(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “governmental transportation entity” means the department; an authority created pursuant to chapter 343, chapter 348, or chapter 349; airports as defined in s. 332.004(14); a port enumerated in s. 311.09(1); a county; or a municipality.
(2) When a governmental transportation entity acquires property for a transportation facility or in a transportation corridor through the exercise of eminent domain authority, or by purchase or donation, it is not subject to any liability imposed by chapter 376 or chapter 403 for preexisting soil or groundwater contamination due solely to its ownership. This section does not affect the rights or liabilities of any past or future owners of the acquired property nor does it affect the liability of any governmental entity for the results of its actions which create or exacerbate a pollution source. A governmental transportation entity and the Department of Environmental Protection may enter into interagency agreements for the performance, funding, and reimbursement of the investigative and remedial acts necessary for property acquired by the governmental transportation entity.
History.—s. 49, ch. 96-323; s. 12, ch. 97-280; s. 13, ch. 2022-204.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVI - Public Transportation
Chapter 334 - Transportation Administration
334.01 - Florida Transportation Code; Short Title.
334.035 - Purpose of Transportation Code.
334.044 - Powers and Duties of the Department.
334.046 - Department Mission, Goals, and Objectives.
334.05 - Department Headquarters; Acquisition of Office Space.
334.063 - Statistical Studies Relating to Traffic Count and Accidents.
334.065 - Center for Urban Transportation Research.
334.071 - Legislative Designation of Transportation Facilities.
334.131 - Department Employees’ Benefit Fund.
334.14 - Employees of Department Who Are Required to Be Engineers.
334.17 - Consulting Services; Provision by Department to Other Governmental Units.
334.175 - Certification of Project Design Plans and Surveys.
334.179 - Department Standards or Specifications for Permissible Use of Aggregates.
334.187 - Guarantee of Obligations to the Department.
334.195 - Officers or Employees of the Department; Conflicts of Interest; Exception; Penalties.
334.30 - Public-Private Transportation Facilities.
334.351 - Youth Work Experience Program; Findings and Intent; Authority to Contract; Limitation.