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By the Committees on Transportation and Economic Development
Appropriations; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; and
Commerce and Consumer Services
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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 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
11 Development; providing for compensation of
12 consultants; providing duties of the
13 commission; requiring the commission to
14 identify, examine, and review certain
15 information related to aerospace and the
16 aerospace industry; authorizing the commission
17 to appoint technical advisory committees;
18 authorizing reimbursement of travel expenses;
19 requiring a certain number of meetings in
20 various regions of the state; directing certain
21 agencies and requesting other agencies to
22 render assistance and cooperation; requiring
23 preliminary and final reports; requiring the
24 Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
25 Development to prepare legislative
26 recommendations consistent with the report;
27 abolishing the commission; providing an
28 expiration date; providing appropriations;
29 providing an effective date.
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1 WHEREAS, the aerospace industry comprises an important
2 segment of Florida's present and future economy, and
3 WHEREAS, intense nationwide and international
4 competition for the future development of this industry is
5 already underway, and
6 WHEREAS, the diversification of Florida's commercial,
7 civil, and military aerospace industry and the strengthening
8 of Florida's space-related research and development
9 initiatives, including initiatives related to commercial,
10 civil, and military space, are critical components of the
11 future of Florida's aerospace industry, and
12 WHEREAS, Florida must ensure that the state is
13 optimally positioned for NASA's new Vision for Space
14 Exploration, and
15 WHEREAS, effective action and the necessary
16 coordination of Florida's space-related resources must be
17 based on a reliable assessment of the present climate for the
18 aerospace industry in the state, and
19 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds there is a need to
20 comprehensively consider the various options available for
21 legislative action related to the multibillion-dollar
22 aerospace industry in this state, NOW, THEREFORE,
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24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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26 Section 1. Commission on the Future of Space in
27 Florida.--
28 (1) The Commission on the Future of Space in Florida
29 is created. The commission shall be composed of 15 voting
30 members, 9 of whom are appointed by the Governor, 3 of whom
31 are appointed by the President of the Senate, and 3 of whom
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1 are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2 In consultation with the Florida Congressional Delegation, the
3 Governor shall appoint two members of the delegation or their
4 designees to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the
5 commission. In addition, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
6 Transportation, executive director of the Florida Space
7 Authority, and director of the Agency for Workforce Innovation
8 or their designees shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting
9 members of the commission. The Governor's appointments must
10 include one appointment from each of the following groups:
11 (a) Aerospace manufacturing.
12 (b) Aerospace operations and maintenance.
13 (c) Aerospace finance.
14 (d) Aerospace research.
15 (e) Aerospace defense.
16 (f) Commercial aerospace services.
17 (g) An aerospace business with fewer than 250
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19 (h) Enterprise Florida, Inc.
20 (i) Aerospace education.
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22 The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
23 Representatives shall each select one appointee from three of
24 the groups listed in paragraphs (a)-(i) and, in addition,
25 shall each appoint one member from their respective chambers
26 of the Legislature to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members.
27 Appointments under this subsection shall be made before July
28 31, 2005, and the first meeting shall be held no later than
29 September 1, 2005. The chair of the commission shall be
30 elected from among the voting members by majority vote of the
31 membership at its first meeting. Meetings shall be held upon
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1 the call of the chair but not less frequently than monthly.
2 Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission
3 shall be filled in the same manner as the original
4 appointment.
5 (2) Each voting member of the commission is entitled
6 to one vote, and action of the commission requires a majority
7 vote of the voting members present. Action may not be taken if
8 less than a majority of all voting members is present.
9 (3) The commission may appoint an executive director
10 who shall report to the commission and serve at its pleasure.
11 The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development shall
12 provide the commission and the executive director with staff
13 assistance. The department may, upon the request of the
14 commission, pay compensation to consultants if such costs can
15 be funded from the appropriation provided for in this act.
16 (4) The commission shall:
17 (a) Identify the current and future opportunities in
18 aerospace operations, aerospace transport, aerospace
19 education, aerospace tourism, and other aerospace areas and
20 make recommendations for how the state can capitalize on such
21 opportunities.
22 (b) Review current federal, state, and local laws,
23 ordinances, and rules that affect the aerospace industry in
24 the state and recommend actions that will promote growth and
25 diversification of the industry.
26 (c) Examine the state's space-related policies and
27 programs and recommend needed changes, including the possible
28 restructuring of state space-related entities.
29 (d) Examine the ways in which aerospace industries,
30 including the component elements of manufacturing, assembly,
31 marketing, servicing, maintenance, logistical support, human
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1 resources, and related research and development, can be
2 attracted to locate permanently or expand in the state and
3 recommend actions that can be taken by the state and local
4 governments to accomplish this goal, including, but not
5 limited to, possible financing alternatives.
6 (e) Review existing studies to evaluate aerospace in
7 the state, identify underserved resources, and recommend
8 actions that can be taken to improve the competitiveness,
9 availability, efficiency, and economy of the aerospace
10 industry of the state.
11 (f) Identify federal aid available to improve the
12 state's aerospace infrastructure and services and recommend
13 strategies to obtain such aid.
14 (g) Determine whether the state's secondary and
15 postsecondary schools are producing graduates who meet the
16 workforce needs of the state's aerospace industry and
17 recommend strategies to improve meeting those needs.
18 (5) The commission may appoint technical advisory
19 committees. Commission members and the members of any
20 technical advisory committees may not receive remuneration for
21 their services, but members other than public officers and
22 employees are entitled to be reimbursed by the Office of
23 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for travel and per
24 diem expenses in accordance with section 112.061, Florida
25 Statutes. Public officers and employees shall be reimbursed
26 for travel and per diem expenses by their respective agencies
27 in accordance with section 112.061, Florida Statutes.
28 (6) The commission must hold at least five public
29 hearings in different regions of the state to solicit input
30 from the public on the future of space in the state.
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1 (7) All agencies under the control of the Governor are
2 directed and all other agencies are requested to render
3 assistance and cooperation to the commission.
4 (8) The commission shall prepare a preliminary report
5 of its findings and recommendations by January 16, 2006, and a
6 final report with specific recommendations by January 30,
7 2006. The Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
8 shall prepare legislative recommendations consistent with the
9 commission's reports for consideration by the Legislature at
10 the 2006 Regular Session. Copies of the reports shall be
11 submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
12 the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
13 (9) The commission is abolished, and this section
14 expires, on May 31, 2006.
15 Section 2. The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from
16 the State Transportation Trust Fund to the Department of
17 Transportation for transfer into the Economic Development
18 Trust Fund in the Executive Office of the Governor, Office of
19 Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development for Fiscal Year
20 2005-2006. The sum of $300,000 is appropriated from the
21 Economic Development Trust Fund to the Executive Office of the
22 Governor, Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development
23 for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 for the purpose of implementing this
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25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 CS/CS Senate Bill 1026
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4 This committee substitute for Senate Bill 1026 replaces the
Department of Transportation with the Office of Tourism, Trade
5 and Economic Development(OTTED) as the responsible entity for
providing staff and administrative support to the Commission
6 on the Future of Space in Florida. The committee substitute
also provides a $300,000 appropriation to OTTED, funded
7 through a transfer from the State Transportation Trust Fund
within the Department of Transportation, to support the
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