The Florida Intrastate Transportation Alliance

Chapter 2001-299 Laws Of Florida

A Special Act Of The Florida Legislature

Creating & Codifying The Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission

An Independent Special District or, As Opined By the Florida Attorney General, An Administrative Agency Which Possesses No Powers Not Expressly Granted By Statute 

What Does This Mean?

Does The HCPTC Have The Authority To Require Taxicabs To Install Safety Shields?

The AG Ruled , NO

How About  High Jack Lights?

NO Again

Drop Safes in The Cabs?

Another Negative

How About Authority To Require A Certain Percentage Of Cabs To Be Wheelchair Friendly?

NO! 

If Chapter 2001-299 does not expressly authorize the HCPTC to implement a regulatory measure, it is not within their scope of powers.       

"It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating a public vehicle on the public highways of the county unless that peron has complied with the provisions of this act and any rules adopted in accordance with this act."

"Any person desiring to engage in the business of operating any public vehicle in the county must first acquire a certificate from the commission and must first make written application to the commission on a form provided by the commission for that purpose." 

"A person operating a public vehicle in the county or any of its municipalities must have a public vehicle driver's license and a driver's license issued by the State of Florida valid for the type of public vehicle for which a public vehicle driver's license is sought."

In Most Parts Of The Country These Are Public Transportation Vehicles

In The Totalitarian State Of

Hillsborough County Florida These Are

Public Transportation Vehicles

(and they claim no one was paid off)

Just Don't Get Caught On A Cab Stand Or Providing

On-Demand Transportation

The Gestapo Will Toss You Behind Bars

Didn't Know That The Donald Trump Types Rode In Public Vehicles?

The Interpretation Of The Law By The HCPTC

• A non-HCPTC licensed motor carrier may transport passengers into Hillsborough & so long as the vehicle remains with the passengers, the motor carrier may stay in the county for an indefinite amount of time.
• A non-HCPTC licensed motor carrier may transport passengers into the county & discharge them at the transportation hubs (airport & cruise ship terminals).
• A non-HCPTC licensed motor carrier may load the passenger who hired the transportation service outside the boundaries of the county, enter the county, then load the rest of the passengers.

 What A Non-Licensed Motor Carrier May Not Do

• A non-HCPTC licensed motor carrier may not discharge passengers at a transportation hub then return to load the same passengers at a later date for transfer back to home county.
• A non-HCPTC motor carrier may not discharge passengers attending a multiple day event then return to load the passengers for transport back home.
• Consumers utilizing a non-HCPTC licensed motor carrier attending tour attractions in Hillsborough/Tampa must pay the motor carrier to sit in a parking lot for the 8 - 12 hours they are at the attraction.