Bill Text: NY A09880 | 2017-2018 | 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: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - referred to governmental operations [A09880 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A09880-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          9880
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 15, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          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;
    23    (2) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    24    (3) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
    25    (4) two members appointed by the commissioner  of  the  department  of
    26  transportation.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14555-01-8

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     1    b.  The governor shall designate one of the appointees as the chair of
     2  the task force.
     3    c.  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for
     4  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
     5  incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this act.
     6    d. All appointments shall be made no later than thirty days after  the
     7  effective  date  of  this  act.  All  vacancies  shall  be filled by the
     8  appointing authority.
     9    § 3. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions, and recom-
    10  mendations to the governor,  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  and
    11  speaker  of the assembly within one hundred eighty days after the effec-
    12  tive date of this act.
    13    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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