Current toll rates and the cost of the general public annual pass on the Pinellas Bayway system were established by the Florida Legislature in 1986. Toll rates and the cost of the general public annual pass have not changed since 1986. The Department is proposing a legislative repeal of the 1986 act and to establish toll rates and the cost of the general public annual pass by rule. Toll rates at the east and west plazas are proposed to increase from the current $.50 for cash to $1.25 for cash and $1.00 for SunPass. Toll rates at the south plaza are proposed to increase from the current $.35 for cash to $2.50 for cash and $2.00 for SunPass. The cost of the general public annual pass is proposed to increase from the current $50 per year to $125 per year. The additional revenue from the increased tolls and cost of the general annual public pass will be used to finance the construction of the Pinellas Bayway and Tierra Verde bridges. Following a toll rate rule development workshop, a toll rate rule making public hearing will be scheduled to set the toll rates and the cost of the general annual public pass.