BILL NUMBER: SCR 33CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 39 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 18, 2015 ADOPTED IN SENATE APRIL 13, 2015 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 14, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Senator Fuller (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson) (Coauthors: Senators Anderson, Cannella, Gaines, Huff, and Roth) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Frazier, Grove, Hadley, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Lackey, and Waldron) MARCH 19, 2015 Relative to aviation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SCR 33, Fuller. Aviation Awareness Month. This measure would designate the month of April 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 abstain from legislation and policies that impact this industry's ability to continue to function effectively, and therefore recognizes the month of April 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.