00HOUSE BILL NO. 543                                                                                                      
01 "An Act establishing a preference when entering into state airport land leases."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 02.15.090(a) is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                         
04  (c)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, if land within a lease established under                                    
05 (a) of this section is offered for a long-term lease at the termination of an existing                                  
06 lease, the department shall allow the lessee of the existing lease to lease the land for                                
07 another term if the lessee is in compliance with the terms of the existing lease,                                       
08 including the making of rent payments, and has made a substantial financial investment                                  
09 in developing the land.  The department shall adopt regulations to implement this                                       
10 subsection.  In this subsection, "land" does not include space within a building.                                       
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 02.15.095 is amended to read:                                                                          
12  Sec. 02.15.095.  COURTESY CARS.  Notwithstanding the provisions of                                                   
13 AS 02.15.090(a) and (c) [AS 02.15.090(a)], the department may not exclude from the                                     
14 streets, roads, highways, parking facilities, or other portions of a state-operated airport                             

01 designated for operation or parking of ground transportation vehicles, nor may the                                      
02 department prohibit from picking up and discharging passengers, those motor vehicles                                    
03 commonly known as "courtesy cars" owned or operated by hotels, motels or other                                          
04 similar places of public accommodation for the transportation of their guests to and                                    
05 from the airport at the request of the guest and for which service no charge is made                                    
06 to the guest.                                                                                                           
07    * Sec. 3.  AS 37.15.500 is amended to read:                                                                          
08  Sec. 37.15.500.  AIRPORT CHARGES.  As provided in AS 02.15.090(a) and                                                
09 (c) [AS 02.15.090(a)], the commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall fix                              
10 and collect the fees, charges, and rentals derived by the state from the ownership,                                     
11 lease, use, and operation of the airports and all of the facilities and improvements that                               
12 will provide revenue sufficient to comply with all of the covenants of the bond                                         
13 resolution.