Bill Text: CA AJR33 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Joint Resolution 33 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: General aviation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-22 - In Senate. To Com. on RLS. [AJR33 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AJR33-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AJR 33	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 15, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fuller
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Conway and Gilmore)

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   Relative to aviation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AJR 33, as amended, Fuller. General aviation.
   This measure would respectfully memorialize the Congress and
President of the United States to recognize the vital role general
aviation plays in the economy, health, safety, and protection of the
nation, and abstain from legislation and policies that impact this
industry's ability to continue to function effectively.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, General aviation in America supports more than 1.2
million jobs, many of them in small and medium-sized businesses, and
generates $150 billion in economic activity; and
   WHEREAS, Many of the 5,200 general aviation airports in the United
States are located at the center of clusters of the small and
medium-sized businesses and communities that are driving the nation's
economic recovery; and
   WHEREAS, Private aircraft that help these businesses create and
maintain jobs have been mistakenly characterized as "toys for the
rich," rather than as vital tools that allow business to operate and
thrive; and
   WHEREAS, General aviation aircraft are used around the clock by
law enforcement officers, medical professionals, disaster relief
personnel, and others to reach people in need; and
   WHEREAS, General aviation aircraft are also used by researchers to
gather data and map terrain in efforts to help governments,
businesses, and nongovernmental organizations improve and protect the
quality of life; and
   WHEREAS, America's agriculture industry uses general aviation in
its efforts to feed and clothe a hungry world; and
   WHEREAS, The nation's public utilities use general aviation to
install and maintain infrastructure vital to keeping the nation
functioning; and 
   WHEREAS, General aviation faces challenges from a federal budget
proposal that would impose costly new user fees and dramatically
increase taxes; and 
   WHEREAS, Insufficient funding of Federal Aviation Administration
operations and airport and airspace infrastructure imposes challenges
on the ability of general aviation operators to operate effectively;
and
   WHEREAS, General aviation faces increasing and  onerous
  challenging  security regulations; and
   WHEREAS, Planning and zoning pressures and urban encroachment
contribute to reducing the number and availability of airports
throughout California and the United States, which annually reduces
the number of airports available to public and private users; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature respectfully memorializes
the Congress and President of the United States to recognize the
vital role general aviation plays in the economy, health, safety, and
protection of the nation, and abstain from legislation and policies
that impact this industry's ability to continue to function
effectively; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the President and Congress of the United States,
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each Senator
and Representative from California in the Congress of the United
States.