Bill Text: HI SCR126 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Taiwan; International Civil Aviation Organization Participation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-20 - (S) Resolution adopted in final form. [SCR126 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SCR126-Amended.html
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2851
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 126
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2010
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 126 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED NATIONS TO GRANT TAIWAN MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the International Civil Aviation Organization to grant Taiwan meaningful participation in the activities, meetings, and mechanisms of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
This measure also urges the International Civil Aviation Organization to grant Taiwan:
(1) Observership in International Civil Aviation Organization decision-making bodies;
(2) Observership in International Civil Aviation Organization technical meetings, such as Regional Air Navigation Meetings and Division-type Air Navigation meetings;
(3) Participation in International Civil Aviation Organization mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory; and
(4) Direct contact with the International Civil Aviation Organization and its Asia and Pacific office; and
Your Committee received testimony in support of this resolution from two individuals. Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
The International Civil Aviation Organization is a one-hundred-ninety-member state United Nations specialized agency established pursuant to the Convention on International Civil Aviation in 1944 that aims to develop the principles and techniques of international air navigation as well as to foster the planning and development of international air transport. Taiwan has been excluded from the International Civil Aviation Organization since 1971, rendering it extremely difficult to obtain and verify information from the International Civil Aviation Organization to ensure currency and completeness of data on aviation standards and norms. Taiwan needs to bring its civil aviation practices in line with world standards to ensure the integrity of the international air safety and security network, promote cultural exchange, business, trade and tourism, and enhance the convenience of international passengers.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 126 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,
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____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
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