-CITE-
    49 USC CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS       01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
              CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS          

-MISC1-
    Sec.                                                     
    49101.      Findings.                                             
    49102.      Purpose.                                              
    49103.      Definitions.                                          
    49104.      Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports.            
    49105.      Capital improvements, construction, and
                 rehabilitation.                                      
    49106.      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.           
    49107.      Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington Airports.
    49108.      Limitations.                                          
    49109.      Nonstop flights.                                      
    49110.      Use of Dulles Airport Access Highway.                 
    49111.      Relationship to and effect of other laws.             
    49112.      Separability and effect of judicial order.            

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    49 USC Sec. 49101                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49101. Findings

-STATUTE-
      Congress finds that - 
        (1) the 2 federally owned airports in the metropolitan area of
      the District of Columbia constitute an important and growing part
      of the commerce, transportation, and economic patterns of
      Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the surrounding region;
        (2) Baltimore/Washington International Airport, owned and
      operated by Maryland, is an air transportation facility that
      provides service to the greater Metropolitan Washington region
      together with the 2 federally owned airports, and timely Federal-
      aid grants to Baltimore/Washington International Airport will
      provide additional capacity to meet the growing air traffic needs
      and to compete with other airports on a fair basis;
        (3) the United States Government has a continuing but limited
      interest in the operation of the 2 federally owned airports,
      which serve the travel and cargo needs of the entire Metropolitan
      Washington region as well as the District of Columbia as the
      national seat of government;
        (4) operation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports by an
      independent local authority will facilitate timely improvements
      at both airports to meet the growing demand of interstate air
      transportation occasioned by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
      (Public Law 95-504; 92 Stat. 1705);
        (5) all other major air carrier airports in the United States
      are operated by public entities at the State, regional, or local
      level;
        (6) any change in status of the 2 airports must take into
      account the interest of nearby communities, the traveling public,
      air carriers, general aviation, airport employees, and other
      interested groups, as well as the interests of the United States
      Government and State governments involved;
        (7) in recognition of a perceived limited need for a Federal
      role in the management of these airports and the growing local
      interest, the Secretary of Transportation has recommended a
      transfer of authority from the Federal to the local/State level
      that is consistent with the management of major airports
      elsewhere in the United States;
        (8) an operating authority with representation from local
      jurisdictions, similar to authorities at all major airports in
      the United States, will improve communications with local
      officials and concerned residents regarding noise at the
      Metropolitan Washington Airports;
        (9) a commission of congressional, State, and local officials
      and aviation representatives has recommended to the Secretary
      that transfer of the federally owned airports be as a unit to an
      independent authority to be created by Virginia and the District
      of Columbia; and
        (10) the Federal interest in these airports can be provided
      through a lease mechanism which provides for local control and
      operation.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2206.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49101          (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6002,
                                            100 Stat. 1783-373.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6002,
                                            100 Stat. 3341-376.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In clause (4), the word "authority" is substituted for "agency"
    for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, referred to in par. (4), is
    Pub. L. 95-504, Oct. 24, 1978, 92 Stat. 1705, as amended, which was
    classified principally to sections of former Title 49,
    Transportation. The Act was substantially repealed by Pub. L. 103-
    272, Sec. 7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379, the first section of
    which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49,
    Transportation. For complete classification of this Act to the
    Code, see Tables. For disposition of sections of former Title 49,
    see Table at the beginning of Title 49.


-MISC2-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 49101 was renumbered section 50101 of this title.

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-CITE-
    49 USC Sec. 49102                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49102. Purpose

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the
    transfer of operating responsibility under long-term lease of the 2
    Metropolitan Washington Airport properties as a unit, including
    access highways and other related facilities, to a properly
    constituted independent airport authority created by Virginia and
    the District of Columbia, in order to achieve local control,
    management, operation, and development of these important
    transportation assets.
      (b) Inclusion of Baltimore/Washington International Airport Not
    Precluded. - This chapter does not prohibit the Airports Authority
    and Maryland from making an agreement to make Baltimore/Washington
    International Airport part of a regional airports authority,
    subject to terms agreed to by the Airports Authority, the Secretary
    of Transportation, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and
    Maryland.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2207.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49102(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6003(a), 100 Stat. 1783-374.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6003(a), 100 Stat. 3341-377.
    49102(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6003(b), 100 Stat. 1783-374.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6003(b), 100 Stat. 3341-377.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b), the words "and conditions" are omitted as
    being included in "terms".

                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 49102 was renumbered section 50102 of this title.

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    49 USC Sec. 49103                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49103. Definitions

-STATUTE-
      In this chapter - 
        (1) "Airports Authority" means the Metropolitan Washington
      Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and
      the District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of
      section 49106 of this title.
        (2) "employee" means any permanent Federal Aviation
      Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan Washington
      Airports on June 7, 1987.
        (3) "Metropolitan Washington Airports" means Ronald Reagan
      Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International
      Airport.
        (4) "Washington Dulles International Airport" means the airport
      constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat.
      770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access Highway and Right-of-
      way, including the extension between Interstate Routes I-495 and
      I-66.
        (5) "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport" means the
      airport described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat.
      686).

