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National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act

2/3/2022, 5:01 AM

Congressional Summary of S 1786

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement the redesign and reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with a specified runway redesign plan, and the development of a south suburban airport in the Chicago metropolitan region, by facilitating approval, funding, construction, and implementation of such plan and suburban airport.

Requires all environmental reviews, analyses, and opinions related to issuance of permits, licenses, or approvals relating to such plan or airport to be conducted on an expedited and coordinated basis.

States that approval by the Administrator of an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the runway redesign plan shall: (1) provide that any runway located more than 2500 feet south of existing runway 9R-27L shall not begin construction before January 2011; and (2) be subject to the condition that noise impact of aircraft operations at O'Hare after the year in which the first new runway is first used will be less than that in 2000. Prohibits the consideration of such a plan unless it includes public roadway access through the western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities.

Directs the Administrator to give priority consideration to a letter of intent application submitted by the State of Illinois (or a political subdivision thereof) for construction of the suburban airport.

Sets forth requirements regarding the construction of the runway redesign plan as a Federal project on or after July 1, 2004.

Requires the withholding of all airport grant funds for O'Hare (other than grants involving national security and safety) until January 1, 2026, unless specified conditions with respect to operations at Merrill C. Meigs Field have been met.

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Current Status of Bill S 1786

Bill S 1786 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 7, 2001. Bill S 1786 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on December 7, 2001.  Bill S 1786's most recent activity was Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270. as of December 10, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1786

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
23
Democrat Cosponsors
19
Republican Cosponsors
4
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1786

Primary Policy Focus

Transportation and Public Works

Potential Impact Areas

- Access to airports
- Air pollution control
- Air quality
- Airports
- Construction costs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental assessment
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal preemption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Highway finance
- Illinois
- Infrastructure
- Judicial review of administrative acts
- Law
- Metropolitan areas
- Noise
- Parking facilities
- Road construction
- Standards
- State laws
- Suburbs
- Transportation planning
- Urban affairs

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1786

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act
A bill to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago area.

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