ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 173

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED NOVEMBER 6, 1997

By Assemblymen AUGUSTINE and BAGGER

An Assembly Resolution expressing support for the principles contained in proposed federal legislation concerning aircraft noise.

Whereas, The Expanded East Coast Plan of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has resulted in significantly increased levels of aircraft noise over New Jersey; and

Whereas, The FAA has stalled, obfuscated, resisted and delayed any meaningful attempt to mitigate the aircraft noise problem in New Jersey created by the FAA through implementation of the Expanded East Coast Plan; and

Whereas, Congressman Robert Franks of New Jersey is currently drafting legislation for introduction in the United States House of Representatives which declares that the FAA should remedy the problem it has created, to the maximum extent practicable, by formulating and implementing plans to mitigate aircraft noise over certain areas of New Jersey; and

Whereas, The proposed legislation requires that the FAA Administrator shall, within 6 months of the enactment of that act, develop and publish a comprehensive plan to reduce aircraft generated noise, without compromising safety, in New Jersey by six decibels for at least 80 percent of the people residing within 22 nautical miles of Newark International Airport and to take certain other measures; and

Whereas, It is appropriate for this House, as representatives of the people of this State, to express support for appropriate efforts to reduce the level of aircraft noise in this State, particularly in the vicinity of the Newark International Airport; now, therefore,

    Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. This House expresses support for the principles contained in proposed federal legislation concerning aircraft noise in New Jersey.

    2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested by the Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the Vice-President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, every member of Congress elected from this State, and the Administrator of the FAA.

STATEMENT

    This Assembly Resolution expresses support for the principles contained in proposed federal legislation which requires the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a comprehensive plan to reduce aircraft generated noise in the vicinity of Newark International Airport.

Expresses support for principles contained in proposed federal legislation concerning aircraft noise.