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2207;
    amended Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49103          (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6004,
                                            100 Stat. 1783-374.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6004,
                                            100 Stat. 3341-377.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In this section, the text of section 6004(1) and (5) of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500,
    100 Stat. 1783-374, 1783-375, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341-
    378) is omitted as surplus because the complete names of the
    Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the
    Secretary of Transportation are used the first time those terms
    appear in a section.
      In clause (1), the words "an organization within the Federal
    Aviation Administration" are omitted as surplus.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Act of September 7, 1950, ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770, referred to in
    par. (4), was classified to subchapter II (Sec. 2421 et seq.) of
    chapter 33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted from
    the Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49,
    Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994, 108
    Stat. 745.
      Act of June 29, 1940, ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686, referred to in par.
    (5), was classified to subchapter I (Sec. 2401 et seq.) of chapter
    33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted from the
    Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49,
    Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994, 108
    Stat. 745.


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                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 49103 was renumbered section 50103 of this title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pars. (3), (5). Pub. L. 105-154 substituted "Ronald Reagan
    Washington National Airport" for "Washington National Airport".

-CHANGE-
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 1, Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3, provided
    that: "The airport described in the Act entitled 'An Act to provide
    for the administration of the Washington National Airport, and for
    other purposes', approved June 29, 1940 (54 Stat. 686) [section
    2401 et seq. of former Title 49, Transportation, see References in
    Text note above], and known as the Washington National Airport,
    shall be known and designated as the 'Ronald Reagan Washington
    National Airport'."
      Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(b), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 4, provided
    that: "Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or
    other record of the United States to the Washington National
    Airport shall be deemed to be a reference to the 'Ronald Reagan
    Washington National Airport'."

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-CITE-
    49 USC Sec. 49104                                           01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports

-STATUTE-
      (a) General. - The lease between the Secretary of Transportation
    and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority under section
    6005(a) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public
    Law 99-500; 100 Stat. 1783-375; Public Law 99-591; 100 Stat. 3341-
    378), for the Metropolitan Washington Airports must provide during
    its 50-year term at least the following:
        (1) The Airports Authority shall operate, maintain, protect,
      promote, and develop the Metropolitan Washington Airports as a
      unit and as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington
      area.
        (2)(A) In this paragraph, "airport purposes" means a use of
      property interests (except a sale) for - 
          (i) aviation business or activities;
          (ii) activities necessary or appropriate to serve passengers
        or cargo in air commerce; or
          (iii) nonprofit, public use facilities that are not
        inconsistent with the needs of aviation.

        (B) During the period of the lease, the real property
      constituting the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be used
      only for airport purposes.
        (C) If the Secretary decides that any part of the real property
      leased to the Airports Authority under this chapter is used for
      other than airport purposes, the Secretary shall - 
          (i) direct that the Airports Authority take appropriate
        measures to have that part of the property be used for airport
        purposes; and
          (ii) retake possession of the property if the Airports
        Authority fails to have that part of the property be used for
        airport purposes within a reasonable period of time, as the
        Secretary decides.

        (3) The Airports Authority is subject to section 47107(a)-(c)
      and (e) of this title and to the assurances and conditions
      required of grant recipients under the Airport and Airway
      Improvement Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-248; 96 Stat. 671) as in
      effect on June 7, 1987. Notwithstanding section 47107(b) of this
      title, all revenues generated by the Metropolitan Washington
      Airports shall be expended for the capital and operating costs of
      the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
        (4) In acquiring by contract supplies or services for an amount
      estimated to be more than $200,000, or awarding concession
      contracts, the Airports Authority to the maximum extent
      practicable shall obtain complete and open competition through
      the use of published competitive procedures. By a vote of 7
      members, the Airports Authority may grant exceptions to the
      requirements of this paragraph.
        (5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this
      paragraph, all regulations of the Metropolitan Washington
      Airports (14 CFR part 159) become regulations of the Airports
      Authority as of June 7, 1987, and remain in effect until modified
      or revoked by the Airports Authority under procedures of the
      Airports Authority.
        (B) Sections 159.59(a) and 159.191 of title 14, Code of Federal
      Regulations, do not become regulations of the Airports Authority.
        (C) The Airports Authority may not increase or decrease the
      number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized
      by the High Density Rule (14 CFR 93.121 et seq.) at Ronald Reagan
      Washington National Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not
      impose a limitation on the number of passengers taking off or
      landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
        (D) Subparagraph (C) does not apply to any increase in the
      number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings necessary
      to implement exemptions granted by the Secretary under section
      41718.
        (6)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B) of this
      paragraph, the Airports Authority shall assume all rights,
      liabilities, and obligations of the Metropolitan Washington
      Airports on June 7, 1987, including leases, permits, licenses,
      contracts, agreements, claims, tariffs, accounts receivable,
      accounts payable, and litigation related to those rights and
      obligations, regardless whether judgment has been entered,
      damages awarded, or appeal taken. The Airports Authority must
      cooperate in allowing representatives of the Attorney General and
      the Secretary adequate access to employees and records when
      needed for the performance of duties and powers related to the
      period before June 7, 1987. The Airports Authority shall assume
      responsibility for the Federal Aviation Administration's Master
      Plans for the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
        (B) The procedure for disputes resolution contained in any
      contract entered into on behalf of the United States Government
      before June 7, 1987, continues to govern the performance of the
      contract unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the
      contract. Claims for monetary damages founded in tort, by or
      against the Government as the owner and operator of the
      Metropolitan Washington Airports, arising before June 7, 1987,
      shall be adjudicated as if the lease had not been entered into.
        (C) The Administration is responsible for reimbursing the
      Employees' Compensation Fund, as provided in section 8147 of
      title 5, for compensation paid or payable after June 7, 1987, in
      accordance with chapter 81 of title 5 for any injury, disability,
      or death due to events arising before June 7, 1987, whether or
      not a claim was filed or was final on that date.
        (D) The Airports Authority shall continue all collective
      bargaining rights enjoyed by employees of the Metropolitan
      Washington Airports before June 7, 1987.
        (7) The Comptroller General may conduct periodic audits of the
      activities and transactions of the Airports Authority in
      accordance with generally accepted management principles, and
      under regulations the Comptroller General may prescribe. An audit
      shall be conducted where the Comptroller General considers it
      appropriate. All records and property of the Airports Authority
      shall remain in possession and custody of the Airports Authority.
        (8) The Airports Authority shall develop a code of ethics and
      financial disclosure to ensure the integrity of all decisions
      made by its board of directors and employees. The code shall
      include standards by which members of the board will decide, for
      purposes of section 49106(d) of this title, what constitutes a
      substantial financial interest and the circumstances under which
      an exception to the conflict of interest prohibition may be
      granted.
        (9) A landing fee imposed for operating an aircraft or revenues
      derived from parking automobiles - 
          (A) at Washington Dulles International Airport may not be
        used for maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt
        service, depreciation, and amortization) at Ronald Reagan
        Washington National Airport; and
          (B) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport may not be
        used for maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt
        service, depreciation, and amortization) at Washington Dulles
        International Airport.

