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11  Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17         Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section

18  330.30, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

19         330.30  Approval of airport sites and licensing of

20  airports; fees.--

21         (3)  EXEMPTIONS.--The provisions of this section do not

22  apply to:

23         (d)  An airport under the jurisdiction or control of a

24  county or municipal aviation authority or a county or

25  municipal port authority or the Spaceport Florida Authority;

26  however, the department shall license any such airport if such

27  authority does not elect to exercise its exemption under this

28  subsection.

29         Section 2.  Subsection (25) is added to section

30  331.303, Florida Statutes, to read:

31         331.303  Definitions.--

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 1         (25)  "Spaceport discretionary capacity improvement

 2  projects" means capacity improvements that enhance space

 3  transportation capacity at spaceports that have had one or

 4  more orbital or suborbital flights during the previous

 5  calendar year or have an agreement in writing for installation

 6  of one or more regularly scheduled orbital or suborbital

 7  flights upon the commitment of funds for stipulated spaceport

 8  capital improvements.

 9         Section 3.  Section 331.304, Florida Statutes, is

10  amended to read:

11         331.304  Spaceport territory.--The following property

12  shall constitute spaceport territory:

13         (1)  Certain real property located in Brevard County

14  that is included within the 1998 boundaries of Patrick Air

15  Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Station, John F. Kennedy Space

16  Center. with the following boundaries:

17         (a)  Northern boundary--Latitude 28°32'30" North.

18         (b)  Eastern boundary--The mean high water line of the

19  shore along the Atlantic Ocean.

20         (c)  Western boundary--Cape Road (State Road 401).

21         (d)  Southern boundary--Latitude 28°26' North.

22         (2)  Certain real property located in Gulf County with

23  the following boundaries:

24         (a)  Northern boundary--Latitude 29°40'45" North from

25  longitude 85°20' West in a westerly direction to the mean high

26  water line of the Gulf of Mexico.

27         (b)  Eastern boundary--Longitude 85°20' West.

28         (c)  Western boundary--The mean high water line of the

29  shore along the Gulf of Mexico.

30         (d)  Southern boundary--The mean high water line of the

31  shore along the Gulf of Mexico.

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 1         (3)  Certain real property located in Santa Rosa,

 2  Okaloosa, and Walton Counties which is included within the

 3  1997 boundaries of Eglin Air Force Base.

 4         Section 4.  Section 331.360, Florida Statutes, is

 5  amended to read:

 6         331.360  Joint project agreement or assistance.--

 7         (1)  It shall be the duty, function, and responsibility

 8  of the Department of Transportation to promote the further

 9  development and improvement of aerospace transportation

10  facilities, to address intermodal requirements and impacts of

11  the launch ranges, spaceports, and other space transportation

12  facilities, to assist in the development of joint-use

13  facilities and technology that support aviation and aerospace

14  operations, and to facilitate and promote cooperative efforts

15  between federal and state government entities to improve space

16  transportation capacity and efficiency.  In carrying out this

17  duty and responsibility, the department may assist and advise,

18  cooperate with, and coordinate with federal, state, local, or

19  private organizations and individuals.  The department may

20  administratively house its space transportation

21  responsibilities within an existing division or office.

22         (2)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

23  Department of Transportation may enter into a joint project

24  agreement with, or otherwise assist, the Spaceport Florida

25  Authority as necessary to effectuate the provisions of this

26  chapter and may allocate funds for such purposes in its 5-year

27  work program.  However, the department may not fund the

28  administrative or operational costs of the authority.

29         (3)  The authority shall develop a spaceport master

30  plan for expansion and modernization of space transportation

31  facilities within spaceport territories as defined in s.

