STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1732

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 158

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 158 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO IMMEDIATELY CONVENE AN AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES AND TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO MITIGATE AIRCRAFT NOISE IMPACTS ON NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to urge the Department of Transportation to immediately convene an aircraft noise abatement advisory committee to work with the Federal Aviation Administration to establish effective noise abatement procedures and to adopt rules and regulations in order to mitigate aircraft noise impacts on noise sensitive areas.

     The Department of Transportation supports the intent of this resolution and provided comments.  Michelle Spalding Matson and Cliff Montgomery of Citizens Against Noise of Hawaii, and individuals Linda Wong and Jeannine Johnson Strongly support this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 158 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair