An Act To Establish a Committee To Promote General Aviation in the State . .
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1663
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: MARRACHE, CAREY, DAMON, PERRY
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-K, 6 MRSA §401, 6 MRSA §3

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124th MAl 
LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1663 
S.P.628 
In Senate, December 21, 2009 
An Act To Establish a Committee To Promote General Aviation in 
the State 
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Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator MARRACHE of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative CAREY of Lewiston and 
Senators: DAMON of Hancock, PERRY of Penobscot. 
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JOYJ. O'BRlEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-K, sub-§12-A is enacted to read: 
12-A. 
Transportation 
Aviation Advisory 
Expenses Only 
MRSA §401 
Committee 
Sec. 2. 6 MRSA §3, first Cjf, as amended by PL 1979, c. 541, Pt. A, §42, is further 
amended to read: 
As used in this chapter and chapters 2 to 17 Title, un less the context otherwise 
indicates, the following terms shall have the following meanings. 
Sec. 3. 6 MRSA c. 19 is enacted to read: . 
CHAPTER 19 
A VIA l'IONADVISORY COMMITTEE 
§401. Aviation Advisory Committee established 
The Aviation Advisory Committee, referred to in this chapter as "the committee" and 
established by Title 5, section 12004-K, subsection 12-A, is established to advise and 
assist the department in developing and maintaining general aviation and airports in the 
State. 
§402. Membership 
The committee consists of at least 6 but no more than 10 members appointed by the 
Governor. A member must haveS years of experience as a pilot, an airport facility 
manager or a fixed base operator. The terms of the members are for 3 years. The 
Governor shall fill a vacancy in the membership for an unexpired term. A vacancy must 
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. . 
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§403. Meetings 
The committee shall annually elect a chair from among its members, and the chair 
serves a term of one year. The committee shall meet at the call of the chair or at the call 
of at least 3 members of the committee. The committee shall meet at least 3 times a year. 
§404. Staffsupport 
The department shall supply reasonable staff support as requested by the committee. 
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§405. Rules. 
The committee may adopt rules to govern the operations of the committee. Rules 
adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 
375,subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 4. Staggered terms for initial appointees. Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 6, section 402, the terms of the initial members of the Aviation 
Advisory Committee must be staggered. Of the initial appointees, at least 2 members are 
appointed for terms of 3 years, at least 2 members for terms of 2 years and at least 2 
members for tenns of one year. 
SUMMARY 
This bill establishes in the Maine Revised Statutes a committee to aid the Department 
of Transpoliation in developing and maintaining general aviation and airports in the 
State.