03/31/2005 01:30 PM Senate LABOR & COMMERCE

         SB 142-REGIONAL SCHOOL BD LAND/BLDG OWNERSHIP                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR CON BUNDE announced SB 142 to be up for consideration.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
KIP  KNUDSON,  Deputy  Commissioner of  Aviation,  Department  of                                                               
Transportation  and Public  Facilities  (DOTPF), said  this is  a                                                               
simple technical  amendment for a state  statute that contradicts                                                               
somewhat federal obligations in  terms of FAA airport improvement                                                               
program  dollars.  It  would  make   de  jure  what  is  actually                                                               
happening now.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:04:12 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR SEEKINS asked for an  explanation of, "If the state holds                                                               
less  than  fee  title  to  the land,  the  commissioner  of  the                                                               
department   having  responsibility   shall  convey   the  entire                                                               
interest of the stake in the  land to the regional school board."                                                               
- language on page 2, line 30 .                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MR. KNUDSON  explained that  is existing  statute and  "less than                                                               
fee  title"  would be  a  lease  or  an interim  land  management                                                               
agreement with DNR or something like that.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:04:50 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR BEN STEVENS  wanted an example of  "other structures used                                                               
in regional attendance area schools" on page 2, lines 26 & 27.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
MR. KNUDSON replied that he  didn't understand what that language                                                               
was trying to achieve.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:05:33 PM                                                                                                                    
PAMELA LEWIS,  Statewide Chief,  Aviation Leasing,  Department of                                                               
Transportation  and   Public  Facilities  (DOTPF),   guessed  the                                                               
revisor may  have been referring  to things like fences  and fuel                                                               
tanks.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR STEVENS  asked about structures  outside of  the boundary                                                               
of an airport.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  BUNDE  said this  is  obviously  not  the simple  bill  he                                                               
thought and said he would hold SB 142 for a further hearing.