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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 CS/HB 3393
By the Committee on Business Development & International
Trade and Representatives Turnbull, King, Valdes, Feeney and
Gay
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to air carriers; directing the
3 Department of Management Services to evaluate
4 the state contract for air carrier service for
5 state employees, undertake a pilot program, and
6 adopt purchasing guidelines; directing the
7 Office of Program Policy Analysis and
8 Government Accountability to review the impact
9 of the pilot program and report to the
10 Legislature; directing Enterprise Florida,
11 Inc., to complete a review of the impact of
12 regional airports on economic development in
13 the State of Florida; providing an effective
14 date.
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16 WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Florida to
17 attract and retain quality affordable air carrier service for
18 its citizens, and
19 WHEREAS, dependable and affordable air service is an
20 important factor in stimulating economic development and
21 promoting efficient and accountable government service, and
22 WHEREAS, citizens require affordable and efficient
23 access to state government and elected officials in the state
24 capital to promote an open democracy, and
25 WHEREAS, safe and affordable air travel from the state
26 capital to all parts of Florida is necessary to ensure the
27 continued operation of state programs, and
28 WHEREAS, incentives need to be identified to attract
29 and retain quality air service to the state capital from all
30 major airports in Florida to meet the needs of government and
31 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. State air carrier contract.--Pursuant to s.
8 287.042, Florida Statutes, the Department of Management
9 Services shall analyze and evaluate the state contract for air
10 carrier service for state employees to determine how to
11 improve the quality, availability, and cost of air service to
12 state employees and other citizens. The department shall
13 undertake a pilot program for up to a 3-year period based on
14 this analysis that shall include, but is not limited to, the
15 suspension of any such contract and the provision of any
16 incentives necessary to attract qualified air carriers flying
17 within Florida to and from the state capital. In lieu of the
18 provisions of s. 112.061(7)(a)2., Florida Statutes, and
19 notwithstanding s. 287.042(2), Florida Statutes, or any law or
20 rule to the contrary, in implementing this pilot program the
21 Department of Management Services, in consultation with the
22 Department of Banking and Finance, shall adopt guidelines for
23 good purchasing practices in acquiring air carrier services to
24 and from the state capital. The Office of Program Policy
25 Analysis and Government Accountability shall review the
26 effects and fiscal impact of the pilot program. The report
27 shall include, but not be limited to, information on and
28 analyses of additional costs incurred and savings realized by
29 state agencies, including per diem, subsistence, productivity
30 and time of the travelers, and cost of airfare. The office
31 shall provide the Legislature with a preliminary report prior
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1 to the 1999 Regular Session, and annually thereafter prior to
2 each regular session during the existence of the pilot
3 program.
4 Section 2. Review of impact of regional
5 airports.--Enterprise Florida, Inc., is directed to undertake
6 and complete a review on the impact of regional airports on
7 economic development in the State of Florida. The review
8 shall contain, but is not limited to, findings on the impact
9 of regional airports on the following: regional and local
10 economies; regional and local economic development efforts;
11 and new and expanding manufacturing facilities.
12 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1 of the
13 year in which enacted.
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