HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3319-03-2006A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
RESOLUTION NO 3319-03 2006
AND OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DALLAS
RESOLUTION NO
WHEREAS the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas (the `Cities") jointly own the Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport, which is the principal airport serving the North Central Texas region and the
Dallas/ Fort Worth metropolitan area, and
WHEREAS the Cities each own and operate other airports that provide various aviation and air carrier
services in the Dallas/ Fort Worth metropolitan area, such as Dallas Love Field Airport, Fort Worth
Alliance Airport, Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth Spmks Airport and Dallas Executive
Airport; and
WHEREAS, m February 1980 the Congress enacted Section 29 of the International Air Transportation
Competition Act of 1979 commonly referred to as the `Love Field Amendment" or `Wright
Amendment" and declared rt to be consistent with the public convenience and necessity to hmrt air
carner service out of Love Field (i) to any interstate destination m an aircraft having a passenger
capacity of 56 seats or less (the `Commuter Aircraft Exception'), or on charter flights not exceeding 10
per month, and (ii) to points within Texas and the four states adjacent to Texas (Louisiana, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and New Mexico) m aircraft of any size, subject to certain restrictions on through service or
ticketing; and
WHEREAS in 1997 Congress passed an amendment to the Wright Amendment, commonly referred to
as the Shelby Amendment, that (i) expanded the adjacent-state rule of the Wright Amendment to allow
aircraft of any size to fly to three additional states (Kansas, Alabama, and Mississippi) and (ii) provided
that aircraft weighing not more than 300 000 pounds that is reconfigured to accommodate 56 or fewer
passenger would comply with the Commuter Aircraft Exception of the Wright Amendment and such
aircraft could fly to and from Love Field to any interstate destination, and
WHEREAS m 2005 Congress again passed an amendment to the Wright Amendment which expanded
the adjacent-state rule to add the state of Missouri, thereby allowing aircraft of any size to fly to and
from Love Field to any point within Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, subject to certain restrictions on through service or ticketing;
and
RESOLUATION NO 3319-03-2006
WHEREAS certain congressional leaders have indicated that further amendments to either repeal or
loosen the restrictions of the Wright Amendment are likely which could impact airspace, air operations
and aviation service m the North Central Texas region, and
WHEREAS, rt is preferable that the Cities be allowed the opportunity to present a local solution for
addressing airspace air operations and aviation needs in the North Central Texas region and particularly
the Dallas/ Fort Worth metropolitan area, prior to any further action being taken by Congress that would
directly impact aviation service m the region,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCILS OF THE CITIES OF FORT
WORTH AND DALLAS, ACTING CONCURRENTLY
Section 1 That rt is desirable for the local authorities to have input m decisions that directly affect
aviation service for consumers m the North Central Texas region, and the Cities respectfully request
members of the United States Congress to refrain from taking any action regarding, or making any
further amendments to, the Wright Amendment until August 1 2006 to allow the Cities an opportunity
to work towards a local solution for addressing air operations and aviation needs in the North Central
Texas region.
Section 2. That the Cities will work towards (i) developing a plan to address air operations and
aviation needs in the North Central Texas region that is beneficial to the entire region, perhaps m the
form of a regional airport authority and (ii) presenting a mutually agreed upon plan to the Congress, by
August 1 2006, for its consideration.
Section 3 That this resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by concurrent
action of the respective City Councils of the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Fort Worth City Council on March 7, 2006, and by the Dallas
City Council on , 2006
[City Secretary Note The City of Dallas did
approve and adopt a resolution identical to the APPROVED
one above, except the deadline of August 1 CITY C OU NC i L
2006 appearing above is June 14 2006 on the
Dallas Resolution.] MuK Q 7 2006
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City Secretary of the
City of. Fort Worth, Texas