Dates

• Existence: 2000    

biographical statement

On June 13, 2000 House Resolution 542 established a Select Committee to study alternatives for the operations of the Philadelphia International Airport. The Select Committee was directed to submit a Final Report of its findings to the House of Representatives no later than November 30, 2000.

Prior to 1996, all airports were under a federal law mandating that the government agency who owned the airports could not sell or lease their airports. This law further mandated that all profits created by the operations of a government owned airport be recycled back into the airport. This prevented the government agencies who owned the airports from generating profits which could be diverted back into their state or city budget.

In 1996, the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act was passed allowing government owned airports meeting specified criteria to be sold or leased to private citizens or corporations. The Select Committee was directed to study the operations of the Philadelphia International Airport and to determine if the airport met the criteria outlined in the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996.

The Select Committee submitted its Final Report to the House of Representatives on November 21, 2000. The Select Committee recommended that a Joint Committee, comprised of members representing the interests of the Commonwealth, the City of Philadelphia and Tinicum Township be formed. The Joint Committee would hire experts, to provide further detailed information, specific to achieve an efficient and businesslike operation of an important local, regional and state economic enterprise, and provide the city of Philadelphia the maximum capital return.

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