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SB-1533 Airport security: airport improvement grants.(2001-2002)

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Amended  IN  Senate  May 14, 2002
Amended  IN  Senate  May 24, 2002
Amended  IN  Assembly  July 03, 2002

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2001–2002 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1533

Introduced  by  Senator Poochigian
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Cogdill)

February 20, 2002

An act to amend Section 21683.1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to aviation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1533, as amended, Poochigian. Airport security: airport improvement grants.
Under the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994, airport sponsors may submit applications to the Secretary of Transportation for financial assistance for airport improvement projects. Under the act, upon approval by the Secretary of Transportation, the United States Government may pay for certain project costs.
Existing law establishes the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund. Existing law requires that funds in the account be paid to certain public entities owning and operating an airport for projects for airport and aviation purposes, as defined, or operation and maintenance purposes, as defined. Existing law authorizes any balance remaining in the fund to be used as a portion of the local match for federal Airport Improvement Program grants for general aviation airports, as defined, or reliever airports, as defined. Existing law prohibits the California Transportation Commission from allocating funds until the federal grant offer is accepted by the public entity. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation, upon allocation of the funds by the commission, to pay a public entity 5% of the amount of a federal Airport Improvement Program grant.
This bill would authorize the department, until December 31, 2006, upon allocation of the funds by the commission, to pay a public entity 10% of the local matching share of a federal Airport Improvement Program grant for security projects, as defined, at small general aviation airports, as defined.
The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2/3   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 21683.1 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:

21683.1.
 (a) At the discretion of the commission, any balance remaining in the Aeronautics Account, after the payments made under Section 21682, may be used to provide a portion of the local match for federal Airport Improvement Program grants. Matching shall be provided only for grants at general aviation airports, or at airports that have been designated by the Federal Aviation Administration as reliever airports, as defined in Section 503(a)(19) of the federal Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.
(b) Funds shall not be allocated by the commission until the federal grant offer is accepted by the public entity. Upon allocation by the commission, the department may pay a public entity an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of a federal Airport Improvement Program grant. These funds are excluded from the requirements of Section 21684.
(c) Funds shall not be allocated by the commission until the federal grant offer is accepted by the public entity. Upon allocation by the commission, the department may, until December 31, 2006, pay a public entity an amount equal to 10 percent of the local match the 10 percent local match required for a federal Airport Improvement Program grant for security projects at small general aviation airports. For purposes of this section, a “security project” means a project to install or maintain fencing, gates, security lighting, access controls systems, and surveillance systems. For purposes of this section, a “small general aviation airport” means an airport with fewer than 100,000 annual airport operations landings and take-offs of aircraft.

SEC. 2.

 This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
In order to enable small general aviation airports to increase security at the earliest possible time, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.