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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 802
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 802, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 5, immediately below line 21, by inserting the
5 following:
6 "Section 40. Meigs Field.
7 (a) The General Assembly finds all of the following:
8 (1) Prior to its closure on March 31, 2003, Meigs
9 Field served an important role to the State and national
10 air transportation system.
11 (2) The closure of Meigs Field adversely affects
12 air traffic and airports throughout the Chicago region,
13 presently and significantly in the future with the
14 planned expansion of Chicago O'Hare International
15 Airport.
16 (3) Meigs Field, if reopened, would immediately
17 serve a vital role for air transportation in this State
18 that would include medical flights, emergency services,
19 and business and personal air travel.
20 (4) It is estimated that he cost to repair and
21 reopen Meigs Field is approximately $500,000.
22 (b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the
23 property commonly known as Meigs Field be restored and
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1 reopened as an airport for public use.".