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2000

CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING NEW RUNWAYS

-(106–111)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

AVIATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

OCTOBER 5, 2000

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
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JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
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LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
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CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman

JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
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GARY G. MILLER, California
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
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PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)

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CONTENTS

TESTIMONY
    Buckingham, Virginia, Executive Director and CEO, Massachusetts Port Authority, accompanied by Tom Kenton, Aviation Director, Logan International Airport
    Cox, Larry D., President and CEO, Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority

    Dillingham, Gerald L., Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. General Accounting Office
    Griffin, Mary, Supervisor, County of San Mateo, California, and Chairperson, San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable

    Walker, Randall, Director, Department of Aviation, Clark County, Nevada
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PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

    Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
    Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., of Maryland
    Lipinski, Hon. William O., of Illinois
    Oberstar, Hon. James L., of Minnesota
    Tauscher, Hon. Ellen O., of California

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Buckingham, Virginia
    Cox, Larry D

    Dillingham, Gerald L
    Griffin, Mary

    Walker, Randall

SUBMISSION FOR THE RECORD

    Dillingham, Gerald L., Director, Physical Infrastructure, U.S. General Accounting Office, chart, Estimated Cost of Runways Planned, Proposed, or Currently Under Construction

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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD

    Oddleifson, Eric, Managing Director, GMO Renewable Resources, and Chair, Cohasset Jet Noise Task Force:
''MassPort Chief Assails FAA Over Logan Runway Delays'', Matthew Brelis, Boston Globe, October 6, 2000
Op Ed piece for the Boston Globe, Eric Oddleifson, October 10, 2000
    Town of Cohasset, Mark W. Haddad, Town Manager, letter to Rep. Joseph Moakley, September 13, 2000
    ''Hull Opposes Logan Airport Expansion'', Joan Wilder, The Patriot Ledger, August 9, 2000
    Charts, South Shore Arrivals, and Distribution of Jet Operations after Runway 14/32, Massport Map, Stephen Lathrop, 2000
    3rd Runway Chronology, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
    National Air Transportation Association, ''NATA's Presentation of the Findings from a Nationwide Public Opinion Study on the Attitudes Towards Airports''

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    Letter to Hon. Rodney Slater, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, from Hon. John J. Duncan, Jr., Chairman, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 15, 2000
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