00                       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5                                                                     
01 Recognizing the Academy of Model Aeronautics.                                                                           
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS the Academy of Model Aeronautics is a community-based organization                                      
04 that has a long history of overseeing the nation's expansive aeromodeling community and that                            
05 has achieved an exceptional safety record; and                                                                          
06       WHEREAS the Academy of Model Aeronautics has had an active presence in the                                      
07 state since 1957 through flying sites and organized flying clubs; and                                                   
08       WHEREAS the Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, created by the Twenty-                                     
09 Eighth Alaska State Legislature, has been working with the Federal Aviation Administration,                             
10 the University of Alaska, the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International, the                              
11 Academy of Model Aeronautics, and other stakeholders to address a broad range of concerns                               
12 related to operations, safety, and privacy rights associated with unmanned aircraft systems;                            
13 and                                                                                                                     
14       WHEREAS the state intends to continue to work with those organizations and other                                
15 stakeholders to develop meaningful regulation of unmanned aircraft systems in the state; and                            
16       WHEREAS the Academy of Model Aeronautics has, since 1936, published,                                            

01 maintained, and coordinated rules of operation and safety standards that follow national                                
02 guidelines and regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal                                          
03 Communications Commission,  and other agencies for the benefit of Academy of Model                                      
04 Aeronautics members and the greater aeromodeling community; and                                                         
05       WHEREAS the Academy of Model Aeronautics has provided insurance coverage for                                    
06 operators and flying field locations that is consistent with national guidelines and regulations;                       
07 and                                                                                                                     
08       WHEREAS the Academy of Model Aeronautics is recognized nationally by the                                        
09 National Aeronautic Association and internationally by the Federation Aeronautique                                      
10 Internationale as the nationwide, community-based organization for recreational and sport                               
11 aeromodeling activity in the United States;                                                                             
12       BE IT RESOLVED by the Alaska State Legislature that the Legislative Task Force                                  
13 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems recognizes the Academy of Model Aeronautics as a                                           
14 community-based organization in the state for the recreational, hobby-related, and sport-                               
15 related use of model aviation and unmanned aircraft systems; and be it                                                  
16       FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the state to work                                      
17 with federal agencies to promote best practices and communications that result in meaningful                            
18 guidelines and regulations for community-based aeromodeling organizations that can be                                   
19 understood by the public.                                                                                               
20       COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Honorable Lisa Murkowski and the                                 
21 Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, U.S. Representative,                                
22 members of the Alaska delegation in Congress.