STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1734

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.R. No. 159

 

 

 

 

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. 159 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH NOISE SENSITIVE OPERATING PROCEDURES AND AIR TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO REDUCE AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT NOISE IMPACTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Federal Aviation Administration to work with the Department of Transportation to establish noise sensitive operating procedures and air traffic patterns to reduce and control aircraft noise impacts.

 

     The Department of Transportation supports the intent of this resolution and offered comments.  Citizens Against Noise of Hawaii is in full support of this concurrent resolution.  Individuals Linda Wong, Jeanine Johnson and Daisy Murai 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. 159 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