Florida Senate - 2012                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/CS/HB 599, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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             03/09/2012 06:39 PM       .                                
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       Senator Benacquisto moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Between lines 41 and 42
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 332.08,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         332.08 Additional powers.—In addition to the general powers
    8  in ss. 332.01-332.12 conferred and without limitation thereof, a
    9  municipality which has established or may hereafter establish
   10  airports, restricted landing areas, or other air navigation
   11  facilities, or which has acquired or set apart or may hereafter
   12  acquire or set apart real property for such purposes, is hereby
   13  authorized:
   14         (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and if
   15  participating in the Federal Aviation Administration’s pilot
   16  program on the private ownership of airports pursuant to 49
   17  U.S.C. s. 47134, to lease or sell an airport or other air
   18  navigation facility or real property, together with improvements
   19  and equipment, acquired or set apart for airport purposes to a
   20  private party under the terms and conditions negotiated by the
   21  municipality. If state funds were provided to the municipality
   22  pursuant to s. 332.007, the municipality must obtain approval of
   23  the agreement from the Department of Transportation. The
   24  department may approve the agreement if it determines that the
   25  state’s investment has been adequately considered and protected
   26  consistent with the applicable conditions specified in 49 U.S.C.
   27  s. 47134.
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   29  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   30         And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete line 3
   32  and insert:
   33         programs; amending s. 332.08, F.S.; authorizing a
   34         municipality participating in the Federal Aviation
   35         Administration’s pilot program on the private
   36         ownership of airports to lease or sell airport
   37         property to a private party; requiring the Department
   38         of Transportation to approve the agreement if the
   39         municipality received certain state funds; authorizing
   40         the department to approve agreements if it determines
   41         that the state’s investment is adequately considered
   42         and protected consisted with certain conditions;
   43         amending s. 341.301, F.S.; revising the