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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SCR 33
          Author:   Fuller (R), et al.
          Introduced:3/19/15  
          Vote:     21  

           SUBJECT:   Aviation Awareness Month


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:  This resolution designates the month of April as  
          Aviation Awareness Month.


          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1.General aviation in America supports more than 1.2 million  
            jobs, many of them in small and medium-sized businesses, and  
            generates $150 billion in economic activity.


          2.General aviation aircraft are used around the clock by law  
            enforcement officers, medical professionals, disaster relief  
            personnel, and others to reach people in need; and they are  
            also used by researchers to gather data and map terrain in  
            efforts to help governments, businesses, and nongovernmental  
            organizations improve and protect the quality of life.


          3.America's agriculture industry uses general aviation in its  
            efforts to feed and clothe a hungry world; and the nation's  
            public utilities use general aviation to install and maintain  








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            infrastructure vital to keeping the nation functioning.


          4.Insufficient funding of Federal Aviation Administration  
            operations and airport and airspace infrastructure imposes  
            challenges on the ability of general aviation operators to  
            operate effectively.


          5.General aviation faces increasing and onerous security  
            regulations.  Planning and zoning pressures and urban  
            encroachment contribute to reducing the number and  
            availability of airports throughout California and the United  
            States, which annually reduces the number of airports  
            available to public and private users.


          This resolution recognizes the vital role general aviation plays  
          in the economy, health, safety, and protection of the nation,  
          and abstains from legislation and policies that impact this  
          industry's ability to continue to function effectively, and  
          therefor recognizes the month of April as Aviation Awareness  
          Month.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified3/25/15)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified3/25/15)


          None received











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          Prepared by:Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          3/25/15 17:37:56


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