        (10) The Airports Authority shall compute the fees and charges
      for landing general aviation aircraft at the Metropolitan
      Washington Airports on the same basis as the landing fees for air
      carrier aircraft, except that the Airports Authority may require
      a minimum landing fee that is not more than the landing fee for
      aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds.
        (11) The Secretary shall include other terms applicable to the
      parties to the lease that are consistent with, and carry out,
      this chapter.

      (b) Payments. - Under the lease, the Airports Authority must pay
    to the general fund of the Treasury annually an amount, computed
    using the GNP Price Deflator, equal to $3,000,000 in 1987 dollars.
    The Secretary and the Airports Authority may renegotiate the level
    of lease payments attributable to inflation costs every 10 years.
      (c) Enforcement of Lease Provisions. - The district courts of the
    United States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority
    and its officers and employees to comply with the terms of the
    lease. The Attorney General or an aggrieved party may bring an
    action on behalf of the Government.
      (d) Extension of Lease. - The Secretary and the Airports
    Authority may at any time negotiate an extension of the lease.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2207;
    amended Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3; Pub. L. 106-181, title II, Sec. 231(e)(2), Apr. 5, 2000, 114
    Stat. 113.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49104(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Secs.     
                                            6005(a), (d), 6007(d) (last 
                                            sentence), 100 Stat.        
                                            1783-375, 1783-376, 1783-380.
                                           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(c), 100 Stat. 1783-376;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec. 902,
                                            110 Stat. 3274.             
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Secs.     
                                            6005(a), (d), 6007(d) (last 
                                            sentence), 100 Stat.        
                                            3341-378, 3341-379, 3341-383.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(c), 100 Stat. 3341-379;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec. 902,
                                            110 Stat. 3274.             
    49104(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(b), 100 Stat. 1783-375.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(b), 100 Stat. 3341-378.
    49104(c)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(e), 100 Stat. 1783-378.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6005(e), 100 Stat. 3341-381.
    49104(d)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6010,
                                            100 Stat. 1783-385.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6010,
                                            100 Stat. 3341-388.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), before clause (1), the text of section 6005(a)
    and (d) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public
    Law 99-500, 100 Stat. 1783-375, 1783-378, Public Law 99-591, 100
    Stat. 3341-378, 3341-381) is omitted as executed. The words
    "conditions and requirements" are omitted as surplus. In clause
    (5)(B), the words "(relating to new-technology aircraft)" and
    "(relating to violations of Federal Aviation Administration
    regulations as Federal misdemeanors)" are omitted as surplus. In
    clause (5)(C), the words "after the date the lease takes effect"
    are omitted as obsolete. In clause (6)(A), the words "(tangible and
    incorporeal, present and executory)" are omitted as surplus. The
    words "The Airports Authority must" are substituted for "Before the
    date the lease takes effect, the Secretary shall also assure that
    the Airports Authority has agreed to" to eliminate obsolete words.
    The words "duties and powers" are substituted for "functions" for
    consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the
    United States Code. In clause (7), the words "or places" are
    omitted because of 1:1. The words "books, accounts . . . reports,
    files, papers" are omitted as being included in "reports". In
    clause (8), the words "for purposes of section 49106(d) of this
    title" are added for clarity. In clause (9), before subclause (A),
    the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" are omitted
    as surplus. In clause (11), the words "and conditions" are omitted
    as being included in "terms".
      In subsection (b), the text of section 6005(b)(2) of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500,
    100 Stat. 1783-375, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341-378) is
    omitted as executed.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 6005(a) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of
    1986, referred to in subsec. (a), is section 6005(a) of Pub. L. 99-
    500, title VI, Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-375, and Pub. L. 99-
    591, title VI, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-378, which was
    classified to section 2454(a) of former Title 49, Transportation,
    and was repealed and reenacted as subsec. (a) of this section by
    Pub. L. 105-102, Secs. 2(26), 5(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2205,
    2217.
      The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, referred to in
    subsec. (a)(3), is title V of Pub. L. 97-248, Sept. 3, 1982, 96
    Stat. 671, as amended, which was classified principally to chapter
    31 (Sec. 2201 et seq.) of former Title 49, Transportation, and was
    substantially repealed by Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 7(b), July 5, 1994,
    108 Stat. 1379, and reenacted by the first section thereof as
    subchapter I of chapter 471 of Title 49, Transportation.


