Bill Text: FL H1489 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

---

Bill Title: Sebring Airport Authority, Highlands County

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-02 - Ordered enrolled -HJ 1005 [H1489 Detail]

Download: Florida-2011-H1489-Comm_Sub.html

---

CS/HB 1489

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.
15
16	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
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.  (1)  No contract for the construction, repair,
48	or alteration of any facility or part of the same, or the
49	purchase of equipment, services, or supplies involving an
50	expenditure of more than $10,000, shall be awarded by the
51	authority unless the authority advertises for sealed bids at
52	least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks and such contract is
53	awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. However, the authority
54	may reject all bids.
55	(2)  The authority may purchase commodities or contractual
56	services from the purchasing agreements of other special
57	districts, municipalities, or counties as provided in section
58	189.4221, Florida Statutes.
59	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.