GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 281 2024 Regular Session Crews
AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Removes the ten year lease provision and the associated
exceptions for airport facilities.
DIGEST
Present law provides for consideration to be paid annually or monthly according to the terms
of the lease and for the period of the lease to not exceed 10 years.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides an exception for leases to exceed 10 years by 10 additional years for
at least $20,000 worth of improvements made when the lessor is notified of the desire to
extend the lease.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides exceptions for extending a lease by 10 years per $60,000 or $100,000
spent for construction or improvements that exceed $60,000 for non-air carrier airports or
$100,000 for air carrier airports, respectively.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides an exception to present law applicable to the Vivian Municipal Airport
or the Shreveport Downtown Airport.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law prohibits municipalities, parishes, airport districts, airport authorities, or other
political subdivisions from granting a lease of an entire airport and prohibits the public from
being deprived of its use of the airport or landing field except for reasons of public safety.
Present law prohibits exclusive concession, license, or lease agreement to be made relative
to the business of servicing, repairing, or furnishing of supplies for aircraft, or the sale, rental,
or leasing of aircraft or flight instruction and provides that prospective lessees that provide
these services must comply with aeronautical standards established by the lessor and
approved by the office of aviation of the Dept. of Transportation and Development.
Proposed law removes the approval by the office of aviation of the Dept. of Transportation
and Development in present law.
Present law provides all cities, towns, and political subdivisions in the construction,
expansion, lease, control, equipment, improvement, maintenance, operation, regulation, and
policing of airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft and in the acquisition of rights
and privileges for lights and markers must obtain the consent and approval of the department
of all plans or proposed work in such construction, expansion, lease, control, equipment,
improvement, maintenance, operation, regulation, and policing and the department has
supervision thereof.
Proposed law removes lease, control, and operation from the plans or proposed work that
requires consent and approval of the department.
Applicable to any new lease agreement entered into on or after July 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 2:135.1(B) and (F) and 139)
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Prepared by Danielle Clapinski. Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Remove the needed approval by the office of aviation of the Department of
Transportation and Development in present law for municipalities, parishes,
airport districts, airport authorities, or other political subdivisions prospective
lessees in the exclusive concession, license, or lease agreements made relative to
the business of servicing, repairing, or furnishing of supplies for aircraft, or the
sale, rental, or leasing of aircraft or flight instruction.
2. Remove lease, control, and operation from the plans or proposed work that
requires consent and approval of the department for all cities, towns, and political
subdivisions.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways,
and Public Works to the reengrossed bill
1. Provides an applicability date.
2. Makes technical changes.
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Prepared by Danielle Clapinski.