Notes: A short
summary of each bill is provided
below. Read the bill's
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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.
The Latest -
Out of Appropriations and on
to third reading.
SB 140, Senator
Kehoe-San Diego, District 39,
(Vehicular air pollution, renewable
diesel fuel)
Passage of this
bill would require diesel fuel
sold in California for internal
combustion engines to contain
specific percentages of renewable
diesel fuel.
This bill has not
been amended.
The Latest -
Passed out of Environmental Quality
Committee, back to Appropriations
Comm.
SB 597, Senator
Oropeza-Carson, District 28,
(Aerospace Business)
It is the intent
of the Legislature to enact legislation
to support the attraction of
new aerospace business to the
State of California.
There are no amendments
to this bill.
The Latest -
Bill has not made it out of Rules
or been assigned to a committee.
SB 798, Senator
Battin-La Quinta, District
37, (Aircraft operation)
This bill would
add a new chapter to the State
Aeronautics Act called FLIGHT
SCHOOLS. Those who offer
general aviation flight instruction
in the state would be required
to submit a background check
request to DOJ for those who
apply for instruction. One person
in the flight school shall be
designated to handle the DOJ
request and keep the results
private.
This bill was amended
on 4-17-07.
The Latest -
Did not pass Public Safety Committee,
Reconsideration granted.
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.
There are no amendments
to this bill.
The Latest -
Hearing canceled, no movement
since 4-10-07.
AB 700, Assembly
Member Lieu-Torrance, District
53, (Air Pollution)
This bill calls
for a year of data collection
on the taxing and idle times
of aircraft arriving and departing
Santa Monica Airport in an effort
to address air pollution. State
Air Resources Board shall report
their findings to the Legislature
no later than July 1, 2009.
This bill has been
amended once.
The Latest -
On 4-24-07, Passed TRANS Com.,
re-referred to Appropriations.
AB 916, Assembly
Member Niello-Fair Oaks, District
5, (public contracts)
This
bill would authorize an alternative
method of procurement for
airport-related construction
projects in Sacramento County.
This bill was amended
on March 28, 2007.
The Latest -
Re-referred to Com. on Local
Government.
H.R. 204, 110th Congress,
1st 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/
