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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 472 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 472

Congratulating and saluting the seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft 
 Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and their dedication to general 
   aviation, safety and the important contribution general aviation 
                     provides to the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

Mr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Platts, Mr. Ehlers, 
 Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Graves, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, 
  Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
Coble, Mr. Mack, Ms. Berkley, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Congratulating and saluting the seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft 
 Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and their dedication to general 
   aviation, safety and the important contribution general aviation 
                     provides to the United States.

Whereas the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) was formed 70 years 
        ago, in May 1939, on the eve of World War II;
Whereas the AOPA is committed to improving general aviation safety;
Whereas the AOPA created the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, the only organization 
        dedicated solely to that end, nearly 60 years ago;
Whereas the AOPA represents more than 415,000 members, or 7 out of every 10 
        pilots in the United States;
Whereas the AOPA has, for 7 decades, provided those pilots with education, 
        information, and advocacy at all levels of government;
Whereas the AOPA was among the earliest proponents of civilian use of the Global 
        Positioning Satellite System, setting the stage for development of the 
        Next Generation Air Transportation System;
Whereas the AOPA was a leading advocate of the General Aviation Revitalization 
        Act of 1994, which led to the recovery of the United States general 
        aviation light aircraft manufacturing industry, a major United States 
        export and a plus on the trade balance sheet;
Whereas the AOPA has developed and maintained close working relationships with 
        agencies of the Federal Government, especially the Department of 
        Transportation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal 
        Aviation Administration, and the Transportation Security Administration; 
        and
Whereas those relationships have allowed the public and private sectors to 
        address various issues of legitimate concern to the Federal government 
        in ways that impose the least possible burden on general aviation pilots 
        and aircraft owners: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates and salutes the Aircraft Owners and 
        Pilots Association (AOPA) for celebrating its 70th anniversary;
            (2) commends the AOPA for creating the AOPA Air Safety 
        Foundation nearly 60 years ago to improve general aviation 
        safety;
            (3) commends the AOPA for helping lead the recovery of the 
        United States general aviation light aircraft manufacturing 
        industry; and
            (4) commends the AOPA for setting the stage for development 
        of the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
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