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 1  331.303(22).  The plan shall contain recommended projects to

 2  meet current and future commercial, national, and state space

 3  transportation requirements.  The authority shall submit the

 4  plan to any appropriate M.P.O. for review of intermodal

 5  impacts.  The authority shall submit the spaceport master plan

 6  to the Department of Transportation and such plan may be

 7  included within the department's 5-year work program of

 8  qualifying aerospace discretionary capacity improvement under

 9  s. 331.360(4).  The plan shall identify appropriate funding

10  levels and include recommendations on appropriate sources of

11  revenue that may be developed to contribute to the State

12  Transportation Trust Fund.

13         (4)  Subject to the availability of appropriated funds,

14  the department may participate in the capital cost of eligible

15  spaceport discretionary capacity improvement projects.  The

16  annual legislative budget request shall be based on the

17  proposed funding requested for approved spaceport

18  discretionary capacity improvement projects.

19         Section 5.  Section 332.008, Florida Statutes, is

20  created to read:

21         332.008  Limitation on operation of chapter.--Nothing

22  in this chapter shall be construed to authorize expenditure of

23  aviation fuel tax revenues on space transportation projects.

24  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the

25  department's authority under s. 331.360.

26         Section 6.  Subsection (31) of section 334.03, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended to read:

28         334.03  Definitions.--When used in the Florida

29  Transportation Code, the term:

30         (31)  "Transportation facility" means any means for the

31  transportation of people or and property from place to place

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 1  which is constructed, operated, or maintained in whole or in

 2  part from public funds. The term includes the property or

 3  property rights, both real and personal, which have been or

 4  may be established by public bodies for the transportation of

 5  people or and property from place to place.

 6         Section 7.  Subsection (6) is added to section 334.30,

 7  Florida Statutes, to read:

 8         334.30  Private transportation facilities.--The

 9  Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a public

10  need for rapid construction of safe and efficient

11  transportation facilities for the purpose of travel within the

12  state, and that it is in the public's interest to provide for

13  the construction of additional safe, convenient, and

14  economical transportation facilities.

15         (6)  Notwithstanding s. 341.327, a fixed-guideway

16  transportation system authorized by the department to be

17  wholly or partially within the department's right-of-way

18  pursuant to a lease granted under s. 337.251 may operate at

19  any safe speed.

20         Section 8.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section

21  339.155, Florida Statutes, is amended, present paragraphs (w)

22  and (x) of that subsection are redesignated as paragraphs (x)

23  and (y), respectively, and a new paragraph (w) is added to

24  that subsection, to read:

25         339.155  Transportation planning.--The department shall

26  develop and annually update a statewide transportation plan,

27  to be known as the Florida Transportation Plan.  The plan

28  shall be designed so as to be easily read and understood by

29  the general public.

30         (2)  DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.--The Florida Transportation

31  Plan shall consider the needs of the entire state

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 1  transportation system, examine the use of all modes of

 2  transportation to effectively and efficiently meet such needs,

 3  and provide for the interconnection of all types of modes in a

 4  comprehensive intermodal transportation system.  In developing

 5  the Florida Transportation Plan, the department shall consider

 6  the following:

 7         (d)  International border crossings and access to

 8  ports, airports, spaceports, intermodal transportation

 9  facilities, major freight distribution routes, national parks,

10  recreation and scenic areas, monuments and historic sites, and

11  military installations.

12         (w)  The spaceport master plan approved by the

13  Spaceport Florida Authority.

14         Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph

15  (b) of subsection (5), paragraph (a) of subsection (6),

16  paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (7), and paragraph (a) of

17  subsection (9) of section 339.175, Florida Statutes, 1998

18  Supplement, are amended to read:

19         339.175  Metropolitan planning organization.--It is the

20  intent of the Legislature to encourage and promote the

21  development of transportation systems embracing various modes

22  of transportation in a manner that will maximize the mobility

23  of people and goods within and through urbanized areas of this

24  state and minimize, to the maximum extent feasible, and

25  together with applicable regulatory government agencies,

26  transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution.  To

27  accomplish these objectives, metropolitan planning

28  organizations, referred to in this section as M.P.O.'s, shall

29  develop, in cooperation with the state, transportation plans

30  and programs for metropolitan areas. Such plans and programs

31  must provide for the development of transportation facilities

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 1  that will function as an intermodal transportation system for

 2  the metropolitan area.  The process for developing such plans

 3  and programs shall be continuing, cooperative, and

 4  comprehensive, to the degree appropriate, based on the

 5  complexity of the transportation problems.

