Florida Statutes Title XXVI Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration

• 334.01 - Florida Transportation Code; Short Title.
  Chapters 334-339, 341, 348, and 349 and ss. 332.003-332.007, 351.35, 351.36, 351.37, and 861.011 may be cited as the “Florida Transportation Code.”History.—s. 168, ch. 29965,...
• 334.03 - Definitions.
  When used in the Florida Transportation Code, the term:(1) “Arterial road” means a route providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume,...
• 334.035 - Purpose Of Transportation Code.
  The purpose of the Florida Transportation Code is to establish the responsibilities of the state, the counties, and the municipalities in the planning and development...
• 334.044 - Department; Powers And Duties.
  The department shall have the following general powers and duties:(1) To assume the responsibility for coordinating the planning of a safe, viable, and balanced state transportation...
• 334.045 - Transportation Performance And Productivity Standards; Development; Measurement; Application.
  (1) The Florida Transportation Commission shall develop and adopt measures for evaluating the performance and productivity of the department. The measures may be both quantitative and...
• 334.046 - Department Mission, Goals, And Objectives.
  (1) The prevailing principles to be considered in planning and developing an integrated, balanced statewide transportation system are: preserving the existing transportation infrastructure; enhancing Florida’s economic...
• 334.047 - Prohibition.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation may not establish a cap on the number of miles in the...
• 334.048 - Legislative Intent With Respect To Department Management Accountability And Monitoring Systems.
  The department shall implement the following accountability and monitoring systems to evaluate whether the department’s goals are being accomplished efficiently and cost-effectively, and ensure compliance...
• 334.049 - Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks; Notice To Department Of State; Confidentiality Of Trade Secrets.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation is authorized, in its own name, to:(a) Perform all things necessary to secure...
• 334.05 - Department Headquarters; Acquisition Of Office Space.
  (1) The headquarters and general office of the department shall be located at the state capital.(2) The department may purchase, build, rent, or lease suitable buildings or...
• 334.063 - Statistical Studies Relating To Traffic Count And Accidents.
  The department shall include in the criteria for the planning, construction, and maintenance of the State Highway System statistical studies of accidents and fatalities as...
• 334.065 - Center For Urban Transportation Research.
  (1) There is established at the University of South Florida the Florida Center for Urban Transportation Research, to be administered by the Board of Governors of...
• 334.071 - Legislative Designation Of Transportation Facilities.
  (1) Designation of a transportation facility contained in an act of the Legislature is for honorary or memorial purposes or to distinguish a particular facility, and...
• 334.131 - Department Employees’ Benefit Fund.
  The department is authorized to create and operate an employees’ benefit fund for employees of the department. The proceeds of the vending machines located in...
• 334.14 - Employees Of Department Who Are Required To Be Engineers.
  Each employee performing engineering as defined in chapter 471 shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 471.History.—s. 13, ch. 29965, 1955; s....
• 334.17 - Consulting Services; Provision By Department To Other Governmental Units.
  The department is authorized to provide consulting services, upon request, to any governmental unit on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon in writing.History.—s....
• 334.175 - Certification Of Project Design Plans And Surveys.
  All design plans and surveys prepared by or for the department shall be signed, sealed, and certified by the professional engineer or surveyor or architect...
• 334.185 - Financial Responsibility For Construction, Material, Or Design Failures; Review Of Contracts; Financial Assurances.
  The department shall request its legal staff, prior to awarding any contract, to review the contract to determine the responsibilities of the parties for construction,...
• 334.187 - Guarantee Of Obligations To The Department.
  (1) With the approval of the department’s comptroller, a letter of credit or bond may be accepted by the department to guarantee payment of any obligation...
• 334.193 - Unlawful For Certain Persons To Be Financially Interested In Purchases, Sales, And Certain Contracts; Penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for a state officer, or an employee or agent of the department, or for any company, corporation, or firm in which a...
• 334.195 - Officers Or Employees Of The Department; Conflicts Of Interest; Exception; Penalties.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), no state officer or employee of the department shall directly or indirectly solicit or accept funds from any person...
• 334.196 - Authority Of Department To Photograph Or Microphotograph Records And To Destroy Original Records; Admissibility Of Photographs Or Microphotographs In Evidence.
  (1) The department is authorized to photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce on film, whereby each page will be exposed in exact conformity with the original, all its...
• 334.24 - Compilation, Maintenance, And Provision Of Information Relating To Roads And Road Building And Repair.
  The department shall:(1) Collect data and information as to all roads in the state and, when practicable, have maps and plats thereof made.(2) Investigate and collect data...
• 334.27 - Governmental Transportation Entities; Property Acquired For Transportation Purposes; Limitation On Soil Or Groundwater Contamination Liability.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term “governmental transportation entity” means the department; an authority created pursuant to chapter 343, chapter 348, or chapter...
• 334.30 - Public-private Transportation Facilities.
  The Legislature finds and declares that there is a public need for the rapid construction of safe and efficient transportation facilities for the purpose of...
• 334.351 - Youth Work Experience Program; Findings And Intent; Authority To Contract; Limitation.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that young men and women of the state should be given an opportunity to obtain public service work and training...
• 334.60 - 511 Traveler Information System.
  The department is the state’s lead agency for implementing 511 services and is the state’s point of contact for coordinating 511 services with telecommunications service...

Last modified: September 23, 2016