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1999

PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS

(106–20)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

AVIATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

JUNE 9, 1999

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
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JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
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DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
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JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman

JOHN SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
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DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK LoBiondo, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY MILLER, California
JIM DeMint, South Carolina
STEVEN KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
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BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
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CONTENTS

TESTIMONY

    Anderson, John H., Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, U.S. General Accounting Office

    Barkhauer, William G., Airport Director, Morristown Municipal Airport, Morristown, NJ

    Bolen, Edward M., President, General Aviation Manufacturers Association
    Boyer, Phil, President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

    Dikun, Michael, Airport Manager, Adirondack Regional Airport
    Gehman, William, Deputy Director for Aeronautics, Michigan Department of Transportation

    Jones, Steve, Chairman, West Memphis Municipal Airport Commission, West Memphis, AR
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    Miller William D., II, Director, Oklahoma Aeronautics & Space Commission, Oklahoma City, OK

    Priester, Charles E., President, Priester Aviation, and Chairman, National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
    Shafer, Gary R., Airport Manager, Southern Illinois Airport Authority, Carbondale, IL
    Traynham, David F., Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and International Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration
    West, Pete, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, National Business Aviation Association, Inc.

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

    Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
    Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., Maryland

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Anderson, John H., Jr.

    Barkhauer, William G.

    Bolen, Edward M.
    Boyer, Phil
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    Dikun, Michael

    Gehman, William
    Jones, Steve
    Miller, William D., II

    Priester, Charles E.
    Shafer, Gary R.
    Traynham, David F
    West, Pete

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

    Anderson, John H., Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, U.S. General Accounting Office:

    Report, General Aviation Airports, Unauthorized Land Use Highlights Need for Improved Oversight and Enforcement
    Responses to questions from Rep. Lipinski
    Chart, General Aviation Airports: 1998 Funding Compared to Planned Development (1998-2002)
    Chart, General Aviation Airports: 1996 Funding Compared to Planned Development

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    Bolen, Edward M., President, General Aviation Manufacturers Association:

    Brochure
    Responses from Rep. Lipinski

    Boyer, Phil, President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, responses to questions from Rep. Lipinski

    Gehman, William, Deputy Director for Aeronautics, Michigan Department of Transportation, charts, Airports-A Five Year Perspective, 2000-2004, and resolution regarding the Aviation Trust Fund

    Ehlers, Hon. Vernon J., a Representative in Congress from Michigan, letter to Chairman Shuster from Hon. John Engler, Governor, State of Michigan, June 9, 1999

    Traynham, David F., Assistant Administrator for Policy, Planning and International Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration, responses to questions from Rep. Lipinski

    West, Pete, Senior Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, National Business Aviation Association, Inc., responses to questions from Rep. Lipinski

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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
    Ashton, Kent J., Major, U.S. Air Force, Retired, copy of complaint filed with the Federal Aviation Administration and attachments
    Roach, John B., Airport Director, St. Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
    Rodine, Robert L., The Polaris Group, letter, August 23, 1999
    Sutton, Brent, lettter to Rep. Duncan, April 12, 1999
    Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., a Representative in Congress from California
    Wood, Michael R., San Francisco International Airport Post Office, letter, statement, and attachments
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