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11  Senator Bronson moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 23, between lines 3 and 4,

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17         Section 19.  Section 332.003, Florida Statutes, is

18  amended to read:

19         332.003  Florida Airport Development and Assistance

20  Act; short title.--Sections 332.003-332.009 332.003-332.007

21  may be cited as the "Florida Airport Development and

22  Assistance Act."

23         Section 20.  Subsections (1) and (5) of section

24  332.004, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

25         332.004  Definitions of terms used in ss.

26  332.003-332.007.--As used in ss. 332.003-332.007, the term:

27         (1)  "Airport" means any area of land or water, or any

28  manmade object or facility located therein, which is used, or

29  intended for public use, for the landing and takeoff of

30  aircraft, including reusable launch vehicles and other space

31  transportation systems, and any appurtenant areas which are

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 1  used, or intended for public use, for airport buildings or

 2  other airport facilities or rights-of-way.

 3         (5)  "Airport or aviation discretionary capacity

 4  improvement projects" or "discretionary capacity improvement

 5  projects" means capacity improvements which are consistent, to

 6  the maximum extent feasible, with the approved local

 7  government comprehensive plans of the units of local

 8  government in which the airport is located, and which enhance

 9  intercontinental or space transportation capacity at airports

10  which:

11         (a)  Are international airports with United States

12  Customs Service or a spaceport as defined in s. 331.303(19);

13         (b)  Had one or more orbital flights or regularly

14  scheduled intercontinental flights during the previous

15  calendar year or have an agreement in writing for installation

16  of one or more orbital flights or regularly scheduled

17  intercontinental flights upon the commitment of funds for

18  stipulated airport capital improvements; and

19         (c)  Have available or planned public ground

20  transportation between the airport and other major

21  transportation facilities.

22         Section 21.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section

23  332.007, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

24         332.007  Administration and financing of aviation and

25  airport programs and projects; state plan.--

26         (7)  Subject to the availability of appropriated funds

27  in addition to aviation fuel tax revenues, the department may

28  participate in the capital cost of eligible public airport and

29  aviation discretionary capacity improvement projects.  The

30  annual legislative budget request shall be based on the

31  funding required for discretionary capacity improvement

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 1  projects in the aviation and airport work program.

 2         (a)  The department shall provide priority funding in

 3  support of:

 4         1.  Land acquisition which provides additional capacity

 5  at the qualifying international airport or at that airport's

 6  supplemental air carrier airport.

 7         2.  Runway and taxiway projects that add capacity or

 8  are necessary to accommodate technological changes in the

 9  aviation industry.

10         3.  Airport access transportation projects that improve

11  direct airport access and are approved by the airport sponsor.

12         4.  International terminal projects that increase

13  international gate capacity.

14         5.  Commercial and dual-use space transportation

15  projects.

16         Section 22.  Section 332.009, Florida Statutes, is

17  created to read:

18         332.009  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to

19  authorize expenditure of aviation fuel tax revenues on space

20  transportation projects. Nothing in this chapter shall be

21  construed to limit the department's authority under s.

22  331.360.

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28  And the title is amended as follows:

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 1         amending s. 332.003, F.S.; correcting a

 2         reference; amending s. 332.004, F.S.;

 3         redefining the terms "airport" and "airport or

 4         aviation discretionary capacity improvement

 5         projects"; amending s. 332.007, F.S.; directing

 6         the department to provide priority funding for

 7         commercial and dual-use space transportation

 8         projects; creating s. 332.009, F.S.; providing

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