BILL NUMBER: SCR 114	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  APRIL 21, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Fuller
   (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson)
   (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Bates, Gaines, Hall, Huff, Nielsen,
Roth, and Runner)
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Brough, Hadley, Lackey, Mathis,
Obernolte, and Waldron)

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2016

   Relative to aviation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 114, Fuller. Aviation Awareness Month.
   This measure would recognize the month of April 2016 as Aviation
Awareness Month.



   WHEREAS, 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; and
   WHEREAS, Many of the 5,200 general aviation airports in the United
States are located at the center of clusters of the small and
medium-sized businesses and communities that are driving the nation's
economic recovery; and
   WHEREAS, Private aircraft that help these businesses create and
maintain jobs have been mistakenly characterized as "toys for the
rich," rather than as vital tools that allow business to operate and
thrive; and
   WHEREAS, 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
   WHEREAS, General aviation aircraft 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; and
   WHEREAS, America's agriculture industry uses general aviation in
its efforts to feed and clothe a hungry world; and
   WHEREAS, The nation's public utilities use general aviation to
install and maintain infrastructure vital to keeping the nation
functioning; and
   WHEREAS, Insufficient funding of Federal Aviation Administration
operations and airport and airspace infrastructure imposes challenges
on the ability of general aviation operators to operate effectively;
and
   WHEREAS, General aviation faces increasing and onerous security
regulations; and
   WHEREAS, 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; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature 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 2016 as Aviation Awareness
Month; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.