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ACTION IN THE STATES
INDIANA ADOPTS
AOPA-BACKED BILL
A bill giving airport operators a procedure for removing derelict and abandoned aircraft from ramps and hangars
has become law in Indiana. AOPA and
the Experimental Aircraft Association
worked with Aviation Indiana, the state
aviation agency, at its request to develop
procedures to accomplish the disposal
of derelict aircraft or the recovery of
delinquent hangar or ramp fees by
airport management or a fixed-base
operator.
aopa.org/pilot/indiana

AOPA MEMBERS IN MONTANA HELP
PASS AIRPORT LEGISLATION
As the 2019 legislative session came
to a close, Montana legislators voted
overwhelmingly to support an aviation
bill that helps the state generate matching funds for federal grants that were
formerly left on the table. The 2,100
AOPA members in Montana strongly
supported the bill and were willing to
personally fund it via fuel purchases,
said AOPA Northwest Mountain Region
Manager Warren Hendrickson. He
added that the legislation-which House
legislators passed, 67 to 32-was "absolutely essential for funding Montana's
airports."
aopa.org/pilot/montana

AOPA SUPPORTS MAINE
SEAPLANE ACCESS
Maine legislative committees have had
hearings on bills AOPA supports to
restore permanent seaplane access to
a northern Maine lake, and to widen
employment and training opportunities
for aviation mechanics. The bill to restore seaplane access to Katahdin Lake

seeks to reverse the Baxter State Park
Authority's action to ban seaplanes-a
move that contradicted a commitment
the state made to the private landowner
when the property was deeded to the
state, as the family that sold the land has
reiterated.

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aopa.org/pilot/maine

VIRGINIA AIRPORT FACILITY
GETS AOPA SUPPORT
A Virginia county has cut the property
tax rate it imposes on aircraft, acting
on a recommendation urged by the
executive director of the area's regional
airport. In October 2018, AOPA Manager of Airport Policy Adam Williams
attended an airport stakeholder expo
that showcased Winchester Regional
Airport's value as an economic engine
and informed those in attendance that
the facility supports 179 jobs and generates a regional economic impact of $20.9
million, according to a study cited by the
airport's executive director.

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aopa.org/pilot/virginia

AOPA SUPPORTS CONNECTICUT
RUNWAY EXPANSION
A growing coalition is supporting an
AOPA-backed bill to allow Connecticut's
Tweed-New Haven Airport to extend
its main runway, which advocates say
would allow the airport to modernize
and expand its services. AOPA, long
a supporter of extending the main
runway, filed testimony for a Transportation Committee hearing, noting that
lengthening Tweed-New Haven's Runway 2/20 "would allow for increased
operations, improved safety, and the
operation of newer, more fuel-efficient
aircraft."
aopa.org/pilot/connecticut

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