House of Representatives

HB 2369

flight property tax; distribution

Sponsors: Representative Marsh, Senator Bundgaard,

Representative Farnsworth, et al

 

DPA

Committee on Military, Veterans' Affairs and Aviation
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Committee on Appropriations

 

Caucus and COW

 

 

As Passed the House

 

HB2369 relates to the deposit of flight property tax revenues by amending Laws 1999, first special session, chapter 3, section 9.

 

History

Laws 1997, chapter 3, section 5 established the amount the State Treasurer was required to deposit of the revenues from the flight property tax.

 

Provisions

·                      Requires that the State Treasurer deposit 50 per cent of the revenues from the flight property tax in the state general fund and 50 per cent in the aviation fund in FY 1997-98 through FY 2000-01, one third of the revenues from the flight property tax in the state general fund and two thirds in the Aviation fund in FY 2001-02 and one fourth of the revenues from the flight property tax in the state general fund and three fourths in the aviation fund in FY 2002-03.

·                      Stipulates the House Speaker and the Senate President each appoint three members of their houses to make recommendations on the expenditure of the general fund portions of the aviation fund deposits among rural airports, reliever airports and to enhance the aviation system of this state.

 

HB 2369 was amended in the Military, Veteran Affairs and Aviation committee as follows:

·        Stipulates that 25 per cent of the monies deposited in the aviation fund shall be only for rural or general aviation airports or for special needs of airports.

·        Establishes a state aviation advisory committee to make recommendations to the board and the department regarding priorities for distributing monies.

·        States that the committee be comprised of the following:

·        Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.

·        Three members of the Senate appointed by the Senate President.

·        Includes a delayed repeal date of June 30, 2002.

·        Includes a legislative intent stating that from FY 2002-03 and on all revenues from the flight property tax shall be deposited in the state aviation fund.

 

 

 

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44th Legislature                                                                                                                                   

Second Regular Session                                   2                                                      February 16, 2001

 

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