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By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Crist
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Tampa-Hillsborough
3 County Expressway Authority; amending s.
4 348.52, F.S.; revising the membership of the
5 governing body; ending the terms of certain
6 members of the authority; providing for the
7 Governor to appoint members to the authority;
8 providing for staggered terms of office for the
9 initial terms of members appointed under the
10 act; providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Section 348.52, Florida Statutes, is
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16 348.52 Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway
17 Authority.--
18 (1) There is hereby created and established a body
19 politic and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as
20 the "Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority."
21 (2) The governing body of the authority shall consist
22 of a board of seven members.
23 (a) Four of the members shall be appointed by the
24 Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next
25 regular session of the Legislature. Refusal or failure of the
26 Senate to confirm an appointment shall create a vacancy.
27 1. Each such member's term of office shall be for 4
28 years or until his or her successor shall have been appointed
29 and qualified.
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1 2. Vacancies occurring in the governing body for any
2 such members prior to the expiration of the affected term
3 shall be filled for the unexpired term.
4 3. The Governor shall have the authority to remove
5 from office any such member of the governing body in the
6 manner and for cause defined by the laws of this state.
7 4. Each such member, before entering upon his or her
8 official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before
9 some official authorized by law to administer oaths that he or
10 she will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the
11 duties devolving upon him or her in office as a member of the
12 governing body of the authority and that he or she will not
13 neglect any duties imposed upon him or her by this part.
14 5. Notwithstanding subparagraphs 1. and 3., the terms
15 of each member previously appointed under the provisions of
16 this paragraph shall expire July 31, 2007, and four members
17 shall be appointed by the Governor. For the purpose of
18 staggering terms, two of the members appointed under this
19 subparagraph shall be appointed to initial terms of 2 years.
20 The Governor may reappoint a person who has previously served
21 on the authority to a new term.
22 (b) One member shall be the mayor, or the mayor's
23 designate, who shall be the chair of the city council of the
24 city in Hillsborough County having the largest population,
25 according to the latest decennial census, who shall serve as a
26 member ex officio.
27 (c) One member shall be a member of the Board of
28 County Commissioners of Hillsborough County, selected by such
29 board, who shall serve as a member ex officio.
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1 (d) One member shall be the district secretary of the
2 Department of Transportation serving in the district that
3 contains Hillsborough County, who shall serve ex officio.
4 (3) The authority shall designate one of its members
5 as chair. The members of the authority shall not be entitled
6 to compensation but shall be entitled to receive their travel
7 and other necessary expenses as provided in s. 112.061. A
8 majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a
9 quorum, and resolutions enacted or adopted by a vote of a
10 majority of the members present and voting at any meeting
11 shall become effective without publication or posting or any
12 further action of the authority.
13 (4) The authority may employ a secretary and executive
14 director, its own counsel and legal staff, and such legal,
15 financial, and other professional consultants, technical
16 experts, engineers, and employees, permanent or temporary, as
17 it may require and may determine the qualifications and fix
18 the compensation of such persons, firms, or corporations. The
19 authority may contract with the Division of Bond Finance of
20 the State Board of Administration for any financial services
21 authorized herein.
22 (5) The authority may delegate to one or more of its
23 officers or employees such of its powers as it shall deem
24 necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, subject
25 always to the supervision and control of the authority.
26 Members of the authority may be removed from their office by
27 the Governor for misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, and
28 nonfeasance in office.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 1498
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4 The CS removes the bill's provisions restructuring the board
of the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, instead
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and requires reappointment by the Governor.
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