Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
14-15.0081: Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Florida Department of Transportation is proposing changes to the Toll Facilities Description and Toll Rate Schedule to establish tolls for the I-4/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway Interchange (Connector), a SunPass-only facility connecting I-4 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway in Tampa. Section 338.155(1), F.S., does not permit the use of the State’s toll facilities without paying a toll.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The Department is proposing to toll the Connector, a limited-access interchange that extends from the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway north along the west side of 31st Street to I-4 in Tampa. This is an elevated roadway that includes a series of separate ramps intended to improve the regional movement of traffic throughout the Tampa Bay area and provide dedicated truck lanes for direct access to the Port of Tampa. It is consistent with proposed improvements to I-4, the Lee Roy Selmon Reversible Lanes Project, and the Causeway Boulevard Port Access Improvement project. Tolls are proposed to be collected from vehicles using the SunPass collection method only by an overhead gantry located on the project south of 7th Avenue.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 334.044(2), 338.155(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 338.155, 338.221, 338.222, 338.2215, 338.2216, 338.223, 338.231, 338.233 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: February 19, 2009, Open House: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Formal Presentation: 6:30 p.m.
PLACE: Tampa Port Authority Board Room, 1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, Florida 33602
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, Florida Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel, 605 Suwannee Street, Mail Station 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, and 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 338.222, 338.231, 338.155, 338.221, 338.222, 338.2215, 338.2216, 338.223, 338.231, 338.233 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,________.