Law to permit self fueling of aircraft was passed in 1999 and also placed responsibility on State Fire Marshall to implement law and establish rules, etc. Process has been very slow and not acceptable for most pilots. New State Fire Marshall has been appointed and rumors are that this will be beneficial to aircraft self fueling and a useable card lock system. Bill introduced by Representative Hill at request of Travis Takano. Introduced by Representative Kruse, Roseburg, and could be detrimental to airports that adjoin EFU zones.
Most airports have an overlay zone to protect the flight area around airports.
This overlay restricts structures to remain outside the flight zone, such as, the Clear Zone at each end of a runway that is outside the airport boundary. Present airway overlay zones will probably be grand fathered in but new airports probably would not be able to establish Clear Zones or other zones to protect the air space around airports with adjoining EFU zones. Other possible issues would be aircraft noise, safety from falling aircraft, emergency landing areas and other related aviation activities. Overlay zones on EFU would be one way to insure development that is compatible to the continuing use of the airport as an airport. It would be difficult to establish new airports to replace those that are being closed if this bill is made into law in Oregon as most new airports would be in rural, EFU areas.