Fla. Stat. 334.27
Governmental transportation entities; property acquired for transportation purposes; limitation on soil or groundwater contamination liability

(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.

Source: Section 334.27 — Governmental transportation entities; property acquired for transportation purposes; limitation on soil or groundwater contamination liability, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0334.­27 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

334.01
Florida Transportation Code 334.03
Definitions 334.05
Department headquarters 334.14
Employees of department who are required to be engineers 334.17
Consulting services 334.24
Compilation, maintenance, and provision of information relating to roads and road building and repair 334.27
Governmental transportation entities 334.30
Public-private transportation facilities 334.035
Purpose of transportation code 334.044
Powers and duties of the department 334.045
Transportation performance and productivity standards 334.046
Department mission, goals, and objectives 334.047
Prohibition 334.048
Legislative intent with respect to department management accountability and monitoring systems 334.049
Patents, copyrights, trademarks 334.60
511 traveler information system 334.61
Traffic lane repurposing 334.063
Statistical studies relating to traffic count and accidents 334.065
Center for Urban Transportation Research 334.066
Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab 334.071
Legislative designation of transportation facilities 334.131
Department employees’ benefit fund 334.175
Certification of project design plans and surveys 334.179
Department standards or specifications for permissible use of aggregates 334.181
Electronic proof of delivery 334.185
Financial responsibility for construction, material, or design failures 334.187
Guarantee of obligations to the department 334.193
Unlawful for certain persons to be financially interested in purchases, sales, and certain contracts 334.195
Officers or employees of the department 334.196
Authority of department to photograph or microphotograph records and to destroy original records 334.351
Youth work experience program 334.352
State university ingress and egress

Current through Fall 2025

§ 334.27. Governmental transportation entities; property acquired for transportation purposes; limitation on soil or groundwater contamination liability's source at flsenate​.gov