Airports: third-party vendors: security lanes.

Existing law, the State Aeronautics Act, governs various matters relative to aviation in the state, and authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of the act. A violation of the State Aeronautics Act is a crime. This bill would prohibit a public airport that provides commercial services from entering into an agreement that authorizes a private third-party vendor that provides expedited security screening to use the standard security lane or the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck security lane. The bill would provide that this prohibition does not apply if there was an agreement between the public airport and the private third-party vendor that was entered into before January 1, 2025. The bill would also provide that the prohibition does not apply to an agreement between a public airport and a private third-party vendor if the private third-party vendor has obtained dedicated Transportation Security Administration security lanes solely for use by the private third-party vendor at that public airport. Because a violation of these provisions would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.