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.