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    Aeronautics Department

    Active dates:1943-1976
    Authority:
    Minn. Stat. 360.014 [Repealed, 1976 c 166 s 119]
    1943 Minn. Laws Chap. 653
    Function: Regulates and promotes aviation in Minnesota; inspects and licenses flight schools, airports, and commercial operations; represents the state in airline route cases before the federal Civil Aeronautics Board; operates statewide system of radio navigation aids; working with local law enforcement agencies, investigates accidents; registers pilots; collects registration tax on nonairline aircraft.
    Preceded by:
    Aeronautics Commission
    Succeeded by:
    Transportation Department
    History: Merged with the former department of highways, as well as portions of the Department of Public Service and the transportation-related functions of the State Planning Agency to form the Transportation Department (1976 Minn. Laws Chap. 166 Sec. 119).
    Agency heads: Commissioner:; Dale MacIver, 1959-1963; Lawrence McCabe, 1963-1976
    Notes: The Legislative Library has the Department of Aeronautics' Biennial report for the following years:
    1943/45 - 1947, 1949/50, 1968/70, 1970/72, 1972/74
    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1963.
    Record last updated: 07/24/2012
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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