This rule is being amended to clarify provisions, provide for collection of tolls on facilities owned or operated by a public or private entity under agreement with the Department, eliminate unnecessary forms, define additional terms, increase the ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

14-100.001Training and Qualification Standards for Toll Enforcement Officers

14-100.002Prosecution of Unpaid Toll Violations

14-100.003Variable Rate Tolls for Express Lanes

14-100.005Video Billing.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule is being amended to clarify provisions, provide for collection of tolls on facilities owned or operated by a public or private entity under agreement with the Department, eliminate unnecessary forms, define additional terms, increase the express lane minimum toll amount, provide an express lane maximum toll, address multi-axle vehicle usage of express lanes, and set violation amounts for express lane toll violators.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The establishment of toll rates and enforcement of toll collection.

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

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 316.1001, 316.640(1), 318.14(12), 334.044(16), 334.044(28), 338.155(1), 338.161(5), 338.166(4), 338.2216, 338.231 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 1, 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:

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Headquarters Auditorium, Turnpike Mile Post 263, Building 5315, Ocoee, FL 34761

Florida Department of Transportation, District 4 Auditorium, 3400 W. Commercial Boulevard, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Florida Department of Transportation, District 6 Auditorium, 1000 NW 111th Avenue, Miami, FL 33172

Florida Department of Transportation, District 7 Auditorium, 11201 North Malcolm McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612

Florida Department of Transportation, District 2 Urban Office Training Facility, 2198 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204

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 DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, 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, 850-414-5392, [e-mail]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS Available at: www.floridasturnpike.com/tools_tollratenotices.cfm