S 83 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 7, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S90)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act of 2003 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement the redesign and reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook and Dupage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with a specified runway design plan, and the development of a south suburban airport in the Chicago metropolitan region, by facilitating their funding, construction, and implementation and all agency reviews. Requires the State of Illinois to prepare an implementation plan under the Clean Air Act for regulating emissions associated with activity at commercial service airports.

Makes the Administrator's approval of an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the runway redesign plan conditional on the meeting of specified requirements.

Directs the Administrator to give priority consideration to letter of intent applications for the construction of the south suburban airport and for the extension of the main runway at the Gary/Chicago Airport.

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.

Directs the Administrator, in providing funds to implement the runway redesign plans, to receive adequate specified assurances from the City of Chicago regarding competitive access to O'Hare by all air carriers.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Feb 24, 2003, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-INEvan BayhOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-WIHerb KohlOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerJan 16, 2003
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyJan 16, 2003
D-RIJack ReedJan 28, 2003
D-SCErnest F. HollingsJan 29, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVJan 29, 2003
D-NDByron L. DorganFeb 5, 2003
D-NVHarry ReidFeb 5, 2003
D-NEBen NelsonFeb 11, 2003
D-ARMark L. PryorFeb 24, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 7, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S90)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 592National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act of 2003Related billFeb 6, 2003

Subjects

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