South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

H. 5314

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. White, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Weeks, Whipper, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young

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Introduced in the House on May 23, 2012

Introduced in the Senate on May 24, 2012

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: Aviation Week

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

5/23/2012 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journalpage19)

5/24/2012 Senate Introduced

5/24/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/23/2012

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO COMMEND THE COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS AND GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE AVIATION INDUSTRY FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE’S INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TO DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1319, 2012, AS AVIATION WEEK IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EVERY AUGUST THEREAFTER AS AVIATION MONTH IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, there are six commercial airports and fiftyfour general aviation airports in the State of South Carolina; and

Whereas, the airports in South Carolina provide outstanding aviation facilities that are an integral part of the state’s intermodal transportation system; and

Whereas, these airports are used daily to transport passengers and cargo in the State and from the State throughout the world; and

Whereas, the airports in South Carolina generate billions of dollars in direct and indirect economic benefits within the State, and play an essential role in the state’s economic development and growth; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly recognize that aviation makes an important contribution to the State of South Carolina and its citizens by providing an essential service and by improving the economic development and growth of the State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, do hereby commend the commercial airports and general aviation airports in the State of South Carolina and the aviation industry for their significant contributions to the state’s intermodal transportation system and economic development and designate August 1319, 2012, as Aviation Week and every August thereafter as Aviation Month in the State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.

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