1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the Metropolitan Airports Commission;
1.3 	providing for senate confirmation of certain
1.4 	appointments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 473.604, subdivisions 1, 4.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.604,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Composition.  The commission consists of:
1.10 	(1) the mayor of each of the cities, or a qualified voter
1.11 	appointed by the mayor, for the term of office as mayor;
1.12 	(2) eight members, appointed by the governor with the
1.13 	advice and consent of the senate as provided in section 15.066
1.14 	from each of the following agency districts:
1.15 	(i) district A, consisting of council districts 1 and 2;
1.16 	(ii) district B, consisting of council districts 3 and 4;
1.17 	(iii) district C, consisting of council districts 5 and 6;
1.18 	(iv) district D, consisting of council districts 7 and 8;
1.19 	(v) district E, consisting of council districts 9 and 10;
1.20 	(vi) district F, consisting of council districts 11 and 12;
1.21 	(vii) district G, consisting of council districts 13 and
1.22 	14; and
1.23 	(viii) district H, consisting of council districts 15 and
1.24 	16.
1.25 	Each member shall be a resident of the district represented.
2.1 	Before making an appointment, the governor shall consult with
2.2 	each member of the legislature from the district for which the
2.3 	member is to be appointed, to solicit the legislator's
2.4 	recommendation on the appointment;
2.5 	(3) four members appointed by the governor with the advice
2.6 	and consent of the senate as provided in section 15.066from
2.7 	outside of the metropolitan area to reflect fairly the various
2.8 	regions and interests throughout the state that are affected by
2.9 	the operation of the commission's major airport and airport
2.10 	system.  Two of these members must be residents of statutory or
2.11 	home rule charter cities, towns, or counties containing an
2.12 	airport designated by the commissioner of transportation as a
2.13 	key airport.  The other two must be residents of statutory or
2.14 	home rule charter cities, towns, or counties containing an
2.15 	airport designated by the commissioner of transportation as an
2.16 	intermediate airport.  The members must be appointed by the
2.17 	governor as follows:  one for a term of one year, one for a term
2.18 	of two years, one for a term of three years, and one for a term
2.19 	of four years.  All of the terms start on July 1, 1989.  The
2.20 	successors of each member must be appointed to four-year terms
2.21 	commencing on the first Monday in January of each fourth year
2.22 	after the expiration of the original term.  Before making an
2.23 	appointment, the governor shall consult each member of the
2.24 	legislature representing the municipality or county from which
2.25 	the member is to be appointed, to solicit the legislator's
2.26 	recommendation on the appointment; and
2.27 	(4) a chair appointed by the governor with the advice and
2.28 	consent of the senate as provided in section 15.066for a term
2.29 	of four years.  The chair may be removed at the pleasure of the
2.30 	governor.

2.31 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 473.604,
2.32 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
2.33 		Subd. 4.Governor's appointments to vacancies.  Should
2.34 	any of the said appointments not be made within 60 days after
2.35 	the commencement of the term for which it is to be made, the
2.36 	governor shall upon the request of the chair select and appoint
3.1 	such commissioners as have not been so designated.  Any
3.2 	commissioner so appointed by the governor shall be a legal voter
3.3 	of the city, county, or precinct for which appointed.  Upon
3.4 	filing the oath of office required by subdivision 3, the
3.5 	appointee shall have all the rights, privileges, and powers of a
3.6 	commissioner duly appointed as provided in subdivision 2.  If
3.7 	thereafter any vacancy in the office of a commissioner shall not
3.8 	be promptly filled, the governor may upon request of the chair
3.9 	proceed as in this subdivision provided. An appointment to fill
3.10 	a vacancy is subject to confirmation by the senate under section
3.11 	15.066.