| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the state executive aircraft pool; |
| 3 | amending s. 287.161, F.S.; removing limitations on the |
| 4 | amount charged for aircraft travel and on the deposit and |
| 5 | use of fees collected; removing an expiration date; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 287.161, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 287.161 Executive aircraft pool; assignment of aircraft; |
| 13 | charge for transportation.-- |
| 14 | (1) There is created within the Department of Management |
| 15 | Services an executive aircraft pool consisting of state-owned |
| 16 | aircraft for the purpose of furnishing executive air travel. |
| 17 | Such aircraft shall not be a model in excess of a two-engine |
| 18 | jet. Aircraft included in the executive aircraft pool may not be |
| 19 | specifically assigned to any department or agency on any basis. |
| 20 | (2) The Department of Management Services shall charge all |
| 21 | persons receiving transportation from the executive aircraft |
| 22 | pool a rate not less than the mileage allowance fixed by the |
| 23 | Legislature for the use of privately owned vehicles. However, |
| 24 | state employees traveling on a space-available basis may not be |
| 25 | charged more than the vehicle mileage allowance. |
| 26 | (3) Fees collected for persons traveling by aircraft in |
| 27 | the executive aircraft pool shall be deposited into the Bureau |
| 28 | of Aircraft Trust Fund and shall be expended for fuel, |
| 29 | maintenance, or other costs incurred in accordance with rules |
| 30 | adopted pursuant to s. 287.16. |
| 31 | (2)(4) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (2) |
| 32 | and (3) and for the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, The Department |
| 33 | of Management Services shall charge all persons receiving |
| 34 | transportation from the executive aircraft pool a rate not less |
| 35 | than the mileage allowance fixed by the Legislature for the use |
| 36 | of privately owned vehicles. Fees collected for persons |
| 37 | traveling by aircraft in the executive aircraft pool shall be |
| 38 | deposited into the Bureau of Aircraft Trust Fund and shall be |
| 39 | expended for costs incurred to operate the aircraft management |
| 40 | activities of the department. It is the intent of the |
| 41 | Legislature that the executive aircraft pool be operated on a |
| 42 | full cost recovery basis, less available funds. This subsection |
| 43 | expires July 1, 2004. |
| 44 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. |