Take Action! Call for Natural Quiet in Grand Canyon
Ask Your Senator to Oppose Senator McCain’s Amendment #3528
Air Tour Management Process for National Parks Improved and Preserved in FAA Bill
March 23, 2010--Thanks to your help, the McCain amendment was withdrawn! This is a major victory for park visitors seeking peace and quiet in Grand Canyon National Park! Read NPCA's Press Release >
Senator McCain has put forward an amendment that would allow for more air tours and aircraft noise at Grand Canyon National Park than are currently allowed. It will further reduce the opportunity of visitors to experience natural quiet in the one of America’s great national treasures. There may be a vote on the provision as early as Monday, March 22, 2010. Please call your Senators at 202.224.3121* and ask them to oppose the McCain Amendment today!
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Sample script for your phone call
This is [Your Name] calling from [City, State]. I ask that [Your Senator] oppose Senator McCain’s amendment #3528 to the FAA Reauthorization Bill.
This amendment:
- Undercuts years of public engagement in creating an environmental impact study that the Department of Interior is set to release in the coming weeks.
- Would make it impossible to reduce the number of air tours over the park and creates a process to increase them.
- Make half the park never free of air tour noise that disrupts the experience of park visitors.
- Uses a definition of natural quiet that ignores non-air tour aircraft noise.
Please oppose Senator McCain’s amendment #3528.
Thank you for your support of America’s national parks and attention to this important matter.
*202-224-3091 (tty)
Editorial on this Issue
The Arizona Republic: Congress should not foil process, March 21, 2010
