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    Florida Senate - 2005                           CS for SB 1026

    By the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Services





    577-1750-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the aerospace industry;

  3         creating the Commission on the Future of Space

  4         in Florida; providing for membership and

  5         organization of the commission; providing

  6         procedures for action by the commission;

  7         authorizing the commission to appoint an

  8         executive director; providing for

  9         administrative and staff assistance from the

10         Department of Transportation; providing for

11         compensation of consultants; providing duties

12         of the commission; requiring the commission to

13         identify, examine, and review certain

14         information related to aerospace and the

15         aerospace industry; authorizing the commission

16         to appoint technical advisory committees;

17         authorizing reimbursement of travel expenses;

18         requiring a certain number of meetings in

19         various regions of the state; directing certain

20         agencies and requesting other agencies to

21         render assistance and cooperation; requiring

22         preliminary and final reports; requiring the

23         Department of Transportation to prepare

24         legislative recommendations consistent with the

25         report; abolishing the commission; providing an

26         expiration date; providing for an

27         appropriation; providing an effective date.

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29         WHEREAS, the aerospace industry comprises an important

30  segment of Florida's present and future economy, and

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 1         WHEREAS, intense nationwide and international

 2  competition for the future development of this industry is

 3  already underway, and

 4         WHEREAS, the diversification of Florida's commercial,

 5  civil, and military aerospace industry and the strengthening

 6  of Florida's space-related research and development

 7  initiatives, including initiatives related to commercial,

 8  civil, and military space, are critical components of the

 9  future of Florida's aerospace industry, and

10         WHEREAS, Florida must ensure that the state is

11  optimally positioned for NASA's new Vision for Space

12  Exploration, and

13         WHEREAS, effective action and the necessary

14  coordination of Florida's space-related resources must be

15  based on a reliable assessment of the present climate for the

16  aerospace industry in the state, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds there is a need to

18  comprehensively consider the various options available for

19  legislative action related to the multibillion-dollar

20  aerospace industry in this state, NOW, THEREFORE,

21  

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

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24         Section 1.  Commission on the Future of Space in

25  Florida.--

26         (1)  The Commission on the Future of Space in Florida

27  is created. The commission shall be composed of 13 voting

28  members, 7 of whom are appointed by the Governor, 3 of whom

29  are appointed by the President of the Senate, and 3 of whom

30  are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

31  In consultation with the Florida Congressional Delegation, the

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 1  Governor shall appoint two members of the delegation or their

 2  designees to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the

 3  commission. In addition, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of

 4  Transportation, executive director of the Florida Space

 5  Authority, and director of the Agency for Workforce Innovation

 6  or their designees shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting

 7  members of the commission. The Governor's appointments must

 8  include at least one appointment from seven of the following

 9  groups:

10         (a)  Aerospace manufacturing.

11         (b)  Aerospace operations and maintenance.

12         (c)  Aerospace finance.

13         (d)  Aerospace research.

14         (e)  Aerospace defense.

15         (f)  Commercial aerospace services.

16         (g)  An aerospace business with fewer than 250

17  employees.

18         (h)  Enterprise Florida, Inc.

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20  The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

21  Representatives shall each select one appointee from three of

22  the groups listed in paragraphs (a)-(h) and, in addition,

23  shall each appoint one member from their respective chambers

24  of the Legislature to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.

25  Appointments under this subsection shall be made before July

26  31, 2005, and the first meeting shall be held no later than

27  September 1, 2005. The chair of the commission shall be

28  elected from among the voting members by majority vote of the

29  membership at its first meeting. Meetings shall be held upon

30  the call of the chair but not less frequently than monthly.

31  Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission

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 1  shall be filled in the same manner as the original

 2  appointment.

 3         (2)  Each voting member of the commission is entitled

 4  to one vote, and action of the commission requires a majority

 5  vote of the voting members present. Action may not be taken if

 6  less than a majority of all voting members is present.

