Amend CSHB 300 (House committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and
renumbering the remaining ARTICLES accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. AVIATION FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
SECTION ____.01. Section 21.101, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) The department may loan or grant money to a state agency
with a governing board authorized to operate an airport, [or] to a
governmental entity in this state, or to an owner of an eligible
airport to establish, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or repair an
airport, airstrip, or air navigational facility if:
(1) the money has been appropriated to the department
for that purpose; and
(2) providing the money will:
(A) best serve the public interest; and
(B) best discharge the governmental aeronautics
function of the state or its political subdivisions.
(c) In this section, "eligible airport" means an airport
eligible to receive grant funds under the airport improvement
program established by 49 U.S.C. Section 47101 et seq.
SECTION ____.02. Section 21.105, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) Before approving a loan or grant to a governmental
entity, the commission shall require that:
(1) the airport or facility remain in the control of
each political subdivision involved for at least 20 years;
(2) the political subdivision disclose the source of
all funds for the project and the political subdivision's ability
to finance and operate the project;
(3) at least 10 percent of the total project cost be
provided by sources other than the state; and
(4) the project be adequately planned.
(c) Before approving a loan or grant to an owner of an
eligible airport as defined by Section 21.101, the commission shall
require that:
(1) the airport or facility remain an eligible airport
for at least 20 years;
(2) the owner demonstrate the ability to finance and
operate the project; and
(3) the project be adequately planned.
SECTION ____.03. Section 21.112, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21.112. EXPENDITURE OF AIR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION MONEY
[BY STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES]. A governmental entity or
eligible airport, as defined by Section 21.101, that receives money
from the department to establish, construct, reconstruct, enlarge,
or repair an airport, airstrip, or air navigational facility shall
spend the money for those purposes and in conformity with
commission rules.