Florida Senate - 2022 SB 696 By Senator Perry 8-00803A-22 2022696__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to transportation network companies; 3 amending s. 627.748, F.S.; providing a limitation on 4 certain fees charged by airports or seaports; 5 prohibiting certain airports and seaports from 6 removing, degrading, or impeding access to certain 7 services, benefits, or infrastructure; providing an 8 effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Paragraph (b) of subsection (17) of section 13 627.748, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 14 627.748Transportation network companies. 15 (17)PREEMPTION. 16 (b)1.This subsection does not prohibit an airport or 17 seaport from charging reasonable pickup fees consistent with any 18 pickup fees charged to taxicab companies at that airport or 19 seaport for their use of the airports or seaports facilities, 20 provided such fees do not exceed $2.00 per ride, or prohibit the 21 airport or seaport from designating locations for staging, 22 pickup, and other similar operations at the airport or seaport. 23 2.An airport or a seaport imposing a pickup fee as 24 authorized by subparagraph 1. may not intentionally remove, 25 degrade, or otherwise impede access to any service, benefit, or 26 infrastructure, including, but not limited to, staging lots, 27 curb access, and driver rest facilities, made available to a TNC 28 before January 1, 2021. 29 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.