 7         (3)  The commission may appoint an executive director

 8  who shall report to the commission and serve at its pleasure.

 9  The Department of Transportation shall provide the commission

10  and the executive director with staff assistance. The

11  department may, upon the request of the commission, pay

12  compensation to consultants if such costs can be funded from

13  the appropriation provided for in this act.

14         (4)  The commission shall:

15         (a)  Identify the current and future opportunities in

16  aerospace operations, aerospace transport, aerospace

17  education, aerospace tourism, and other aerospace areas and

18  make recommendations for how the state can capitalize on such

19  opportunities.

20         (b)  Review current federal, state, and local laws,

21  ordinances, and rules that affect the aerospace industry in

22  the state and recommend actions that will promote growth and

23  diversification of the industry.

24         (c)  Examine the state's space-related policies and

25  programs and recommend needed changes, including the possible

26  restructuring of state space-related entities.

27         (d)  Examine the ways in which aerospace industries,

28  including the component elements of manufacturing, assembly,

29  marketing, servicing, maintenance, logistical support, human

30  resources, and related research and development, can be

31  attracted to locate permanently or expand in the state and

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 1  recommend actions that can be taken by the state and local

 2  governments to accomplish this goal, including, but not

 3  limited to, possible financing alternatives.

 4         (e)  Review existing studies to evaluate aerospace in

 5  the state, identify underserved resources, and recommend

 6  actions that can be taken to improve the competitiveness,

 7  availability, efficiency, and economy of the aerospace

 8  industry of the state.

 9         (f)  Identify federal aid available to improve the

10  state's aerospace infrastructure and services and recommend

11  strategies to obtain such aid.

12         (g)  Determine whether the state's secondary and

13  postsecondary schools are producing graduates who meet the

14  workforce needs of the state's aerospace industry and

15  recommend strategies to improve meeting those needs.

16         (5)  The commission may appoint technical advisory

17  committees. Commission members and the members of any

18  technical advisory committees may not receive remuneration for

19  their services, but members other than public officers and

20  employees are entitled to be reimbursed by the Department of

21  Transportation for travel and per diem expenses in accordance

22  with section 112.061, Florida Statutes. Public officers and

23  employees shall be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses

24  by their respective agencies in accordance with section

25  112.061, Florida Statutes.

26         (6)  The commission must hold at least five public

27  hearings in different regions of the state to solicit input

28  from the public on the future of space in the state.

29         (7)  All agencies under the control of the Governor are

30  directed and all other agencies are requested to render

31  assistance and cooperation to the commission.

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 1         (8)  The commission shall prepare a preliminary report

 2  of its findings and recommendations by January 16, 2006, and a

 3  final report with specific recommendations by January 30,

 4  2006. The Department of Transportation shall prepare

 5  legislative recommendations consistent with the commission's

 6  reports for consideration by the Legislature at the 2006

 7  Regular Session. Copies of the reports shall be submitted to

 8  the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of

 9  the House of Representatives.

10         (9)  The commission is abolished, and this section

11  expires, on May 31, 2006.

12         Section 2.  The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from

13  the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation

14  for the purpose of implementing this act during the 2005-2006

15  fiscal year.

16         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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18          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
19                         Senate Bill 1026

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21  The committee substitute differs from the bill as filed in
    that it:
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    --   Designates the executive director of the Florida Space
23       Authority (FSA) as an ex officio, non-voting member of
         the commission, and deletes an FSA representative from
24       the groups from which commission appointments may be
         made;
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    --   Includes two additional groups for appointment to the
26       commission: Aerospace Defense and Aerospace Business with
         less than 250 employees;
27  
    --   Delays the due date of the commission's preliminary
28       report from December 31, 2005, to January 16, 2006, and
         the final report from January 15, 2006, to January 30,
29       2006; and

30  --   Extends the expiration date of the commission from
         January 16, 2006, until May 31, 2006.
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