Laserfiche WebLink
and <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMSSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, <br />IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF HOUSE BILL 1143 <br />AND SENATE BILL 1466 AS FILED IN THE 2021 SESSION <br />OF THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE AMENDING <br />SECTION 332.007, FLA. STAT. REVISING THE TYPES OF <br />AIRPORTS TO WHICH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR <br />ELIGIBLE AVIATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; AND <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Vero Beach owns and operates the Vero Beach Regional Airport; <br />WHEREAS, the Vero Beach Regional Airport is a general aviation facility and receives <br />funding from federal and state sources; and <br />WHEREAS, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) funds airport capital <br />improvement projects at general aviation airports at 80% of project cost; and <br />WHEREAS, under current state law, when -a general aviation airport begins to receive <br />scheduled commercial airline service and subsequently exceeds 10,000 annual commercial passenger <br />enplanements, the airport is classified as a primary Commercial Service Airport by the Federal <br />Aviation Administration and FDOT, and at such time, FDOT funding eligibility is reduced from 80% <br />to 50%; and <br />WHEREAS, the Commercial Service Airport designation remains in effect even if annual <br />commercial passenger enplanements falls below 10,000; and <br />WHEREAS, the reduced funding from 80% to 50% puts smaller commercial service airports <br />such as Vero Beach Regional Airport at a financial disadvantage in that revenue from airline <br />operations is far from sufficient to make up the loss in FDOT funding; and <br />WHEREAS, HB 1143 and SB 1466 would amend section 332.007, Fla. Stat. to allow Vero <br />Beach Regional Airport to remain a general aviation airport and not be subject to the reduced grant <br />contributions caused by the threshold of 10,000 enplanements per year; and <br />WHEREAS, as a result of the loss of FDOT funding, which will commence July 1, 2023, <br />Vero Beach Regional Airport must delay or cancel capital improvement projects, which will result in <br />deterioration of airport property and jeopardize the safety of airport operations, <br />136 <br />