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SENATE BILL 6032
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Senators Haugen and Morton
Read first time 02/14/2001. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to an evaluation of the need for a separate department of aviation; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The department of transportation shall convene a panel of stakeholders to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of removing the aviation division from the department of transportation and creating a Washington state department of aviation. The stakeholders must be familiar with aviation programs and aviation needs in Washington. At a minimum the evaluation must include: (1) A survey of aviation division customers to determine whether the current aviation division meets the needs of those customers; (2) a comparison of procedures, regulations, and requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Highway Administration to determine if federal laws governing the aviation division conflict with those governing the department of transportation; (3) an analysis of the department of transportation's processes to determine whether the creation of a separate aviation division would result in a cost savings to the division; (4) a financial analysis to determine if the aviation fuel tax, aircraft registration fees, and other revenue from aviation services would enable a separate aviation division to operate without additional state resources; and (5) an analysis to determine if the current location of the aviation services division meets the needs of its customers. By December 1, 2001, the stakeholder panel shall make recommendations to the house of representatives and senate transportation committees and the office of financial management on the feasibility of creating a Washington state department of aviation.
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