 6         (2)  VOTING MEMBERSHIP.--

 7         (a)  The voting membership of an M.P.O. shall consist

 8  of not fewer than 5 or more than 19 apportioned members, the

 9  exact number to be determined on an equitable

10  geographic-population ratio basis by the Governor, based on an

11  agreement among the affected units of general-purpose local

12  government as required by federal rules and regulations. The

13  Governor, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. s. 134, as amended by

14  the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,

15  may also provide for M.P.O. members who represent

16  municipalities to alternate with representatives from other

17  municipalities within the designated urban area that do not

18  have members on the M.P.O. County commission members shall

19  compose not less than one-third of the M.P.O. membership,

20  except for an M.P.O. with more than 15 members located in a

21  county with a five-member county commission or an M.P.O. with

22  19 members located in a county with no more than 6 county

23  commissioners, in which case county commission members may

24  compose less than one-third percent of the M.P.O. membership,

25  but all county commissioners must be members. All voting

26  members shall be elected officials of general-purpose

27  governments, except that an M.P.O. may include, as part of its

28  apportioned voting members, a member of a statutorily

29  authorized planning board, or an official of an agency that

30  operates or administers a major mode of transportation, or an

31  official of the Spaceport Florida Authority.  In metropolitan

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 1  areas in which authorities or other agencies have been, or may

 2  be, created by law to perform transportation functions that

 3  are not under the jurisdiction of a general-purpose local

 4  government represented on the M.P.O., they shall be provided

 5  voting membership on the M.P.O.  The county commission shall

 6  compose not less than 20 percent of the M.P.O. membership if

 7  an official of an agency that operates or administers a major

 8  mode of transportation has been appointed to an M.P.O.

 9         (5)  POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES.--The powers,

10  privileges, and authority of an M.P.O. are those specified in

11  this section or incorporated in an interlocal agreement

12  authorized under s. 163.01.  Each M.P.O. shall perform all

13  acts required by federal or state laws or rules, now and

14  subsequently applicable, which are necessary to qualify for

15  federal aid. It is the intent of this section that each M.P.O.

16  shall be involved in the planning and programming of

17  transportation facilities, including, but not limited to,

18  airports, intercity and high-speed rail lines, seaports, and

19  intermodal facilities, to the extent permitted by state or

20  federal law.

21         (b)  In developing the long-range transportation plan

22  and the transportation improvement program required under

23  paragraph (a), each M.P.O. must, at a minimum, consider:

24         1.  The preservation of existing transportation

25  facilities and, where practical, ways to meet transportation

26  needs by using existing facilities more efficiently;

27         2.  The consistency of transportation planning with

28  applicable federal, state, and local energy conservation

29  programs, goals, and objectives;

30         3.  The need to relieve congestion and prevent

31  congestion from occurring where it does not yet occur;

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 1         4.  The likely effect of transportation policy

 2  decisions on land use and development and the consistency of

 3  transportation plans and programs with all applicable

 4  short-term and long-term land use and development plans;

 5         5.  The programming of transportation enhancement

 6  activities as required by federal law;

 7         6.  The effect of all transportation projects to be

 8  undertaken in the metropolitan area, without regard to whether

 9  such projects are publicly funded;

10         7.  The provision of access to seaports, airports,

11  spaceports, intermodal transportation facilities, major

12  freight distribution routes, national and state parks,

13  recreation areas, monuments and historic sites, and military

14  installations;

15         8.  The need for roads within the metropolitan area to

16  efficiently connect with roads outside the metropolitan area;

17         9.  The transportation needs identified through the use

18  of transportation management systems required by federal or

19  state law;

20         10.  The preservation of rights-of-way for construction

21  of future transportation projects, including the

22  identification of unused rights-of-way that may be needed for

23  future transportation corridors and the identification of

24  corridors for which action is most needed to prevent

25  destruction or loss;

26         11.  Any available methods to enhance the efficient

27  movement of freight;

28         12.  The use of life-cycle costs in the design and

29  engineering of bridges, tunnels, or pavement;

30         13.  The overall social, economic, energy, and

31  environmental effects of transportation decisions;

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 1         14.  Any available methods to expand or enhance transit

 2  services and increase the use of such services; and

 3         15.  The possible allocation of capital investments to

 4  increase security for transit systems.

