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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.".