FL H1389

Utility owners must remove or relocate utilities at their own expense if found to unreasonably interfere with public roads or rail corridors, upon 30 days' written notice from the authority.

Local governmental entities must bear relocation costs if they acquire property where a utility is legally located prior to acquisition.

The state must pay relocation costs for utilities with permits issued in 1972 on the Turnpike Homestead extension if the utility transferred its interest without compensation for future relocation expenses.

The department must pay all costs to relocate electric facilities underground for safety purposes if ownership transferred from private to public utility within the past 5 years.

Notice of required relocation must be given when the contract for road work is advertised for bids, or at least 30 days before work commencement, and the utility owner must initiate the removal or relocation.