[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1150]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                        GRAND CANYON AIR TOURISM

  (Mr. QUAYLE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. QUAYLE. Madam Speaker, a couple of weeks ago, the President was 
in Florida and announced new tourism initiatives with a particular 
focus on increasing visits to U.S. natural treasures. Unfortunately, 
once again, his rhetoric doesn't match his actions.
  For example, the National Park Service is currently considering new 
regulations to be implemented by the FAA that would further restrict 
air tours above the Grand Canyon National Park in an attempt to reduce 
aviation noise. If implemented, these regulations would devastate the 
Grand Canyon air tourism industry that is responsible for $104.3 
million in economic activity. It would reduce the industry's employment 
by 10 percent. Flight operations would go down 14.7 percent, and 
passenger volume would drop nearly 12.8 percent.
  The Grand Canyon is a national treasure to us all, but 70 percent of 
the park is already off limits to flights, and the industry has already 
invested millions in quiet technology. This is yet another example of 
the administration's consistently inconsistent policies.
  The administration must stop needless regulations that will destroy 
jobs.

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