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" ! SENATE 113TH CONGRESS

2d Session 

REPORT

2014

113–282 

Calendar No. 609 

A BILL 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 

R E P O R T 

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND 

TRANSPORTATION 

ON

S. 2759 

DECEMBER 1, 2014.—Ordered to be printed 


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SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION 

ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West Virginia, Chairman 

BARBARA BOXER, California JOHN THUNE, South Dakota 

BILL NELSON, Florida ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi 

MARIA CANTWELL, Washington ROY BLUNT, Missouri 

MARK PRYOR, Arkansas MARCO RUBIO, Florida 

CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire 

AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota DEAN HELLER, Nevada 

MARK BEGICH, Alaska DANIEL COATS, Indiana 

RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut TIM SCOTT, South Carolina 

BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii TED CRUZ, Texas 

ED MARKEY, Massachusetts DEB FISCHER, Nebraska 

CORY BOOKER, New Jersey RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin 

JOHN WALSH, Montana 

ELLEN DONESKI, Staff Director 

JOHN WILLIAMS, General Counsel 

DAVID SCHWIETERT, Republican Staff Director 

NICK ROSSI, Republican Deputy Staff Director 

REBECCA SEIDEL, Republican General Counsel 


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Calendar No. 609 

113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 113–282 

A BILL 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 

DECEMBER 1, 2014.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. ROCKEFELLER, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 2759] 

The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to 

which was referred the bill 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 (S. 2759), having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The bill would release the City of St. Clair, Missouri (City), from 

all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport 

upon satisfying certain conditions. 

BACKGROUND AND NEEDS

S. 2759 would require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) to release the City from restrictions on the 

use of the St. Clair Regional Airport once all financial obligations 

to Federal taxpayers are repaid by the City to the Department of 

Transportation of the State of Missouri (Missouri DOT). The City 

currently owns and operates the airport. Satisfying those financial 

obligations would require the City to provide compensation for 

land, infrastructure investments, and equipment. Those assets 

would be intended for use by the Missouri DOT to improve air 

service and capacity at the surrounding general aviation airports. 


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SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS

S. 2759 would require the United States, acting through the 

FAA, to release the City from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. 

Clair Regional Airport upon satisfying certain conditions. The release could not be executed before the City, or its designee, transfers certain specified amounts to the Missouri DOT, as well as all 

airport and aviation-related equipment of the St. Clair Regional 

Airport determined to be salvageable for use. 

The bill would require the City to: pay fair market value for the 

airport property to the Missouri DOT; repay the unamortized value 

of Federal grants to the Missouri DOT; and transfer any remaining 

airport revenue to the Missouri DOT. 

The bill would also require the FAA to remove the runway end 

indicator lighting system at the St. Clair Regional Airport. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

S. 2759 was introduced on July 31, 2014, by Senator McCaskill. 

Senator Blunt is a cosponsor. The bill was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. On September 

17, 2014, the Committee met in open Executive Session and, by a 

voice vote, ordered S. 2759 reported favorably without amendment. 

ESTIMATED COSTS

In accordance with paragraph 11(a) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate and section 403 of the Congressional Budget 

Act of 1974, the Committee provides the following cost estimate, 

prepared by the Congressional Budget Office: 

S. 2759—A bill 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 

S. 2759 would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

to release the city of St. Clair, Missouri, from certain requirements 

that currently apply to use of the St. Clair Regional Airport. Under 

the bill, the proposed release would not take effect until the city 

transfers to the Missouri Department of Transportation certain 

sums of money as specified in the bill, including the unexpended 

portion of federal grants paid to the city for capital improvements 

at the airport. 

CBO estimates that enacting S. 2759 would have no significant 

effect on the federal budget. According to the FAA, the unexpended 

portion of federal grants that remain available to the airport total 

roughly $300,000. Under the bill, those amounts would be retained 

by the state of Missouri and spent at other regional airports in that 

state. Because the bill could affect the timing of outlays from existing balances, pay-as-you procedures apply, but CBO estimates that 

any net change in the timing of outlays would be negligible over 

the next few years. Enacting S. 2759 would not affect revenues. 

S. 2759 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 


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The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director 

for Budget Analysis. 

REGULATORY IMPACT

In accordance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides the following evaluation of the regulatory impact of the legislation, as reported: 

NUMBER OF PERSONS COVERED

No significant impact on the number of persons covered would 

result from passage of S. 2759. 

ECONOMIC IMPACT

S. 2759 is not expected to have an adverse impact on the Nation’s economy. 

PRIVACY

The bill would have no adverse impact on the personal privacy 

of individuals. 

PAPERWORK

The bill would not increase paperwork requirements for private 

individuals or businesses. Some additional requirements would be 

imposed on the FAA and the Missouri DOT, to the extent drafting 

and execution of certain legal documents would be necessary to 

complete the release contemplated under the language of S. 2759. 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING

In compliance with paragraph 4(b) of rule XLIV of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides that no provisions 

contained in the bill, as reported, meet the definition of congressionally directed spending items under the rule. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Release of restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the 

use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport. 

This section would direct the FAA, acting on behalf of the United 

States, to release the City from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the 

St. Clair Regional Airport. Such a release would be contingent 

upon the execution of certain actions by the City, or its designee. 

The City, or its designee, would be required to transfer amounts to 

the Missouri DOT equal to the fair market value of the airport 

property, the unamortized value of Federal grants, and any remaining airport revenue. It would require the transfer to the Missouri DOT of all airport and aviation-related equipment of the St. 

Clair Regional Airport determined to be salvageable for use. The 

FAA would be required to remove the runway end indicator lighting system at the St. Clair Regional Airport. 


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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, the Committee states that the bill as reported 

would make no change to existing law. 

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