HR 9141 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 17, 2003, as Aviation Day
3	in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, the aviation industry is one of the cornerstones
6	of Florida’s economy, with 19 commercial service airports and
7	111 general aviation airports that are open to the public and
8	more than 550 private airports, and
9	WHEREAS, Florida’s airports provide nearly $90 billion
10	annually in economic activity, and its aviation industry
11	supports over one million jobs that generate more than $26
12	billion in annual payroll, and
13	WHEREAS, Florida has the largest flight training industry
14	in the world, and
15	WHEREAS, Florida’s commercial service airports provide
16	nonstop scheduled service to 160 domestic and international
17	destinations, serve 110 million passengers annually, handle 6
18	percent of the nation’s air cargo, and carry in excess of 50
19	percent of the visitors that come to the state each year, and
20	WHEREAS, each year, Florida’s general aviation aircraft
21	bring 9 million visitors to the state, and its general aviation
22	airports house 14,000 aircraft, comprising 6 percent of the
23	nation’s general aviation fleet, and accommodate 7 million
24	takeoffs and landings yearly, ranking Florida second in the
25	nation in this area, NOW, THEREFORE,
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27	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
28	Florida:
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30	That the Members of the House of Representatives
31	enthusiastically acknowledge the outstanding contributions made
32	by the more than one million employees of the aviation industry
33	of the state and are pleased to recognize April 17, 2003, as
34	Aviation Day in Florida.