House Bill 3393e2

                                      CS/HB 3393, Second Engrossed



  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; authorizing the department to

11         reinstate certain contracts under certain

12         circumstances; directing Enterprise Florida,

13         Inc., to complete a review of the impact of

14         regional airports on economic development in

15         the State of Florida; providing an effective

16         date.

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18         WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Florida to

19  attract and retain quality affordable air carrier service for

20  its citizens, and

21         WHEREAS, dependable and affordable air service is an

22  important factor in stimulating economic development and

23  promoting efficient and accountable government service, and

24         WHEREAS, citizens require affordable and efficient

25  access to state government and elected officials in the state

26  capital to promote an open democracy, and

27         WHEREAS, safe and affordable air travel from the state

28  capital to all parts of Florida is necessary to ensure the

29  continued operation of state programs, and

30         WHEREAS, incentives need to be identified to attract

31  and retain quality air service to the state capital from all


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                                      CS/HB 3393, Second Engrossed



  1  major airports in Florida to meet the needs of government and

  2  industry, and

  3         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the need to provide

  4  support to air carriers that provide this valuable service,

  5  NOW, THEREFORE,

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  State air carrier contract.--Pursuant to s.

10  287.042, Florida Statutes, the Department of Management

11  Services shall analyze and evaluate the state contract for air

12  carrier service for state employees to determine how to

13  improve the quality, availability, and cost of air service to

14  state employees and other citizens.  The department shall

15  undertake a pilot program for up to a 3-year period based on

16  this analysis that shall include, but is not limited to, the

17  suspension of any such contract and the provision of any

18  incentives necessary to attract qualified air carriers flying

19  within Florida to and from the state capital.  In lieu of the

20  provisions of s. 112.061(7)(a)2., Florida Statutes, and

21  notwithstanding s. 287.042(2), Florida Statutes, or any law or

22  rule to the contrary, in implementing this pilot program the

23  Department of Management Services, in consultation with the

24  Department of Banking and Finance, shall adopt guidelines for

25  good purchasing practices in acquiring air carrier services to

26  and from the state capital. The Office of Program Policy

27  Analysis and Government Accountability shall review the

28  effects and fiscal impact of the pilot program. The report

29  shall include, but not be limited to, information on and

30  analyses of additional costs incurred and savings realized by

31  state agencies, including per diem, subsistence, productivity


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                                      CS/HB 3393, Second Engrossed



  1  and time of the travelers, and cost of airfare. If, within 6

  2  months after implementing such pilot program, the office

  3  determines that the travel costs to state government have

  4  increased by at least 20 percent, the department may reinstate

  5  any portion of the state contract. The office shall provide

  6  the Legislature with a preliminary report prior to the 1999

  7  Regular Session, and annually thereafter prior to each regular

  8  session during the existence of the pilot program.

  9         Section 2.  Review of impact of regional

10  airports.--Enterprise Florida, Inc., is directed to undertake

11  and complete a review on the impact of regional airports on

12  economic development in the State of Florida.  The review

13  shall contain, but is not limited to, findings on the impact

14  of regional airports on the following: regional and local

15  economies; regional and local economic development efforts;

16  and new and expanding manufacturing facilities.  A report,

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

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

19  than February 1, 1999.

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

21  year in which enacted.

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