 5         (6)  LONG-RANGE PLAN.--Each M.P.O. must develop a

 6  long-range transportation plan that addresses at least a

 7  20-year planning horizon. The plan must include both

 8  long-range and short-range strategies and must comply with all

 9  other state and federal requirements. The long-range plan must

10  be consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with future

11  land use elements and the goals, objectives, and policies of

12  the approved local government comprehensive plans of the units

13  of local government located within the jurisdiction of the

14  M.P.O. The approved long-range plan must be considered by

15  local governments in the development of the transportation

16  elements in local government comprehensive plans and any

17  amendments thereto. The long-range plan must, at a minimum:

18         (a)  Identify transportation facilities, including, but

19  not limited to, major roadways, airports, seaports,

20  spaceports, commuter rail systems, transit systems, and

21  intermodal or multimodal terminals that will function as an

22  integrated metropolitan transportation system.  The long-range

23  plan must give emphasis to those transportation facilities

24  that serve national, statewide, or regional functions, and

25  must consider the goals and objectives identified in the

26  Florida Transportation Plan as provided in s. 339.155.

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28  In the development of its long-range plan, each M.P.O. must

29  provide affected public agencies, representatives of

30  transportation agency employees, private providers of

31  transportation, other interested parties, and members of the

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 1  general public with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the

 2  long-range plan. The long-range plan must be approved by the

 3  M.P.O.

 4         (7)  TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.--Each M.P.O.

 5  shall, in cooperation with the state and affected public

 6  transportation operators, develop a transportation improvement

 7  program for the area within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O.  In

 8  the development of the transportation improvement program,

 9  each M.P.O. must provide affected public transit agencies,

10  representatives of transportation agency employees, private

11  providers of transportation, other interested parties, and

12  members of the general public with a reasonable opportunity to

13  comment on the transportation improvement program.

14         (a)  Each M.P.O. is responsible for developing,

15  annually, a list of project priorities and a transportation

16  improvement program. The transportation improvement program

17  will be used to initiate federally aided transportation

18  facilities and improvements as well as other transportation

19  facilities and improvements including transit, rail, aviation,

20  spaceport, and port facilities to be funded from the State

21  Transportation Trust Fund within its metropolitan area in

22  accordance with existing and subsequent federal and state laws

23  and rules and regulations related thereto.  The transportation

24  improvement program shall be consistent, to the maximum extent

25  feasible, with the approved local government comprehensive

26  plans of the units of local government whose boundaries are

27  within the metropolitan area of the M.P.O.

28         (c)  The transportation improvement program must, at a

29  minimum:

30         1.  Include projects and project phases to be funded

31  with state or federal funds within the time period of the

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 1  transportation improvement program and which are recommended

 2  for advancement during the next fiscal year and 4 subsequent

 3  fiscal years.  Such projects and project phases must be

 4  consistent, to the maximum extent feasible, with the approved

 5  local government comprehensive plans of the units of local

 6  government located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O.  For

 7  informational purposes, the transportation improvement program

 8  shall also include a list of projects to be funded from local

 9  or private revenues.

10         2.  Include projects within the metropolitan area which

11  are proposed for funding under 23 U.S.C. s. 134 of the Federal

12  Transit Act and which are consistent with the long-range plan

13  developed under subsection (6).

14         3.  Provide a financial plan that demonstrates how the

15  transportation improvement program can be implemented;

16  indicates the resources, both public and private, that are

17  reasonably expected to be available to accomplish the program;

18  and recommends any innovative financing techniques that may be

19  used to fund needed projects and programs.  Such techniques

20  may include the assessment of tolls, the use of value capture

21  financing, or the use of congestion pricing.  The

22  transportation improvement program may include a project or

23  project phase only if full funding can reasonably be

24  anticipated to be available for the project or project phase

25  within the time period contemplated for completion of the

26  project or project phase.

