Fla. Stat. 338.26
Alligator Alley toll road

(1)

The Legislature finds that the construction of Alligator Alley, designated as State Highway 84 and federal Interstate Highway 75, has provided a convenient and necessary connection of the east and west coasts of Florida for commerce and other purposes. However, this state highway has contributed to the alteration of water flows in the Everglades and affected ecological patterns of the historical southern Everglades. The Legislature has determined that it is appropriate and in the public interest to establish a system of tolls for use of Alligator Alley to produce needed financial resources to help restore the natural resource values lost by construction of this highway.

(2)

The Department of Transportation is directed to continue the system of tolls on this highway. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 338.165(2) to the contrary, such toll collections shall be used for the purposes of this section.

(3)(a)

Fees generated from tolls shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and shall be used:
To reimburse outstanding contractual obligations;
To operate and maintain the highway and toll facilities, including reconstruction and restoration;
To pay for those projects that are funded with Alligator Alley toll revenues and that are contained in the 1993-1994 adopted work program or the 1994-1995 tentative work program submitted to the Legislature on February 22, 1994; and
By interlocal agreement, to reimburse a local governmental entity for the direct actual costs of operating the fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley, which shall be used by the local governmental entity to provide fire, rescue, and emergency management services exclusively to the public on Alligator Alley. The local governmental entity must contribute 10 percent of the direct actual operating costs.
The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019, through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such time that the local governmental entity and the department enter into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement 1may not exceed $2 million.
By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and operations comprehensive plan to the department. The comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets, including their projected service life, and area service needs; the call and response history for emergency services provided in the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and future projections for assets and equipment, including replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs.
The local governmental entity and the department shall review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the interlocal agreement.
In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department’s work program, and the local governmental entity shall include the same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate fiscal year budget.
At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state.
Funds generated annually in excess of those required to pay the expenses in paragraph (a) may be transferred to the Everglades Fund of the South Florida Water Management District. The South Florida Water Management District shall deposit funds for projects undertaken pursuant to s. 373.4592 in the Everglades Trust Fund pursuant to s. 373.45926(4)(a). Any funds remaining in the Everglades Fund may be used for environmental projects to restore the natural values of the Everglades, subject to compliance with any applicable federal laws and regulations. Projects must be limited to:
Highway redesign to allow for improved sheet flow of water across the southern Everglades.
Water conveyance projects to enable more water resources to reach Florida Bay to replenish marine estuary functions.
Engineering design plans for wastewater treatment facilities as recommended in the Water Quality Protection Program Document for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Acquisition of lands to move STA 3/4 out of the Toe of the Boot, provided such lands are located within 1 mile of the northern border of STA 3/4.
Other Everglades Construction Projects as described in the February 15, 1994, conceptual design document.

(3)(a)

Fees generated from tolls shall be deposited in the State Transportation Trust Fund and shall be used:To reimburse outstanding contractual obligations;To operate and maintain the highway and toll facilities, including reconstruction and restoration;To pay for those projects that are funded with Alligator Alley toll revenues and that are contained in the 1993-1994 adopted work program or the 1994-1995 tentative work program submitted to the Legislature on February 22, 1994; andBy interlocal agreement, to reimburse a local governmental entity for the direct actual costs of operating the fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley, which shall be used by the local governmental entity to provide fire, rescue, and emergency management services exclusively to the public on Alligator Alley. The local governmental entity must contribute 10 percent of the direct actual operating costs.
The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019, through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such time that the local governmental entity and the department enter into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement 1may not exceed $2 million.
By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and operations comprehensive plan to the department. The comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets, including their projected service life, and area service needs; the call and response history for emergency services provided in the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and future projections for assets and equipment, including replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs.
The local governmental entity and the department shall review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the interlocal agreement.
In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department’s work program, and the local governmental entity shall include the same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate fiscal year budget.
At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state.
1. To reimburse outstanding contractual obligations;
2. To operate and maintain the highway and toll facilities, including reconstruction and restoration;
3. To pay for those projects that are funded with Alligator Alley toll revenues and that are contained in the 1993-1994 adopted work program or the 1994-1995 tentative work program submitted to the Legislature on February 22, 1994; and
4. By interlocal agreement, to reimburse a local governmental entity for the direct actual costs of operating the fire station at mile marker 63 on Alligator Alley, which shall be used by the local governmental entity to provide fire, rescue, and emergency management services exclusively to the public on Alligator Alley. The local governmental entity must contribute 10 percent of the direct actual operating costs.a. The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019, through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such time that the local governmental entity and the department enter into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement 1may not exceed $2 million.b. By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and operations comprehensive plan to the department. The comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets, including their projected service life, and area service needs; the call and response history for emergency services provided in the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and future projections for assets and equipment, including replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs.c. The local governmental entity and the department shall review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the interlocal agreement.d. In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department’s work program, and the local governmental entity shall include the same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate fiscal year budget.e. At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state.
a. The interlocal agreement effective July 1, 2019, through no later than June 30, 2027, shall control until such time that the local governmental entity and the department enter into a new agreement or agree to extend the existing agreement. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the amount of reimbursement 1may not exceed $2 million.
b. By December 31, 2024, and every 5 years thereafter, the local governmental entity shall provide a maintenance and operations comprehensive plan to the department. The comprehensive plan must include a current inventory of assets, including their projected service life, and area service needs; the call and response history for emergency services provided in the preceding 5 years on Alligator Alley, including costs; and future projections for assets and equipment, including replacement or purchase needs, and operating costs.
c. The local governmental entity and the department shall review and adopt the comprehensive plan as part of the interlocal agreement.
d. In accordance with projected incoming toll revenues for Alligator Alley, the department shall include the corresponding funding needs of the comprehensive plan in the department’s work program, and the local governmental entity shall include the same in its capital comprehensive plan and the appropriate fiscal year budget.
e. At the end of the term of the interlocal agreement, the ownership and title of all fire, rescue, and emergency equipment purchased with state funds and used at the fire station during the term of the interlocal agreement transfers to the state.

