PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Jul 12, 2002
National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act of 2002 - Declares, for purposes of achieving significant air transportation benefits for interstate and foreign commerce, that if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) makes, or at any time after December 5, 2001 has made, a grant to the city of Chicago, Illinois, with the approval of the State of Illinois for planning or construction of runway improvements at O'Hare International Airport, the State of Illinois (including any instrumentality or political subdivision) is prohibited from exercising certain authority to prevent: (1) further consideration by the FAA of the O'Hare airport layout plan (capacity enhancement project for the redesign of the airport's runway configuration) contained in the agreement reached by the State and Chicago on December 5, 2001; (2) construction of projects approved by the FAA in such plan; or (3) application by Chicago for Federal airport improvement program funding for projects approved by the FAA and shown on the plan.(Sec. 3) Authorizes Chicago to apply directly to the FAA without the approval of Illinois for Federal airport improvement program funding for planning and construction of a project under the O'Hare airport layout plan.Prohibits the Administrator of the FAA, as provided in the December 5, 2001, agreement, from considering an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the runway redesign plan unless the plan includes public roadway access through the existing western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities located inside the boundary of O'Hare and reasonably accessible to such western access. Subjects approval of the western public roadway access to the condition that the cost of construction be paid for from airport revenues consistent with FAA revenue use requirements.Subjects to certain noise mitigation requirements any approval by the Administrator of an airport layout plan that includes the runway redesign plan.Requires the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees if the runway redesign plan has not received all Federal, State, and local permits and approvals necessary to begin construction by December 31, 2004.(Sec. 4) Requires Illinois to prepare an implementation plan under the Clean Air Act in accordance with the State's customary practices for accounting for and regulating emissions associated with activity at commercial service airports. Prohibits the FAA Administrator from approving the runway redesign plan unless he or she determines that the construction and operation will include, to the maximum extent feasible, the best management practices then reasonably available to and used by operators of commercial service airports to mitigate emissions regulated under the implementation plan.(Sec. 5) 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.(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Office of Environment and Energy of the FAA should be funded to carry out noise mitigation programming and quiet aircraft technology research and development at specified levels for FY 2004 and 2005.
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Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D–IL
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Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 343 - 87 (Roll no. 327). (text: CR H5114-5118)
House roll call 327 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 343 - 87 (Roll no. 327).(text: CR H5114-5118)
House roll call 327 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5288-5289)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement debate was extended on the motion for an additonal twenty minutes equally divided and controlled.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3479.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5114-5191)
Mr. Mica moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 247 - 143 (Roll no. 298). (text: CR H4609-4612)
House roll call 298 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 247 - 143 (Roll no. 298).(text: CR H4609-4612)
House roll call 298 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4655-4656)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3479.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4609-4653)
Mr. Kirk moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-568.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-568.
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H538)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9323)
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