§ 2-631. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Bonds means the obligations issued by the county under the provisions of this division to pay the cost of a project or combination of one or more projects and payable from the revenues derived from the operation of the project, if any, the seventh cent gas tax allocated to the county and the ninth cent gas tax imposed by the county and any other special funds authorized to be pledged as additional security therefor under this division.

Cost of a project means the cost of acquiring or constructing such project, and the cost of improvements, and includes the cost of all labor and materials, the cost of all lands, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, which are deemed necessary for such acquisition or construction; the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for one year after the completion of construction; bond discount, if any; engineering and legal expenses, cost of plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of construction costs and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such acquisition or construction, administrative expenses; and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and to such acquisition or construction and the placing of the project in operation.

Gas taxes means, collectively, the seventh cent gas tax and the ninth cent gas tax.

Ninth cent gas tax means the tax of $0.01 per gallon on motor fuel and special fuel imposed by the county pursuant to F.S. § 336.021, approved at a county-wide referendum on March 11, 1980, and taxed and collected under F.S. ch. 206, as provided in section 126-26.

Project includes all property, rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the construction or acquisition or the operation thereof, and shall include the acquisition or construction of transportation facilities, the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of roads and the construction and reconstruction of transportation related public safety activities, and the maintenance and operation of transportation facilities, which serve a county purpose.

Seventh cent gas tax means the tax of $0.01 per gallon on motor fuel levied by F.S. § 206.60, and special fuel levied by F.S. § 206.87, and allocated to the county pursuant to the provisions of F.S. §§ 206.60(2)(b) and 206.875(2).

(Ord. No. 80-51, § 1)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.