341.334  Department of Transportation; powers and duties.--

(1)  The Department of Transportation may grant, consistent with applicable state and federal laws, easements within state-owned transportation facility rights-of-way to the franchisee of a high-speed rail transportation system. The terms of any such easements must coincide with the term of the franchise.

(2)  The Department of Transportation may exercise the power of eminent domain to obtain title to real property necessary to accomplish the purposes of ss. 341.3201-341.386, including property necessary for the rail or guideway line, transit station, or associated development. The title to such property shall be held in the name of the state and shall be administered by the department under such terms and agreements as provided for in a postfranchise agreement or in the certification.