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HB 505 Original 2025 Regular Session Crews
Abstract: Authorizes aviation maintenance technicians certified by the Federal Aviation
Administration to perform certain repair and maintenance work on privately-owned aircraft
that are located in a leased or owned hangar in a public airport or facility.
Present law authorizes leases of public airport operational space to be entered into with persons
engaged in the manufacture, storage, or maintenance of aircraft in excess of 88,000 lbs., or private
persons engaged in air carrier operations, for initial terms of up to 30 years, and for optional
extension terms of up to an additional 25 years without advertising or competitive bid. Specifies that
the lease must provide conditions to ensure the area of the lease is suitably maintained, that services
are provided on a fair, equal, and not unjustly discriminatory basis and that charges for services are
fair, reasonable, and not unjustly discriminatory.
Proposed law retains present law and adds authorization for a FAA-certified technician to enter into
a public airport or facility to provide inspection, assessment, or consultation on a privately-owned
aircraft that is stored in a leased or owned public airport hangar provided that the inspection,
assessment or consultation complies with the provisions outlined in 14 CFR Part 43. Further
requires that the FAA-certified technician meets the following:
1.)Is authorized by the owner or lessee of the aircraft to perform the necessary assessment,
inspection, or consultation, including preventative maintenance or minor repair work if
necessary.
2.)Complies with all security measures and access control policies established by the airport
authority including but not limited to being granted temporary access to restricted areas if
necessary.
3.)Upon request, presents a valid FAA certification and identification at the time of entry to the
airport. If the hangar is in a restricted area, the technician must be escorted by airport
personnel unless authorized otherwise.
4.)Upon request, provides appropriate liability insurance covering the performance of their
duties at the airport.
Proposed law provides an effective date of July 31, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 2:135.1(L)(3))