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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4369 

To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an airport previously 

associated with the airport at which the charges are collected. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2016 

Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. COOK, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

RUIZ, Mr. AGUILAR, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an 

airport previously associated with the airport at which 

the charges are collected. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. USE OF PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES FROM 

4 ONE AIRPORT AT A PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED 

5 AIRPORT. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find7 ings: 

8 (1) On December 22, 2015, the Los Angeles 

9 City Council, the Los Angeles Board of Airport 


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1 Commissioners, the Los Angeles World Airports, the 

2 Ontario City Council, and the Ontario International 

3 Airport Authority agreed to transfer ownership and 

4 control of Ontario International Airport from the 

5 city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports 

6 to the Ontario International Airport Authority, a 

7 local joint powers authority established by and be8 tween the county of San Bernardino and the city of 

9 Ontario. 

10 (2) Pursuant to the agreement, the Ontario 

11 International Airport Authority intends to use be12 tween $70,000,000 and $120,000,000 in passenger 

13 facility charges collected at Ontario International 

14 Airport to finance eligible projects at Los Angeles 

15 International Airport, as compensation for passenger 

16 facility charges collected, consistent with section 

17 40117(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, at Los 

18 Angeles International Airport for use at Ontario 

19 International Airport in the 1990s, when both air20 ports were controlled by Los Angeles World Air21 ports. 

22 (3) The amendment made by subsection (b) ap23 plies exclusively to Ontario International Airport, al24 lowing passenger facility charges to be used for eligi25 ble projects at Los Angeles International Airport 


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1 while making no other changes to passenger facility 

2 charges eligibility requirements. 

3 (4) No additional appropriations are required to 

4 implement the agreement described in paragraph (1) 

5 or the amendment made by subsection (b). 

6 (b) PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.—Section 

7 40117(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(8) USE OF PFC REVENUES AT PREVIOUSLY

10 ASSOCIATED AIRPORT.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 

12 requirements of paragraph (1) and subject to 

13 subparagraph (B), the Secretary may authorize 

14 use of a passenger facility charge to finance an 

15 eligible airport-related project if— 

16 ‘‘(i) the eligible agency seeking to im17 pose the new charge controls an airport 

18 where a $2 passenger facility charge be19 came effective on January 1, 2013; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the airport described in clause (i) 

21 and the airport at which the project will be 

22 carried out were under the control of the 

23 same eligible agency on October 1, 2015. 

24 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Not more than 

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1 lected under subparagraph (A) may be used to 

2 carry out an eligible airport-related project de3 scribed in that subparagraph.’’. 

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