Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Airport sponsors interested in
participating in the pilot program must make written application to ODA. ODA
will establish the application form and deadline for applications.
(2) The application shall include:
(a) a letter from the governing body of the
county in which each rural airport is located. The letter shall state the
governing body concurs with the sponsor's request to be a pilot site and is
prepared to assist in the amendment of comprehensive plans and land use
regulations, if necessary, as required by ORS
836.642 and OAR 660, Division 13
(Department of Land Conservation and Development rules governing airport
planning);
(b) a description of how
the airport sponsor intends to encourage through the fence operations at the
rural airport;
(c) a complete
narrative description of public-private partnerships the sponsor intends to
pursue, and how the partnerships would promote:
(1) Innovative and creative technologies for
increasing airport usability and safety;
(2) Innovative and creative performance of
aviation services to make the services more competitive and useful for the
public;
(3) Development of the
pilot site as a setting for customary and usual aviation-related activities to
develop and thrive; and
(4) Shared
responsibility for:
(A) Establishing and
meeting the fiscal needs of the pilot site;
(B) Maintaining safety of operations;
and
(C) Maintaining positive
community relations and compatibility with existing uses.
(D) a description, to the extent practicable,
of the types of innovative airport infrastructure and operations funding that
will be sought to support the pilot airport; and
(E) a statement of the sponsor's willingness
to participate in the pilot program evaluation process described in OAR
738-014-0035.
(3) ODA will
review all applications submitted by the deadline, and rank the applications
that meet the minimum requirements of these rules according to their ability to
meet the goals of this pilot program and the quality of the application. ODA
will submit its list of eligible airports in ranked order to the State Aviation
Board.
(4) The State Aviation Board
will review the applications and may select up to two airports for inclusion in
this pilot program.
(5) Aurora
State Airport is included in the pilot program as provided in ORS
836.642(2)(a).
Stat. Auth.: ORS
835.035,
836.642 & sec. 4, ch. 820,
OL 2005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
836.640,
836.642 & sec. 4, ch. 820,
OL 2005
