Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HR0036 Compare Versions

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1	1	HR1542
2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE
4	4	RESOLUTION No. ___
5	5	Introduced by: Pressel, Speedy
6	6	____________________________________
7	7	1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION designates May as General
8	8	2 Aviation Appreciation Month.
9	9	3 Whereas, In 1939, several significant events took place to
10	10	4 usher in a new era of general aviation that would solidify its
11	11	5 important place in American society;
12	12	6 Whereas, American general aviation industry transitioned
13	13	7 from the "Golden Age" to full mobilization for World War II,
14	14	8 during which the airplane changed from a slow,
15	15	9 wood-and-fabric biplane to a fast, sleek, all-metal monoplane;
16	16	10 Whereas, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the
17	17	11 Civilian Pilot Training Act, which provided a needed boost to
18	18	12 general aviation by providing pilot training to 20,000 college
19	19	13 students each year. At the peak of the Civilian Pilot Training
20	20	14 Program, 1,132 educational institutions and 1,460 flight
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23	23	1 schools participated in the program;
24	24	2 Whereas, President Roosevelt also established National
25	25	3 Aviation Day in 1939 to celebrate Orville Wright's birthday;
26	26	4 Whereas, The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
27	27	5 (AOPA) was founded to protect the freedom to fly while keeping
28	28	6 general aviation safe, fun, and affordable. Today, AOPA is the
29	29	7 largest and most trusted resource for all things related to
30	30	8 general aviation;
31	31	9 Whereas, Today, the U.S. general aviation industry is
32	32	10 composed of more than 200,000 aircraft, safely flies over 26
33	33	11 million flight hours, and registers 30 million safe takeoffs and
34	34	12 landings per year;
35	35	13 Whereas, General aviation contributes over $247 billion in
36	36	14 economic impact and supports 1.2 million jobs across the
37	37	15 country, and often serves as a vital lifeline for communities
38	38	16 through missions of disaster relief, humanitarian aid, law
39	39	17 enforcement, and agricultural support;
40	40	18 Whereas, Over 650,000 registered pilots in the United States
41	41	19 access more than 5,100 public use airports and another 14,000
42	42	20 privately owned airfields, more than any other country in the
43	43	21 world. These pilots and airports connect communities across
44	44	22 America with the National Air Transportation system;
45	45	23 Whereas, General aviation is safer than it has ever been.
46	46	24 General aviation safety performance has greatly improved over
47	47	25 the last several decades, with the fatal accident rate, a
48	48	26 traditional measuring stick, lowering to 0.73 per 100,000 flight
49	49	27 hours, a historic record. That's less than half of what it was in
50	50	28 the mid-1990s;
51	51	29 Whereas, Over the last 85 years, our citizens have marveled
52	52	30 at the continual technological advancements in general
53	53	31 aviation that have improved our lives, enabled access to
54	54	32 communities across the country, created hundreds of billions of
55	55	33 dollars in economic impact and growth, and propelled the U.S.
56	56	34 as the world leader in general aviation;
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59	59	1 Whereas, People travel from around the world to access the
60	60	2 exceptional training and the freedom in this country to fly
61	61	3 general aviation aircraft. Foreign governments send their pilots
62	62	4 here for critical training to fly their most prominent dignitaries
63	63	5 and to train for careers in the airlines;
64	64	6 Whereas, Americans Orville and Wilbur Wright first
65	65	7 harnessed powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina,
66	66	8 and Charles Lindbergh became the most famous person the
67	67	9 world had ever known when he departed U.S. soil in an
68	68	10 American-built aircraft to cross the Atlantic, providing a deep
69	69	11 source of American pride and identity;
70	70	12 Whereas, The state of Indiana has 5,120 registered general
71	71	13 aviation aircraft, 13,300 certificated pilots, and 128 public-use
72	72	14 facilities; and
73	73	15 Whereas, General aviation brings over $1.4 billion in
74	74	16 economic activity and supports 11,280 jobs to the state of
75	75	17 Indiana according to the State Aviation System Plan:
76	76	18 Therefore,
77	77	19 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the
78	78	20 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
79	79	21 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives
80	80	22 recognizes that the national celebration of the General Aviation
81	81	23 Flyover in Washington, D.C., presents a tremendous
82	82	24 opportunity to seize the public imagination, reflect on our
83	83	25 ability to safely achieve innovative technological
84	84	26 advancements, and be a defining moment in remembering the
85	85	27 past, present, and future significance of general aviation in the
86	86	28 United States.
87	87	29 SECTION 2. That the Indiana House of Representatives
88	88	30 designates May 2024 as General Aviation Appreciation Month
89	89	31 to commemorate the last 85 years in general aviation.
90	90	32 SECTION 3. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
91	91	33 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
92	92	34 Representative Jim Pressel for distribution.
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