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Special Committee on Airport Authorities

Chair: Rep. Jeff Stone
Legislative Council Staff: Ron Sklansky and Scott Grosz
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Review the possible ownership and operation of airports in this state by independent airport authorities to ensure an efficient transportation system to foster regional and state economic growth; if desirable, recommend implementing legislation for independent airport authorities, including creation, jurisdiction, governance, finance, transfer, and transition.

Recommendation to the Joint Legislative Council (December 12, 2007)
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature
  • LRB-3012/1, relating to authorizing the creation of local airport districts; authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city; and authorizing the Investment Board to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city from the state investment fund.
July 9, 2007 Meeting
  • WLC: 0032/2, relating to authorizing the creation of local airport districts; authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city; and authorizing the Investment Board to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city from the state investment fund.
  • WLC: 0089/1, and amendment to WLC: 0032/2, relating to taxation powers.
  • Memo No. 6, Summary of Changes in WLC: 0032/2 (July 3, 2007).
Joint Legislative Council Meeting (June 12, 2007)
  • Letter to Senator Fred A. Risser and Representative Steve Wieckert, Co-Chairs, Joint Legislative Council, from Representative Jeff Stone, Chair, Special Committee on Airport Authorities, reporting the status of the Special Committee.
January 16, 2007 Meeting
  • WLC: 0032/1, relating to authorizing the creation of local airport districts; authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city; and authorizing the Investment Board to make loans to a county that contains a 1st class city from the state investment fund.
  • Memo No. 5, Property Tax Funding of Wisconsin Airports (January 12, 2007).
December 4, 2006 Meeting
  • Memo No. 2, Airport Governance Options (November 7, 2006).
  • Memo No. 3, Comparison of Airport Authority Legislation (November 7, 2006).
    • Table, Comparison of Legislation Creating Selected Airport Authorities with Provisions of 2005 Assembly Bill 1089
  • Memo No. 4, Members of Airport Authority Boards (December 1, 2006).
  • Memorandum, Transportation Committee Action Regarding the Airport Workgroup Report, from the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Chairman Lee Holloway,  (November 29, 2006).
November 15, 2006 Meeting [CANCELED]
  • Memo No. 2, Airport Governance Options (November 7, 2006).
  • Memo No. 3, Comparison of Airport Authority Legislation (November 7, 2006).
    • Table, Comparison of Legislation Creating Selected Airport Authorities with Provisions of 2005 Assembly Bill 1089 
October 25, 2006 Meeting
September 27, 2006 Meeting
September 20, 2006 Meeting
  • Memo No. 1, Overview of Wisconsin Law Relating to Airport Ownership and Discussion of Airport Governance Options (September 11, 2006).
  • Presentation, by Scott Brummond, Chief, Aeronautical and Technical Services, Bureau of Aeronautics, Department of Transportation.
  • PowerPoint, by Keith W. Gerard,  JD System Planning, Development Programming, Finance, Real Estate, Department of Transportation.
  • PowerPoint, by Donald Hoeft, Outagamie Regional Airport.