An Act imposing landing fees at state owned and operated airports; and providing for an effective date.

Prepared by: Senate Finance
Updated: April 27, 1999

Senate Bill 148 was introduced to require commercial aircraft using state owned and operated airports to assist in providing a small portion of the funding necessary to maintain these airports. The bill does so by creating a revenue generating landing fee of 50 cents per 1,000 pounds of an aircraft's certificated maximum gross takeoff weight. This fee will be imposed each time an airplane weighing 6,000 pounds or more lands at a state owned and operated airport certified by the FAA under 14 C.F.R. Part 139. Presently there are 22 airports state-wide that fall under the category of airports that would be required to impose a landing fee with the passage of this bill. SB 148 also provides for exclusions from this fee for certain types of aircraft and aircraft activities.

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