Terms Used In Florida Statutes 163.572

  • Authority: means a body politic and corporate created pursuant to this part. See Florida Statutes 163.566
  • County: means any county within the regional transportation area. See Florida Statutes 163.566
  • Municipality: means any city with a population of over 50,000 within the regional transportation area. See Florida Statutes 163.566
  • political subdivision: include counties, cities, towns, villages, special tax school districts, special road and bridge districts, bridge districts, and all other districts in this state. See Florida Statutes 1.01
  • Regional transportation area: means that area the boundaries of which are identical to the boundaries of the political subdivisions or other legal entities which constitute the authority. See Florida Statutes 163.566
Upon a resolution adopted by the governing body of any adjoining county, municipality, or other political subdivision, the authority may, subject to the provisions of s. 163.567(1), by a majority vote of its membership, include such territory in its regional transportation area.