The existing facilities that constitute the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway System are hereby approved to be refinanced by revenue bonds issued by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration pursuant to s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution and the State Bond Act or by revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to s. 348.56(1)(b). In addition, the following projects of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority are approved to be financed or refinanced by the issuance of revenue bonds in accordance with this part and s. 11(f), Art. VII of the State Constitution:
(1) Brandon area feeder roads.(2) Capital improvements to the expressway system, including safety and operational improvements and toll collection equipment.(3) Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway System widening, and any extensions thereof.(4) The connector highway linking the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway to Interstate 4.(5) Capital projects that the authority is authorized to acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, operate, and maintain pursuant to this part, including, without limitation, s. 348.54(15), provided that any financing of such projects does not pledge the full faith and credit of the state. s.28, ch. 97-280; s.58, ch. 2000-152; s.92, ch. 2002-20; s.31, ch. 2010-225; s.51, ch. 2016-239.Amended by 2016 Fla. Laws, ch. 239, s 51, eff. 7/1/2016.