The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 218
FINANCIAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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F.S. 218.37

218.37 Powers and duties of Division of Bond Finance; advisory council.—

(1) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration, with respect to both general obligation bonds and revenue bonds, shall:

(a) Provide information, upon request of a unit of local government, on the preliminary planning of a new bond issue.

(b) Collect, maintain, and make available information on new bonds of units of local government and of the state.

(d) Undertake or commission studies on methods to reduce the costs of local and state bond issues.

(e) Recommend changes in law and in local practices to improve the sale and servicing of local bonds.

(f) By January 1 each year, provide the Special District Accountability Program of the Department of Economic Opportunity with a list of special districts that are not in compliance with the requirements in s. 218.38.

(2) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration shall also collect, maintain, and make available information from units of local government on lease-purchase agreements or certificates of participation, or other similar debt instruments, for which the total amount of principal payments under the agreement or series of agreements is $2 million or more.

(3) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration may adopt rules to implement this section and ss. 218.38 and 218.385.

(4) The Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration shall conduct a study of professional fees paid to fiscal advisers, bond counsel, and others and shall adopt a recommended fee schedule that is commensurate with fees typically paid in states similar to Florida in size and character. The schedule must be adopted by the division as the recommended fee schedule for all state and state agency financings.

History.—s. 6, ch. 79-183; s. 1, ch. 82-46; ss. 1, 9, ch. 82-195; s. 85, ch. 83-217; s. 2, ch. 88-318; s. 44, ch. 89-169; s. 15, ch. 92-173; s. 165, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 20, ch. 95-196; s. 23, ch. 96-324; s. 43, ch. 2004-305; s. 86, ch. 2011-142; s. 80, ch. 2014-22; s. 1, ch. 2015-22.

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Amendments to 218.37

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 218.37

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 218.37.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

SAPP, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., 478 F. App'x 961 (6th Cir. 2012)

. . . . § 218.37(c) and CSX’s duty to maintain a reasonably safe workplace. . . .

E. MURRELL, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, M. E., 544 F. Supp. 2d 1138 (D. Or. 2008)

. . . . § 218.37. . . .

In CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP. OVERNIGHT EVALUATION PROGRAM LITIGATION TAG- ALONG CASES, 137 F.R.D. 665 (E.D. Mo. 1991)

. . . have settled; in fact, the total expenses owed on behalf of a single plaintiff range from a low of $218.37 . . .

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD, v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS,, 850 F.2d 264 (5th Cir. 1988)

. . . protection against following trains on the same track is not required by 49 Code of Federal Regulations § 218.37 . . .

RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION v. H. BURNLEY, R., 839 F.2d 575 (9th Cir. 1988)

. . . . § 218.37 (1986) (requiring that workers follow certain prescribed safety procedures when trains are . . . without stopping (if required); (ii) Failure to protect a train as required by a rule consist with § 218.37 . . .

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Fe St. v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS E., 671 F. Supp. 466 (W.D. Tex. 1987)

. . . The Railroads point out that 49 C.F.R. § 218.37 details the safety precautions that must be taken when . . . Thus, the Railroads argue that section 218.37 completely occupies the field, or at least addresses the . . . See 49 C.F.R. § 218.37 (1986). . . . Indeed, it is arguable that section 218.37 wholly occupies the field in this area. . . . The FRA’s statements when enacting 49 C.F.R. § 218.37 support this conclusion. . . .

In INTERSTATE PAVING CO. In SMITH, 197 F. 371 (N.D.N.Y. 1912)

. . . was $1,979.08, and the balance on one of the Eifth street contracts was $722.32, and on the other $218.37 . . . duly signed and delivered to the petitioner who now has same, viz.: “Local Assessment Fund, No. 68. "$218.37 . . .

v., 4 F. 111 (C.C.D. Me. 1880)

. . . August 10, 1848, which list includes the tract of land hereinafter described, on which the sum of $218.37 . . .