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COUNTY OF HAWAII '
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATOR JOHN McCAIN'S FEDERAL
LEGISLATION, SENATE BILL 268, PROVIDING FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF
AIRSPACE OVER NATIONAL PARKS.
WHEREAS, on February 7,1997, Senator John McCain introduced the National
Parks Overflights Act of 1997, Senate Bill 268, in the United States Senate that would
regulate flights over National Parks in Hawaii and elsewhere in the nation; and
WHEREAS, under Senator McCain's legislation, the Secretary of the Interior
would develop recommendations to set minimum altitudes for overflights, flight Free
Zones, curfews and other flight restrictions, for aircraft operating over National Parks;
and
WHEREAS, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration would,
based upon these recommendations, develop a plan to restore and promote quiet and safety
within our National Parks; and
WHEREAS, this bill further requires Secretary of Transportation to work together
with the Administrator ofthe Federal Aviation Administration to propose methods to
encourage the use of quiet aircraft in our parks; and
WHEREAS, the bill's objectives are consistent with similar legislation authored or
co-sponsored by Hawaii's congressional delegation, including Senator Daniel K. Inouye,
Senator Daniel K. Akaka, and Representative Patsy T. Mink, to address related aspects of
the overflight problem; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Legislature recognizing the need for Hawaii's unique
National Parks to be managed for the purpose of resource preservation and public safety,
passed both HCR No. 119, H.D.l, S.D.l and H.R. 73 in support of Senator McCain's
National Parks Overflight Act of 1997.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF HAWAII that it encourages the preservation of the natural, cultural, historical, and
wildlife resources of our National Parks through proper management.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council supports the objectives of Senator
John McCain's National Parks Overflights Act of 1997 bill and urges Congress to pass the
bill in its entirety.
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the clerk is instructed to transmit copies of this
resolution to the Honorable U.S. Senators John McCain, Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K.
Akaka; the Honorable U.S. Representatives Patsy T. Mink and Neil Abercrombie; to
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the
Interior, Roger Kennedy, Secretary of the U.S. National Park Service, and the Honorable
Governor Benjamin Cayetano.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 23m, day of July
,1997.
COU
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the
vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL oftbe
County of Hawaii on July 23, 1997
A TI'EST:
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COUNTY CLERK
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ADS EX
ARAKAKI X
CHUNG X
LEI1'HEAD- TODD X
RAY X
REYNOLDS X
SANTANGELO X
SMITH X
TYLER X
YAGONG X
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