-MISC2-
                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 49104 was renumbered section 50104 of this title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Subsec. (a)(5)(D). Pub. L. 106-181 added subpar. (D).
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(5)(C), (9)(A), (B). Pub. L. 105-154
    substituted "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport" for
    "Washington National Airport" wherever appearing.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-181 applicable only to fiscal years
    beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181,
    set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

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-CITE-
    49 USC Sec. 49105                                           01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation

-STATUTE-
      (a) Sense of Congress. - It is the sense of Congress that the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority - 
        (1) should pursue the improvement, construction, and
      rehabilitation of the facilities at Washington Dulles
      International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National
      Airport simultaneously; and
        (2) to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement,
      construction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of
      Transportation to be completed at Washington Dulles International
      Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport within 5
      years after March 30, 1988.

      (b) Secretary's Assistance. - The Secretary shall assist the 3
    airports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in
    planning for operational and capital improvements at those airports
    and shall accelerate consideration of applications for United
    States Government financial assistance by whichever of the 3
    airports is most in need of increasing airside capacity.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2210;
    amended Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49105(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6006(a), 100 Stat. 1783-378.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6006(a), 100 Stat. 3341-381.
    49105(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6006(b), 100 Stat. 1783-379.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6006(b), 100 Stat. 3341-382.
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                             PRIOR PROVISIONS                         
      A prior section 49105 was renumbered section 50105 of this title.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 105-154 substituted "Ronald
    Reagan Washington National Airport" for "Washington National
    Airport".

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-CITE-
    49 USC Sec. 49106                                           01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

-STATUTE-
      (a) Status. - The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
    shall be - 
        (1) a public body corporate and politic with the powers and
      jurisdiction - 
          (A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative authority of
        Virginia and the District of Columbia or by either of them and
        concurred in by the legislative authority of the other
        jurisdiction; and
          (B) that at least meet the specifications of this section and
        section 49108 of this title;

        (2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the
      District of Columbia, and the United States Government; and
        (3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and
      improve the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary airports
      serving the Metropolitan Washington area.

      (b) General Authority. - (1) The Airports Authority shall be
    authorized - 
        (A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and
      promote the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes;
        (B) to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for
      public purposes, including paying any part of the cost of airport
      improvements, construction, and rehabilitation and the
      acquisition of real and personal property, including operating
      equipment for the airports;
        (C) to acquire real and personal property by purchase, lease,
      transfer, or exchange;
        (D) to exercise the powers of eminent domain in Virginia that
      are conferred on it by Virginia;
        (E) to levy fees or other charges; and
        (F) to make and maintain agreements with employee organizations
      to the extent that the Federal Aviation Administration was
      authorized to do so on October 18, 1986.

      (2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection - 
        (A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a
      political subdivision of Virginia or the District of Columbia;
      and
        (B) may be secured by the Airports Authority's revenues
      generally, or exclusively from the income and revenues of certain
      designated projects whether or not any part of the projects are
      financed from the proceeds of the bonds.

      (c) Board of Directors. - (1) The Airports Authority shall be
    governed by a board of directors composed of the following 13
    members:
        (A) 5 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia;
        (B) 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of
      Columbia;
        (C) 2 members appointed by the Governor of Maryland; and
        (D) 3 members appointed by the President with the advice and
      consent of the Senate.

      (2) The chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the
    members by majority vote of the members and shall serve until
    replaced by majority vote of the members.
      (3) Members of the board shall be appointed to the board for 6
    years, except that of the members first appointed by the President
    after October 9, 1996, one shall be appointed for 4 years. A member
    may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a
    successor has taken office.
      (4) A member of the board - 
        (A) may not hold elective or appointive political office;
        (B) serves without compensation except for reasonable expenses
      incident to board functions; and
        (C) must reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan
      Statistical Area, except that a member of the board appointed by
      the President must be a registered voter of a State other than
      Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia.

