House Bill hb0329

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 329

        By Representative Baker






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to small aircraft

  3         transportation; providing legislative intent

  4         with respect to NASA's Small Aircraft

  5         Transportation System; providing an effective

  6         date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Small Aircraft Transportation System;

11  legislative intent.--

12         (1)  The Legislature recognizes that the State of

13  Florida has an opportunity to participate with the National

14  Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation

15  Administration, the aircraft industry, and various

16  universities as partners to provide Florida with improved

17  transportation access and mobility for all of its communities,

18  rural and urban alike, by participating in NASA's Small

19  Aircraft Transportation System. The Legislature recognizes

20  that state support can be leveraged with current federal and

21  industry resources to provide an infrastructure that utilizes

22  the state's network of 129 public-use airports and provides a

23  transportation system capable of competing with the automobile

24  in both convenience and affordability.

25         (2)  The Legislature hereby expresses its commitment,

26  through participation in the Small Aircraft Transportation

27  System, to:

28         (a)  Improve travel choices, mobility, and

29  accessibility for the citizens of the state.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 329

    746-107B-02






  1         (b)  Enhance economic growth and competitiveness for

  2  the rural and remote communities of the state through improved

  3  transportation choices.

  4         (c)  Maintain the state's leadership and proactive role

  5  in aviation and aerospace through active involvement in

  6  advancing aviation technology infrastructure and capabilities.

  7         (d)  Take advantage of federal programs that can bring

  8  investments in technology, research, and infrastructure

  9  capable of enhancing competitiveness and opportunities for

10  industry and workforce development.

11         (e)  Participate in opportunities that can place the

12  state's industries and communities in a first-to-market

13  advantage when developing, implementing, and proving new

14  technologies which have the potential to satisfy requirements

15  for the public good.

16         (f)  Participate as partners with the National

17  Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation

18  Administration, the aircraft industry, local governments, and

19  those universities which comprise the Southeast SATSLab

20  Consortium to implement a Small Aircraft Transportation System

21  infrastructure as a statewide network of airports to support

22  the commitments described in paragraphs (a)-(e).

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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26                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Expresses the intent of the Legislature to participate in
28    NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System.

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