425.27 – Foreign Corporations.
425.27 Foreign corporations.—Any corporation organized under the laws of another state on a nonprofit or a cooperative basis for the purpose of supplying electric energy in rural areas and owning and operating electric transmission or distribution lines in a state adjacent to this state, shall be allowed to transact business in this state and shall have […]
425.28 – Fees.
425.28 Fees.—The Department of State shall charge and collect for: (1) Filing articles of incorporation, $17.50; (2) Filing articles of amendment, $8.75; (3) Filing articles of consolidation or merger, $8.75; (4) Filing articles of conversion, $8.75; (5) Filing certificate of election to dissolve, $8.75; (6) Filing articles of dissolution, $8.75; (7) Filing certificate of change of principal office, $3.50; (8) Filing certified copy of […]
425.29 – Exemption From Sale of Securities Law.
425.29 Exemption from 1Sale of Securities Law.—The provisions of the 1Sale of Securities Law shall not apply to any note, bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued by any cooperative or foreign corporation transacting business in this state pursuant to this chapter to the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to any commercial bank […]
427.011 – Definitions.
427.011 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 427.011-427.017: (1) “Transportation disadvantaged” means those persons who because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation and are, therefore, dependent upon others to obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life-sustaining activities, or children who […]
427.012 – The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.
427.012 The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged.—There is created the Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in the Department of Transportation. (1) The commission shall consist of seven members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, in accordance with the requirements of s. 20.052. (a) Five of the members must have significant experience in the operation of […]
427.013 – The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.
427.013 The Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.—The purpose of the commission is to accomplish the coordination of transportation services provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The goal of this coordination is to assure the cost-effective provision of transportation by qualified community transportation coordinators or transportation operators for the transportation disadvantaged without any bias or […]
427.0135 – Purchasing agencies; duties and responsibilities.
427.0135 Purchasing agencies; duties and responsibilities.—Each purchasing agency, in carrying out the policies and procedures of the commission, shall: (1) Use the coordinated transportation system for provision of services to its clients, unless each department or purchasing agency meets the criteria outlined in rule or statute to use an alternative provider. (2) Pay the rates established in the […]
425.03 – Definitions.
425.03 Definitions.—In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Rural area” means any area not included within the boundaries of any incorporated or unincorporated city, town, village, or borough having a population in excess of 2,500 persons; (2) “Person” includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, federal agency, state or political subdivision or agency […]
425.18 – Initiative by Members.
425.18 Initiative by members.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any proposition embodied in a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the members of a cooperative, together with any document submitted with such petition to give effect to the proposition, shall be submitted to the members of a cooperative, either at a special […]
425.04 – Powers.
425.04 Powers.—A cooperative shall have power: (1) To sue and be sued, in its corporate name; (2) To have perpetual existence; (3) To adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure; (4) To generate, manufacture, purchase, acquire, accumulate and transmit electric energy, and to distribute, sell, supply, and dispose of electric energy in rural areas to its members, […]