SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1182
91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE GASKILL.
Pre-filed December 10, 2001, and 1000 copies ordered printed.
TED WEDEL, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 26, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the use of state aircraft by the governor.
Section A. Chapter 26, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 26.230, to read as follows:
26.230. 1. As used in this section, "private business" shall include, but is not limited to, all personal, political or campaign business.
2. The governor may use a private airplane flown by an individual or entity who is not paid for such flight other than aircraft operating expenses, for the governor's private business, provided that:
(1) The office of administration, division of flight operations, has given safety clearance for gubernatorial flights to the entity or individual owning such airplane. The office of administration shall establish procedures for obtaining such safety clearance. Such clearance may be in the nature of a general clearance for all flights by such individual or entity; and
(2) The flight conditions at the time the airplane prepares for takeoff are within acceptable parameters as established by the office of administration, division of flight operations. The office of administration shall establish takeoff parameters for such flights which may include, but are not limited to, visibility, ceiling, wind conditions or any atmospheric or other conditions normally included in any assessment of the feasibility of airplane takeoff. In the event that flight conditions are not within acceptable parameters at the time of takeoff, the division of flight operations in the office of administration shall make arrangements to make a plane owned by the state and flown by a pilot from the division of flight operations available to the governor at such time.
3. The governor shall reimburse the state for aircraft operating expenses for any private business use of the state airplane. The office of administration shall establish procedures for determining the expenses of such private business uses, and the governor shall submit expense reports and reimbursements in the form and the manner determined by the office of administration for such uses.
4. The safety and general clearances established in this section shall not apply to charter flights to which FAR Part 135 applies and air transport operations to which FAR Part 121 applies.
5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to this section shall take effect unless such rule has been
promulgated pursuant to chapter 536, RSMo.
Missouri House of Representatives