HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 79-90 - 11/27/1990 - OPPOSE ESTABLISH. NATIONAL NOISE POLICY RESOLUTION NO. 79-90
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL
NOISE POLICY BY THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE
WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village represents over 32,000
people, all of whom live in areas impacted by aircraft noise from Chicago' s
O'Hare International Airport; and
WHEREAS, the environmental impact of noise pollution from O'Hare was
found to be so great that the federal government required that a Part 150
Noise Compatibility Study be conducted as a condition of O' Hare expansion;
and
WHEREAS, the Airport Committee has participated with the O'Hare
Advisory Committee in the Part 150 Study for the last several years with
the goal of producing a plan which will lessen O' Hare noise impacts on Elk
Grove Village residents; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 3094 was proposed by Senator Wendell Ford (D-KY)
for the purpose of establishing a national noise policy; and
WHEREAS, this bill requires as a precondition for establishing a
passenger facility charge, that such a national noise policy be
established; and
WHEREAS, this national noise policy as described in the Bill would
prohibit any regulation of Stage 3 aircraft including, but not limited to,
any restriction on noise levels of any type, any limit on operations, any
noise budgets or noise allocation programs, or any limits on hours of
operation; and
WHEREAS, this Bill eliminates any local regulation of airport noise,
including any existing regulations which may be in effect at O'Hare
Airport; and
WHEREAS, this Bill may impact local land use regulations; and
WHEREAS, this Bill provides for the airlines to be released from
liability and further provides for the transfer of that liability to the
federal government and the federal taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, the Bill provides for the airlines to sue local airport
authorities for compliance with this act and allows funds to be withheld
from local airport proprietors who do not comply with the act; and
WHEREAS, this Bill is tied to the federal budget compromise which must
be considered by the U. S. Congress: and
WHEREAS, this Bill asserts that community noise concerns have placed an
undue burden on the airline industry; and
WHEREAS, the Part 150 Study currently underway for O' Hare would be
destroyed by this Bill because any restrictions which could be agreed upon
by all parties would be prohibited by this act; and
WHEREAS, there have been no public hearings on this proposal and no
opportunity for the public to comment on regulations which would greatly
impact many citizens around the country.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of
Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village opposes Senate Bill
3094 and establishment of a national noise policy and urges all area
legislators to vote against this Bill and any amendments which restrict the
rights of local governments to establish noise controls on area airports or
in other ways work toward the reduction of aircraft noise impacts on
citizens who live and work in noise impact areas.
Section 2: That the Village Clerk is hereby authorized to send a
copy of this Resolution to Governor James R. Thompson, Senator Paul R.
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Simon, Senator Alan J. Dixon, Representative Henry J. Hyde and
Representative Harris W. Fawell .
Section 3: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval according to law.
PASSED this 27th day of November 1990.
APPROVED this 27th day of November 1990.
Charles .i. Rettek
Village President
ATTEST:
Patricia S. Smith
Village Clerk
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