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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 802

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 802,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    after the end of Section 30, by inserting the following:

 4        "Section 40. Meigs Field.
 5        (a)  The General Assembly finds all of the following:
 6             (1)  Prior  to  its closure on March 31, 2003, Meigs
 7        Field served an important role to the State and  national
 8        air transportation system.
 9             (2)  The  closure  of  Meigs Field adversely affects
10        air traffic and airports throughout the  Chicago  region,
11        presently  and  significantly  in  the  future  with  the
12        planned   expansion   of   Chicago  O'Hare  International
13        Airport.
14             (3)  Meigs Field,  if  reopened,  would  immediately
15        serve  a  vital role for air transportation in this State
16        that would include medical flights,  emergency  services,
17        and business and personal air travel.
18             (4)  It  is  estimated  that  the cost to repair and
19        reopen Meigs Field is approximately $500,000.
20        (b)  The City of Chicago and the  Chicago  Park  District
21    shall  forthwith restore and reopen Meigs Field as an airport
22    for public use.
23        (c)  The City of Chicago and the  Chicago  Park  District
 
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 1    may not take any action regarding Meigs Field or the property
 2    upon  which  it  is  located  that  is inconsistent with this
 3    Section. This subsection is a limitation under subsection (i)
 4    of section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois  Constitution  on
 5    the  concurrent exercise of powers and functions exercised by
 6    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        Section 45. South Suburban Airport; Peotone, Illinois.
11        (a)  The   Governor   and  the  State  of  Illinois  must
12    immediately, expeditiously, and continuously take all  action
13    necessary  for  the  construction  and  operation  of a south
14    suburban  airport  located  in  the  vicinity   of   Peotone,
15    Illinois.  This  includes,  without limitation, expeditiously
16    negotiating and settling, if possible, with  land  owners  to
17    acquire  property for the airport in order to avoid hardships
18    on the landowners. The  Governor  must  direct  the  Illinois
19    Department  of  Transportation and all other executive branch
20    agencies under the Governor's control  to  comply  with  this
21    Section.
22        (b)  The   Governor   and   the  Illinois  Department  of
23    Transportation  shall  expeditiously  seek  approval  of  the
24    Federal Aviation Administration for an airport runway  layout
25    plan,  including  an  inaugural runway of a minimum of 10,000
26    feet, for the south suburban airport located in the  vicinity
27    of  Peotone,  Illinois.  The State shall not enact or enforce
28    any law respecting aeronautics that interferes with,  or  has
29    the effect of interfering with, that runway design."; and

30    after the end of Section 95, by inserting the following:

31        "Section 95.1.  The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
32    adding Section 7-103.150 as follows:
 
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 1        (735 ILCS 5/7-103.150 new)
 2        Sec.  7-103.150.  Quick-take;  Peotone  airport.  Eminent
 3    domain  proceedings,  including  quick-take proceedings under
 4    Section  7-103,  may   be   used   by   the   Department   of
 5    Transportation  for the purpose of acquiring property for the
 6    construction of  an  airport  in  the  vicinity  of  Peotone,
 7    Illinois within the following described area:
 8        ALL OR A PART OF SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,
 9        AND 12, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST, THIRD PRINCIPAL
10        MERIDIAN,  WILL  TOWNSHIP;  ALL  OR A PART OF SECTION 31,
11        TOWNSHIP  34  NORTH,  RANGE  13  EAST,  THIRD   PRINCIPAL
12        MERIDIAN, MONEE TOWNSHIP; AND ALL OR A PART OF SECTIONS 7
13        AND  8, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 14 EAST, THIRD PRINCIPAL
14        MERIDIAN,  WASHINGTON  TOWNSHIP,  ALL  SITUATED  IN  WILL
15        COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

16        Section 95.2. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
17    section 8.27 as follows:

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