10:00 a.m. , September 11, 2003
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 June 19, 2003 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 RASP status of Penns Landing and Keystone Heliports will be presented.
4. Continuing Planning Activities
a. Status Report regarding Regional General Aviation Security Study.
b. DVRPC role in states airport capital programming decisions.
c. Report on airport preservation activities at Vansant, New Garden, Pottstown-Limerick, and South Jersey Regional.
d. Summary and implications of 2002-2003 operations counting program.
e. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Systems Planning activities.
5. Capital Programming Status
a. FAA Harrisburg ADO report, FY 2003 AIP program status, FY 2004 AIP legislation.
b. PA airport funding programs, status.
c. New Jersey airport funding programs, status.
6. Old Business
a. Status of Small Airports Committee of the PA Aviation Council regarding Pennsylvania airport licensing and ownership issues.
b. Status of New Jersey Operations Counting Program.
7. New Business
a. DVRPC participation in FAA Eastern Region Air Service Study.
b. PA Aviation Council/PennDOT Annual Conference, Johnstown, PA October 22-24, 2003.
c. DVRPC Aviation Testimony, PA State Transportation Committee Hearings, September 26, 2003
d. Next RAC meeting date, December 18, 2003.
Attachments
1. Minutes of June 19, 2003 RAC meeting.
2. Sign in Sheet from June 19, 2003 RAC.
3. DVRPC 2002-2003 Operations Counting Program draft report (distributed at meeting).
4. NJDOT Notice regarding possible electronic monitoring of GA Airports.
5. NJ Governors Executive Order regarding airport preservation funding.
6. NJ Register, May 19, 2003, Licensing of Aeronautical facilities.
7. AIP Reauthorization, House Aviation Subcommittee approved legislation.
8. Federal Register, June 2, 2003. 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.''s, Spitfire Airport.
9. Federal Register, June 16, 2003 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.S. Greenwood Lake Airport.
10. Federal Register, July 14, 2003, 14 CFR Part 97, S.I.A.P.'' Wings Field.
11. NJ Flight Log, June 2003.
12. Assorted Articles, Death of John Luce; PHL Airport redevelopment and community reaction; Events at Quakertown; Bucks County to acquire Vansant; Trenton-Mercer planning and community issues; Penns Landing development; Financial status of the airline industry post 9/11/01; Osprey development; State of Pennsylvania negotiations with US Airways; Remember Main Line Airport?; Embraer targets U.S. defense budget.
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