2023 New York Laws › TRA - Transportation › Article 2 - Powers, Duties and Jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation › 14-M - Airport Security.

§  14-m.  Airport  security.  1. For the purposes of this section, the
following  terms  shall  have  the  following  meanings:  (a)  the  term
"airport"  shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  such  term is defined in
subdivision five of section two hundred forty of  the  general  business
law  except  that  such term shall not include any airport operated by a
bi-state authority nor any airport with scheduled commercial air carrier
service;
(b) the term "aircraft" shall have the same meaning as  such  term  is
defined  in  subdivision one of section two hundred forty of the general
business law;
(c)  the  term  "private-use  airport"  shall  mean  an  airport  used
exclusively by the owner thereof and persons authorized by such owner;
(d)  the term "public-use airport" shall mean an airport available for
use by the general public without a requirement for the  prior  approval
of  the  owner  or operator thereof except as may be required by federal
law or regulation.
This section shall not be construed to replace  or  supersede  airport
security  standards required by the United States department of homeland
security or transportation security administration or  safety  standards
required  by  the  United States department of transportation or federal
aviation administration.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in  order  to
enhance  security  at  the  airports  of the state, each private-use and
public-use airport located, in whole or  in  part,  in  New  York  state
shall:
(a)(i) Register with the department within one year from the effective
date  of  this section. Such registration shall be valid for a period of
three years, and shall be submitted on forms provided by the  department
which  shall contain the following information: the physical and mailing
addresses of such airport; the telephone number, facsimile  number,  and
e-mail  address  of such airport; the name or names and telephone number
or numbers of one or more twenty-four hour security contact persons,  as
designated  by  such  airport;  a  map  showing the location and general
boundaries of such airport; and such other information as the department
may reasonably prescribe. Such registration also shall be accompanied by
the written security plan required pursuant to  paragraph  (b)  of  this
subdivision.
(ii)   Each  such  airport  shall  renew  its  registration  with  the
department every three years. Requests for  renewal  shall  be  made  on
forms  supplied  by  the  department  and  shall  not be accepted unless
accompanied with  an  updated  written  security  plan  as  provided  in
paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
(b)  (i)  Each  private-use  and public-use airport shall document its
security procedures in a written security plan that is  consistent  with
the  most  recent  security  guidelines  for  general  aviation airports
published by the United States transportation  security  administration.
Such  plan  shall  be  updated  every  three  years and submitted to the
department  with   each   such   airport's   renewal   application   for
registration.  In  developing such plan, each airport shall consider the
applicable security enhancement recommendations contained  in  the  most
recent  security  guidelines  for general aviation airports published by
the United States transportation security administration.  Each  written
plan  shall  include a description of how the airport has addressed each
applicable recommendation of such guidelines, and  a  justification  for
not  adopting any applicable recommendation suggested by such guidelines
for the airport's security characteristics.  Applicable  recommendations
from  such  document  should  be determined by such airport by using the
airport characteristics self-assessment measurement  tool  available  in

such document and any other self-assessment tools subsequently issued by
the transportation security administration.
(ii)  In  addition  to  submitting  such  plan  to  the  department in
compliance with paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  each  airport  shall
submit  a  copy  of  such  plan  and  all  updates  thereof to local law
enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over such airport, the New York
state police, and the New York state office of homeland security.
(c)(i)  In  addition  to  the  other  provisions  of   this   section,
private-use airports shall:
(A)  require  all aircraft to be double-locked, with one lock internal
to the aircraft, and one  lock  external  to  the  aircraft,  when  such
aircraft is not in operation; and
(B) provide that all hangars be locked when not in use.
(ii)  In  addition to the other provisions of this section, public-use
airports shall:
(A) meet all the requirements of private-use  airports  set  forth  in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph;
(B) require verification of the identity of all aircraft passengers by
the aircraft crew;
(C)  maintain  a  log  of all transient aircraft for a minimum of five
years;
(D) develop  a  written  list  of  emergency  contacts  and  telephone
numbers, to be available to airport personnel;
(E)  restrict  the  access of unlicensed persons and student pilots to
aircraft keys;
(F) require persons  renting  aircraft  to  present  government-issued
identification, which identification shall be in addition to any pilot's
license;
(G)   post   airport  security  warning  signs  and  advisories  where
appropriate;
(H) create an emergency locator map, which may be hand-drawn generally
to scale, identifying areas such as runways, ramp  areas,  fence  lines,
gates,  hydrants,  emergency shelters, buildings and hazardous materials
sites, and provide copies of such map  to  emergency  response  agencies
serving  such  airport,  to law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction
over such airport, and appropriate airport personnel. Whenever there  is
a  physical  change  involving such areas, such map shall be revised and
resubmitted to the aforementioned emergency response and law enforcement
agencies and airport personnel within sixty days of such change; and
(I) familiarize local law enforcement with  the  airport  and  consult
with   them   in  the  airport's  development  of  appropriate  security
procedures.
3.  The  map  required  to  be  created  pursuant  to  clause  (H)  of
subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this section
and the written security plan required  pursuant  to  paragraph  (b)  of
subdivision  two of this section shall prominently display the following
statement: "This document may  contain  information  that  if  disclosed
could  endanger  the  life  or  safety of the public, and therefore this
document is to be maintained and used in a manner  which  preserves  the
confidentiality   of  the  information  contained  herein  in  a  manner
consistent with law."
4. A person or entity who submits or otherwise makes available to  any
state  agency or agency of any subdivision thereof the registrations and
security plans produced pursuant to the requirements of this section may
at any time identify those records  or  portions  thereof  that  contain
critical security information and request that the agency that maintains
such  records  except  such  information  from  disclosure  pursuant  to

subparagraph one-a of paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  five  of  section
eighty-nine of the public officers law.