Bill Text: HI HB434 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Aircraft.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-21 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-21 10:00AM; CR 329. [HB434 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB434-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO AIRCRAFT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 261-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Tour aircraft operations. Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, no tour aircraft operation shall be permitted in any airport under the State's control without having a permit. The director shall adopt rules to regulate tour aircraft operations by permit, which shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Identification of the types of aircraft to be utilized;
(2) The number of operations daily for each type of aircraft used and the days and hours of operation;
(3) Verification that the applicant is in compliance with all state statutes, including but not limited to this section;
(4) Verification that the applicant has the Federal Aviation Administration certificate 121 or 135;
(5) A written assessment by the department of the impact to the surrounding area and to the subject state airport;
(6) Revocation of a permit based on the failure to comply with the information provided by the applicant and the terms and conditions set forth by the department in the permit; and any false statement or misrepresentation made by the applicant;
(7) Establishment of penalties for revocation and suspension of a permit for failure to comply with permit conditions;
(8) Verification
that the applicant has commercial general liability insurance coverage of not
less than $10,000,000 arising from any one accident or other cause that covers
but is not limited to:
(A) Bodily injury and death; and
(B) Contractual liability;
(9) Requirement
that each applicant applying to renew a permit shall provide to the department
a written report, which shall be made available to the public, of each tour operation
that occurred during the duration of the expiring permit, including:
(A) The date and time that the aircraft took off and landed;
(B) The number of individuals aboard the aircraft during the operation;
(C) The flight path from takeoff through landing; and
(D) A disclosure if the aircraft deviated from its
intended flight plan;
[(8)] (10) Annual renewal of
permits; and
[(9)] (11) Any change of operations under the existing
permit to be approved by the director.
No permit shall be authorized unless
accompanied by a
For the purposes of this subsection, "tour aircraft operations" means any business operation that offers aircraft for hire by passengers for the purpose of aerial observation of landmarks and other manmade or natural sites within an island of the State and for the purpose of transporting passengers for tourist-related activities."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Tour Aircraft Operations; Insurance; Records
Description:
Requires the Director of Transportation to adopt rules to require tour aircraft operators to have commercial general liability insurance coverage of at least $10,000,000 and to report details of each flight taken by the tour aircraft operation in order to renew a tour aircraft operation permit. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1)
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
