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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1696
To provide for the regulation of the airspace over National Park System
lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration
and the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 5, 1993
Mrs. MINK introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Natural Resources and Public Works and Transportation
A BILL
To provide for the regulation of the airspace over National
Park System lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal
Aviation Administration and the National Park Service,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service administers Fed-
eral parks, monuments, and reservations, to conserve
the scenery, the natural and historic objects, and
wildlife therein, and provides for the enjoyment of
the same in such manner and by such means as will
leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future
generations.
(2) It is the function of the Federal Aviation
Administration to manage the safe and efficient use
of the navigable airspace of the United States, as
provided for in the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.).
(3) The National Park Service lands in the
State of Hawaii, consisting of Kaloko-Honokohau
National Historical Park, Kalaupapa National His-
torical Park, Pu’u honua o Honaunau National His-
torical Park, Pu’u Kohola Heiau National Historic
Site, Haleakala National Park, and Hawaii Volca-
noes National Park, are managed for the purposes
of wilderness preservation, protecting natural, cul-
tural, historical, and wildlife resources, and for pro-
motion of the public enjoyment and use of these re-
sources.
(4) Haleakala and Hawaii Volcanoes National
Parks are designated by the United Nations as
International Biosphere Reserves because of their
internationally significant scenery and plant and ani-
mal communities, and furthermore that Hawaii Vol-
canoes National Park is designated by the United
Nations as a World Heritage Site because of the sig-
nificance of Mauna Loa and Kilauea Volcanoes.
(5) In recognition of the values for which Na-
tional Park Service lands are managed, an above
ground level (AGL) minimum altitude of 2,000 feet
shall be established for aircraft flying in airspace
over certain lands administered by the National
Park Service.
(6) The auditory and visual intrusion of aircraft
flying at low altitudes is the source of public com-
plaint in certain areas administered by the National
Park Service.
(7) Aircraft flying at low altitudes may pose a
potential hazard to wildlife in certain areas adminis-
tered by the National Park Service.
(8) Aircraft flying at low altitudes over large
concentrations of migratory birds may pose a poten-
tial safety hazard to pilots and passengers in certain
areas administered by the National Park Service.
(9) The Federal Aviation Administration and
National Park Service shall act in cooperation to re-
duce the incidence of low-flying aircraft, including
fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, ultralight vehicles,
balloons, and gliders over National Park Service ad-
ministered land by complying with the 2,000 feet