HB 513

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Tampa-Hillsborough County
3Expressway Authority; amending s. 348.51, F.S.; redefining
4the term "city" to include any incorporated municipality
5within Hillsborough County; amending s. 348.52, F.S.;
6revising the membership of the governing body of the
7authority; providing for certain members of the authority
8to be appointed by the governing body of specified
9municipalities; providing for the Board of County
10Commissioners of Hillsborough County to appoint additional
11members to the authority; authorizing the appointing
12governing body to remove its appointee from the authority
13by a super majority vote; providing for staggered terms of
14office for the initial terms of members appointed under
15the act; providing an effective date.
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17Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19     Section 1.  Subsections (4) and (7) of section 348.51,
20Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
21     348.51  Definitions.--The following terms whenever used or
22referred to in this part shall have the following meanings,
23except in those instances where the context clearly indicates
24otherwise:
25     (4)  "City" means an incorporated municipality within the
26County of Hillsborough the City of Tampa.
27     (7)  "Expressway system" or "system" means, generally, a
28modern highway system of roads, bridges, causeways, and tunnels
29in the metropolitan area of a the city, or within any area of
30the county, with access limited or unlimited as the authority
31may determine, and such buildings and structures and
32appurtenances and facilities related thereto, including all
33approaches, streets, roads, bridges, and avenues of access for
34such system.
35     Section 2.  Section 348.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to
36read:
37     348.52  Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority.--
38     (1)  There is hereby created and established a body politic
39and corporate, an agency of the state, to be known as the
40"Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority."
41     (2)  The governing body of the authority shall consist of a
42board of seven members.
43     (a)  One member shall be appointed by the governing body of
44the City of Tampa.
45     (b)  One member shall be appointed by the governing body of
46the City of Temple Terrace.
47     (c)  One member shall be appointed by the governing body of
48the City of Plant City.
49     (d)  Three members shall be appointed by the Board of
50County Commissioners of Hillsborough County.
51     (e)  One member shall be the district secretary of the
52Department of Transportation serving in the district that
53contains Hillsborough County, who shall serve ex officio.
54     (a)  Four of the members shall be appointed by the Governor
55subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next regular
56session of the Legislature. Refusal or failure of the Senate to
57confirm an appointment shall create a vacancy.
58     (3)1.  Each such member's term of office shall be for 4
59years or until his or her successor shall have been appointed
60and qualified. However, for the purpose of providing staggered
61terms, of the initial appointments the first term of the
62appointee of the City of Plant City and the first term of one of
63the appointees of Hillsborough County shall be for 2 years.
64     (4)2.  Vacancies occurring in the governing body for any
65such members prior to the expiration of the affected term shall
66be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the
67original appointment.
68     (5)3.  The Governor shall have the authority to remove from
69office any such member of the governing body in the manner and
70for cause defined by the laws of this state. The appointing
71governing body may recall any member appointed by it and may
72remove the appointee from the governing body of the authority by
73a super majority vote of the appointing governing body.
74     (6)4.  Each such member, before entering upon his or her
75official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath before some
76official authorized by law to administer oaths that he or she
77will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties
78devolving upon him or her in office as a member of the governing
79body of the authority and that he or she will not neglect any
80duties imposed upon him or her by this part.
81     (b)  One member shall be the mayor, or the mayor's
82designate, who shall be the chair of the city council of the
83city in Hillsborough County having the largest population,
84according to the latest decennial census, who shall serve as a
85member ex officio.
86     (c)  One member shall be a member of the Board of County
87Commissioners of Hillsborough County, selected by such board,
88who shall serve as a member ex officio.
89     (d)  One member shall be the district secretary of the
90Department of Transportation serving in the district that
91contains Hillsborough County, who shall serve ex officio.
92     (7)(3)  The authority shall designate one of its members as
93chair. The members of the authority shall not be entitled to
94compensation but shall be entitled to receive their travel and
95other necessary expenses as provided in s. 112.061. A majority
96of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and
97resolutions enacted or adopted by a vote of a majority of the
98members present and voting at any meeting shall become effective
99without publication or posting or any further action of the
100authority.
101     (8)(4)  The authority may employ a secretary and executive
102director, its own counsel and legal staff, and such legal,
103financial, and other professional consultants, technical
104experts, engineers, and employees, permanent or temporary, as it
105may require and may determine the qualifications and fix the
106compensation of such persons, firms, or corporations. The
107authority may contract with the Division of Bond Finance of the
108State Board of Administration for any financial services
109authorized herein.
110     (9)(5)  The authority may delegate to one or more of its
111officers or employees such of its powers as it shall deem
112necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, subject always
113to the supervision and control of the authority. Members of the
114authority may be removed from their office by the Governor for
115misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance in office.
116     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.


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