SENATE AMENDMENT
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 Senator Sebesta moved the following amendment:
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18 Section 1. Section 332.14, Florida Statutes, is
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20 332.14 Secure Airports for Florida's Economy
21 Council.--
22 (1) This section shall be known by the popular name
23 the "Secure Airports for Florida's Economy Act" or the "SAFE
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25 (2) The Secure Airports for Florida's Economy (SAFE)
26 Council is created within the Department of Transportation.
27 The council shall consist of the following 27 members:
28 (a) The airport director, or his or her designee, of
29 each of the following airports:
30 1. Daytona Beach International Airport.
31 2. Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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1 3. Gainesville Regional Airport.
2 4. Jacksonville International Airport.
3 5. Key West International Airport.
4 6. Melbourne International Airport.
5 7. Miami International Airport.
6 8. Naples Municipal Airport.
7 9. Okaloosa County Regional Airport.
8 10. Orlando International Airport.
9 11. Orlando-Sanford International Airport.
10 12. Palm Beach County International Airport.
11 13. Panama City-Bay County International Airport.
12 14. Pensacola Regional Airport.
13 15. Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
14 16. Southwest Florida International Airport.
15 17. St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.
16 18. Tallahassee Regional Airport.
17 19. Tampa International Airport.
18 (b) The executive directors of two general aviation
19 airports appointed by the Florida Airports Council.
20 (c) The secretary of the Department of Transportation
21 or his or her designee.
22 (d) The director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and
23 Economic Development or his or her designee.
24 (e) The secretary of the Department of Community
25 Affairs or his or her designee.
26 (f) The Executive Director of the Department of Law
27 Enforcement or his or her designee.
28 (g) A representative of the airline industry appointed
29 by the Air Transport Association.
30 (h) A representative of the general aviation industry
31 appointed by the Florida Aviation Trades Association.
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1 (3) Members of the council shall serve without
2 compensation but are entitled to receive reimbursement for per
3 diem and travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. The
4 council may elect to hire an administrative staff to provide
5 services to the council on matters relating to the SAFE Act
6 and the council.
7 (4) The council shall adopt bylaws governing the
8 manner in which the business of the council will be conducted.
9 The bylaws shall specify the procedure by which the chair of
10 the council is elected. The council shall meet at the call of
11 its chair, at the request of a majority of its membership, or
12 at such times as may be prescribed in its bylaws. However, the
13 council must meet at least twice a year. All members of the
14 council are voting members. A majority of voting members of
15 the council constitutes a quorum for the purpose of
16 transacting the business of the council. A vote of the
17 majority of the members present is sufficient for any action
18 of the council, except that a member representing the
19 Department of Transportation, the Department of Community
20 Affairs, the Department of Law Enforcement, or the Office of
21 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development may vote to overrule
22 any action of the council approving a project pursuant to
23 paragraph (7)(a). The bylaws of the council may require a
24 greater vote for a particular action.
25 (5)(a) The council shall prepare a 5-year SAFE Master
26 Plan defining the goals and objectives of the council
27 concerning the development of airport facilities and an
28 intermodal transportation system consistent with the goals of
29 the Florida Transportation Plan developed pursuant to s.
30 339.155. The SAFE Master Plan shall include specific
31 recommendations for:
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1 1. The acquisition and construction of transportation
2 facilities connecting any airport to another transportation
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4 2. The acquisition and construction of transportation
5 facilities or airport facilities for the purpose of protecting
6 the safety and security of passengers and cargo, enhancing
7 international trade, promoting cargo flow, increasing
8 enplanements, increasing airport revenues, and providing
9 economic benefits to the state.
10 (b) The council shall update the 5-year SAFE Master
11 Plan annually and shall submit the plan, no later than
12 February 1 of each year, to the President of the Senate, the
13 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Department of
14 Transportation, the Department of Community Affairs, the
15 Department of Law Enforcement, and the Office of Tourism,
16 Trade, and Economic Development.
17 (6) The council shall develop programs, based on an
18 examination of existing programs in Florida and other states,
19 for the training of minorities and secondary school students
20 in job skills associated with employment opportunities in the
21 aviation industry. Annually, the council shall report on the
22 progress of these programs and make recommendations for
23 further action to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
24 of the House of Representatives.
25 (7) The SAFE council may utilize, as appropriate and
26 with legislative spending authorization, any federal, state,
27 and local government contributions as well as private
28 donations to fund SAFE Master Plan projects.
29 (a) The council shall adopt rules for evaluating
30 projects which may be funded under this act. The rules shall
31 provide criteria for evaluating the economic benefit of the
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1 project, measured by the potential for the proposed project to
2 maintain or increase airport security, enplanements, cargo
3 flow, international commerce, airport revenues, and the number
4 of jobs for the airport's local community.
5 (b) The council shall review and approve or disapprove
6 each project eligible to be funded pursuant to this act. The
7 council shall annually submit a list of projects which have
8 been approved by the council to the Secretary of
9 Transportation, the Secretary of Community Affairs, the
10 Executive Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, and
11 the director of the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
12 Development. The list shall specify the recommended funding
13 level for each project, and, if staged implementation of the
14 project is appropriate, the funding requirements for each
15 stage shall be specified.
16 1. The Department of Community Affairs shall review
17 the list of projects approved by the council to determine
18 consistency with approved local government comprehensive plans
19 of the units of local government in which the airport is
20 located and consistency with the airport master plan. The
21 Department of Community Affairs shall identify and notify the
22 council of those projects which are not consistent, to the
23 maximum extent feasible, with such comprehensive plans and
24 airport master plans.
25 2. The Department of Transportation shall review the
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29 And the title is amended as follows:
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2 creating s. 332.14, F.S.; creating the "Secure
3 Airports for Florida's Economy Act" or "SAFE
4 Act"; creating the SAFE Council to recommend
5 transportation facility projects to the
6 Legislature; providing for membership,
7 organization, and staff support; providing for
8 a master plan of goals and objectives and
9 specific project recommendations; providing for
10 annual plan updates and submission of plan;
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