Bill Text: NY A01504 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the general aviation task force to study measures that may be implemented to improve general aviation operations in the state of New York.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A01504 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A01504-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1504 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL, JEAN-PIERRE, D'URSO, LAWRENCE, BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT, RAIA, CROUCH, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, RIVERA, LUPARDO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to establish the general aviation task force to study measures that may be implemented to improve general aviation operations in the state of New York The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general aviation task force is hereby established to 2 conduct a study on measures that may improve general aviation in the 3 state of New York. For purposes of this act, "general aviation" shall 4 mean all civil aviation operations other than scheduled passenger 5 airline operations. The scope of study shall include: 6 a. how laws and regulations created by the state of New York, includ- 7 ing regulations promulgated by the department of transportation, impact 8 investment in general aviation operations within the state; 9 b. how regulatory agencies outside the state of New York, such as the 10 Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation 11 Organization, impact investment in general aviation operations within 12 the state; 13 c. the effect of airport improvement and revitalization projects on 14 investment in general aviation operations within the state; 15 d. an analysis of the tax burden imposed on general aviation entities 16 within the state as opposed to other states and its impact on investment 17 in general aviation services; and 18 e. measures other states or countries have taken to incentivize 19 investment in general aviation services. 20 § 2. a. The task force shall consist of nine members to be appointed 21 as follows: 22 (1) three members appointed by the governor; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01295-01-9A. 1504 2 1 (2) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate; 2 (3) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and 3 (4) two members appointed by the commissioner of the department of 4 transportation. 5 b. The governor shall designate one of the appointees as the chair of 6 the task force. 7 c. The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 8 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 9 incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act. 10 d. All appointments shall be made no later than thirty days after the 11 effective date of this act. All vacancies shall be filled by the 12 appointing authority. 13 § 3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions, and recom- 14 mendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate, and 15 speaker of the assembly within one hundred eighty days after the effec- 16 tive date of this act. 17 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
