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Minutes for SB272 - Committee on Transportation
Short Title
Increasing the transfer from the state highway fund to the public use general aviation airport development fund.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Chris Waggoner provided the committee with a briefing on the bill. (Attachment 2)
Ray Seif presented testimony to the committee in support of SB272, because the funding would provide maintenance for the system's runways, surface travel time for air ambulances, and enhancing airport and community economic development.(Attachment 3)
Scott Wagner and Shelli Swanson, representing the Kansas Association of Airports, gave proponent testimony to the committee advocating for Kansas airports in fostering a collaborative platform for networking, education, information dissemination and for research to ensure that all public airports in Kansas maintain fair or superior pavement conditions and operational airfield lighting systems. (Attachment 4)
Written testimony in support of the bill was provided by:
Tom Chandler, Regional Manager - Central Southwest, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.(Attachment 5)
Scott Heidner, Executive Director, American council of Engineering Companies of Kansas. (Attachment 6)
Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel , Kansas Association of Counties.(Attachment 7)
Tara Mays, Vice President, State Legislative Relations, Kansas Hospital Association.(Attachment 8)
Melissa Sieben, Director, Municipal Services and Operations, City of Lawrence.(Attachment 9)
Timothy F. Rogers, Executive Director, Salina Airport Authority. (Attachment 10)
Roger Hrabe, Airport Manager, Rooks County Regional Airport.(Attachment 11)
Mark Ostmeyer, Airport Manager, Shalz Field, Colby, Kansas.(Attachment 12)
Opponents: None
Neutral: None
The chair closed the hearing on SB272.
