Bill Text: OH SCR19 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: To urge the Administrator of the Federal Aviation [Track Bill]

Status: 2012-03-27 - Concurrence [SCR19 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SCR19-Enrolled.html

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As Adopted by the House

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

Am. S. C. R. No. 19

Senator Widener 

Cosponsors: Senators Bacon, Balderson, Beagle, Burke, Daniels, Hughes, Jones, Jordan, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Patton, Seitz, Schaffer, Skindell, Tavares, Turner, Brown, Cafaro, Coley, Faber, Gentile, Hite, Kearney, Niehaus, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Wagoner 

Representatives Ruhl, Johnson, Adams, J., Adams, R., Anielski, Ashford, Baker, Barnes, Beck, Blair, Blessing, Boose, Boyd, Brenner, Bubp, Buchy, Butler, Carney, Celebrezze, Celeste, Combs, Conditt, Damschroder, Derickson, DeVitis, Dovilla, Driehaus, Duffey, Fedor, Fende, Gardner, Garland, Gerberry, Goodwin, Goyal, Grossman, Hackett, Hayes, Henne, Hill, Landis, Letson, Luckie, Maag, Mallory, Martin, Matheney, McClain, McGregor, Milkovich, Newbold, O'Brien, Patmon, Pillich, Ramos, Reece, Roegner, Rose, Rosenberger, Schuring, Slaby, Slesnick, Stautberg, Stebelton, Stinziano, Sykes, Szollosi, Thompson, Uecker, Williams, Winburn, Young, Yuko Speaker Batchelder 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the Administrator of the Federal Aviation

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Administration to select Ohio as a site for

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testing the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems

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into the National Airspace System.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):

WHEREAS, The race to design, develop, test, manufacture, and	5
safely integrate and deploy Unmanned Aerial Systems for full	6
operational use in a cooperative manned and remotely piloted	7
operational environment has the potential to reward the United	8
States with a leadership position in emerging domestic and	9
international growth markets; and	10

WHEREAS, In the next 15 years, more than 23,000 jobs could be	11
created in the United States as a result of integration of	12
Unmanned Aerial Systems in the National Airspace System, according	13
to the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International; and	14

WHEREAS, Ohio has a long history of involvement with Unmanned	15
Aerial Systems, including the development of the world's first	16
Unmanned Aerial System, the "Kettering Bug" in 1918 by the	17
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, and the founding of the	18
Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International in Dayton in	19
1972; and	20

WHEREAS, The Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at	21
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is a major Department of	22
Defense center for Unmanned Aerial Systems research, which	23
maintains specialized equipment, including a unique array of	24
research radars, and employs trained scientific and engineering	25
personnel who can assist with Unmanned Aerial Systems-related	26
airspace integration issues; and	27

WHEREAS, The Air Force Research Laboratory conducts research	28
related to Unmanned Aerial Systems for airframes, propulsion	29
systems, sensors, communications, and man-machine interfaces; and	30

WHEREAS, The United States Air Force acquisition management	31
for major Unmanned Aerial Systems aircraft is located at the	32
Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in	33
Ohio; and	34

WHEREAS, The Ohio National Guard maintains Brush Creek and	35
Buckeye Military Operating Areas, formerly restricted airspace,	36
which are well suited for small Unmanned Aerial Systems Research,	37
Development, Test, and Evaluation and which could be used safely	38
for testing the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems in the	39
National Airspace System with minimal disruption to air traffic	40
flow while at the same time not compromising the safety of general	41
aviation; and	42

WHEREAS, The Wilmington Airpark, Springfield Air National	43
Guard Base, Brush Creek Military Operating Area, and Buckeye	44
Military Operating Area have the infrastructure, facilities, and	45
excess capacity that make adaptation to specific Unmanned Aerial	46
Systems test needs efficient, timely, safe, and inexpensive; and	47

WHEREAS, Collaborative relationships are well established in	48
Ohio for research, development, testing, training, and	49
manufacturing of Unmanned Aerial Systems including universities,	50
manufacturers, researchers, workforce developers, the Ohio	51
National Guard, the State of Ohio, and military, commercial, and	52
private airspace users; and	53

WHEREAS, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal	54
Year 2012, Pub. L. No. 122-81, and the FAA Modernization and	55
Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-95, require the Administrator	56
of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a plan to	57
integrate Unmanned Aerial Systems into the National Airspace	58
System and to select test ranges as part of that program; now	59
therefore be it	60

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly	61
of the State of Ohio, conclude that the convergence in Ohio of	62
human capital, technology, test capabilities, facilities, and	63
airspace will create the environment for the breakthrough	64
discoveries that will advance the safe use of Unmanned Aerial	65
Systems in the National Airspace System; and be it further	66

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly	67
of the State of Ohio, urge the Administrator of the Federal	68
Aviation Administration to select Ohio as a site for testing the	69
integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems into the National Airspace	70
System; and be it further	71

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	72
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the	73
United States, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation	74
Administration, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House	75
of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the	76
United States Senate, and the members of the Ohio Congressional	77
delegation.	78