14-15.0081: Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development notice is to allow the public an opportunity to review and comment on proposed changes to the toll rates along the Pinellas Bayway System in Pinellas County.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: 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.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 334.044(2), 338.155(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 316.1001, 338.155, 338.222, 338.231 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: March 12, 2008, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: City of St. Pete Beach Community Center, 7701 Boca Ciega Drive, St. Pete Beach, 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: Lee Royal, Community Liaison Administrator, at (813)975-6427 or (800)226-7220 at least seven days prior to the workshop. Written comments may also be sent to Scott Collister, P.E., CPCM, Director of Transportation Development, Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-400, Tampa, Florida 33612. 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: James C. Myers, Clerk of Agency Proceedings, 605 Suwannee Street, MS 58, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0458
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
14-15.0081 Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule.
The Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule, 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, January 15, 2007, and_________, 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 and any amendments thereto are available at no more than cost.
Specific Authority 334.044(2), 338.155(1) FS. Law Implemented 316.1001, 338.155, 338.222, 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,_________.