[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14148]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1835 BY CAPRIGLIONE

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                          HON. ROGER WILLIAMS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 11, 2015

  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following resolution as a 
memorial.

                               Resolution

       Whereas, Many airports, especially those in congested urban 
     areas, are near or over their capacities, and such inadequate 
     infrastructure causes long delays, reduced customer service, 
     negative impacts on the economy, and bottlenecks throughout 
     our entire national air transportation system; and
       Whereas, Implementation of the Next Generation Air 
     Transportation System (NextGen) would help make air travel 
     even safer and more convenient and environmentally friendly 
     by enhancing the efficiency of airports and airspace 
     procedures; and
       Whereas, The long list of airport improvements encompassed 
     in NextGen includes performance-based navigation flight 
     procedures, improved surface management systems, reduced 
     aircraft exhaust emissions, and technology upgrades that 
     bolster all-weather access to airports; and
       Whereas, Airport operators must be involved in the 
     development of NextGen capabilities in and around their 
     airports from inception to execution to ensure noise and 
     other environmental factors that affect their communities are 
     appropriately considered; and
       Whereas, The latest Future Airport Capacity Task study 
     prepared by the FAA indicates that many of the nation's 
     busiest airports, including George Bush International Airport 
     in Houston, will require new runways to meet projected 
     capacity needs in the coming years even with NextGen, and 
     these findings highlight the critical importance of taking 
     all reasonable steps to reduce airport congestion; and
       Whereas, Airports across the nation are ready to work with 
     the FAA, industry partners, the communities they serve, and 
     the U.S. Congress to implement NextGen in order to equip our 
     air transportation system to meet the demands of the 21st 
     century: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the 84th 
     Texas Legislature hereby express its support for the 
     implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation 
     System; and, be it further
       Resolved, That the chief clerk forward official copies of 
     this resolution to the president of the United States, to 
     hold the administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, to the president of the Senate and speaker of 
     the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 
     and to all the members of the Texas delegation to Congress 
     with the request that this resolution be entered in the 
     Congressional Record as a memorial to the Congress of the 
     United States of America.

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