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REPORT ON STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY ENGINEERS 14EETING <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 10/15/84: <br />TO: The Honorable Members of DATE: October 1S, 1984 FILE: <br />the Board of County Commissioners <br />THROUGH: Michael Wrigh <br />County Admini for SUBJECT' <br />'Report of State Association of <br />County Engineers Meetings - <br />October 3-5, 1984, Miami, F1. <br />FROM: James W. Davis, P.E.; �� <br />REFERENCES: <br />Public Works Director <br />Attendence of the subject meetings of SACERS in Miami <br />resulted in awareness of the following new Transportation <br />Legislation that will affect County Road programs. <br />1) The State Transportation Code rewrite was approved <br />by.the 1984 Florida Legislature and the following <br />policy has become law <br />a) the 5th and 6th Cent Gas Tax can be spent on <br />any Public Road within the County (including <br />State and City roads), but only $50,000 can <br />be allocated to road construction by County <br />crews, or no more than 5% of the yearly revenue. <br />b) now, County and State can condemn road right- <br />of-way for future planning and construction. <br />c) if a bridge is transferred to the County from <br />the State, it must have at least a 10 year <br />life expectancy. <br />2) The State DOT has been reorganized. As a result; the <br />District Engineer will have more power and authority, <br />but will have a fairly rigid work program sent down <br />from Tallahassee., This DOT work program must be <br />consistant with the local governments Comprehensive <br />Land Use Plan. The DOT can no longer unilaterally <br />define projects not consistant with the local CLUP. <br />3). The High Speed Train is coming to Florida. It will <br />be called the HSRTA (IR gh Speed Rail and Transportation <br />Act) ., <br />31 <br />CT 2 4 1984 BOOK 58 Pb GE / P <br />