(b)

Funds generated annually in excess of those required to pay the expenses in paragraph (a) may be transferred to the Everglades Fund of the South Florida Water Management District. The South Florida Water Management District shall deposit funds for projects undertaken pursuant to s. 373.4592 in the Everglades Trust Fund pursuant to s. 373.45926(4)(a). Any funds remaining in the Everglades Fund may be used for environmental projects to restore the natural values of the Everglades, subject to compliance with any applicable federal laws and regulations. Projects must be limited to:Highway redesign to allow for improved sheet flow of water across the southern Everglades.Water conveyance projects to enable more water resources to reach Florida Bay to replenish marine estuary functions.Engineering design plans for wastewater treatment facilities as recommended in the Water Quality Protection Program Document for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.Acquisition of lands to move STA 3/4 out of the Toe of the Boot, provided such lands are located within 1 mile of the northern border of STA 3/4.Other Everglades Construction Projects as described in the February 15, 1994, conceptual design document.
1. Highway redesign to allow for improved sheet flow of water across the southern Everglades.
2. Water conveyance projects to enable more water resources to reach Florida Bay to replenish marine estuary functions.
3. Engineering design plans for wastewater treatment facilities as recommended in the Water Quality Protection Program Document for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
4. Acquisition of lands to move STA 3/4 out of the Toe of the Boot, provided such lands are located within 1 mile of the northern border of STA 3/4.
5. Other Everglades Construction Projects as described in the February 15, 1994, conceptual design document.

(4)

The district may issue revenue bonds or notes under s. 373.584 and pledge the revenue from the transfers from the Alligator Alley toll revenues as security for such bonds or notes. The proceeds from such revenue bonds or notes shall be used for environmental projects; at least 50 percent of said proceeds must be used for projects that benefit Florida Bay, as described in this section subject to resolutions approving such activity by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District and the remaining proceeds must be used for restoration activities in the Everglades Protection Area.

Source: Section 338.26 — Alligator Alley toll road, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0338.­26 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

338.01
Authority to establish and regulate limited access facilities 338.04
Acquisition of property and property rights for limited access facility and service roads 338.22
Florida Turnpike Enterprise Law 338.26
Alligator Alley toll road 338.151
Authority of the department to establish tolls on the State Highway System 338.155
Payment of toll on toll facilities required 338.161
Authority of department or toll agencies to advertise and promote electronic toll collection 338.165
Continuation of tolls 338.166
High-occupancy toll lanes or express lanes 338.221
Definitions 338.222
Department of Transportation sole governmental entity to acquire, construct, or operate turnpike projects 338.223
Proposed turnpike projects 338.225
Taking of public road for feeder road 338.227
Turnpike revenue bonds 338.228
Bonds not debts or pledges of credit of state 338.229
Pledge to bondholders not to restrict certain rights of department 338.231
Turnpike tolls, fixing 338.232
Continuation of tolls upon provision for payment of bondholders and assumption of maintenance by department 338.234
Granting concessions or selling along the turnpike system 338.235
Contracts with department for provision of services on the turnpike system 338.236
Staging areas for emergencies 338.237
Municipal signs on the turnpike system rights-of-way 338.239
Traffic control on the turnpike system 338.241
Cash reserve requirement 338.2215
Florida Turnpike Enterprise 338.2216
Florida Turnpike Enterprise 338.2275
Approved turnpike projects 338.2276
Western Beltway turnpike project 338.2511
Deposit and use of funds in Toll Facilities Revolving Trust Fund

Current through Fall 2025

§ 338.26. Alligator Alley toll road's source at flsenate​.gov