Bill Summary for H 464 (2023-2024)

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Mar 23 2023

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House Bill 464 (Local) Filed Thursday, March 23, 2023
AN ACT TO ALTER THE MANNER IN WHICH APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE TO THE WASHINGTON-WARREN AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS TO TEACH THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE CURRICULUM.
Intro. by Kidwell.

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Amends Section 2 of SL 2022-34 to change the manner in which appointments are made to the Washington-Warren Airport Authority (Authority) and the composition of its members, as follows. Removes the Washington City Council (Council) as the sole appointing authority and makes conforming changes to the filling of vacancies. For those members appointed based on experience, changes the requirement from aviation experience to experience with aviation, drone, or business management. Removes the two members whose only qualifications are that they be a registered voter of the City of Washington and a registered voter of the County of Beaufort who may also be a registered voter in the City of Washington, respectively.  The Authority will now be comprised of the following seven members:

  • One member appointed by the City of Washington who is a registered voter in the City of Washington, with experience in aviation, drone, or business management.
  • Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, both of whom are registered voters of the County of Beaufort with experience in aviation, drone, or business management but not registered voters of the City of Washington.
  • Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, both of whom are registered voters of the County of Beaufort with experience in aviation, drone, or business management but not registered voters of the City of Washington.
  • One member is a registered voter of the County of Beaufort and not a registered voter of the City of Washington.
  • One member selected from the businesses located at the Washington-Warren Airport who is appointed by the members of the Authority at the first meeting of the Authority after their appointment.

Repeals Section 16 of SL 2022-34 (establishing the initial and continuing appointment authority of the Council).

Directs that the terms of current members of the Authority will expire six months after the date this act becomes law. Upon the expiration of those terms, directs that appointments will be made to the Authority as provided above, with three seats expiring in one year and two seats expiring in each of the next two years to stagger the terms. After establishing the staggered terms, all terms of office will be for three years as provided in Section 2 of SL 2022-34, as enacted by the act.