The authority of the Department of Transportation to acquire, lease, maintain and utilize communications equipment, facilities, circuits and services that facilitate traffic systems and control devices solely for the purpose of motor vehicle traffic control and surveillance, is hereby exempted from the requirement to use SUNCOM and the provisions of Rules 60FF-1.007 through 60FF-1.010, F.A.C.
    (1) This exemption does not apply in any instance where the Department of Transportation’s communications equipment, facilities, circuits or services are put to use as tools in other operations of the Department of Transportation or do not comply with uniform system of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to Florida Statutes § 316.0745, even if these communications resources also carry traffic systems and control data.
    (2) The Department of Transportation shall permit the Department upon request to audit activities exempted herein and provide the Department the associated information it needs to verify that the Department of Transportation’s communications resources to which this exemption applies are solely used for the purpose of motor vehicle traffic control and surveillance.
Rulemaking Authority 282.702(2), (9), 282.707(2) FS. Law Implemented 282.702(2), (5), (8), (12), 282.703 FS. History-New 6-25-08.