Bill Text: OH HCR45 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: To strongly urge the Federal Aviation Administration

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - Committee Report [HCR45 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HCR45-Comm_Sub.html

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As Reported by the House Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. C. R. No. 45

Representative Perales 

Cosponsors: Representatives Henne, Grossman, Butler, Duffey, Huffman, Damschroder, Pillich, Strahorn, Terhar, Hackett, Blair, Derickson, Stebelton, Ruhl, Celebrezze, DeVitis 

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To strongly urge the Federal Aviation Administration

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to consider immediately adding additional

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qualified unmanned aircraft systems research and

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test sites to the six chosen research and test

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sites.

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

WHEREAS, On December 30, 2013, the Federal Aviation	6
Administration announced that the states of Alaska, Nevada, New	7
York, North Dakota, Texas, and Virginia will host sites for the	8
research and testing of unmanned aircraft systems in anticipation	9
of future widespread operation of such aircraft systems in this	10
country; and	11

WHEREAS, Ohio and Indiana jointly submitted an application to	12
host a site and the application met the stated criteria that was	13
utilized by the Federal Aviation Administration in selecting the	14
sites, including geography, climate, location of ground	15
infrastructure, research needs, airspace use, safety, aviation	16
experience, and risk; and	17

WHEREAS, Of the six research and test sites selected by the	18
Federal Aviation Administration, none are located in the	19
midwestern part of this country; rather, four are located in the	20
western part of this country and two are located in the eastern	21
part of this country; and	22

WHEREAS, The Federal Aviation Administration has yet to	23
disclose the specific findings that resulted from its	24
decision-making process on this matter, and, until it does so,	25
legitimate questions linger as to how and why the Federal Aviation	26
Administration arrived at its final decision; now therefore be it	27

RESOLVED, That the Federal Aviation Administration is	28
strongly urged to evaluate immediately all of the applications	29
that were submitted for consideration but were not selected and to	30
consider adding additional unmanned aircraft systems research and	31
test sites that are qualified and bring value to the mission of	32
integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace;	33
and be it further	34

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives	35
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the	36
President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore and	37
Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and the Clerk	38
of the United States House of Representatives, the Administrator	39
of the Federal Aviation Administration, the members of the Ohio	40
Congressional delegation, and to the news media of Ohio.	41