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and RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 012 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF HOUSE BILL 631 AND SENATE BILL 780 AS FILED IN THE 2022 SESSION OF THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE AMENDING SECTION 332.007, FLA. STAT. REVISING THE TYPES OF AIRPORTS TO WHICH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE AVIATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Vero Beach owns and operates the Vero Beach Regional Airport; WHEREAS, the Vero Beach Regional Airport is a general aviation facility and receives funding from federal and state sources; and WHEREAS, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) funds airport capital improvement projects at general aviation airports at 80% of project cost; and WHEREAS, under current state law, when a general aviation airport begins to receive scheduled commercial airline service and subsequently exceeds 10,000 annual commercial passenger enplanements, the airport is classified as a primary Commercial Service Airport by the Federal Aviation Administration and FDOT, and at such time, FDOT funding eligibility is reduced from 80% to 50%; and WHEREAS, the Commercial Service Airport designation remains in effect even if annual commercial passenger enplanements falls below 10,000; and WHEREAS, the reduced funding from 80% to 50% puts smaller commercial service airports such as Vero Beach Regional Airport at a financial disadvantage in that revenue from airline operations is far from sufficient to make up the loss in FDOT funding; an, WHEREAS, HB 631 and SB 780 would amend section 332.007, Fla. Stat. to allow general aviation airports, like Vero Beach Regional Airport, with 100,000 passenger boardings per year to not be subject to the reduced grant contributions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT: Section 1— Adoption of "Whereas" clauses.