Bill Text: IL HR0095 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the United States Congress and President Donald J. Trump to provide federal funding for Lewis University Airport to construct an air traffic control tower, or be added to a federal pilot program allowing an air traffic control program.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0095 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0095-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Lewis University Airport is a 1,000-acre facility | ||||||
3 | on Renwick Road between Route 53 and
Weber Road in Romeoville | ||||||
4 | and is the largest airport in Will County; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lewis University Airport is a national leader in | ||||||
6 | aviation education; it was established in 1932 and is well | ||||||
7 | known and highly regarded; it gives aviation graduates a strong | ||||||
8 | professional
network to tap into and a competitive advantage; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Lewis University programs are FAA-approved and | ||||||
11 | nationally recognized; Lewis University was
recently awarded | ||||||
12 | the Loening Trophy as the outstanding all-around collegiate | ||||||
13 | aviation program in the
nation; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Lewis University Airport plays a critical role in | ||||||
15 | the region as an economic engine; and
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16 | WHEREAS, More than 20 Fortune 500 companies, including | ||||||
17 | Caterpillar, Citgo, Harrah's, ExxonMobil, and
NASCAR, own and | ||||||
18 | operate aircraft and have offices or plants located within 30 | ||||||
19 | minutes of the airport; and
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20 | WHEREAS, A permanent control tower would make for safer |
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1 | landings at the airport, which has two
intersecting runways; it | ||||||
2 | would attract more commercial jets and increase the economic | ||||||
3 | growth in the
area; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | urge the United States Congress and President Donald J. Trump | ||||||
7 | to provide federal funding for
Lewis University Airport to | ||||||
8 | construct an air traffic control tower, or be added to a | ||||||
9 | federal pilot program
allowing an air traffic control program; | ||||||
10 | and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority | ||||||
13 | Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck | ||||||
14 | Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of | ||||||
15 | Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members | ||||||
16 | of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.
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