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1998 Florida Legislature, Senate Bill 1014
WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States of America, and WHEREAS, President Reagan was one of the United States' greatest and most beloved presidents and a true world leader, and WHEREAS, through his leadership and refusal to compromise, President Reagan won the Cold War for America and virtually eliminated the threat of nuclear holocaust for all Americans, and WHEREAS, through his success in finding peace through strength, fewer Florida servicemen and servicewomen are placed in harm's way, and WHEREAS, President Reagan's economic policies brought Florida and the nation out of double-digit inflation and economically crushing high interest rates into 92 consecutive months of economic growth, and WHEREAS, President Reagan's unbridled optimism gives Floridians and the nation cause to feel better about ourselves, and WHEREAS, his leadership encourages a rediscovery of the values upon which our forefathers founded this nation, and WHEREAS, his unending cause for freedom represents the liberty to travel about our state and nation's highway system, and WHEREAS, the people of Florida desire to honor President Reagan in the State of Florida, the Department of Transportation is directed to erect suitable markers designating the "Ronald Reagan Turnpike" as described in subsection (1).
The Florida Turnpike consisting of the 312 contiguous miles of limited-access toll highway stretching from Florida City, where South Dade County meets the Florida Keys, continuing northward through 11 counties, including the greater metropolitan areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, and ending at a junction with Interstate 75 in North Central Florida is hereby designated as the "Ronald Reagan Turnpike."