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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2759 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2014 

Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself and Mr. BLUNT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND 

4 LIMITATIONS ON THE USE, ENCUMBRANCE, 

5 CONVEYANCE, AND CLOSURE OF THE ST. 

6 CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT. 

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

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1 istration, shall release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from 

2 all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, en3 cumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Re4 gional Airport, as described in the most recent airport lay5 out plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, 

6 to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations 

7 are enforceable by the Administrator. 

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

9 shall not be executed before the City of St. Clair, or its 

10 designee, transfers to the Department of Transportation 

11 of the State of Missouri— 

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

13 be used for capital improvements within the meaning 

14 of airport development (as defined in section 

15 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code) and con16 sistent with the obligations of the Department of 

17 Transportation of the State of Missouri under the 

18 State block grant program of the Federal Aviation 

19 Administration; and 

20 (2) for no consideration, all airport and avia21 tion-related equipment of the St. Clair Regional Air22 port owned by the City of St. Clair and determined 

23 by the Department of Transportation of the State of 

24 Missouri to be salvageable for use. 


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1 (c) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described 

2 in this subsection are the following: 

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

4 for the highest and best use of the St. Clair Re5 gional Airport property determined in good faith by 

6 an independent and qualified real estate appraiser 

7 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) An amount equal to the unamortized por9 tion of any Federal development grants other than 

10 land paid to the City of St. Clair for use at the St. 

11 Clair Regional Airport, which may be paid with, and 

12 shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue notwith13 standing section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (3) An amount equal to the airport revenues re16 maining in the airport account for the St. Clair Re17 gional Airport as of the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act and otherwise due to or received by the City 

19 of St. Clair after such date of enactment pursuant 

20 to sections 47107(b) and 47133 of title 49, United 

21 States Code. 

22 (d) REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE RUNWAY LIGHTING

23 SYSTEM.—The Federal Aviation Administration shall re24 move the runway end indicator lighting system at St. Clair 

25 Regional Airport. 


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1 (e) 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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