Full Text of HJR0083 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State has the duty to provide for the health, | 3 | | safety, and welfare of its residents; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The 2003 O'Hare Modernization Act included a | 5 | | finding that O'Hare International Airport cannot efficiently | 6 | | perform its role in the State and national air transportation | 7 | | systems unless it is reconfigured with multiple parallel | 8 | | runways; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Under the O'Hare Modernization Program, parallel | 10 | | runway 10C-28C was commissioned on October 17, 2013, | 11 | | dramatically increasing air traffic over northwest Chicago and | 12 | | the near northwest suburbs; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Previously unaffected residents living as far as | 14 | | 12 miles from the airport have complained of near constant | 15 | | aircraft noise, beginning as early at 4:30 AM and ending as | 16 | | late as 1:00 AM; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission | 18 | | reported over 350,000 noise complaints filed in March of 2015; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Fair Allocation in Runways represents a growing |
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| 1 | | coalition of over 26 communities, including the City of Chicago | 2 | | and suburbs that are negatively affected by the changes in | 3 | | flight patterns and runway usage resulting from implementation | 4 | | of the O'Hare Modernization Plan; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The City of Chicago Department of Aviation and the | 6 | | Federal Aviation Administration plan to decommission diagonal | 7 | | runway 14L/32R prior to the commissioning of a new parallel | 8 | | runway 10R/28L in October of 2015; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, It is the responsibility of the Chicago Department | 10 | | of Aviation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to | 11 | | make decisions regarding the runways at O'Hare, including | 12 | | whether to delay projects at the airport; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Members of the General Assembly, representing the | 14 | | impacted areas, met with representatives of the City of Chicago | 15 | | on numerous occasions and demanded the City respond to the | 16 | | concerns of the residents, and requested that the FAA delay the | 17 | | project at O'Hare for so long as necessary in order to review | 18 | | and comment on the concerns of the residents of the impacted | 19 | | areas; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Several members of the General Assembly and the | 21 | | City of Chicago agreed, in writing, that the City would do the | 22 | | following: |
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| 1 | | (1) request that the FAA delay any action on the | 2 | | impacted runways that would lead to irreparable damage to | 3 | | the runways for so long as necessary to complete the agreed | 4 | | to Open House meetings and the 3 separate meetings | 5 | | referenced in the next section; | 6 | | (2) hold at least three meetings with representatives | 7 | | of the FAiR coalition to better understand FAiR's proposal | 8 | | to preserve and utilize the intersecting runways at O'Hare | 9 | | International Airport in order to alleviate aircraft noise | 10 | | impacts from communities located east and west of O'Hare; | 11 | | (3) request and encourage the FAA to hold its 4 planned | 12 | | Open House meetings in areas and communities that are | 13 | | impacted by aircraft noise caused by new O'Hare | 14 | | Modernization Program runways; and | 15 | | (4) meet with the members and their constituents to | 16 | | discuss these issues; therefore, be it | 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 19 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the City of Chicago to | 20 | | work with the members of the General Assembly to ensure the | 21 | | terms of the agreement are fully implemented and all residents | 22 | | impacted by aircraft noise at O'Hare International Airport have | 23 | | accurate and up-to-date information; and be it further
| 24 | | RESOLVED, That any public hearings held regarding aircraft |
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| 1 | | noise at O'Hare should allow residents of the impacted areas to | 2 | | express their grievances and concerns.
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