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.