27         4.  Group projects and project phases of similar

28  urgency and anticipated staging into appropriate staging

29  periods.

30         5.  Indicate how the transportation improvement program

31  relates to the long-range plan developed under subsection (6),

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 1  including providing examples of specific projects or project

 2  phases that further the goals and policies of the long-range

 3  plan.

 4         6.  Indicate whether any project or project phase is

 5  inconsistent with an approved comprehensive plan of a unit of

 6  local government located within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O.

 7  If a project is inconsistent with an affected comprehensive

 8  plan, the M.P.O. must provide justification for including the

 9  project in the transportation improvement program.

10         7.  Indicate how the improvements are consistent, to

11  the maximum extent feasible, with affected seaport, and

12  airport, and spaceport master plans and with public transit

13  development plans of the units of local government located

14  within the jurisdiction of the M.P.O.

15         (9)  AGREEMENTS.--

16         (a)  Each M.P.O. shall execute the following written

17  agreements, which shall be reviewed, and updated as necessary,

18  every 5 years:

19         1.  An agreement with the department clearly

20  establishing the cooperative relationship essential to

21  accomplish the transportation planning requirements of state

22  and federal law.

23         2.  An agreement with the metropolitan and regional

24  intergovernmental coordination and review agencies serving the

25  metropolitan areas, specifying the means by which activities

26  will be coordinated and how transportation planning and

27  programming will be part of the comprehensive planned

28  development of the area.

29         3.  An agreement with operators of public

30  transportation systems, including transit systems, commuter

31  rail systems, airports, and seaports, and spaceports,

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 1  describing the means by which activities will be coordinated

 2  and specifying how public transit, commuter rail, aviation,

 3  and seaport, and aerospace planning and programming will be

 4  part of the comprehensive planned development of the

 5  metropolitan area.

 6         Section 10.  Commission on the Future of Aeronautics

 7  and Space in Florida.--

 8         (1)  The Legislature finds that the aviation and

 9  aerospace industries comprise an important segment of

10  Florida's present and future economy. Yet, there exists

11  intense nationwide competition for future development of these

12  industries. The state has the resources to help these

13  industries meet the challenges and opportunities of

14  competition and to establish itself as a prime location for

15  aviation and aerospace industries, thus creating a prime

16  environment for economic development and employment

17  opportunities. However, effective action and the necessary

18  coordination of resources must be based on a reliable

19  assessment of the present climate for such industries in the

20  state. Further, the various options available for legislative

21  action should be carefully considered.

22         (2)  There is created the Commission on the Future of

23  Aeronautics and Space in Florida. The commission shall be

24  composed of the following 11 members:

25         (a)  The chairs of the Transportation Committees of the

26  Senate and the House of Representatives.

27         (b)  A representative of the Aviation Office of the

28  Department of Transportation, appointed by the Secretary of

29  Transportation.

30         (c)  A representative of the Spaceport Florida

31  Authority, appointed by the board of supervisors of the

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 1  authority.

 2         (d)  Two members appointed by the Governor who are not

 3  members of the Legislature.

 4         (e)  Two members appointed by the President of the

 5  Senate.

 6         (f)  Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House

 7  of Representatives.

 8         (g)  An active manager of an airport in Florida

 9  appointed by the Florida Airport Manager's Association.

10         (3)  The members appointed pursuant to paragraphs

11  (2)(d), (e), and (f), shall be selected so as to equitably

12  provide knowledge concerning and experience in the following

13  areas:  commercial aviation; aviation manufacturing; aviation

14  operations and maintenance; aerospace manufacturing; aerospace

15  operations and maintenance; and aeronautics-related education.

16         (4)  The members of the commission shall be appointed

17  within 30 days after the effective date of this act. The

18  commission shall serve until adjournment sine die of the 2001

19  Regular Session of the Legislature. Vacancies on the

20  commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original

21  appointment.

