Regular
Session:
2007-2008; Updated:
May 17, 2007
Notes: A short
summary of each bill is provided
below. Read the bill's full
text plus analysis at www.leginfo.ca.gov. Click
Bill Information and Search for
the bill number.
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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
amended on 2/14/07.
The Latest -
Out of Appropriations and on to
third reading.
SB 140, Senator
Kehoe-San Diego, District 39,
(Fuels: 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.
Amended one
time on May 1, 2007.
The Latest -
Placed on Appropriations suspense
file.
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.
5/2/2007
Failed Deadline. Last location
was PUB. S.
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 - 5/2/2007
Failed Deadline. Last location
was T. & H.
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 twice. Last
amended on April 25, 2007.
The Latest -
On May 10, 2007, Referred to Appropriations
suspense file.
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 has
been amended three times. Last
amended on May 14, 2007.
The
Latest - 5/17/2007
From Third Reading: Passed ASSEMBLY.
To Senate.
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/ >
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