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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 706
To amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 authorizing
the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that the American public
is fully and properly informed about the perquisites and privileges af-
forded to Members of Congress who use parking facilities through the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 26, 1995
Mr. GUTIERREZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986
authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to ensure
that the American public is fully and properly informed
about the perquisites and privileges afforded to Members
of Congress who use parking facilities through the Met-
ropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Airport Park-
ing Act’’.
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority offers certain dignitaries, including Members
of Congress, access to special parking privileges at
the Washington National Airport and such privileges
include parking fee-of-charge.
(2) Such privileges demonstrate a fundamental
difference between Government officials and the
American public.
(3) Despite attempts by some Members of both
the House of Representatives and the Senate to re-
voke these practices, such parking privileges have re-
mained intact.
(4) Until recently, the Airport had signage
posted indicating which special parking areas were
reserved for Members of Congress and other Govern-
ment officials.
(5) At present, such signs have been removed
and replaced by signs that are ambiguously worded,
thus making it less obvious that such parking is re-
served for Government officials.
(6) Such newly installed signs could have the
effect of misleading the American public.
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SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT OF MISLEADING SIGNS.
Section 6006 of the Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. App. 2455) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) SIGNS
IDENTIFYING
PRIVILEGED
PARKING
AREAS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that, if any facility operated
by the Airports Authority receives Federal financial
assistance and provides special parking privileges
(including free parking) to Members of Congress
and other Federal officials, the Airport Authority
shall construct and erect at the facility signs that
clearly and unambiguously indicate that such Mem-
bers and officials are receiving such special parking
privileges.
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The signs referred to in para-
graph (1) will indicate that the parking referred to
in paragraph (1) is funded by Federal moneys, in-
cluding taxpayer dollars.
‘‘(3) COST EFFICIENCY.—The Airports Author-
ity shall proceed in a manner as cost-effective as
possible in carrying out this subsection, including
the reusage of materials used in signs currently
erected at the facility.
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‘‘(4) VISIBILITY.—The signs referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be erected in an unobstructed
area and clearly visible to motor vehicle and pedes-
trian traffic at the facility.
‘‘(5) DEADLINE.—The signs referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be printed, constructed, and
erected within 7 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection.’’.
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