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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many airports, especially those in congested urban |
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areas, are near or over their capacities, and such inadequate |
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infrastructure causes long delays, reduced customer service, |
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negative impacts on the economy, and bottlenecks throughout our |
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entire national air transportation system; and |
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WHEREAS, Implementation of the Next Generation Air |
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Transportation System (NextGen) would help make air travel even |
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safer and more convenient and environmentally friendly by enhancing |
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the efficiency of airports and airspace procedures; and |
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WHEREAS, The long list of airport improvements encompassed in |
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NextGen includes performance-based navigation flight procedures, |
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improved surface management systems, reduced aircraft exhaust |
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emissions, and technology upgrades that bolster all-weather access |
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to airports; and |
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WHEREAS, Airport operators must be involved in the |
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development of NextGen capabilities in and around their airports |
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from inception to execution to ensure noise and other environmental |
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factors that affect their communities are appropriately |
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considered; and |
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WHEREAS, The latest Future Airport Capacity Task study |
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prepared by the FAA indicates that many of the nation's busiest |
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airports, including George Bush International Airport in Houston, |
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will require new runways to meet projected capacity needs in the |
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coming years even with NextGen, and these findings highlight the |
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critical importance of taking all reasonable steps to reduce |
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airport congestion; and |
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WHEREAS, Airports across the nation are ready to work with |
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the FAA, industry partners, the communities they serve, and the |
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U.S. Congress to implement NextGen in order to equip our air |
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transportation system to meet the demands of the 21st century; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby express its support for the implementation of |
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the Next Generation Air Transportation System; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chief clerk forward official copies of |
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this resolution to the president of the United States, to the |
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administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to the |
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president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives |
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of the United States Congress, and to all the members of the Texas |
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delegation to Congress with the request that this resolution be |
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entered in the Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of |
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the United States of America. |