HCSHSHB2936--CONVEYANCEOFCERTAINSTATEPROPERTY
SPONSOR: Thomas
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonCorrectionsandPublicInstitutionsbyavoteof10to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
2936.
ThisbillauthorizesaconveyanceofStateproperty. TheState
grantstheLeeC.FineAirportinMillerCountytotheCityof
OsageBeachinCamdenCounty.
TheordinancesoftheCityofOsageBeachwillbeinforceand
effectonthelandconveyedasspecifiedinthisbill.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: SupporterssaythattheCityofOsageBeachhas
alreadybeenoperatingthisairportforsometime.Thepropertyis
leasedtothecitybytheDepartmentofNaturalResources. The
Departmentisunabletomakeseveralneededinfrastructure upgrades
totheairport,includingnewroads,sewers,andadditional
hangars. Theseupgradescouldprovideadditionalbusiness
opportunitiesfortheregionandincreasetheoveralltourismin
thearea.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Thomas;Arnie
Dienoff;MikeWelty,CityOfOsageBeach;andMichaelHarmison,
MayorOsageBeachMo.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.