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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7729 

To release the City of Banning, California, from all restrictions, conditions, 

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

the Banning Municipal Airport. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2020 

Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To release the City of Banning, California, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the Banning Municipal Airport. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Banning Airport Rede5 velopment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND 

2 LIMITATIONS ON THE USE, ENCUMBRANCE, 

3 CONVEYANCE, AND CLOSURE OF THE BAN4 NING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 

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

6 through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin7 istration, shall release the City of Banning, California, 

8 from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the 

9 use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the Banning 

10 Municipal Airport, as described in the most recent airport 

11 layout plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administra12 tion, to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limita13 tions are enforceable by the Administrator. 

14 (b) LIMITATION.—The release under subsection (a) 

15 shall not be executed before the City of Banning, Cali16 fornia, or its designee, transfers to the Department of 

17 Transportation of the State of California— 

18 (1) the amounts described in subsection (c), to 

19 be used for FAA-approved capital improvements 

20 within the meaning of airport development (as de21 fined in section 47102(3) of title 49, United States 

22 Code) at other public use, general aviation airports 

23 serving the region; and 

24 (2) for no consideration, all airport and avia25 tion-related equipment of the Banning Municipal 

26 Airport owned by the City of Banning and deterVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Aug 10, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7729.IH H7729

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1 mined by the FAA or Department of Transportation 

2 of the State of California to be salvageable for use 

3 at other airports. 

4 (c) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described 

5 in this subsection are the following: 

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

7 for the highest and best use of the Banning Munic8 ipal Airport property determined in good faith by 2 

9 independent and qualified real estate appraisers and 

10 an independent review appraiser on or after the date 

11 of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (2) An amount equal to the unamortized por13 tion of any Federal development grants other than 

14 land paid to the City of Banning for use at the Ban15 ning Municipal Airport, which may be paid with, and 

16 shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue notwith17 standing section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 

18 States Code. 

19 (3) An amount equal to the airport revenues, 

20 along with accrued interest, remaining in the airport 

21 account for the Banning Municipal Airport as of the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act and otherwise due 

23 to or received by the City of Banning after such date 

24 of enactment pursuant to sections 47107(b) and 

25 47133 of title 49, United States Code. 


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1 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec2 tion shall be construed to limit the applicability of— 

3 (1) the requirements and processes under sec4 tion 46319 of title 49, United States Code; 

5 (2) the requirements under the National Envi6 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

7 seq.); 

8 (3) the requirements and processes under part 

9 157 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or 

10 (4) the public notice requirements under section 

11 47107(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code. 

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