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Ex. MET-MIA-024 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Miami-Dade County 'Transit Service Updates' page (Wayback snapshot of Aug. 3, 2021)

Transit mask requirement under federal mandate; restoration of fares and full capacity June 1, 2021; suspended fares, rear-door boarding and capacity limits before then; restricted hours and masks at licensing, inspection and EASY Card offices

Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (County service-updates page) · Miami-Dade County, Florida (Department of Transportation and Public Works) (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Miami-Dade County, Florida (Department of Transportation and Public Works) · Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach · Florida
Level
County
Authority
Federal mask mandate (CDC order under 42 U.S.C. s. 264 and TSA directives, as recited: 'Per federal mandate'); County transit operating authority
Issued
2021-08-03 Aug. 3, 2021
Effective
As stated: fares suspended and capacity limited until June 1, 2021; masks required 'per federal mandate' as of Aug. 3, 2021 (read as 2021-06-01)
End
Not stated (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
June 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • transit riders
  • STS paratransit customers
  • chauffeur licensees and for-hire vehicle operators
  • customers of EASY Card and Golden Passport offices
Functions reached
  • WF workforce commuting (masks; earlier capacity limits and schedule reductions)
  • DR drivers and for-hire licensing (restricted hours, in-vehicle inspections)
  • CRT public offices (restricted hours, masks, one customer at a time)
Collection
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach MET-MIA

Operative words

Per federal mandate, face masks remain a requirement for any transit rider, both inside of a Miami-Dade Transit or STS vehicle and at a Miami-Dade Transit facility, including at bus stops and on the platforms.... Effective Tuesday, June 1 Transit fares have been reinstated... All Miami-Dade Transit modes have been restored full capacity on vehicles... Suspended fares for all Miami-Dade Transit services, including parking fees, until June 1... As of June 1, 2021, limited capacity restrictions on all transit vehicles have been lifted... The chauffeur licensing unit is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Customers must always sanitize hands upon entering the building and wear facial coverings while at the office.... You will be required to stay inside your vehicle during the inspection. Also, you must wear a facial covering during the entire inspection process... only customers requesting service will be permitted inside the office and be required to wear a face mask.

Enforcement

Federal (CDC/TSA) as recited; County office access rules

Notes

Metrorail and Metromover hours 5 a.m. to midnight from May 2, 2021; select Metrobus routes restored May 18, 2021

Retrieval note

The County's own service page describing the federal mask mandate and its own service reductions; not an order. The federal instruments are the FED-A exhibits.