The new-member proposal, which will face an uphill battle for passage, was introduced by senators frustrated by the House deadlock.
(On Sunday, the city announced a deal that would cut the number of tourist helicopter flights in half by next January). Banning helicopters that exceed federal noise levels from taking off and landing at city-owned heliports, as the council members' proposal would do, would instantly improve the city's air quality, and make our parks and neighborhoods once again oases of (relative) quiet.
Texas, Indiana and Arkansas recently adopted requirements similar to the L.A. board members' proposal.
A member classification proposal based on normalized strength capacity is handed in for future Chinese steel design codes in a simple and plain form.
Nor were people fired up by one member's proposal for a "science cabaret" featuring posters by winners of student science competitions.
Olivier Blanchard, the I.M.F.'s chief economist, said this week that euro zone members should consider issuing bonds backed by all members, a proposal unpopular among Germans who do not want to underwrite borrowing by countries like Italy.
Hopefully, after Lisbon - I am delighted the Czech Senate has ratified the Lisbon Treaty - we will have fewer press launches of Member State proposals which go nowhere and then, even if they are approved, are never properly implemented.
Members offer proposals; some are good and others are not so good.
After this review and any modification made by board members, the proposals will be signed into state law.
At one point, the government was also considering banning newly qualified drivers from carrying non-family members under proposals to cut the number of road accidents involving teenagers.
It is also plausible that managers and other board members whose proposals have repeatedly received negative votes might find it difficult to secure lucrative employment in other companies.
