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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6721 

To require the Secretary of the Army to treat the lease of land for operations 

of the Corona Municipal Airport as a valid lease for the purposes of 

renewing such lease, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 15, 2022 

Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Army to treat the lease 

of land for operations of the Corona Municipal Airport 

as a valid lease for the purposes of renewing such lease, 

and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Corona Municipal Air5 port Lease Extension Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) In 1960, Corona established the Corona 

2 Municipal Airport to provide recreational opportuni3 ties for aviators throughout southern California. 

4 (2) The City of Corona initially entered into a 

5 lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engi6 neers on December 24, 1959. 

7 (3) The City’s lease with the Corps of Engi8 neers enabled the construction of the airport into its 

9 current configuration. 

10 (4) For over 60 years, the Corona Municipal 

11 Airport has supported local businesses, tourism, and 

12 recreation for local residents and the region. 

13 (5) The Corona Municipal Airport maintains 

14 the capability to assist in public safety efforts to 

15 protect life and property where aviation assets may 

16 be necessary. 

17 (6) The Corona Municipal Airport supports ap18 proximately one dozen local, small businesses. 

19 (7) The Corona Municipal Airport continues to 

20 drive business development and local tourism for the 

21 City of Corona and connect people throughout 

22 southern California to those opportunities. 

23 (8) The City of Corona’s lease with the Corps 

24 of Engineers is set to expire on January 30, 2037, 


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1 without an opportunity to grandfather the facility 

2 under existing policies. 

3 (9) The closure of the Corona Municipal Air4 port would deprive aviators of significant opportuni5 ties to enjoy this recreation pastime as fewer small, 

6 recreational airports in the region remain open and 

7 accessible. 

8 (10) Extending the City’s lease with the Corps 

9 of Engineers would allow this culturally and eco10 nomically significant facility to continue serving avi11 ators in the region. 

12 SEC. 3. CORONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LEASE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, or any policy of the Corps of Engineers, the 

15 Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engi16 neers, shall treat the covered lease as a valid lease of land 

17 at a water resource development project under section 4 

18 of the Act entitled, ‘‘An Act authorizing the construction 

19 of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood con20 trol, and for other purposes’’, approved December 22, 

21 1944 (16 U.S.C. 460d), for the purpose of renewing the 

22 covered lease. 

23 (b) DEFINITION OF COVERED LEASE.—In this Act, 

24 the term ‘‘covered lease’’ means the lease of land and 

25 water areas within the Prado Flood Control Basin Project 


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1 Area between the Department of the Army and the City 

2 of Corona, California, for operations of the Corona Munic3 ipal Airport (Recreation Lease No. DACW09–1–67–60). 

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