22         (5)  Upon appointment of its members, the commission

23  shall meet to organize and select a chair and vice chair.

24  Meetings shall be held upon the call of the chair, but not

25  less frequently than quarterly.

26         (6)  The members of the commission shall serve without

27  compensation but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for per

28  diem and travel expenses as provided in section 112.061,

29  Florida Statutes. The Department of Transportation shall

30  provide administrative staff support and travel and per diem

31  expenses for the commission.

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 1         (7)  The commission shall:

 2         (a)  Survey current state and local laws, ordinances,

 3  and rules that affect the development and regulation of the

 4  aviation and aerospace industries in Florida and recommend

 5  ways in which these regulations can be streamlined and revised

 6  to operate more efficiently. The commission should also

 7  consider whether regulation and oversight in the fields of

 8  aviation and aerospace should be centralized under one

 9  governmental agency.

10         (b)  Examine the ways in which aviation and aerospace

11  industries, including the component elements of manufacturing,

12  assembly, marketing, servicing, maintenance, logistical

13  support, human resources, and related research and

14  development, can be attracted to locate permanently in the

15  state, and recommend actions that can be taken by state and

16  local governments to accomplish this goal.

17         (c)  Review existing studies to evaluate the

18  availability of commercial air services in Florida, identify

19  underserved locations, and recommend actions that can be taken

20  to improve the availability, efficiency, and economy of the

21  state's commercial air services.

22         (d)  Identify the advances that can be expected in the

23  future in aeronautics and aerospace operations, air transport,

24  aeronautical education, and other aeronautical areas, and make

25  recommendations regarding how the state can anticipate,

26  encourage, and accommodate such advances.

27         (e)  Identify aid that is available at the federal

28  level to assist in efforts to improve Florida's aeronautical

29  and aerospace competitive position, and recommend ways in

30  which the state can be most effective in obtaining that aid.

31         (f)  Determine whether Florida's secondary and

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    Bill No. CS for SB 2540

    Amendment No.    





 1  postsecondary schools are producing a highly qualified

 2  workforce in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of the

 3  aviation and aerospace industries.

 4         (8)  The commission shall prepare a preliminary report

 5  of its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2000, and a

 6  final report by January 15, 2001. Copies of the reports shall

 7  be submitted to the Governor, the President and the Minority

 8  Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the Minority Leader

 9  of the House of Representatives. After submission of the final

10  report, members of the commission may, with the approval of

11  the chair, receive reimbursement pursuant to subsection (6)

12  for travel necessary to consult with the Legislature

13  concerning issues raised by, and implementation of, the final

14  report, until termination of the commission.

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16  (Redesignate subsequent sections.)

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 1, line 3, after the first semicolon,

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23  insert:

24         amending s. 330.30, F.S.; exempting certain

25         spaceports from a provision of law relating to

26         the approval of airport sites and the licensing

27         of airports; amending s. 331.303, F.S.;

28         revising definitions with respect to the

29         Spaceport Florida Authority Act; amending s.

30         331.304, F.S.; revising the boundaries of

31         spaceport territory; amending s. 331.360, F.S.;

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 2540

    Amendment No.    





 1         providing for the development of a spaceport

 2         master plan; creating s. 332.008, F.S.;

 3         providing limitation on the application of

 4         chapter 332, F.S.; amending s. 334.03, F.S.;

 5         redefining the term "transportation facility";

 6         amending s. 334.30, F.S.; authorizing a fixed

 7         guideway transportation system operating within

 8         the Department of Transportation's right-of-way

 9         to operate at any safe speed; amending s.

10         339.155, F.S.; revising a provision of law

11         governing transportation planning to include

12         reference to spaceport master plans; amending

13         s. 339.175, F.S.; including reference to

14         spaceports and aerospace development with

15         respect to metropolitan planning organizations;

16         creating the Commission on the Future of

17         Aeronautics and Space in Florida; providing for

18         qualifications and appointment of members;

19         directing the commission to study and make

20         recommendations regarding specified areas

21         relating to aeronautics and aerospace in the

22         state; requiring reports;

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