Bill Text: FL S1842 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Transportation Projects [CPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2010-07-20 - Veto Message received (2010-C) -SJ 00004; Veto Message referred to Rules -SJ 00005 [S1842 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1842-Enrolled.html

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ENROLLED 
2010 Legislature                           CS for CS for SB 1842 
20101842er 
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2         An act relating to transportation projects; creating 
3         s. 335.199, F.S.; directing the Department of 
4         Transportation to notify certain property owners and 
5         local governmental entities of certain proposed 
6         projects before finalizing the design of certain 
7         transportation projects; providing a timeframe for 
8         notification; requiring the department to hold a 
9         public hearing and receive public input regarding the 
10         effects of the project on local businesses; directing 
11         the department to consider the comments in the final 
12         design of the project; providing an effective date. 
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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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16         Section 1. Section 335.199, Florida Statutes, is created to 
17  read: 
18         335.199 Transportation projects modifying access to 
19  adjacent property.— 
20         (1) Whenever the Department of Transportation proposes any 
21  project on the State Highway System which will divide a state 
22  highway, erect median barriers modifying currently available 
23  vehicle turning movements, or have the effect of closing or 
24  modifying an existing access to an abutting property owner, the 
25  department shall notify all affected property owners, 
26  municipalities, and counties at least 180 days before the design 
27  of the project is finalized. The department’s notice shall 
28  provide a written explanation regarding the need for the project 
29  and indicate that all affected parties will be given an 
30  opportunity to provide comments to the department regarding 
31  potential impacts of the change. 
32         (2)(a) If the project is within the boundaries of a 
33  municipality, the notification shall be issued in writing to the 
34  chief elected official of the municipality. If the project is in 
35  the unincorporated area of a county, the notification shall be 
36  issued in writing to the chief elected official of the county. 
37         (b) The department must also consult with the applicable 
38  local government on its final design proposal if the department 
39  intends to divide a state highway, erect median barriers, or 
40  close or modify existing access to abutting commercial business 
41  properties. The local government may present the department with 
42  alternatives that relieve impacts to such business properties. 
43         (3) The department shall hold at least one public hearing 
44  in the jurisdiction where the project is located and receive 
45  public input to determine how the project will affect access to 
46  businesses and the potential economic impact of the project on 
47  the local business community. 
48         (4) The department must review all comments from the public 
49  hearing and take the comments and any alternatives presented by 
50  a local government under subsection (2) into consideration in 
51  the final design of the highway project. 
52         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.