Session : 2007-2008; Last Change: March 7, 2007
Notes: At midnight on December 4, 2006, the 2007-2008 Regular Session of the Legislature convened and new bills were introduced by lawmakers for public consideration. February 23, 2007, was the deadline to introduce bills in California's Assembly and Senate for this year. Be sure to follow all bills that interest you as they proceed through policy and committee hearings. The legislative information website below also provides bill analysis that helps all of us understand a bill's meaning and how it effects other laws and people. Check back often!
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Please see < http://www.leginfo.ca.gov > for more information on each of the following bills, except HR 204
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SB 10, Senator Kehoe-San Diego, District 39, (San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)
This bill would amend sections of the Public Utilities Code. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) would once again be responsible for coordinating airport planning within the county as it did prior to the establishment of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority about four years ago. Studies, plans, improvements, expansions, enhancements and other actions relating to existing and future San Diego County airports will be handled by the new authority given to SANDAG. They will also cooperate with other entities to develop effective ground access to airports. They will take on the issue of whether to keep San Diego International at it's current location or shift its function to a new one. This bill has been amended three times. Last amendment posted on 2/14/07.
H.R. 204, 110 th Congress, 1 st Session, in the House of Representatives, Rep. Steven R. Rothman, NJ-9, January 4, 2007.
A federal bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a feasibility study for applying airport bubbles as a method of identifying, assessing, and reducing the adverse environmental impacts of airport ground and flight operations and improving the overall quality of the environment, and for other purposes. Click here for more information: < http://thomas.loc.gov/ >
SB 798, Senator Battin-La Quinta, District 37, (Aircraft operation)
The bill currently states that it is the intent of the Legislature to require criminal background checks for all persons operating aircraft over California. This is a new bill, there are no amendments.
SB 881, Senator Runner-Antelope Valley, District 17, (Airports)
This bill currently states that the CA Department of Transportation will provide some funds to help acquire the development rights for Santa Paula Airport, only after US DOT approves a pilot program for the same purpose. This is a new bill, there are no amendments.
