To establish tolls and plaza names for new interchanges and to update existing toll rates.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

14-15.0081Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To establish tolls and plaza names for new interchanges and to update existing toll rates.

SUMMARY: The amendment to this rule incorporates the toll rate schedule for two new interchanges on Florida Turnpike’s Mainline at SR 417 in Orange County and at Minneola in Lake County. The schedule further removes a cash option where facilities are converted to all-electronic tolling, updates toll rates to reflect the 2015-2016 rates, updates the Beachline West Expressway table to reflect the toll plaza consolidation with the Central Florida Expressway Authority, and adds toll plaza names to the First Coast Expressway table and the Wekiva Parkway table.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: the rule does not impose a regulatory cost. Toll rates are not being increased beyond the inflation adjustment authorized by 338.165, F.S. and use of toll roads is at the driver’s option.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 334.044(2), 338.155(1), 338.231 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 334.044(16), 338.155, 338.165, 338.222, 338.2216, 338.231 FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 14, 2016, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE: The hearing will be held as a statewide webinar which can be accessed by registering at the following website: http://www.floridasturnpike.com/rulemakingnotice2015.cfm. Those persons wishing to participate in person may attend at Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Headquarters Auditorium, Turnpike Mile Post 263, Building 5315, Ocoee, FL

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Justin Hannah, Project Manager, Milepost 263, Florida’s Turnpike, Building 5315, Ocoee, Florida, 34761, [e-mail], [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Susan Schwartz, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Station 58, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458, [phone], [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

14-15.0081 Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule.

(1) The Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule,  https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06279, effective March 1, 2016 https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05450, effective June 22, 2015 is hereby incorporated by this rule and made a part of the rules of the Department. Copies of this Department of Transportation Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule are available at no more than cost.

(2) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 334.044(2), 338.155(1), 338.231 FS. Law Implemented 334.044(16), 338.155, 338.165, 338.222, 338.2216, 338.231 FS. History–New 11-15-87, Amended 2-8-88, 8-1-88, 2-2-89, 5-10-89, 7-1-91, 8-1-91, 11-6-91, 7-11-93, 11-28-93, 9-18-94, 6-6-95, 7-9-95, 1-1-96, 3-31-96, 4-28-96, 6-2-96, 7-28-96, 9-23-97, 11-24-97, 2-12-98, 6-30-98, 7-29-98, 1-6-99, 2-9-99, 4-29-99, 6-21-99, 9-4-01, 3-26-02, 4-10-03, 10-1-03, 12-11-03, 3-7-04, 5-20-04, 11-1-05, 2-5-06, 7-27-06, 10-26-06, 1-15-07, 5-17-10, 11-30-11, 2-19-14, 6-16-15,                 .

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Turnpike Enterprise Executive Director

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Jim Boxold, Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: December 15, 2015

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: October 27, 2015