      (5) A vacancy in the board shall be filled in the manner in which
    the original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a
    vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the
    member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the
    remainder of that term.
      (6)(A) Not more than 2 of the members of the board appointed by
    the President may be of the same political party.
      (B) In carrying out their duties on the board, members appointed
    by the President shall ensure that adequate consideration is given
    to the national interest.
      (C) A member appointed by the President may be removed by the
    President for cause.
      (7) Eight votes are required to approve bond issues and the
    annual budget.
      (d) Conflicts of Interest. - Members of the board and their
    immediate families may not be employed by or otherwise hold a
    substantial financial interest in any enterprise that has or is
    seeking a contract or agreement with the Airports Authority or is
    an aeronautical, aviation services, or airport services enterprise
    that otherwise has interests that can be directly affected by the
    Airports Authority. The official appointing a member may make an
    exception if the financial interest is completely disclosed when
    the member is appointed and the member does not participate in
    board decisions that directly affect the interest.
      (e) Certain Actions To Be Taken by Regulation. - An action of the
    Airports Authority changing, or having the effect of changing, the
    hours of operation of, or the type of aircraft serving, either of
    the Metropolitan Washington Airports may be taken only by
    regulation of the Airports Authority.
      (f) Administrative. - To assist the Secretary in carrying out
    this chapter, the Secretary may hire 2 staff individuals to be paid
    by the Airports Authority. The Airports Authority shall provide
    clerical and support staff that the Secretary may require.
      (g) Review of Contracting Procedures. - The Comptroller General
    shall review contracts of the Airports Authority to decide whether
    the contracts were awarded by procedures that follow sound
    Government contracting principles and comply with section
    49104(a)(4) of this title. The Comptroller General shall submit
    periodic reports of the conclusions reached as a result of the
    review to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
    House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
    and Transportation of the Senate.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2210;
    amended Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(1)(A), (B), Aug. 12, 1998, 112
    Stat. 1511; Pub. L. 106-181, title II, Sec. 231(i), Apr. 5, 2000,
    114 Stat. 115.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49106(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(a), (b), 100 Stat.     
                                            1783-379.                   
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(a), (b), 100 Stat.     
                                            3341-382.                   
    49106(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(c), 100 Stat. 1783-379.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(c), 100 Stat. 3341-382.
    49106(c)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(e), 100 Stat. 1783-380;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec. 903,
                                            110 Stat. 3275.             
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(e), 100 Stat. 3341-383;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec. 903,
                                            110 Stat. 3275.             
    49106(d)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(d) (1st, 2d sentences),
                                            100 Stat. 1783-379.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(d) (1st, 2d sentences),
                                            100 Stat. 3341-382.         
    49106(e)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(f), 100 Stat. 1783-382;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(a), 110 Stat. 3276.     
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(f), 100 Stat. 3341-385;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(a), 110 Stat. 3276.     
    49106(f)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(h), 100 Stat. 1783-382;
                                            Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L.      
                                            102-240, title VII, Sec.    
                                            7002(e), 105 Stat. 2200;    
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(b), 110 Stat. 3276.     
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(h), 100 Stat. 3341-385;
                                            Dec. 18, 1991, Pub. L.      
                                            102-240, title VII, Sec.    
                                            7002(e), 105 Stat. 2200;    
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(b), 110 Stat. 3276.     
    49106(g)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(g), as added Dec. 18,  
                                            1991, Pub. L. 102-240, title
                                            VII, Sec. 7002(h), 105 Stat.
                                            2202; Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(a), 110 Stat. 3276.     
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(g), as added Dec. 18,  
                                            1991, Pub. L. 102-240, title
                                            VII, Sec. 7002(h), 105 Stat.
                                            2202; Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(a), 110 Stat. 3276.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (b)(2)(A), the words "Virginia, the District of
    Columbia" are substituted for "either jurisdiction" for clarity.
      In subsection (c)(6)(C), the words "the limitations described in"
    are omitted as unnecessary. The word "until" is substituted for
    "for the period beginning on October 1, 1997, and ending on the
    first day on which" to eliminate unnecessary words.
      In subsection (d), the words "The Airports Authority shall be
    subject to a conflict-of-interest provision providing that" are
    omitted as surplus.
      In subsection (g), the words "Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure" are substituted for "Committee on Public Works and
    Transportation" because of the amendment of clause 1(q) of Rule X
    of the Rules of the House of Representatives by section 202(a) of
    H. Res. 6, approved January 4, 1995.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2000 - Subsec. (c)(6)(C), (D). Pub. L. 106-181 redesignated
    subpar. (D) as (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as
    follows: "The members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of
    this subsection must be appointed before October 1, 1997. If the
    deadline is not met, the Secretary of Transportation and the
    Airports Authority are subject to the limitations of section 49108
    of this title until all members referred to in paragraph (1)(D) are
    appointed."
      1998 - Subsec. (b)(1)(F). Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(1)(A),
    substituted "1986" for "1996".
      Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(1)(B), substituted "to
    the board" for "by the board".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-181 applicable only to fiscal years
    beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181,
    set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 
      Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(3), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1512,
    provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending
    this section and sections 49107 and 49111 of this title and
    provisions set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title]
    are effective as of November 20, 1997."

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    49 USC Sec. 49107                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49107. Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington Airports

-STATUTE-
      (a) Labor Agreements. - (1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports
    Authority shall adopt all labor agreements that were in effect on
    June 7, 1987. Unless the parties otherwise agree, the agreements
    must be renegotiated before June 7, 1992.
      (2) Employee protection arrangements made under this section
    shall ensure, during the 50-year lease term, the continuation of
    all collective bargaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees
    retained by the Airports Authority.
      (b) Civil Service Retirement. - Any Federal employee who
    transferred to the Airports Authority and who on June 6, 1987, was
    subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
    is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 for so
    long as continually employed by the Airports Authority without a
    break in service. For purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and
    chapter 84, employment by the Airports Authority without a break in
    continuity of service is deemed to be employment by the United
    States Government. The Airports Authority is the employing agency
    for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 and
    shall contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
    Fund amounts required by subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter
    84.
      (c) Access to Records. - The Airports Authority shall allow
    representatives of the Secretary of Transportation adequate access
    to employees and employee records of the Airports Authority when
    needed to carry out a duty or power related to the period before
    June 7, 1987. The Secretary shall provide the Airports Authority
    access to employee records of transferring employees for
    appropriate purposes.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2212;
    amended Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(1)(C), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat.
    1511.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49107(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(a)-(d), (f), 100 Stat. 
                                            1783-382, 1783-383.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(a)-(d), (f), 100 Stat. 
                                            3341-385, 3341-387.         
    49107(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(e), 100 Stat. 1783-383.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(e), 100 Stat. 3341-386.
    49107(c)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(g), 100 Stat. 1783-384.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6008(g), 100 Stat. 3341-387.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the text of section 6008(a), (b)(2d and
    last sentences), (c), (d), and (f) of the Metropolitan Washington
    Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500, 100 Stat, 1783-382, 1783-
    383, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341-385, 3341-386, 3341-387) is
    omitted as obsolete.
      In subsection (c), the words "duty or power" are substituted for
    "functions" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-225 substituted "is subject to
    subchapter III" for "is subject to subchapter II".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 105-225 effective Nov. 20, 1997, see section
    7(c)(3) of Pub. L. 105-225, set out as a note under section 49106
    of this title.

     RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE
               OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
      Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(3) [title VI, Sec. 636], Dec. 21,
    2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-164, provided that:
      "(a) Qualified MWAA Police Officer Defined. - For purposes of
    this section, the term 'qualified MWAA police officer' means any
    individual who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec.
    21, 2000] - 
        "(1) is employed as a member of the police force of the
      Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (hereafter in this
      section referred to as an 'MWAA police officer'); and
        "(2) is subject to the Civil Service Retirement System or the
      Federal Employees' Retirement System by virtue of section
      49107(b) of title 49, United States Code.
      "(b) Eligibility To Be Treated as a Law Enforcement Officer for
    Retirement Purposes. - 
        "(1) In general. - Any qualified MWAA police officer may, by
      written election submitted in accordance with applicable
      requirements under subsection (c), elect to be treated as a law
      enforcement officer (within the meaning of section 8331 or 8401
      of title 5, United States Code, as applicable), and to have all
      prior service described in paragraph (2) similarly treated.
        "(2) Prior service described. - The service described in this
      paragraph is all service which an individual performed, prior to
      the effective date of such individual's election under this
      section, as - 
          "(A) an MWAA police officer; or
          "(B) a member of the police force of the Federal Aviation
        Administration (hereafter in this section referred to as an
        'FAA police officer').
      "(c) Regulations. - The Office of Personnel Management shall
    prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this section,
    including provisions relating to the time, form, and manner in
    which any election under this section shall be made. Such an
    election shall not be effective unless - 
        "(1) it is made before the employee separates from service with
      the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, but in no event
      later than 1 year after the regulations under this subsection
      take effect; and
        "(2) it is accompanied by payment of an amount equal to, with
      respect to all prior service of such employee which is described
      in subsection (b)(2) - 
          "(A) the employee deductions that would have been required
        for such service under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, U.S.C. (as
        the case may be) if such election had then been in effect,
        minus
          "(B) the total employee deductions and contributions under
        such chapter 83 and 84 (as applicable) that were actually made
        for such service,
      taking into account only amounts required to be credited to the
      Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Any amount under
      paragraph (2) shall be computed with interest, in accordance with
      section 8334(e) of such title 5.
      "(d) Government Contributions. - Whenever a payment under
    subsection (c)(2) is made by an individual with respect to such
    individual's prior service (as described in subsection (b)(2)), the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall pay into the Civil
    Service Retirement and Disability Fund any additional contributions
    for which it would have been liable, with respect to such service,
    if such individual's election under this section had then been in
    effect (and, to the extent of any prior FAA police officer service,
    as if it had then been the employing agency). Any amount under this
    subsection shall be computed with interest, in accordance with
    section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code.
      "(e) Certifications. - The Office of Personnel Management shall
    accept, for the purpose of this section, the certification of - 
        "(1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (or its
      designee) concerning any service performed by an individual as an
      MWAA police officer; and
        "(2) the Federal Aviation Administration (or its designee)
      concerning any service performed by an individual as an FAA
      police officer.
      "(f) Reimbursement To Compensate for Unfunded Liability. - 
        "(1) In general. - The Metropolitan Washington Airports
      Authority shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and
      Disability Fund an amount (as determined by the Director of the
      Office of Personnel Management) equal to the amount necessary to
      reimburse the Fund for any estimated increase in the unfunded
      liability of the Fund (to the extent the Civil Service Retirement
      System is involved), and for any estimated increase in the
      supplemental liability of the Fund (to the extent the Federal
      Employees' Retirement System is involved), resulting from the
      enactment of this section.
        "(2) Payment method. - The Metropolitan Washington Airports
      Authority shall pay the amount so determined in five equal annual
      installments, with interest (which shall be computed at the rate
      used in the most recent valuation of the Federal Employees'
      Retirement System)."

