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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Huntsville Municipal Airport has received the 2023 |
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TxDOT Aviation Award for Project of the Year in the Local/Basic |
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category; and |
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WHEREAS, A general aviation, business/corporate airport, |
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Huntsville Municipal Airport averages over 25,000 operations |
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annually; its single 5,000-foot runway has been supported |
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effectively for decades by a parallel Taxiway Alpha and its four |
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connectors, but safety standards have evolved; the Federal Aviation |
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Administration now requires greater separation between the runway |
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and taxiway; and |
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WHEREAS, Seeking to minimize the impact on its tenants, the |
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airport divided its construction project into three phases; in the |
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first two phases, the northern and southern thirds of the taxiway |
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were relocated; the relocated runway threshold subphases for work |
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inside the Runway Safety Area were built as part of a singular |
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project; and |
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WHEREAS, The airport broke ground in November 2022 for the |
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third phase, the relocation of the middle third of Taxiway Alpha; in |
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addition, this phase has involved moving the airport's Automated |
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Weather Observation System; and |
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WHEREAS, This major initiative was made possible by support |
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from numerous entities, including the City of Huntsville, the |
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electric utility Entergy, TxDOT, the National Oceanic and |
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Atmospheric Administration, the National Weather Service, and the |
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FAA; and |
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WHEREAS, The Huntsville Municipal Airport's taxiway |
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relocation project is a reflection of the facility's steadfast |
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commitment to the safety of the flying public, and it is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Huntsville Municipal Airport on |
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receiving the 2023 TxDOT Aviation Award for Project of the Year in |
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the Local/Basic category and extend to all those associated with |
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the airport sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the airport as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Kacal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1132 was adopted by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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