| 13 | 13 | | An act relating to the Sanford Airport Authority, 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Seminole County; amending chapter 71 -924, Laws of 3 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Florida, as amended by chapter 2005 -306, Laws of 4 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Florida; revising the authorized term for which the 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | authority may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | contracts, leases, franchises, or other arrangements 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | with any person; providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 11 of chapter 71 -924, 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter 2005 -306, Laws of 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Florida, is amended to read: 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Section 11. Powers. —The Sanford Airport Authority shall 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | have the following powers: 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (4) To acquire property, real and personal, for the 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | purpose of establishing, constructing, enlarging, managing, and 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | operating airports, runways, navigational facilities, buildings, 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | structures, industrial parks, passenger terminals, fuel storage 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | facilities, roadways, taxiwa ys, utility systems, and all other 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | facilities and improvements necessary or desirable for the 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | servicing of aircraft, the comfort and accommodation of air 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | travelers, and the operation of said airport facilities for both 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | foreign and domestic air transportati on. 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | (a) The authority may acquire by the power of eminent 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | domain land and the improvements thereon only for public airport 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | purposes in the manner provided by chapters 73 and 74, Florida 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | Statutes, and other applicable laws. In addition to acquiring 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | land for airport purposes by eminent domain, the authority may 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | also acquire land and other property for airport purposes by 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | grant, donation, purchase, or lease in the manner otherwise 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | provided in this act for other projects. 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (b) The authority may establish suc h rates, charges, and 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | user fees for use of airports and airport facilities as the 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | authority deems necessary. 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (c) The authority may also construct or provide for the 37 |
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| 59 | 59 | | construction of such special purpose facilities as are usually 38 |
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| 60 | 60 | | provided for the repair an d servicing of aircraft and for the 39 |
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| 61 | 61 | | comfort and convenience of the public, including but not limited 40 |
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| 62 | 62 | | to fueling equipment and storage, concessions, restaurants, food 41 |
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| 63 | 63 | | and beverage facilities, hotels and other lodging facilities, 42 |
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| 64 | 64 | | parking lots, and similar fa cilities. The authority may lease or 43 |
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| 65 | 65 | | sell such special purpose facilities to provide operators or 44 |
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| 66 | 66 | | concessionaires or such facilities may be operated by the 45 |
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| 67 | 67 | | authority in its discretion. 46 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (d) In the operation and management of the airports, the 47 |
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| 69 | 69 | | authority may employ such managers, supervisors, technicians, 48 |
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| 70 | 70 | | and other personnel as may be necessary for the economical and 49 |
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| 71 | 71 | | efficient management thereof, and shall have the power to adopt 50 |
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| 80 | 80 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 82 | 82 | | rules and regulations with reference to all projects and matters 51 |
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| 83 | 83 | | under its control. All rules and regulations of the authority 52 |
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| 84 | 84 | | shall be a matter of public record, and copies thereof shall be 53 |
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| 85 | 85 | | dispensed by the authority at cost to all applicants therefor. 54 |
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| 86 | 86 | | (e) In acquiring property from the City of Sanford or from 55 |
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| 87 | 87 | | any public agency fo r airport purposes or in the operation of 56 |
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| 88 | 88 | | any airport, the authority shall have full power to contract 57 |
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| 89 | 89 | | with the Federal Aviation Authority or any federal agency 58 |
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| 90 | 90 | | exercising any function with respect to aviation, air 59 |
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| 91 | 91 | | navigation, or air transportation, and th e authority shall have 60 |
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| 92 | 92 | | full power to abide by all rules and regulations of such federal 61 |
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| 93 | 93 | | agencies including the uses to which land may be put and the 62 |
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| 94 | 94 | | operation of airports, air navigation facilities, and aircraft. 63 |
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| 95 | 95 | | The authority shall further have power to a ssume any 64 |
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| 96 | 96 | | obligations, covenants, or agreements heretofore imposed by any 65 |
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| 97 | 97 | | governmental agency by deed, deed restriction or contract on the 66 |
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| 98 | 98 | | City of Sanford, or any other governmental agency therein with 67 |
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| 99 | 99 | | respect to airports or aviation. 68 |
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| 100 | 100 | | (f) The authority i n the acquisition, financing and 69 |
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| 101 | 101 | | operation of airports and air navigation facilities may exercise 70 |
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| 102 | 102 | | the authority and powers provided for cities, counties, 71 |
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| 103 | 103 | | villages, or towns of Florida by chapter 332, Florida Statutes, 72 |
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| 104 | 104 | | known as the Airport Law of 1945. 73 |
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| 105 | 105 | | (g) The authority may advertise and publicize the use of 74 |
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| 106 | 106 | | any airport operated by it and may expend its funds for such 75 |
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| 115 | 115 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 117 | 117 | | purposes. 76 |
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| 118 | 118 | | (h) The authority shall have full power to finance or 77 |
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| 119 | 119 | | refinance the acquisition or construction of airport projects by 78 |
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| 120 | 120 | | issuing its revenue bonds or other debt obligations in the 79 |
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| 121 | 121 | | manner provided by chapter 332, Florida Statutes, known as the 80 |
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| 122 | 122 | | Airport Law of 1945, or as provided by any other applicable 81 |
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| 123 | 123 | | general law. 82 |
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| 124 | 124 | | (i) The authority may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive 83 |
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| 125 | 125 | | contracts, leases, franchises, or other arrangements with any 84 |
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| 126 | 126 | | person or persons for terms not exceeding 99 50 years, granting 85 |
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| 127 | 127 | | the privilege of using or improving any project of the 86 |
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| 128 | 128 | | authority, or any portion thereof of space therein, for 87 |
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| 129 | 129 | | commercial purposes; conferring the privilege of supplying 88 |
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| 130 | 130 | | goods, commodities, things, and services or facilities at such 89 |
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| 131 | 131 | | project or projects; making available services to be furnished 90 |
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| 132 | 132 | | by the authority or its agents at such project; and establishing 91 |
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| 133 | 133 | | the terms and conditions and fixing the charges, rentals, or 92 |
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| 134 | 134 | | fees for such privileges or services so long as such fees or 93 |
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| 135 | 135 | | charges shall not conflict with any applicable rules and 94 |
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| 136 | 136 | | regulations of the Public Service Commissi on. 95 |
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| 137 | 137 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 96 |
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