This came from Sabo's office and I was asked to pass it along by Olin Moore
Hello, Since you are interested in airport noise issues, I wanted to make you aware that the FAA reauthorization conference agreement (H.R. 2115) passed the House on October 30th. The conference report has yet to be considered by the Senate. Congressman Sabo voted against the bill for a number of reasons, not the least of which was that it retained Section 189, a provision to prohibit the use of Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds for Part 150 noise programs beyond 65 DNL. You may remember that S. 189 was quietly inserted by Republican conferees back in July. Since then, Congressman Sabo had been working to drop that provision from the bill before final passage of the legislation. Unfortunately, House and Senate Republicans did not allow Democrats any opportunity to strike Section 189, or other objectionable provisions, in the conference report. Mr. Sabo is disappointed in this outcome, because S. 189 could undermine long-standing commitments of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) to address aircraft noise impacts on communities surrounding Minneapolis/St. Paul International (MSP) airport. Please be assured that Mr. Sabo remains committed to ensuring that airport noise issues at MSP are appropriately addressed. Ronald Leurquin Designer Walker Parking Consultants 1660 South Highway 100, Suite 350 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Phone: 952.595.9116 x 25 Fax: 952.595.9518 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.walkerparking.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
