Your Congress In Action
February 20, 2003
In 2003, Congress chose to control a portion of the United States airspace. The 108th Congress created two laws that specified that the Disney Theme Parks (Disneyland, in California, and Disney World, in Florida) shall have controlled airspace.
Public Law 108-7 (Feb. 20, 2003 117 Stat. 421 Section 352)
Public Law 108-199 (Jan 23, 2004 118 Stat.343 Section 521)
They did this with little or no coordination with the FAA. Special Use Areas (SUA) are normally designated and administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) were used with an end date of UFN (Until Further Notice). Also, there is no provision to depict a TFR on a US Government aeronautical chart.
Now wait just a minute here! You say that Temporary Flight Restrictions have been used. And you also say that these Temporary Flight Restrictions have been in place since 2003. And you also say that these Temporary Flight Restrictions have an end date of UFN? This is hardly temporary at all! Perhaps a different SUA would be more appropriate. Or, better yet, no SUA at all!
We simply ask that the laws be modified or repealed. If an SUA is needed, then have the FAA create an SUA that can be depicted on an aeronautical chart.
Go to Page “How these TFRs got started” to learn how this all happened.
