Florida Senate - 2009                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. HB 1021, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Lynn moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (340096) 
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    3         Delete lines 57 - 77
    4  and insert:
    5  activities. The institute shall be led by Embry-Riddle
    6  Aeronautical University and Florida Institute of Technology and
    7  shall include other public and private postsecondary academic
    8  institutions within and outside the state. The institute,
    9  through its partner institutions, shall support research focus
   10  areas including, but not limited to, spaceport licensing and
   11  safety; range and airspace management systems development,
   12  simulation, and qualification; spaceflight human factors issues;
   13  spaceflight passenger, crew, and technician training and
   14  certification; launch vehicle safety analysis; materials science
   15  for spaceflight; spaceport instrumentation, technologies, and
   16  processes; and other topics which may be of interest to the
   17  Federal Aviation Administration.
   18         (2) The institute shall be established in phases, with the
   19  initial phase focused on developing a management structure,
   20  establishing a formal relationship with the Federal Aviation
   21  Administration, and forming partnerships with academic
   22  institutions and industry. The institute shall provide a
   23  quarterly report to the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic
   24  Development on the institute’s activities, relationship status
   25  with the Federal Aviation Administration, research, and
   26  partnerships. Any monies provided by government or private
   27  industry directly to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University or
   28  Florida Institute of Technology are not a part of the Institute
   29  but shall remain as an allocation intended for each institution.
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