Bill Text: WV SR74 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating March 7, 2019, as WV Aviation Day
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-07 - Completed legislative action [SR74 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2019-SR74-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 74
(By Senators Swope, Azinger, Clements, Hamilton, Hardesty, Maynard, Smith, Tarr, Woelfel, Palumbo, Roberts, Jeffries, Beach, Lindsay, Baldwin, Rucker, Cline, Sypolt, and Stollings)
[Introduced March 7, 2019]
Designating March 7, 2019, as West Virginia Aviation Day.
Whereas, The history of aviation in West Virginia is nearly 100 years old; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Aeronautics Commission is an agency of the West Virginia Department of Transportation; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Airport Managers Association represents commercial and general aviation airports and industry partners throughout the Mountain State; and
Whereas, West Virginia has 24 airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: Seven commercial airports and 17 general aviation airports; and
Whereas, Affordable, reliable, and safe air service is integral to our communities, citizens, businesses, and state; and
Whereas, Commercial airports serve our state’s 1.8 million residents and hundreds of thousands of visitors annually; and
Whereas, General aviation airports open our state’s rural landscape to countless companies to conduct business and often serve as community hubs; and
Whereas, Airports have played, and will continue to play, a critical role in the state’s response to natural disasters, medical emergencies, and search and rescue operations; and
Whereas, Growth in air service in West Virginia equates to increased funding for improvements to West Virginia’s airports; and
Whereas, West Virginia has been a host to aircraft industries for more than 90 years, from the opening of a Fokker Aircraft plant in Marshall County in 1928, to advanced aviation and aerospace facilities now affiliated with the North Central West Virginia Airport in Harrison County; and
Whereas, Studies of the economic impact of West Virginia’s airport have shown that these installations contribute $2.5 billion to the state’s economy; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby designates March 7, 2019, as West Virginia Aviation Day; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission and the West Virginia Airport Managers Association.
