- Introduced -

SB 1046 - Under this act, the Missouri-St. Louis Metropolitan Airport Authority is given the responsibility for operation of the Lambert-St.Louis International Airport as of January 1, 2005. The existing Airport Authority members' terms will have expired by the time the authority assumes responsibility for operation of the airport in 2005. The City of St. Louis shall continue to own the airport. The members of the Authority shall represent St. Louis City and St. Louis, Jefferson, Franklin and St. Charles Counties on the basis of population, one member for each 130,000 residents. The authority shall honor all bonds, debts and employee pension plans of the former airport authority. This act also states that the City of St. Louis may continue taxing businesses conducting activities within its airport.

This act is identical to SB 469 (2001).

STEPHEN WITTE