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State lawmakers pass meteorological tower safety bill
Legislation setting stricter standards for marking meteorological towers after a fatal plane crash on a Delta island last year awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.
The bill, approved by the state Assembly on Thursday, requires that all such towers 50 feet and taller be clearly marked.
August 10, 2012
by Paul Burgarino
in Contra Costa Times
SACRAMENTO -- Legislation setting stricter standards for marking meteorological towers after a fatal plane crash on a Delta island last year awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.
The bill, approved by the state Assembly on Thursday, requires that all such towers 50 feet and taller be clearly marked.
On Jan. 10, 2011, agricultural pilot Stephen Allen was killed on Webb Tract in Contra Costa County after his airplane struck a 198-foot tower that he likely did not see, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report.
Federal law requires that towers 200 feet and taller be painted in bright aviation colors... [continue via Web link]
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