BILL NUMBER: SJR 7	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 30, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 26, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu
   (Coauthor: Senator Pavley)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Muratsuchi, Ting, Ammiano, Atkins,
Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Ian Calderon,
Campos, Chau, Chesbro, Cooley, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto,
Gonzalez, Gordon, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Levine, Lowenthal,
Medina, Mitchell, Mullin, Nazarian, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V.
Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Rendon, Skinner, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk,
Williams, and Yamada)

                        MARCH 13, 2013

   Relative to the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief
Act of 2013.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SJR 7, Lieu. Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act
of 2013.
   This measure would urge the Congress to enact and the President to
sign the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of
2013.



   WHEREAS, Residents across the County of Los Angeles suffer
intrusive and disruptive low-flying helicopter traffic above their
neighborhoods; and
   WHEREAS, The County of Los Angeles is home to a unique and very
large concentration of scenic, historic, entertainment, and
transportation venues, including movie studios, movie stars' homes,
outdoor entertainment facilities, the coastline, Griffith Park, the
Hollywood sign, and many others, that generate extensive helicopter
tours engaged in sightseeing activity; and
   WHEREAS, The County of Los Angeles has a high concentration of
media helicopters engaged in monitoring traffic conditions, following
car chases, and filming celebrity events, which often involve
hovering for extended periods of time; and
   WHEREAS, The County of Los Angeles is home to the world's leading
civil helicopter manufacturer, which conducts extensive helicopter
flight testing in the region; and
   WHEREAS, The unique terrain of canyons and valleys in the County
of Los Angeles often amplifies noise from helicopters in otherwise
quiet residential areas; and
   WHEREAS, Helicopter noise in the County of Los Angeles interrupts
daily life for many residents by interfering with the ability to hear
conversations, the television, the radio, or the telephone, and
disrupting sleep cycles; and
   WHEREAS, Despite multiple efforts from several community and
homeowner organizations in the County of Los Angeles to address these
disturbances, helicopter traffic in the County of Los Angeles is not
currently regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or
any other agency; and
   WHEREAS, The FAA requires a specific minimum flying altitude for
fixed-wing aircraft, but it does not require a specific minimum
flying altitude for helicopters; and
   WHEREAS, The lack of effective regulations for commercial
helicopter operations in the County of Los Angeles negatively impacts
the safety and quality of life of the county's residents; and
   WHEREAS, The State of California is preempted by federal law from
adopting altitude, flight path, and other necessary regulations to
mitigate the impacts of commercial helicopters; and
   WHEREAS, There is a lack of clarity as to the rulemaking authority
of the FAA; and
   WHEREAS, Two companion measures in Congress, Senate Bill No. 208
and House Bill No. 456, known as the Los Angeles Residential
Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013, would require the Administrator
of the FAA to prescribe regulations for helicopter operations in the
County of Los Angeles that are needed to address residents' concerns
over safety, noise, and other associated impacts; and
   WHEREAS, The following local government entities in the County of
Los Angeles have recently voted to support the proposed federal
legislation or its predecessor, the Los Angeles Residential
Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2011: the County of Los Angeles, the
City of Los Angeles, the City of Hermosa Beach, the City of Lomita,
the City of Palos Verdes Estates, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
the City of Redondo Beach, the City of Rolling Hills Estates, and the
City of West Hollywood; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of
California, jointly, That the Legislature supports the Los Angeles
Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2013 (S. 208 and H.R. 456)
and respectfully memorializes the Congress of the United States to
promptly pass and President Barack Obama to sign that legislation;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States,
to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from
California in the Congress of the United States.