House Bill 3393e1

                                   CS/HB 3393, First Engrossed/ntc



  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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                                   CS/HB 3393, First Engrossed/ntc



  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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                                   CS/HB 3393, First Engrossed/ntc



  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.  A report,

12  including the results of this review, shall be transmitted to

13  the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House no later

14  than February 1, 1999.

15         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1 of the

16  year in which enacted.

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