TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability issued the report Monday after studying the state's three-plane executive fleet. Lawmakers facing a tight budget ordered the study.

It says the state could save between $700,000 and $1.8 million a year by selling the Cessna Citation jet. Alternatives range from reducing the fleet to a single Beechcraft King Air turboprop to replacing the jet with another King Air.

Other options would be increasing the use of air taxi, charter and commercial flights, but the report noted each has disadvantages and did not estimate overall potential savings.Savings To Be Had On Cutbacks Of State Planes