113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2759 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND 

2 LIMITATIONS ON THE USE, ENCUMBRANCE, 

3 CONVEYANCE, AND CLOSURE OF THE ST. 

4 CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT. 

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

6 through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin7 istration, shall release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from 

8 all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, en9 cumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Re10 gional Airport, as described in the most recent airport lay11 out plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, 

12 to the extent such restrictions, conditions, and limitations 

13 are enforceable by the Administrator. 

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

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

16 designee, transfers to the Department of Transportation 

17 of the State of Missouri— 

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

19 be used for capital improvements within the meaning 

20 of airport development (as defined in section 

21 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code) and con22 sistent with the obligations of the Department of 

23 Transportation of the State of Missouri under the 

24 State block grant program of the Federal Aviation 

25 Administration; and 
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1 (2) for no consideration, all airport and avia2 tion-related equipment of the St. Clair Regional Air3 port owned by the City of St. Clair and determined 

4 by the Department of Transportation of the State of 

5 Missouri to be salvageable for use. 

6 (c) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described 

7 in this subsection are the following: 

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

9 for the highest and best use of the St. Clair Re10 gional Airport property determined in good faith by 

11 an independent and qualified real estate appraiser 

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

13 (2) An amount equal to the unamortized por14 tion of any Federal development grants other than 

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

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

17 shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue notwith18 standing section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 

19 States Code. 

20 (3) An amount equal to the airport revenues re21 maining in the airport account for the St. Clair Re22 gional Airport as of the date of the enactment of 

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

24 of St. Clair after such date of enactment pursuant 
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1 to sections 47107(b) and 47133 of title 49, United 

2 States Code. 

3 (d) REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE RUNWAY LIGHTING

4 SYSTEM.—The Federal Aviation Administration shall re5 move the runway end indicator lighting system at St. Clair 

6 Regional Airport. 

7 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec8 tion shall be construed to limit the applicability of— 

9 (1) the requirements and processes under sec10 tion 46319 of title 49, United States Code; 

11 (2) the requirements under the National Envi12 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

13 seq.); 

14 (3) the requirements and processes under part 

15 157 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or 

16 (4) the public notice requirements under section 

17 47107(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code. 

Passed the Senate December 3, 2014. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2759 

AN ACT 

To release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all 

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