Regional Aviation Committee

10:00 a.m. , December 16, 2004

Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA

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Please Use Sixth Street Entrance

1. Introductions and Comments from the Chair

2. Minutes of the of September 16, 2004 Regional Aviation Committee (RAC) Meeting

3. Status of Regional Aviation Systems Plan (RASP) Implementation

a. The Status of RASP Implementation will be presented for the following Airports:

Philadelphia International, Northeast Philadelphia, Doylestown, Camden County, Quakertown, Trenton-Mercer, New Castle County, Chester County, Pottstown Municipal, South Jersey Regional, Pottstown-Limerick, Cross Keys, Summit, Flying W, Pennridge, Wings, New Garden, Brandywine, Trenton-Robbinsville, McGuire AFB, Perkiomen Valley, Cecil County, Spitfire Aerodrome, and Willow Grove NAS, Van Sant.

b. The development status of Penns Landing and Keystone heliports will be
presented.

4. Continuing Planning Activities

a. Pennsylvania Aviation Advisory Committee Policy Paper; Increase in PA Aviation Fuel Tax, pros and cons.

b. Update on CASP XXI Study Suburban Jet Capacity needs and Land Use/Zoning
Compatible Land Use Study.

c. Status of Center City Heliport EA/Feasibility Efforts.

5. Capital Programming Status

a. DVRPC staff presentation of draft FY 2005 project prioritization and selections of four year ACIP for PA portion of region.

b. FAA report, AIP update, other issues. Status of AIP revenue diversion decision
impacting privately owned RASP/SASP airports.

c. PA funding program; status and recent regional grant.

d. New Jersey funding program; status and recent regional grants.

6. Old Business

a. Status of Small Airports Committee of the PA Aviation Council regarding Pennsylvania airport licensing and ownership issues.

b. DVRPC participation status; FAA Eastern Region Air Service Study impacting TTN, ABE, and ACY.

c. State''s legislative issues.

7. New Business

a. Airport Cooperative Research Program Overview.

b. Next RAC meeting date, March 17, 2005, DVRPC offices.

c. Public Comment Period.

Attachments
1. Minutes of September 16, 2004 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from September 16 2004.
3. Airport Cooperative Research Program Overview.
4. PA Aviation Advisory Committee, jet fuel tax increase, status memos.
5. DVRPC Draft PA Regional ACIP FY 2005 project selections.
6. PA Aviation Council/PENNDOT Bureau of Aviation letter to FAA regarding revenue diversion issues at privately owned public use reliever airports.
7. PENNDOT Policy Guidance letter (PGL).
8. Recent Wings Field public information documents.
9. Federal Register, 9/3/04 14 CFR Part 97, SIAPS, Philadelphia International.
10. Federal Register, 10/20/04 14 CFR Part 97, SIAPS, Doylestown.
11. Assorted Articles. PHL runway 17-35 extension, local impacts and reaction; PHL ownership; Trenton Mercer Anniversary; Delta survival; US Airways reorganization; Suburban airplane crash; Southwest activity at PHL; Pilot training screening extended to small planes; Building a supersonic bizjet; Montreal Mirabel Airport to close; airline traffic and delays return; consolidation in the low cost carrier market; O''Hare Airport mess; Airfield projects moving forward nationally.

Air Quality Partnership
Annual Report
Connections 2050
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Economic Development District