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Senate panel creates study committee on tall-structure rules near general aviation airports
Summary
The Georgia Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously to pass SR 283, creating a study committee to examine height and structure restrictions around general aviation airports statewide and report back after five meetings.
The Senate Transportation Committee on Monday unanimously approved SR 283 to create a senate study committee to examine height restrictions and tall-structure limits near the state's general aviation airports.
The resolution, presented by Majority Leader Gooch, asks the new panel to study how other states regulate tall structures around airports and to recommend whether Georgia should adopt statewide standards. The resolution directs the study committee to meet five times and return a report to the Legislature.
Why it matters: Georgia has more than 100 general aviation airports, officials told the committee, and local leaders and airport operators say…
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