| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to Sebring Airport Authority, Highlands |
| 3 | County; amending chapter 2005-300, Laws of Florida; |
| 4 | revising powers of the authority; providing that the |
| 5 | authority may acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, |
| 6 | construct, reconstruct, improve, extend, enlarge, equip, |
| 7 | repair, maintain, and operate commercial and industrial |
| 8 | facilities; providing that the authority may establish, |
| 9 | operate, and maintain foreign-trade zone status under the |
| 10 | alternative site framework in DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, |
| 11 | Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and the Cities |
| 12 | of Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay; expanding the |
| 13 | power of the authority to purchase commodities or |
| 14 | contractual services; providing an effective date. |
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| 16 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 18 | Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 3, subsections (5) |
| 19 | and (14) of section 6, and section 8 of section 3 of chapter |
| 20 | 2005-300, Laws of Florida, are amended, and subsection (15) is |
| 21 | added to section 6 of section 3 of that chapter, to read: |
| 22 | Section 3. |
| 23 | (2) The Sebring Airport Authority is authorized to |
| 24 | exercise its powers over properties in addition to the Sebring |
| 25 | Regional Airport and Industrial Park so long as they are |
| 26 | exercised pursuant to contracts with other governmental entities |
| 27 | for the operation and supervision of other airports, airfields, |
| 28 | and related facilities. |
| 29 | Section 6. The Sebring Airport Authority is hereby |
| 30 | authorized and empowered: |
| 31 | (5) To acquire, lease as lessee or lessor, construct, |
| 32 | reconstruct, improve, extend, enlarge, equip, repair, maintain, |
| 33 | and operate any airport and other industrial facilities, |
| 34 | (including tire and automobile testing and racing,) and |
| 35 | commercial and industrial facilities, which may be located on |
| 36 | the property of the authority. Nothing in this act shall exempt |
| 37 | the Sebring Airport Authority from the provisions of chapter |
| 38 | 333, Florida Statutes. |
| 39 | (14) To contract with other governmental entities to |
| 40 | operate airports, airfields, and other related facilities and |
| 41 | services, including providing all personnel, tools, equipment, |
| 42 | supervision, and other materials and services required therefor. |
| 43 | (15) To establish, operate, and maintain foreign-trade |
| 44 | zone status under the alternative site framework in DeSoto, |
| 45 | Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties and |
| 46 | the Cities of Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay. |
| 47 | Section 8. No contract for the construction, repair, or |
| 48 | alteration of any facility or part of the same, or the purchase |
| 49 | of equipment, services, or supplies involving an expenditure of |
| 50 | more than $10,000, shall be awarded by the authority unless the |
| 51 | authority advertises for sealed bids at least once a week for 2 |
| 52 | consecutive weeks and such contract is awarded to the lowest |
| 53 | responsible bidder. However, the authority may purchase |
| 54 | commodities or contractual services pursuant to state term |
| 55 | contracts and may also purchase from the lowest and best bidder |
| 56 | under a competitive bidding or negotiation process of another |
| 57 | governmental entity, including a county, school board, or other |
| 58 | municipality, or may reject all bids. |
| 59 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |