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Associated Press - October 4, 1986
The amendment to the catchall appropriation measure, which must be reconciled with the House's version, was offered by Senator Jesse Helms, Republican from North Carolina.
The city law, the most comprehensive in the nation dealing with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and insurance, has been assailed by insurance companies. Several companies have stopped writing policies in Washington since the law was enacted earlier this year.
The Helms amendment would have to be accepted by the House and signed by President Reagan to take effect. Control of Airports Transferred
The Senate also passed for the second time this year a bill transferring Washington-Dulles International and National airports from Federal to regional control, reviving its chances for approval by the full Congress.
The 63-to-35 vote came on a motion by Senators Paul Trible and John Warner, both Virginia Republicans.
The measure was opposed by Senators Paul Sarbanes and Charles McC. Mathias Jr., both of Maryland, even though the Maryland Department of Transportation has changed its position and now supports the transfer.
The switch by the State of Maryland, which had bitterly opposed the transfer as unfair to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, came after Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole wrote a letter detailing some $75 million in repairs to be granted to the the Maryland airport.
The Virginia lawmakers say up to $1 billion in improvements are needed at the two northern Virginia airports, repairs that are too expensive for the Federal Government.
Mr. Warner said issues unrelated to the transfer, including a provision governing how landing slots would be offered, had been removed to gain broader support.
"This creates the real possibility that the transfer will be approved by this Congress," he said. "Our effort was to separate the bill from all the collateral issues." </txt> <sub> ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS); TESTS AND TESTING; LAW AND LEGISLATION; HEALTH INSURANCE </sub> <geo> ;WASHINGTON (DC) </geo> <nexsqn> 145413861005 </nexsqn> <edt> Late City Final Edition </edt> <sec> 1 </sec> <pg> 34 </pg> <sortpg> 0034 </sortpg> <cl> 1 </cl> <dsk> National Desk </dsk> <nexpd> 19861005080000 </nexpd> <pdate> 19861005 </pdate> <day> Sunday </day> <pdm> 10 </pdm> <pdd> 5 </pdd> <pdy> 1986 </pdy> <sqn> 541386 </sqn>
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