Bill Text: NJ AJR68 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Opposes NY/NJ/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign proposals of Federal Aviation Administration.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee [AJR68 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-AJR68-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN DIMAIO
District 23 (Warren and Hunterdon)
Assemblyman ERIK PETERSON
District 23 (Warren and Hunterdon)
SYNOPSIS
Opposes NY/NJ/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign proposals of Federal Aviation Administration.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Joint Resolution opposing the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign proposals.
Whereas, The basic air traffic structure of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area airspace was designed and implemented in the 1960s and last modified in 1987 with the Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP); and
Whereas, The EECP proved inadequate in addressing the changes in volume and type of aircraft used by the National Airspace System, and also caused major noise problems that resulted in a congressional mandate in the 1990 Aviation Safety and Capacity Act requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to perform an Environmental Impact Study of the EECP and mitigate aircraft noise; and
Whereas, In the 1995 final Environmental Impact Study, the FAA committed to mitigate noise in a "follow-up regional study"; and
Whereas, In 2001, the FAA determined that aircraft noise pollution was the strongest and most widespread concern raised by the public; however, the FAA failed to include the reduction of aircraft noise as a formal goal of its regional redesign project; and
Whereas, In July 2007, the FAA issued the final Environmental Impact Statement containing several proposals to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace; and
Whereas, The airspace redesign involves a 31,000 square mile, five-state area with a population of 29 million residents, and 21 airports, with particular focus placed on air traffic operations at five major airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey; and
Whereas, Two of the FAA proposed plans would affect almost 190,000 people and the third more than 330,000 people with a substantial noise increase, while benefiting relatively few; and
Whereas, The New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise opposes these proposals, arguing that the interests of the citizens of New Jersey have not been considered and that the proposals no longer promote aircraft noise reduction necessary to quality of life; and
Whereas, It is in the best interest of the State to oppose the FAA's proposal to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The State of New Jersey opposes the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign proposals set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration.
2. Duly authenticated copies of this joint resolution shall be transmitted to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, each member of the United States Congress elected from this State, and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
3. This joint resolution shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This resolution opposes the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign proposals set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since they would likely cause dramatic aircraft noise increases in New Jersey, adversely affecting more than 300,000 residents.
The basic air traffic structure of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area airspace was designed and implemented in the 1960s. Despite changes in the volume of air traffic and the type of aircraft used by the National Airspace System over the last 40 years, the structure of the airspace has not been adequately modified to address these changes.
