RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 605 (HB 281) 2024 Regular Session Crews
Prior law provided 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.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior 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.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law provided exceptions for extending a lease by 10 years per $60,000 or $100,000
spent for construction or improvements that exceeded $60,000 for non-air carrier airports or
$100,000 for air carrier airports, respectively.
New law repeals prior law.
Prior law provided an exception to existing law applicable to the Vivian Municipal Airport
or the Shreveport Downtown Airport.
New law repeals prior law.
Existing 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.
Existing law prohibits exclusive concession, license, or lease agreements from being 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.
Prior law provided 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.
New law removes the requirement for approval by the office of aviation of the Dept. of
Transportation and Development.
Prior law provided 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 that the department has
supervision thereof.
New law removes lease, control, and operation from the plans or proposed work that requires
consent and approval of the department.
New law specifies that the provisions contained in new law are applicable to any new lease
agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2024.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 2:135.1(B) and (F) and 139)