Text: HF02457 Text: HF02459 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2458 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO AVIATION TRANSPORTATION AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE 1 5 DATE. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. PRIORITIZING AVIATION ISSUES WITHIN STATE 1 10 GOVERNMENT. 1 11 1. The general assembly finds that air service and 1 12 aviation issues should be given a higher priority within state 1 13 government and that improved communication and coordination 1 14 between various state agencies regarding all issues relating 1 15 to aviation is necessary. The state department of 1 16 transportation shall make air service and aviation issues a 1 17 high priority and provide improved communication and 1 18 coordination between state agencies, airports, and citizens. 1 19 2. The state department of transportation shall increase 1 20 the emphasis on commercial air service to the citizens of the 1 21 state and shall continue to support general aviation for the 1 22 business and leisure interest sectors. 1 23 Sec. 2. COMMITTEE ON AIR SERVICE. 1 24 1. The department of economic development and the state 1 25 department of transportation shall jointly establish a 1 26 committee on air service to examine and act upon issues 1 27 related to air service in the state. The committee shall be 1 28 established not later than July 1, 2000. 1 29 2. The committee shall consist of at least nine members 1 30 and shall be composed of geographically diverse 1 31 representatives of the business community and airports in the 1 32 state, and shall also include representatives from the state 1 33 department of transportation and the department of economic 1 34 development. 1 35 3. The committee shall examine the commercial aviation 2 1 needs of the state and provide recommendations on each of the 2 2 following: 2 3 a. The current unmet needs of Iowa business and leisure 2 4 travelers. 2 5 b. Improvement to the total transportation network of 2 6 highways, rail, and airports to better meet air service needs. 2 7 c. Whether a permanent air service council is needed to 2 8 study issues related to air service in Iowa. 2 9 4. Staffing for the committee shall be jointly provided by 2 10 the department of economic development and the state 2 11 department of transportation. 2 12 5. The committee shall submit a report to the general 2 13 assembly by September 1, 2000. The report shall, at a 2 14 minimum, include the committee's findings and recommendations 2 15 on the air service issues identified in this Act. 2 16 Sec. 3. FINANCIAL INVESTMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR AVIATION. 2 17 The general assembly finds that a substantial economic benefit 2 18 can be achieved for the citizens of the state through 2 19 competitive passenger and cargo service markets and that 2 20 public savings and additional economic development 2 21 opportunities warrant the attention of the state. 2 22 Sec. 4. ISSUE REVIEW. The joint appropriations 2 23 subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure and capitals 2 24 shall review existing and potential new funding streams for 2 25 airports. 2 26 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 2 27 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 32 Speaker of the House 2 33 2 34 2 35 3 1 MARY E. KRAMER 3 2 President of the Senate 3 3 3 4 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 3 5 is known as House File 2458, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 3 10 Chief Clerk of the House 3 11 Approved , 2000 3 12 3 13 3 14 3 15 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 16 Governor 3 17
Text: HF02457 Text: HF02459 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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