with the consent and approval of the department, 1938 appoint as its agent a local agency certified by the department 1939 to administer federal aid projects in accordance with federal 1940 law for the purpose of performing all phases of a project. 1941 (2) If the authority desires to construct improvements or 1942 extensions to the expressway system, it shall identify the 1943 expressway improvement project in a work plan and submit the 1944 work plan with its budget. The work plan must include a finance 1945 plan that demonstrates the financial feasibility of the 1946 expressway project, including the authority’s ability to 1947 reimburse the department for all costs of operation and 1948 maintenance of the improvements or extensions from the revenues 1949 of the expressway system. Legislative approval of the 1950 authority’s budget and work plan is required before bonds may be 1951 issued on behalf of the authority to finance the construction of 1952 the improvements or extensions. The department shall operate and 1953 maintain the expressway system, and the costs incurred by the 1954 department for operation and maintenance shall be reimbursed 1955 from revenues of the expressway system. The expressway system 1956 shall be part of the State Highway System as defined in s. 1957 334.03. 1958 (3) The authority may fix, alter, charge, and establish 1959 tolls, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges for the 1960 authority’s facilities, as otherwise provided in this part. 1961 Section 45. Subsection (2) of section 369.317, Florida 1962 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (9) is added to that 1963 section, to read: 1964 369.317 Wekiva Parkway.— 1965 (2) The Wekiva Parkway and related transportation 1966 facilities shall follow the design criteria contained in the 1967 recommendations of the Wekiva River Basin Area Task Force 1968 adopted by reference by the Wekiva River Basin Coordinating 1969 Committee in its final report of March 16, 2004, and the 1970 recommendations of the Wekiva Coordinating Committee contained 1971 in its final report of March 16, 2004, subject to reasonable 1972 environmental, economic, and engineering considerations. For 1973 those activities associated with the Wekiva Parkway and related 1974 transportation facilities which require authorization pursuant 1975 to part IV of chapter 373, the Department of Environmental 1976 Protection is the exclusive permitting authority. 1977 (9) In Seminole County, the Department of Transportation 1978 shall locate the precise corridor and interchanges for the 1979 Wekiva Parkway consistent with the legislative intent expressed 1980 in other provisions of this act. 1981 Section 46. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 1982 377.809, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1983 377.809 Energy Economic Zone Pilot Program.— 1984 (4)(a) Beginning July 1, 2012, all the incentives and 1985 benefits provided for enterprise zones pursuant to state law 1986 shall be available to the energy economic zones designated 1987 pursuant to this section on or before July 1, 2010. In order to 1988 provide incentives, by March 1, 2012, each local governing body 1989 that has jurisdiction over an energy economic zone must, by 1990 local ordinance, establish the boundary of the energy economic 1991 zone, specify applicable energy-efficiency standards, and 1992 determine eligibility criteria for the application of state and 1993 local incentives and benefits in the energy economic zone. 1994 However, in order to receive benefits provided under s. 288.106, 1995 a business must be a qualified target industry business under s. 1996 288.106 for state purposes. An energy economic zone’s boundary 1997 may be revised by local ordinance. Such incentives and benefits 1998 include those in ss. 212.08, 212.096, 220.181, 220.182, 220.183, 1999 288.106, and 624.5105 and the public utility discounts provided 2000 in s. 290.007(8). The exemption provided in s. 212.08(5)(c) 2001 shall be for renewable energy as defined in s. 377.803. For 2002 purposes of this section, any applicable requirements for 2003 employee residency for higher refund or credit thresholds must 2004 be based on employee residency in the energy economic zone or an 2005 enterprise zone. A business in an energy economic zone may also 2006 be eligible for funding under ss. 288.047 and 445.003, and a 2007 transportation project in an energy economic zone shall be 2008 provided priority in funding under s. 339.2821288.063. Other 2009 projects shall be given priority ranking to the extent 2010 practicable for grants administered under state energy programs. 2011 Section 47. The funds in the Toll Facilities Revolving 2012 Trust Fund and all future payments of obligated funds shall be 2013 deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund to be 2014 expended for the purposes specified in s. 339.08, Florida 2015 Statutes. 2016 Section 48. The Florida Transportation Commission shall 2017 conduct a study of the potential for cost savings that might be 2018 realized through increased efficiencies through the sharing of 2019 resources for the accomplishment of design, construction, and 2020 maintenance activities by or on behalf of expressway authorities 2021 in the state. The commission may retain such experts as are 2022 reasonably necessary to complete the study, and the Department 2023 of Transportation shall pay the expenses of such experts. The 2024 commission shall complete the study and provide a written report 2025 of its findings and conclusions to the Governor, the President 2026 of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 2027 the chairs of each of the appropriations committees by December 2028 31, 2012. 2029 Section 49. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.