I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5832 
To facilitate the transfer or sale of the LA/Ontario International Airport 
from the city of Los Angeles, California, back to the city of Ontario, 
California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2012 
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To facilitate the transfer or sale of the LA/Ontario Inter-
national Airport from the city of Los Angeles, California, 
back to the city of Ontario, California. 
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 ‘‘Transfer Control of 
Ontario Airport Now Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIR-
PORT TO THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) TRANSFER
OF LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT.—If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration determines that the city of Los Angeles, 
California, may transfer the managerial and operational 
responsibilities, buildings and facilities, and real property 
of the LA/Ontario International Airport to the city of On-
tario, the city of Los Angeles shall have 60 days in which 
to transfer such airport or an arbitration commission shall 
be established in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) ARBITRATION COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a transfer of property de-
scribed under subsection (a) is permitted as deter-
mined by the Administrator and the city of Los An-
geles has not transferred such property during the 
60-day period set forth in such subsection— 
(A) the Secretary of Transportation may 
not approve a grant to the Los Angeles World 
Airports under section 47107(b) of title 49, 
United States Code until such transfer takes 
place or a sale is finalized under subsection 2; 
and 
(B) an arbitration commission to deter-
mine the fair market value of the managerial 
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and operational responsibilities, buildings and 
facilities, and real property of the LA/Ontario 
International Airport shall be established not 
later than 30 days after such 60-day period 
ends as follows: 
(i) Three members selected by the Los 
Angeles World Airports. 
(ii) Three members selected by the 
city of Ontario, California. 
(iii) One official representing the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration as selected by 
the Administrator of such Administration. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
APPOINT
MEMBERS.—If the 
Los Angeles World Airports fails to appoint mem-
bers in the 30-day period under paragraph (1), the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall appoint 3 additional members. 
(c) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The commission de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall have 90 days in which to 
determine the fair market value of the property described 
in subsection (b)(2). 
SEC. 3. SALE OF LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO 
THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) SALE OF AIRPORT.—If the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration determines that the city 
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of Los Angeles, California, may not transfer the manage-
rial and operational responsibilities, buildings and facili-
ties, and real property of the LA/Ontario International 
Airport to the city of Ontario, California, and not later 
than 60 days after a fair market value of the managerial 
and operational responsibilities, buildings and facilities, 
and real property described in section 1, the city of Los 
Angeles shall have 60 days in which to sell such airport 
to the city of Ontario. 
(b) FAILURE TO SELL.—If at the end of the 60-pe-
riod referred to in subsection (a) the parties described in 
such subsection have failed to agree to the sale of the LA/ 
Ontario International Airport, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall continue to withhold grants to Los Angeles 
World Airports under section 47107(b) of title 49, United 
States Code until such airport is sold to the city of On-
tario. 
(c) APPLICATION TO LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL 
AIRPORT.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to re-
quire the city of Ontario, California, to accept an agree-
ment from the city of Los Angeles to transfer or sell the 
LA/Ontario International Airport. 
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