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• <br /> WASH)rdGTON DC OFFICE <br /> 2134 Ra,hurn Hauae Qfliee Buflding <br /> W~;hinpton, OG 24516 <br /> 12021 225-0416 <br /> EUGENE OFFICE <br /> 161 w 7tn avenue, Suiee a00 <br /> Eugena. OR 97x01 <br /> (5411 465.6932 <br /> COOS 8AY OFFICE <br /> FROM R RL~SENTATIVE 125 W. CantiB) AY4~ A350 <br /> Coos Bay. OR 07420 <br /> p 1561) 265.2009 <br /> 012 SE Jackson St, Suite 9 <br /> 1 ~ R .DeFAZIU ROSEBURG OFFICE <br /> PO Bo= 2H60 <br /> Rosobur~.OR 97<70 <br /> 4th Congr s Tonal District, Oregon (54l) dp~,•3623 <br /> Contact: K i tie Greco 202-Z25-6416 <br /> dune 28, 2000 <br /> FOR IIti-I~IEDIATE RELEASE <br /> De IO ANNOUNCES FUNDS FaR LUGE~'E AIRPORT <br /> Washingto 'I, .C. -Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) announced today that the Eugene <br /> Airport wil r ceive a federal grant of $2 million for runway area safety improvements and <br /> other airpo t nfrastructure needs. DeFazio, a senior member of the House Aviation <br /> Subcommit~e ,helped secure the funding. <br /> "In¢re sed funding far the airport upgrades is necessary to imprc~~e safety and enhance <br /> service to ~u ens" DeFazio said. "This funding will allow the airppor[ to upgrade the safety of <br /> its runway sy tem and make room for future airfield improvements. The airport is the gateway <br /> to our cotr>ttn pity and helps drive our economy. We need to preserve and enhance this asset." <br /> Th~ nding announced today will be used to improve runway safety areas including the <br /> realignme t f Green Hill Road, install guidance signs, construct a serti~ice road and acquire <br /> passenger Iif devices for persons with disabilities. The funding will be released to the airport <br /> later this a 'k. <br /> Ea li r this year, Congress approved legislation, "AIR-2I," ir.:r~asing fonds for <br /> airports nAti nwide. DeFazio was part of the negotiating team on the legislation and was <br /> active in the ebate over airport funding. Under the legislation, begirnng next year, Eugene's <br /> airport w"~11 ive an entitlement grant, based on the number of flights, of $2,726,474 <br /> annually, do ble the current allotment of $1,262,237 annually. The legislation also included <br /> funds for di5 retianary grants, awarded on a competitive basis, with saY~ty improvements <br /> given the hi hest priority. The funding released today is a discretionar}~ grant and is in <br /> addition a annual entitlement. <br /> i <br /> A~R 1 is a three-year bill that will increase aviation investment by $10 billion aver <br /> current leve s, with the lion's share of the funding going to radar modernization and <br /> much-nude airport construction projects. The total authorized fundi.:g for federal aviation <br /> programs w it be $40 billion over the next three years, $33 billion of which will be guaranteed <br /> from the A iation Trust Fund, while $6.7 billion will be available to be appropriated from the <br /> General Fu d. <br /> $ob Noble, airport manager at the Eugene airport welcomed tl:~ news. <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br />