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RESOLUTION NO. R90-122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW, TEXAS, OPPOSING
PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RULES WHICH WOULD RESTRICT
AIR TRAFFIC USING AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
WHEREAS, Amarillo International Airport provides most of the
Panhandle of Texas, as well as parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado
and New Mexico, with the nearest air transportation link with the
remainder of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Energy has proposed safety
regulations which, while important considerations, would limit air
traffic at Amarillo International Airport to the extent that this
vital air transportation link would be lost; and
WHEREAS, there are other alternatives available to the
Department of Energy to accomplish its safety objectives that
would be equally effective, less invasive into the lives of
travelers using the Airport and, from a total cost consideration,
less expensive to the citizens of the area served by the Airport,
as well as the rest of the United States; and
WHEREAS, every available alternative should be explored before
the Department of Energy is allowed to choke the life from
Amarillo International Airport and adversely affect the lives of
residents of the affected area with proposed regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Plainview, Texas,
that the City wishes to express its official opposition to
adoption and implementation of the Department of Energy's proposed
regulations which would restrict air traffic into and out of the
Amarillo International Airport; and
That the City of Plainview requests its elected representatives
to intercede in this proposed rule making and require their
employees in the Department of Energy to take a less invasive and
less expensive approach to solving this important problem.
Passed and Approved this 13th day of March, 1990.
ATTEST:
Carla geese, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David B-iackbur~-City Attorney