Fla. Stat. § 343.51
Short title
This part may be cited as the “South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Act.”
Florida Statutes Chapter 343 — REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
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Fla. Stat. § 343.52
Definitions
As used in this part, the term:(1) “Area served” means Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. However, this area may be expanded by mutual consent of the authority and the board of county commissioners of Monroe County. The authority may not expand into any additional counties without the department’s prior writ…
Fla. Stat. § 343.53
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
(1) There is created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the “South Florida Regional Transportation Authority,” hereinafter referred to as the “authority.”(2) The governing board of the authority shall consist of 10 voting members, as follows:(a) The county commissions o…
Fla. Stat. § 343.54
Powers and duties
(1)(a) The authority created and established by this part shall have the right to own, operate, maintain, and manage a transit system in the tri-county area of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties, hereinafter referred to as the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.(b) It is the express intention of…
Fla. Stat. § 343.545
Power to assume indemnification and insurance obligations; definitions
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “All Aboard Florida” or “AAF” means All Aboard Florida Operations, LLC, or its successors and assigns.(b) “AAF intercity rail passenger” means any person, ticketed or unticketed, using the AAF intercity passenger rail service on the rail corridor:1. On board trains, locomotives…
Fla. Stat. § 343.55
Issuance of revenue bonds
(1) The authority is authorized to borrow money as provided by the State Bond Act for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more projects of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The principal of, and the interest on, such bonds shall be payable solely from revenues pledged for…
Fla. Stat. § 343.56
Bonds not debts or pledges of credit of state
Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part are not debts of the state or pledges of the faith and credit of the state. Such bonds are payable exclusively from revenues pledged for their payment. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face that the state is not obligated to pay the same or the int…
Fla. Stat. § 343.57
Pledge to bondholders not to restrict certain rights of authority
The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this part that the state will not limit or restrict the rights vested in the authority to construct, reconstruct, maintain, and operate any project as defined in this part, to establish and collect such fees or other charges as may be conv…
Fla. Stat. § 343.58
County funding for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
(1) Each county served by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority must dedicate and transfer not less than $2.67 million to the authority annually. The recurring annual $2.67 million must be dedicated by the governing body of each county before October 31 of each fiscal year. These funds may be used for cap…
Fla. Stat. § 343.61
Short title
This part may be cited as the “Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority Act.”
Fla. Stat. § 343.62
Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term:(1) “Authority” means the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority.(2) “Board” means the governing body of the authority.(3) “Commuter railroad” means a complete system of tracks, stations, parking facilities, and rolling stock nece…
Fla. Stat. § 343.63
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
(1) There is created and established a body politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the “Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority,” hereinafter referred to as the “authority.”(2) The governing board of the authority shall consist of five voting members as follows:(a) The chairs of the cou…
Fla. Stat. § 343.64
Powers and duties
(1)(a) The authority created and established by this part shall have the right to own, operate, maintain, and manage a public transportation system in the area of Seminole, Orange, and Osceola Counties, hereinafter referred to as the Central Florida Regional Transportation System.(b) It is the express intention of this…
Fla. Stat. § 343.65
Issuance of revenue bonds
(1) The authority is authorized to borrow money as provided by the State Bond Act for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority projects. The principal of, and the interest on, such bonds shall be payable solely from revenues pledged for their…
Fla. Stat. § 343.66
Bonds not debts or pledges of credit of state
Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part are not debts of the state or pledges of the faith and credit of the state. Such bonds are payable exclusively from revenues pledged for their payment. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face that the state is not obligated to pay the same or the int…
Fla. Stat. § 343.67
Pledge to bondholders not to restrict certain rights of authority
The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this part that the state will not limit or restrict the rights vested in the authority to construct, reconstruct, maintain, and operate any Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority project as defined in this part, to establish and…
Fla. Stat. § 343.811
Power to assume indemnification and insurance obligations
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Agency” means a state, county, municipality, district, authority, or other separate unit of government created or established by law which has entered into an agreement with…