legal liasion - maintain a proactive stance toward regulatory constraints on rocketry
this may well fall under a specific "committee" heading (see action: due diligence) but I thought it deserved separate treatment due to its import
although TRA NFPA committee members had some "inside" information into what brews at those meetings, and so have an opportunity get a reading on the various parties attending (esp. BATFE and State Fire Marshals), the membership seemed blindsided by the HSA/SEA and subsequent NPRM 968. This despite some first hand observations that the BATFE has this in its sights.
and then there are the challenges of the lawsuit, and the legislative initiative
a coherent (and open) approach to remaining abrest of, and proactively dealing with regulatory challenges will continue to be critical to the survival of rocketry. Administrations come and go, and public sentiment vacillates as well. We must be vigilant and become/remain a part of the process.
one thing that will be important is to determine the scope of our interests, i.e.; what rocketry are we intent on preserving
but irrespective of that scope, in order for a "New TRA" to rise as a leader it will have to defend other rocketry-related interests, e.g.; the impact of regulation on secular educational programming
as any committee function or organizational activity, both oversight and performance measures must be integrated from the onset, to insure the effectivess of the "legal program", assure members and the public that their interests are being pursued, and the competency and productivity of the liasion and research "staff".
comments?