Bill to transfer Galicia's airport management to the region

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1. The bill, introduced by the Mixed Parliamentary Group at the request of the BNG, proposes transferring state powers over airport infrastructure management to Galicia, using Article 150.2 of the Spanish Constitution.
2. Galicia would receive exclusive authority over civil airfields and airports in its territory, plus air transit and transport in its airspace. This includes transferring ownership of airports of general interest and public domain assets assigned to AENA Aeropuertos, S.A. in Galicia. Defense, external security, customs and external health services would remain with the State.
3. Galicia would manage, operate and maintain public civil airports, plan infrastructure, control investments, set and collect fees for use of airport public domain, and take part in official air transport education. Air navigation fees would remain with ENAIRE.
4. The transferred powers would only take effect once personal, material, financial and budgetary resources are transferred, through an agreement by the Joint Transfer Commission and a Royal Decree transferring services.
5. A specific Bilateral Commission would be created to coordinate between the State and Galicia, once the transfer of services is agreed. Both administrations would give each other reciprocal access to information.
6. AENA staff assigned to the new Galician administration at the time of transfer would keep the same labor rights, including pay, professional classification and leave. The law would enter into force the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

• The Autonomous Community of Galicia and its regional government (Xunta).: They would take over airport ownership and executive airport powers.
• AENA staff at Galician airports.: They would keep their labor rights if they move to the Galician administration.
• The Spanish State and its General State Administration.: It would keep defense, external security, customs and external health services, and oversee information sharing.
• Travelers and businesses using Galician airports.: They would be affected by the fees and management Galicia sets.

Words worth knowing

Ley Orgánica (Organic Law)

A type of Spanish law used for major matters, requiring a special majority in the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) to pass.

Aeropuertos de interés general (airports of general interest)

Airports the State considers important for the whole country and manages through AENA.

Dominio público aeroportuario (airport public domain)

Publicly used airport assets and spaces, such as runways, terminals and related areas.

Comisión Mixta de Transferencias (Joint Transfer Commission)

A body where the State and the Autonomous Community negotiate how services, resources and staff are transferred.

Traspaso de servicios (transfer of services)

The process by which the State hands over the services, resources and staff needed to exercise a transferred power.

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