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    49 USC Sec. 49108                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49108. Limitations

-STATUTE-
      After October 1, 2008, the Secretary of Transportation may not
    approve an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
    Authority - 
        (1) for an airport development project grant under subchapter I
      of chapter 471 of this title; or
        (2) to impose a passenger facility fee under section 40117 of
      this title.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213;
    amended Pub. L. 106-181, title II, Sec. 231(h), Apr. 5, 2000, 114
    Stat. 115; Pub. L. 108-176, title VIII, Sec. 804, Dec. 12, 2003,
    117 Stat. 2587.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49108          (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(i), as added Oct. 9,   
                                            1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title
                                            IX, Sec. 905, 110 Stat. 3276.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6007(i), as added Oct. 9,   
                                            1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title
                                            IX, Sec. 905, 110 Stat. 3276.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2003 - Pub. L. 108-176 substituted "2008" for "2004" in
    introductory provisions.
      2000 - Pub. L. 106-181 substituted "2004" for "2001" in
    introductory provisions.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 108-176 applicable only to fiscal years
    beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically
    provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108-176, set out as a note under
    section 106 of this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-181 applicable only to fiscal years
    beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181,
    set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

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    49 USC Sec. 49109                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49109. Nonstop flights

-STATUTE-
      An air carrier may not operate an aircraft nonstop in air
    transportation between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
    and another airport that is more than 1,250 statute miles away from
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213;
    amended Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
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    49109          (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6012,
                                            100 Stat. 1783-385.         
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6012,
                                            100 Stat. 3341-388.         
    --------------------------------------------------------------------


                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1998 - Pub. L. 105-154 substituted "Ronald Reagan Washington
    National Airport" for "Washington National Airport" in two places.

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    49 USC Sec. 49110                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49110. Use of Dulles Airport Access Highway

-STATUTE-
      The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall continue in
    effect and enforce section 4.2(1) and (2) of the Metropolitan
    Washington Airports Regulations, as in effect on February 1, 1995.
    The district courts of the United States have jurisdiction to
    compel the Airports Authority and its officers and employees to
    comply with this section. The Attorney General or an aggrieved
    party may bring an action on behalf of the United States
    Government.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213.)

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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49110          (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6013,
                                            as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. 
                                            L. 104-264, title IX, Sec.  
                                            906, 110 Stat. 3277.        
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6013,
                                            as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. 
                                            L. 104-264, title IX, Sec.  
                                            906, 110 Stat. 3277.        
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      The words "Except as provided by subsection (b)" and "the
    requirements of" are omitted as unnecessary.

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    49 USC Sec. 49111                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws

-STATUTE-
      (a) Same Powers and Restrictions Under Other Laws. - To ensure
    that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has the same
    proprietary powers and is subject to the same restrictions under
    United States law as any other airport except as otherwise provided
    in this chapter, during the period that the lease authorized by
    section 6005 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986
    (Public Law 99-500; 100 Stat. 1783-375; Public Law 99-591; 100
    Stat. 3341-378) is in effect - 
        (1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports are deemed to be
      public airports for purposes of chapter 471 of this title; and
        (2) the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686), the First
      Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1941 (ch. 780,
      54 Stat. 1030), and the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64
      Stat. 770), do not apply to the operation of the Metropolitan
      Washington Airports, and the Secretary of Transportation is
      relieved of all responsibility under those Acts.

      (b) Inapplicability of Certain Laws. - The Metropolitan
    Washington Airports and the Airports Authority are not subject to
    the requirements of any law solely by reason of the retention by
    the United States Government of the fee simple title to those
    airports.
      (c) Police Power. - Virginia shall have concurrent police power
    authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the courts
    of Virginia may exercise jurisdiction over Ronald Reagan Washington
    National Airport.
      (d) Planning. - (1) The authority of the National Capital
    Planning Commission under section 8722 of title 40 does not apply
    to the Airports Authority.
      (2) The Airports Authority shall consult with - 
        (A) the Commission and the Advisory Council on Historic
      Preservation before undertaking any major alterations to the
      exterior of the main terminal at Washington Dulles International
      Airport; and
        (B) the Commission before undertaking development that would
      alter the skyline of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
      when viewed from the opposing shoreline of the Potomac River or
      from the George Washington Parkway.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2213;
    amended Pub. L. 105-154, Sec. 2(a)(1)(D), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat.
    3; Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 7(c)(1)(D), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1511;
    Pub. L. 106-181, title II, Sec. 231(j)(1), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat.
    115; Pub. L. 107-217, Sec. 3(n)(9), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1303.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49111(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(a), 100 Stat. 1783-384.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(a), 100 Stat. 3341-387.
    49111(b)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(b), 100 Stat. 1783-384;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(c)(1), 110 Stat. 3276.  
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(b), 100 Stat. 3341-387;
                                            Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.       
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(c)(1), 110 Stat. 3276.  
    49111(c)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(c), 100 Stat. 1783-384.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(c), 100 Stat. 3341-387.
    49111(d)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(d), 100 Stat. 1783-384.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(d), 100 Stat. 3341-387.
    49111(e)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(e), 100 Stat. 1783-384.
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec.      
                                            6009(e), 100 Stat. 3341-388.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a)(1), the word "deemed" is substituted for
    "considered" for consistency in the revised title and with other
    titles of the United States Code.
      In subsection (e), the text of section 6009(e)(2) of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500,
    100 Stat. 1783-385, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341-388) is
    omitted as executed.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      Section 6005 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986,
    referred to in subsec. (a), is section 6005 of Pub. L. 99-500,
    title VI, Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-375, and Pub. L. 99-591,
    title VI, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-378, which was classified
    to section 2454 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was
    repealed and reenacted as this section by Pub. L. 105-102, Secs.
    2(26), 5(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2205, 2217.
      Act of June 29, 1940, ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686, referred to in
    subsec. (a)(2), was classified to subchapter I (Sec. 2401 et seq.)
    of chapter 33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted
    from the Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49,
    Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994, 108
    Stat. 745.
      The First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1941,
    referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act Oct. 9, 1940, ch. 780, 54
    Stat. 1030. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
    see Tables.
      Act of September 7, 1950, ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770, referred to in
    subsec. (a)(2), was classified to subchapter II (Sec. 2421 et seq.)
    of chapter 33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted
    from the Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49,
    Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103-272, July 5, 1994, 108
    Stat. 745.


