The rule is being amended to establish tolls for the First Coast Expressway, an all-electronic tolling facility located in Duval and Clay Counties, Florida.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

14-15.0081Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The rule is being amended to establish tolls for the First Coast Expressway, an all-electronic tolling facility located in Duval and Clay Counties, Florida.

SUMMARY: The amendment adds a toll rate schedule for the First Coast Expressway, a limited access facility extending from Blanding Boulevard northward approximately 15 miles to Interstate 10. This is a four-lane, divided toll expressway intended to improve the regional movement of traffic throughout the Jacksonville area. Tolls will be collected from vehicles using the SunPass and Toll-by-Plate collection methods by toll gantries. Mainline toll gantries in Duval County will be located between New World Avenue and Normandy Boulevard, between Normandy Boulevard and 103rd Street, and between 103rd Street and Argyle Forest Boulevard. Mainline toll gantries in Clay County will be located between Argyle Forest Boulevard and Oakleaf Plantation Parkway and between Oakleaf Plantation Parkway and Blanding Boulevard.

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. The 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: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE: This rule development workshop is being held as a statewide webinar proceeding which can be accessed by registering at the following website: www.floridasturnpike.com/tools_tollratenotices.cfm.

For those persons wishing to participate who do not have access to the World Wide Web can attend in person at one of several access points across the state.

SITE ACCESS LOCATIONS ARE ALSO LOCATED AT:

PLACE: Florida Department of Transportation, District 2 Urban Office Training Facility

2198 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204

PLACE: Florida Department of Transportation, District 4 Auditorium

3400 W. Commercial Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

PLACE: Florida Department of Transportation, District 6 Auditorium

1000 NW 111th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172

PLACE: Florida Department of Transportation, District 7 Auditorium

11201 North Malcolm McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612

PLACE: Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Headquarters Auditorium

Turnpike Mile Post 263, Building 5315, Ocoee, FL 34761

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: Carol Scott, Project Manager, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Milepost 263, Florida’s Turnpike, Building 5315, Ocoee, Florida, 34761. 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-00731, effective adopted November 15, 1987, and amended on February 8, 1988, August 1, 1988, February 2, 1989, May 10, 1989, July 1, 1991, August 1, 1991, November 6, 1991, July 11, 1993, November 28, 1993, September 18, 1994, June 6, 1995, July 9, 1995, January 1, 1996, March 31, 1996, April 28, 1996, June 2, 1996, July 28, 1996, September 23, 1997, November 24, 1997, February 12, 1998, June 30, 1998, July 29, 1998, January 6, 1999, February 9, 1999, April 29, 1999, June 21, 1999, September 4, 2001, March 26, 2002, April 10, 2003, October 1, 2003, December 11, 2003, March 7, 2004, May 20, 2004, November 1, 2005, February 5, 2006, July 27, 2006, October 26, 2006, and January 15, 2007, May 17, 2010, and November 30, 2011 and amended effective (rule adoption date) http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-03410, 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) Toll Indexing. Toll rate schedules for the Department toll facilities, including Florida Turnpike System toll facilities, are subject to toll rate adjustments based on the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI).

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Toll Facilities.

1. The Department toll facilities, other than the Florida Turnpike System, affected by toll rate indexing will be Alligator Alley (Everglades Parkway), Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Beachline East Expressway, and Pinellas Bayway System.

2. The Florida Turnpike System toll facilities affected by toll rate indexing are Florida’s Turnpike Mainline (Southern Coin, Ticket, and Northern Coin Systems, the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike (H.E.F.T.), and the Beachline West Expressway), Polk Parkway, Sawgrass Expressway, Southern Connector Extension, Seminole Expressway, Suncoast Parkway, Veterans Expressway, the Florida Turnpike System segment of the Western Beltway, Part C, and I-4/Selmon Expressway Interchange (Connector), and First Coast Expressway.

(d) through (h) 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,__________.

 

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

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Ananth Prasad, P.E., Secretary

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 19, 2013

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: September 16, 2013