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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)  The  City  of  Chicago  shall  forthwith restore and
23    reopen Meigs Field as an airport for public use.
 
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 1        (c)  The  City  of  Chicago  may  not  take  any   action
 2    regarding  Meigs  Field  or  the  property  upon  which it is
 3    located  that  is  inconsistent  with  this   Section.   This
 4    subsection  is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
 5    of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
 6    exercise of powers and functions exercised by the State.
 7        (d)  Notwithstanding  Sections  6  and  8  of  the  State
 8    Mandates Act, no reimbursement by the State is  required  for
 9    the  implementation of any mandate created by this Section.";
10    and

11    on page 15, immediately  below  line  31,  by  inserting  the
12    following:

13        "Section 97.  The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
14    Section 8.27 as follows:

15        (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new)
16        Sec.  8.27.  Exempt  mandate.  Notwithstanding Sections 6
17    and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is  required
18    for  the  implementation of any mandate created by Section 40
19    of the O'Hare Modernization Act.".