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107-217 substituted "section 8722
    of title 40" for "section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924 (40 U.S.C.
    71d),".
      2000 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-181 struck out heading and text
    of subsec. (e). Text read as follows: "The Administrator of the
    Federal Aviation Administration may not increase the number of
    instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized for air
    carriers by the High Density Rule (14 CFR 93.121 et seq.) at Ronald
    Reagan Washington National Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not
    decrease the number of those takeoffs and landings except for
    reasons of safety."
      1998 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-225 substituted "retention by"
    for "retention of".
      Subsecs. (c), (d)(2)(B), (e). Pub. L. 105-154 substituted "Ronald
    Reagan Washington National Airport" for "Washington National
    Airport".

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 106-181 applicable only to fiscal years
    beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181,
    set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

                     EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT                 
      Amendment by Pub. L. 105-225 effective Nov. 20, 1997, see section
    7(c)(3) of Pub. L. 105-225, set out as a note under section 49106
    of this title.

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    49 USC Sec. 49112                                           01/02/2006

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    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART D - PUBLIC AIRPORTS
    CHAPTER 491 - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

-HEAD-
    Sec. 49112. Separability and effect of judicial order

-STATUTE-
      (a) Separability. - If any provision of this chapter, or the
    application of a provision of this chapter to a person or
    circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and
    the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances
    is not affected.
      (b) Effect of Judicial Order. - (1) If any provision of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996 (title IX
    of Public Law 104-264; 110 Stat. 3274) or the amendments made by
    the Act, or the application of that provision to a person,
    circumstance, or venue, is held invalid by a judicial order, the
    Secretary of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington
    Airports Authority shall be subject to section 49108 of this title
    from the day after the day the order is issued.
      (2) Any action of the Airports Authority that was required to be
    submitted to the Board of Review under section 6007(f)(4) of the
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500;
    100 Stat. 1783-380; Public Law 99-599; 100 Stat. 3341-383) before
    October 9, 1996, remains in effect and may not be set aside only
    because of a judicial order invalidating certain functions of the
    Board.

-SOURCE-
    (Added Pub. L. 105-102, Sec. 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2214.)

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                       HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES                   
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      Revised       Source (U.S. Code)       Source (Statutes at Large) 
      Section                                                           
    --------------------------------------------------------------------
    49112(a)       (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6011,
                                            100 Stat. 1783-385; Oct. 9, 
                                            1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title
                                            IX, Sec. 904(c)(2), 110     
                                            Stat. 3276.                 
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6011,
                                            100 Stat. 3341-388; Oct. 9, 
                                            1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title
                                            IX, Sec. 904(c)(2), 110     
                                            Stat. 3276.                 
    49112(b)(1)    (uncodified).           Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-500, title VI, Sec. 6014,
                                            as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. 
                                            L. 104-264, title IX, Sec.  
                                            907, 110 Stat. 3277.        
                                           Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L.       
                                            99-591, title VI, Sec. 6014,
                                            as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. 
                                            L. 104-264, title IX, Sec.  
                                            907, 110 Stat. 3277.        
    49112(b)(2)    (uncodified).           Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L.        
                                            104-264, title IX, Sec.     
                                            904(d), 110 Stat. 3276.     
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

      In subsection (a), the word "thereby" is omitted as surplus.
      In subsection (b)(1), the words "the limitations described in"
    are omitted as unnecessary.

-REFTEXT-
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996,
    referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is title IX of Pub. L. 104-264, Oct.
    9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3274, which amended the Metropolitan Washington
    Airports Act of 1986, title VI of Pub. L. 99-500, Oct. 18, 1986,
    100 Stat. 1783-373, and title VI of Pub. L. 99-591, Oct. 30, 1986,
    100 Stat. 3341-376, as amended. The Metropolitan Washington
    Airports Act of 1986 was classified generally to subchapter III
    (Sec. 2451 et seq.) of chapter 33 of former Title 49,
    Transportation, and was repealed and reenacted as this chapter by
    Pub. L. 105-102, Secs. 2(26), 5(b), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2205,
    2217.
      Section 6007(f)(4) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of
    1986, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 6007(f)(4) of Pub.
    L. 99-500, title VI, Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-379, and Pub. L.
    99-591, title VI, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-382, which related
    to a Board of Review and was classified to section 2456(f)(4) of
    former Title 49, Transportation. Subsec. (f) of section 6007 was
    repealed and subsec. (g) redesignated (f) by Pub. L. 104-264, title
    IX, Sec. 904(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3276. Section 6007 was
    subsequently repealed and reenacted as section 49106 of Title 49,
    Transportation, by Pub. L. 105-102, Secs. 2(26), 5(b), Nov. 20,
    1997, 111 Stat. 2205, 2217, and does not contain provisions
    relating to a Board of Review.

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-CITE-
    49 USC PART E - MISCELLANEOUS                               01/02/2006

-EXPCITE-
    TITLE 49 - TRANSPORTATION
    SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
    PART E - MISCELLANEOUS

-HEAD-
                          PART E - MISCELLANEOUS                      


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                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-287, Sec. 5(88)(A), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
    3398, redesignated part D of this subtitle as this part.

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