[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 149 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                             By Mr. GLENN:

  S. 1347. A bill to permit the city of Cleveland, OH, to convey 
certain lands that the United States conveyed to the city; to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


              the cleveland airport expansion act of 1997

  Mr. GLENN. Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce legislation to 
assist in improving air transportation for the people and businesses of 
northeast Ohio and the Nation.
  The city of Cleveland has a major capacity improvement program 
underway at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. For some time, 
Cleveland and the city of Brook Park had been involved in a dispute 
regarding property crucial to the development project. To their credit, 
both communities were able to resolve their differences through a 
comprehensive settlement agreement that will allow the airport's 
improvement program to move forward. This important settlement 
agreement includes changing municipal boundaries and the 
noncontroversial, jurisdictional transfer of property.
  Mr. President, Congress has addressed similar restrictions many times 
by enacting specific provisions allowing the Secretary of 
Transportation to act in similar cases. As part of the comprehensive 
settlement agreement this is clearly in the public interest and will 
allow Cleveland to meet northeast Ohio's increasing requirements for 
better air transportation.
  Mr. President, since the closing of the settlement agreement is to 
occur before December 31, 1997, this legislation is needed prior to 
adjournment. I appreciate the support of the leadership of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and I urge my 
colleagues to support this legislation.
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