PUBLIC LAW 113–285—DEC. 18, 2014 128 STAT. 3091 

Public Law 113–285 

113th Congress 

An Act 

To release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, and 

limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair 

Regional Airport. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE USE, ENCUMBRANCE, CONVEYANCE, AND 

CLOSURE OF THE ST. CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States, acting through the 

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall release 

the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, 

and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure 

of the St. Clair Regional Airport, as described in the most recent 

airport layout plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations 

are enforceable by the Administrator. 

(b) LIMITATION.—The release under subsection (a) shall not 

be executed before the City of St. Clair, or its designee, transfers 

to the Department of Transportation of the State of Missouri— 

(1) the amounts described in subsection (c), to be used 

for capital improvements within the meaning of airport development (as defined in section 47102(3) of title 49, United States 

Code) and consistent with the obligations of the Department 

of Transportation of the State of Missouri under the State 

block grant program of the Federal Aviation Administration; 

and 

(2) for no consideration, all airport and aviation-related 

equipment of the St. Clair Regional Airport owned by the 

City of St. Clair and determined by the Department of 

Transportation of the State of Missouri to be salvageable for 

use. 

(c) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described in this subsection are the following: 

(1) An amount equal to the fair market value for the 

highest and best use of the St. Clair Regional Airport property 

determined in good faith by an independent and qualified real 

estate appraiser on or after the date of the enactment of this 

Act. 

(2) An amount equal to the unamortized portion of any 

Federal development grants other than land paid to the City 

of St. Clair for use at the St. Clair Regional Airport, which 

may be paid with, and shall be an allowable use of, airport 

Dec. 18, 2014 

[S. 2759] 


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128 STAT. 3092 PUBLIC LAW 113–285—DEC. 18, 2014 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2759: 

SENATE REPORTS: No. 113–282 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): 

Dec. 3, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 9, considered and passed House. 

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revenue notwithstanding section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, 

United States Code. 

(3) An amount equal to the airport revenues remaining 

in the airport account for the St. Clair Regional Airport as 

of the date of the enactment of this Act and otherwise due 

to or received by the City of St. Clair after such date of 

enactment pursuant to sections 47107(b) and 47133 of title 

49, United States Code. 

(d) REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM.— The Federal Aviation Administration shall remove the runway end 

indicator lighting system at St. Clair Regional Airport. 

(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to limit the applicability of— 

(1) the requirements and processes under section 46319 

of title 49, United States Code; 

(2) the requirements under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

(3) the requirements and processes under part 157 of title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations; or 

(4) the public notice requirements under section 47107(h)(2) 

of title 49, United States Code. 

Approved December 18, 2014. 


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