Evening star., 1945-02-13
Air Regulation
Bill Is Studied
AtAnnapo|is
Measure Would Give
State Commission
Full Authority
By the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 13.-Senate
lawmakers today studied newly
introduced bill which would give
the State Aviation Commission full
power to regulate all Maryland air.
ports and other aviation facilities.
The measure would grant the
commission supervision over all
negotiations with Federal agencies
and acceptance of Federal funds
for any airport in Maryland, over
zoning and other regulation of all
public and private airports.
Prepared by the commission and
the Attorney Generals Office, the
bill was introduced last night by
Senator r. Fulton Waller, Democrat.
of Wicomico.
Gives Power to License.
The bill would give the commits
sion these specific powers:
To require annual registration of
Federal licenses, permits or certifi-
Gates of civil aircraft or airmen fly
ing within the State and of aeronau-
tics instructors;
To revoke any licenses for vio-
lations, of State law;
To license air schools and flying
instructors;
To approve airport and restricted
landing area sites and to license
airports, restricted landing areas or
other air navigation facilities;
To revoke airport and landing
area licenses for cause;
To acquire airport sites, landing
areas and to construct airports and
improve landing areas;
To "promulgate plans, ratings and
regulations relating to the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation of
airports."
Provides for Commission.
A representative of the ATTORNEY
Generals office said the 63-page bill
embodies most of the provisions of
a measure now in the Senate Avia-
tion Committee dealing with munic-
ipal acquisition, development and
regulation of airports.
The new bill, however, would give
hnal regulatory power to the Avia-
tion Commission and not to munich
palities.
At last nights brief sessions. two
bills were passed by each House.
One of those passed by the Sem
ate and sent to the House would
permit alcoholics to be admitted to
State hospitals for treatment pend
ing court trials. The other bills
were minor.
Today, the first of a trio of
home rule" bills, which would give
certain lawmaking powers now held
by the General Assembly to officials
OF incorporated town and cities.
may be reported to the Senate by
the Judicial Proceedings Committee.
The bill was held up over the
week end, SO that the ATTORNEY
Generals Office might examine sew
eral amendments.
Bill Is Trial Horse"
Chairman Byrnes of the Judicial
Proceedings Committee said the first
bill would be in the nature of a
trial horse and intimated it's fate
in the Senate would give his COM
mittee an indication as to handling
the remaining two companion bills.
Attorney General william C.
Walsh was to appear before the
Judicial Proceedings Committee to
clarity parts of a Senate bill deal
ing with credits to be given service
men under State merit system quail
ifications.
The formal hanging of portrait
of the late Speaker of the House,
J. Enos Ray of Prince Georges Coun-
ty, was planned for this afternoon.
A high spot this week was ex-
pected to be the hearing before the
Judicial Proceedings Committee to-
morrow on the "women's jury" bill.
measure which would allow women
to serve on Maryland juries for the
first time.
1t passed the House without trou-
BILE, but the same course was not
expected in the Senate. At the l943
session, similar bill passed the
House easily only to be killed in
the Senate by a single vote.