SF 1648

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; establishing runway safety and airport zoning advisory
task force; requiring report; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin RUNWAY SAFETY AND AIRPORT ZONING ADVISORY TASK
FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Task force established. new text end

new text begin An advisory task force on runway safety
and airport zoning is established to study and make recommendations regarding best
practices for safety implications of airport zoning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport and all other airports operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The
task force shall study:
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new text begin (1) current law and public policy related to runway safety and airport zoning;
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new text begin (2) existing studies and literature regarding best practices for safety at domestic
and international airports;
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new text begin (3) land use policies beyond the federal runway protection zone at airports
comparable to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, including, but not limited to:
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new text begin (i) laws, regulations, ordinances, and polices in force regarding runway safety and
zoning;
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new text begin (ii) nature of ownership of the land beyond the federal runway protection zone;
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new text begin (iii) the levels of government with zoning authority over the land; and
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new text begin (iv) the impact on zoning and land use of the presence on the land of public roads
and highways, bodies of water such as rivers and lakes, and other land uses;
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new text begin (4) the appropriate extent and nature of state oversight in establishing runway safety
zones and land use near airports;
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new text begin (5) use of indemnification agreements; and
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new text begin (6) other issues relating to land use and zoning areas around airports as determined
by the task force.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force includes the following voting members:
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new text begin (1) three members of the senate, two appointed by the majority leader and one
appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (2) three members of the house of representatives, two appointed by the speaker of
the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (3) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives
Transportation Finance Division;
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new text begin (4) the chair and ranking minority member of the senate Transportation Budget
and Policy Division;
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new text begin (5) the chair and ranking minority member of the senate State and Local Government
Operations and Oversight Committee; and
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new text begin (6) the chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives Local
Government and Metropolitan Affairs Committee.
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new text begin (b) The task force also includes the following nonvoting members:
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new text begin (1) the director of the Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics;
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new text begin (2) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or a designee;
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new text begin (3) a representative of the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
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new text begin (4) a representative of the Airline Pilots Association;
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new text begin (5) a representative of the Air Transport Association;
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new text begin (6) a representative of the Minnesota Business Aviation Association;
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new text begin (7) a representative of the Federal Aviation Administration;
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new text begin (8) a representative of the Minnesota Council of Airports; and
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new text begin (9) representatives to provide advice regarding the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport, selected by each of the governing bodies of the following local
units of government: Hennepin County, and the cities of Bloomington, Eagan, Mendota,
Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Richfield, and St. Paul.
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new text begin (c) The chair of the senate Transportation Budget and Policy Division shall convene
the first meeting of the task force within two weeks after the legislative members have
been appointed to the task force. The members shall elect a chair from their membership
at the first meeting. Task force members must be appointed no later than August 1, 2007.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By February 15, 2008, the task force shall report its
recommendations to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state
aviation policy and the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expenses. new text end

new text begin Per diem and expenses for public members of the task force are
as provided for under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires one month after the submission of the
report as required under subdivision 3.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2008 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the administrative expenses of the Runway Safety and
Airport Zoning Advisory Task Force, and for other costs relating to the preparation of
the report required by the task force, including the costs of hiring a consultant, if needed.
Any amount of this appropriation remaining after fiscal year 2008 must revert to the
general fund.
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Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 2007.
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