HB 115-AIRPORT CUSTOMER FACILITY CHARGES  2:42:15 PM CHAIR HUGGINS announced HB 115 to be up for consideration. The committee would consider Version \I. MR. JOSH APPLEBEE, staff to Representative Tom Anderson, advised the committee substitute for HB 115 is the same as SB 92, which has already been through a full hearing in the Senate. SENATOR COWDERY asked whether there were any differences in the two bills. MS. SHERYL SUTTON, staff to Senator Ben Stevens, testified there is no difference between the bills. 2:45:01 PM SENATOR THERRIAULT asked Ms. Sutton for clarification of changes to Section 1. MS. SUTTON stated there were no substantive changes other than word housekeeping and an effective date. SENATOR THERRIAULT noted "uniform customer facility charge" was controversial wording initially but is now being deleted. He asked whether it was moved to a different section. MS. SUTTON said yes. The customer facility charge was already in place in statute and there is a new charge added, which is a maintenance charge. 2:46:46 PM SENATOR THERRIAULT asked whether it was specifically for a car rental space. MS. SUTTON advised it deals with the car rental facility and the maintenance aspects within. 2:48:56 PM MR. APPLEBEE summarized in 2001 the Legislature passed Chapter 99 SLE 2001 authorizing the use of the customer facility charges to fund improvements to airport facilities state owned land. Language needed to be tightened up for security of bonding. SENATOR THERRIAULT asked Mr. Applebee whether a person could avoid the charge by going off site. MR. APPLEBEE said yes. 2:51:44 PM SENATOR THERRIAULT asked the reason for taking state action to raise the revenue to pay for the bond. MR. APPLEBEE said when selling bonds for construction there needs to be security. MR. MARK PFEFFER, Venture Development Group, said the companies are prohibited from setting charges to do a project of this type on their own because of anti trust laws. MR. KIP KNUDSON, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF), informed there have been a great deal of investment in legal counsel and economic analysis and the DOTPF is in support of the bill. MR. JOHN STEINER, attorney general's office, clarified HB 115 is not limited the rental car parking facility. 2:57:45 PM CHAIR HUGGINS reiterated there is a process for new rental car companies to become part of the vendor process. 2:59:28 PM SENATOR COWDERY moved SCS CSHB 115(TRA) from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There being no objection, the motion carried. # There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Huggins adjourned the meeting at 3:00:28 PM.