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House restores aeronautics commission rulemaking authority after debate over delegation of power
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 40 to restore the Aeronautics Commission’s authority to promulgate rules for airport licensing. Supporters called the change a scrivener fix needed for safety standards; some members warned against delegating too much authority to appointed commissions.
The South Dakota House voted to restore rulemaking authority for the state Aeronautics Commission by passing Senate Bill 40, legislation supporters said is necessary to preserve safety standards for airport licensure.
Representative Kristi Weems, the bill sponsor on the floor, said the statute previously contained a “scrivener” error that removed the commission’s authority to adopt rules governing issuance and maintenance of operating licenses for public airports, landing fields and heliports. She told members that without…
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