JAN 28 1931 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AERONAUTICS BRANCH PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIFORM CONTENTS Page Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce, Address of Welcome... State Senator J. Griswold Webb, Response on Behalf of the States _ _ Assistant Secretary Clarence M. Young, chairman of the conference, William Butterworth, Importance of Uniform Aeronautic Regulatory Laws to American Commerce and Industry. (Read by W. Irving Frederick B. Rentschler, Importance of Uniform Aeronautic_Regula- tory Laws to the Aircraft Industry. (Read by Edward S. Evans)- Senator Hiram Bingham, Program of the National Aeronautic As- sociation as Related to Uniformity in Aeronautic Legislation and William P. MacCracken, jr., Special Problems in Aeronautic Legis- F. G. Coburn, Special Problems Facing the Aircraft Industry HE 9925 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNIFORM AERONAUTIC REGULATORY LAWS INTRODUCTION Called by the Secretary of Commerce, the Hon. Robert P. Lamont, in the interest of a further uniformity and flexibility in Federal State, and municipal air laws, regulations, and practices, the National Conference on Uniform Aeronautic Regulatory Laws met in Washington, December 16 and 17, 1930. The conference was composed of representatives of the governors of 45 States, the Philippine Islands, Porto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce. In addition, representatives were designated, on invitation of the Secretary, by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America (Inc.), the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and the National Aeronautic Association. Each governor was invited to designate two representatives and the organizations were asked to name five each. In all, 81 delegates, 19 official observers, and 62 registered observers were present. Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics, presided throughout the sessions, which were held in the headquarters building of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The general proceedings were under the auspices of the Aeronautics Branch. The program of the conference dealt with five fundamental subjects as follows: 1. Uniform basic regulatory State air law. 2. Adoption of Federal air-traffic rules by the States for purposes of local enforcement. 3. Methods of local enforcement. 4. State enabling acts for airport acquisition and control. 5. Importance of uniform airport field rules. Only those subjects were included which directly concerned matters affecting regulation and control within the various States. This was done advisedly and upon the premise that a short intensive conference, limited in its discussion to the few fundamentals involved, would bring about more satisfactory results for all concerned. The morning sessions of both days were given over to the formal presentation of papers by a group of individuals whose experience and activities have placed them in close touch with the general subject of uniformity in aeronautic regulatory laws. The afternoon sessions were devoted to round-table discussions of the subjects covered by the papers and were participated in by the delegates of 120 |