3/13/03-A bill in Florida that would create a transportation authority to acquire property and take out bonds to fund new toll roads in the southwest part of the state is being withdrawn.
Under H257, the authority would operate in Collier and Lee counties, which lie along the state's gulf coast north of the Everglades.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Mike Davis, R-Naples, withdrew the bill after commissioners in Lee County requested he do so. Sen. Burt Saunders, R-Naples, said he would do the same for the measure in the Senate.
County commissioners who requested the bill be killed said they wanted more local input into the authority before moving forward.

3/6/03-H257, which would create a transportation authority that could acquire property and take out bonds to fund new toll roads in the southwest part of the state, is now before several committees in the Legislature.
Rep. Mike Davis, R-Naples, introduced the bill in February.
The bill has been referred to four House committees and two House subcommittees.
Under the bill, the authority would operate in Collier and Lee counties, which lie along the state's gulf coast north of the Everglades.
For bill status, call (850) 488-4371.