Florida Statute 337.111 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXVI
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Chapter 337
CONTRACTING; ACQUISITION, DISPOSAL, AND USE OF PROPERTY

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F.S. 337.111

337.111 Contracting for monuments and memorials to military veterans at rest areas.—The Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into contract with any not-for-profit group or organization that has been operating for not less than 2 years for the installation of monuments and memorials honoring Florida’s military veterans at highway rest areas around the state pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(1) Proposals for contracts must be approved by a committee composed of the Secretary of Transportation or the secretary’s designee, the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or the executive director’s designee, and three members of the board of directors of the direct-support organization established under s. 292.055, appointed by the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The terms of the appointed members may not exceed 2 years and shall run concurrently with the members’ terms on the board of directors of the direct-support organization. Appointed members may be reappointed to the committee.

(2) Installations may consist of monuments or other memorials, plaques, markers, or retired military equipment that honor the accomplishments of military veterans and the sacrifices made by them and their families.

(3) The group or organization making the proposal shall be responsible for all costs of the monument and its installation.

(4) The group or organization making the proposal shall provide an annual renewable bond, an irrevocable letter of credit, or another form of security as approved by the department’s comptroller, for the purpose of securing the cost of removal of the monument and any modifications made to the site as part of the placement of the monument should the Department of Transportation determine it necessary to remove or relocate the monument. Such removal or relocation shall be approved by the committee described in subsection (1).

History.—s. 3, ch. 2005-43; s. 4, ch. 2008-84; s. 29, ch. 2012-174.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 337.111

Total Results: 5

Department of Transportation v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-11

Citation: 128 So. 3d 209, 2013 WL 6481129, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19661

Snippet: (contracts for road construction and maintenance); § 337.111 (contracts for the installation of monuments and

Juneau Tanker Corp. v. Sims

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-12-01

Citation: 627 So. 2d 1230, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 12009, 1993 WL 496044

Snippet: McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander, 498 U.S, 337, 111 S.Ct. 807, 112 L.Ed.2d 866 (1991) (approving Robison

Moran Towing of Florida, Inc. v. Mays

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-06-28

Citation: 620 So. 2d 1088, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 6763, 1993 WL 225635

Snippet: in McDermott Int'l, Inc. v. Wilander, 498 U.S. 337, 111 S.Ct. 807, 112 L.Ed.2d 866 (1991)). The shipowner’s

Burns v. Burns

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1965-04-09

Citation: 174 So. 2d 432, 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4554

Snippet: Fla. 252, 83 So. 87; Lowrie v. Lowrie, 92 Fla. 337, 111 So. 288; Taylor v. Taylor [100 Fla. 1009], 130

Meloche v. Meloche

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1931-02-04

Citation: 133 So. 339, 101 Fla. 659

Snippet: Fla. 252, 83 So. 87; Lowrie v. Lowrie, 92 Fla. 337, 111 So. 288; Taylor v. Taylor,130 So. 713, ___ Fla