Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB07143 Compare Versions

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7143
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E LENGTH OF RUNWAY 2-20 AT TWEED-
21	20		NEW HAVEN AIRPORT.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. Section 15-120j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	25		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
27	26		(a) The authority shall maintain and improve Tweed-New Haven 3
28	27		Airport as an important economic development asset for the south 4
29	28		central Connecticut region which is comprised of the towns and cities 5
30	29		of Bethany, Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, 6
31	30		Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, 7
32	31		Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge. The authority shall have 8
33	32		the following powers and duties and may exercise such powers in its 9
34	33		own name: (1) To manage, maintain, supervise and operate Tweed-10
35	34		New Haven Airport; (2) to do all things necessary to maintain working 11
36	35		relationships with the state, municipalities and persons, and conduct 12
37	36		the business of a regional airport, in accordance with applicable 13
38	37		statutes and regulations; (3) to charge reasonable fees for the services it 14
39		-	performs and modify, reduce or increase such fees, provided fees shall 15
40		-	apply uniformly to all airport users; (4) to enter into contracts, leases 16 Raised Bill No. 7143
	38	+	performs and modify, reduce or increase such fees, provided fees shall 15 Raised Bill No. 7143
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	44	+	apply uniformly to all airport users; (4) to enter into contracts, leases 16
47	45		and agreements for goods and equipment and for services with 17
48	46		airlines, concessions, counsel, engineers, architects, private consultants 18
49	47		and advisors; (5) to contract for the construction, reconstruction, 19
50	48		enlargement or alteration of airport projects with private persons and 20
51	49		firms in accordance with such terms and conditions as the authority 21
52	50		shall determine; (6) to make plans and conduct studies in conjunction 22
53	51		with the Federal Aviation Administration or other state or federal 23
54	52		agencies; (7) to apply for and receive grant funds for airport purposes; 24
55	53		(8) to plan and enter into contracts with municipalities, the state, 25
56	54		businesses and other entities to finance the operations and debt of the 26
57	55		airport, including compensation to the host municipalities of New 27
58	56		Haven and East Haven for the use of the land occupied by the airport; 28
59	57		(9) to borrow funds for airport purposes for such consideration and 29
60	58		upon such terms as the authority may determine to be reasonable; (10) 30
61	59		to employ a staff necessary to carry out its functions and purposes and 31
62	60		fix the duties, compensation and benefits of such staff; (11) to issue and 32
63	61		sell bonds and to use the proceeds of such bonds for capital 33
64	62		improvements to the airport; (12) to acquire property by purchase or 34
65	63		lease for airport purposes, subject to applicable requirements of federal 35
66	64		law and regulation; (13) to prepare and issue budgets, reports, 36
67	65		procedures, audits and such other materials as may be necessary and 37
68	66		desirable to its purposes; and (14) to exercise all other powers granted 38
69	67		to such an authority by law. 39
70	68		(b) The authority shall have full control of the operation and 40
71	69		management of the airport, including land, buildings and easements 41
72	70		by means of a lease to the authority by the city of New Haven and the 42
73	71		town of East Haven. 43
74	72		[(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 44
75	73		section, Runway 2-20 of the airport shall not exceed the existing paved 45
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	74	+	runway length of five thousand six hundred linear feet.] 46 Raised Bill No. 7143
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77	80		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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86	83		Section 1 from passage 15-120j
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	85	+	Statement of Purpose:
	86	+	To eliminate the restriction on the length of Runway 2-20 at Tweed-
	87	+	New Haven Airport.
	88	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	89	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	90	+	not underlined.]
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