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Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 1485
By Representatives Turnbull and Valdes
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to air carriers; amending s.
3 206.9825, F.S.; providing for a refund or
4 credit for the aviation fuel tax for
5 wholesalers or terminal suppliers that deliver
6 aviation fuel to an air carrier that offers jet
7 passenger service, or maintains or increases
8 scheduled service, to the state capital;
9 directing the Department of Management Services
10 to evaluate the state contract for air carrier
11 service for state employees, undertake a pilot
12 program, and evaluate the pilot program;
13 providing an effective date.
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15 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Florida to
16 attract and retain quality affordable air carrier service for
17 its citizens, and
18 WHEREAS, dependable and affordable air service is an
19 important factor in stimulating economic development and
20 promoting efficient and accountable government service, and
21 WHEREAS, citizens require affordable and efficient
22 access to state government and elected officials in the state
23 capital to promote an open democracy, and
24 WHEREAS, safe and affordable air travel from the state
25 capital to all parts of Florida is necessary to ensure the
26 continued operation of state programs, and
27 WHEREAS, incentives need to be identified to attract
28 and retain quality air service to the state capital from all
29 major airports in Florida to meet the needs of government and
30 industry, and
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1 WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the need to provide
2 support to air carriers that provide this valuable service,
3 NOW, THEREFORE,
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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7 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of
8 section 206.9825, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, are
9 amended to read:
10 206.9825 Aviation fuel tax.--
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12 (b)1. Any licensed wholesaler or terminal supplier
13 that delivers aviation fuel to an air carrier offering
14 transcontinental jet service and that, after January 1, 1996,
15 increases the air carrier's Florida workforce by more than
16 1000 percent and by 250 or more full-time equivalent employee
17 positions, may receive a credit or refund as the ultimate
18 vendor of the aviation fuel for the 6.9 cents excise tax
19 previously paid, provided that the air carrier has no facility
20 for fueling highway vehicles from the tank in which the
21 aviation fuel is stored. In calculating the new or additional
22 Florida full-time equivalent employee positions, any full-time
23 equivalent employee positions of parent or subsidiary
24 corporations which existed before January 1, 1996, shall not
25 be counted toward reaching the Florida employment increase
26 thresholds. The refund allowed under this subparagraph
27 paragraph is in furtherance of the goals and policies of the
28 State Comprehensive Plan set forth in s. 187.201(17)(a),
29 (b)1., 2., (18)(a), (b)1., 4., (20)(a), (b)5., (22)(a), (b)1.,
30 2., 4., 7., 9., and 12. This subparagraph paragraph will
31 expire on July 1, 2001.
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1 2. Any licensed wholesaler or terminal supplier that
2 delivers aviation fuel to an air carrier that offers jet
3 passenger service, or maintains or increases scheduled
4 passenger service, to the state capital may receive a credit
5 or refund as the ultimate vendor of the aviation fuel for the
6 6.9 cents excise tax previously paid, provided that the air
7 carrier has no facility for fueling highway vehicles from the
8 tank in which the aviation fuel is stored. This refund or
9 credit shall be applied only to fuel used for flight segments
10 traveling in or out of the state capital.
11 (c) If, before July 1, 2001, the number of full-time
12 equivalent employee positions created or added to the air
13 carrier's Florida workforce falls below 250, the exemption
14 granted pursuant to subparagraph (b)1. this section shall not
15 apply during the period in which the air carrier has fewer
16 than the 250 additional employees.
17 Section 2. State air carrier contract.--Pursuant to s.
18 287.042, Florida Statutes, the Department of Management
19 Services shall analyze and evaluate the state contract for air
20 carrier service for state employees to determine how to
21 improve the quality, availability, and cost of air service to
22 state employees and other citizens. The department shall
23 undertake a pilot program based on this analysis that shall
24 include, but is not limited to, the suspension or expansion of
25 any such contract and the provision of any incentives
26 necessary to attract qualified air carriers flying within
27 Florida to the state capital. In implementing this pilot
28 program, the department shall take into consideration the
29 provisions of s. 112.061(7)(a)2., Florida Statutes. The
30 department shall evaluate the impact of this pilot program on
31 increased scheduled service, costs, fare structures, and
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1 expanded jet service to and from the state capital, and be
2 prepared to report annually to the Speaker of the House of
3 Representatives and the President of the Senate.
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.
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Provides for a refund or credit for the aviation fuel tax
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aviation fuel to an air carrier that offers jet passenger
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the state capital.
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12 Directs the Department of Management Services to evaluate
the state contract for air carrier service for state
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analysis, and evaluate the pilot program.
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