Bill Text: CT HB05467 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Creating A Workforce To Make Improvements Around Connecticut's Public Airports.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-15 - Signed by the Governor [HB05467 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05467-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Raised Bill No. 5467 | ||
February Session, 2012 |
LCO No. 2010 | ||
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Referred to Committee on Commerce |
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Introduced by: |
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AN ACT CREATING A WORKFORCE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND CONNECTICUT'S PUBLIC AIRPORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 13b-50a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
The following initiatives shall be established to preserve Connecticut's licensed privately owned, publicly used airports which have a paved runway and a minimum of five thousand operations per year: (1) The state shall have the right of first refusal to purchase, via fair market value and state property acquisition procedures, an airport, if that airport is threatened with sale or closure, for the express purpose of preserving the airport; (2) the Commissioner of Transportation may acquire the development rights, based on fair market value for such rights, of such airports, provided the airport remains a public airport; (3) the state shall fund capital improvements to private airports, in which case the state shall participate in ninety per cent of the eligible costs and the balance by the sponsor, with budget and priorities to be determined by the Department of Transportation, and engineering in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars; and (4) the establishment of a new airport zoning category for the airport's (A) imaginary surfaces as defined by Federal Aviation Regulations, and (B) environmental assessments as defined by Federal Aviation Regulations and Environmental Protection Agency standards. Development within these surfaces and areas shall require notices for proposed construction and a federal determination of obstructions and environmental effects. Construction of obstructions deemed hazardous to navigation shall not be allowed and environmental compatibility planning shall address needed land-use actions to mitigate adverse environmental impacts.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2012 |
13b-50a |
Statement of Purpose:
To facilitate home improvements for noise reduction and weatherization and energy efficiency for homeowners within certain areas around the state's public airports.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]