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and chapter 84 and shall contribute to the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund amounts required by subchapter III of chapter
83 and chapter 84.
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Airports Authority shall allow
representatives of the Secretary of Transportation adequate access
to employees and employee records of the Airports Authority when
needed to carry out a duty or power related to the period before
June 7, 1987. The Secretary shall provide the Airports Authority
access to employee records of transferring employees for appropriate
purposes.
‘‘§ 49108. Limitations
‘‘After October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Transportation may
not approve an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority—
‘‘(1) for an airport development project grant under
subchapter I of chapter 471 of this title; or
‘‘(2) to impose a passenger facility fee under section 40117
of this title.
‘‘§ 49109. Nonstop flights
‘‘An air carrier may not operate an aircraft nonstop in air
transportation between Washington National Airport and another
airport that is more than 1,250 statute miles away from Washington
National Airport.
‘‘§ 49110. Use of Dulles Airport Access Highway
‘‘The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall con-
tinue in effect and enforce section 4.2(1) and (2) of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Regulations, as in effect on February 1, 1995.
The district courts of the United States have jurisdiction to compel
the Airports Authority and its officers and employees to comply
with this section. The Attorney General or an aggrieved party
may bring an action on behalf of the United States Government.
‘‘§ 49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws
‘‘(a) SAME POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS.—
To ensure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
has the same proprietary powers and is subject to the same restric-
tions under United States law as any other airport except as other-
wise provided in this chapter, during the period that the lease
authorized by section 6005 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–500; 100 Stat. 1783–375; Public Law
99–591; 100 Stat. 3341–378) is in effect—
‘‘(1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports are deemed to
be public airports for purposes of chapter 471 of this title;
and
‘‘(2) the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686),
the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriations Act,
1941 (ch. 780, 54 Stat. 1030), and the Act of September 7,
1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770), do not apply to the operation
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the Secretary
of Transportation is relieved of all responsibility under those
Acts.
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN LAWS.—The Metropolitan
Washington Airports and the Airports Authority are not subject
to the requirements of any law solely by reason of the retention
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of the United States Government of the fee simple title to those
airports.
‘‘(c) POLICE POWER.—Virginia shall have concurrent police
power authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and
the courts of Virginia may exercise jurisdiction over Washington
National Airport.
‘‘(d) PLANNING.—(1) The authority of the National Capital Plan-
ning Commission under section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924 (40
U.S.C. 71d), does not apply to the Airports Authority.
‘‘(2) The Airports Authority shall consult with—
‘‘(A) the Commission and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation before undertaking any major alterations to the
exterior of the main terminal at Washington Dulles Inter-
national Airport; and
‘‘(B) the Commission before undertaking development that
would alter the skyline of Washington National Airport when
viewed from the opposing shoreline of the Potomac River or
from the George Washington Parkway.
‘‘(e) OPERATION LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration may not increase the number of instrument
flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized for air carriers by
the High Density Rule (14 CFR 93.121 et seq.) at Washington
National Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not decrease the
number of those takeoffs and landings except for reasons of safety.
‘‘§ 49112. Separability and effect of judicial order
‘‘(a) SEPARABILITY.—If any provision of this chapter, or the
application of a provision of this chapter to a person or cir-
cumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the
application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is
not affected.
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF JUDICIAL ORDER.—(1) If any provision of the
Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996 (title
IX of Public Law 104–264; 110 Stat. 3274) or the amendments
made by the Act, or the application of that provision to a person,
circumstance, or venue, is held invalid by a judicial order, the
Secretary of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports Authority shall be subject to section 49108 of this title from
the day after the day the order is issued.
‘‘(2) Any action of the Airports Authority that was required
to be submitted to the Board of Review under section 6007(f )(4)
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law
99–500; 100 Stat. 1783–380; Public Law 99–599; 100 Stat. 3341–
383) before October 9, 1996, remains in effect and may not be
set aside only because of a judicial order invalidating certain func-
tions of the Board.’’.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) Effective November 15, 1995, section 333(a)(1) and (2) of
the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–50; 109 Stat. 457) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) in subparagraph (B) ‘that extends the economic life
of a bus for at least 5 years’; and
‘‘(2) in subparagraph (C), ‘that extends the economic life
of a bus for at least 8 years’.’’.
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(b) Effective July 2, 1996, section 2(c) of the Anti-Car Theft
Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–152; 110 Stat. 1384)
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 30502 and 30503’’ and substituting
‘‘sections 30501(6), 30502, 30503, and 30504(a)(1)’’.
(c) Effective October 9, 1996, the Federal Aviation Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–264; 110 Stat. 3213) is amended
as follows:
(1) Section 123 is amended as follows:
(A) Subsection (b)(6) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking
‘at least 2.25’ and all that follows through ‘1996,’ and inserting
‘at least 4 percent for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998’;
and’’.
(B) Add at the end the following:
‘‘(d) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 47117(e)(1)(A),
as redesignated by subsection (b)(3) of this section, is amended
by striking ‘47504(c)(1)’ and substituting ‘47504(c)’.’’.
(2) Section 124 is amended by striking subsection (d).
(3) Section 276 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 106(g)(1)(A) is
amended by striking ‘45302, 45303’ and substituting ‘45302–
45304’.’’.
(4) Sections 502(c) and 1220(b) are repealed.
(d) Effective October 11, 1996—
(1) Section 5 of the Act of October 11, 1996 (Public Law
104–287; 110 Stat. 3388), is amended as follows:
(A) In clause (45)(A), strike ‘‘ENFORCEMENT,’’
and substitute ‘‘ENFORCEMENT:’’.
(B) Clause (69) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(69)(A) Add at the end of chapter 401 the following:
‘§ 40124. Interstate agreements for airport facilities
‘Congress consents to a State making an agreement, not in
conflict with a law of the United States, with another State to
develop or operate an airport facility.’.
‘‘(B) In the analysis for chapter 401, add at the end the
following:
‘40124.
Interstate agreements for airport facilities.’.’’.
(C) Clause (76) is repealed.
(D) Clause (79) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(79) In section 46316(b), strike ‘and sections 44701(a) and
(b), 44702–44716, 44901, 44903(b) and (c), 44905, 44906, 44912–
44915, and 44932–44938’ and substitute ‘chapter 447 (except
section 44718(a)), and chapter 449 (except sections 44902,
44903(d), 44904, and 44907–44909)’.’’.
(E) Clause (84) is repealed.
(2) Section 8 of the Act of October 11, 1996 (Public Law
104–287; 110 Stat. 3400), is amended as follows:
(A) In paragraph (1), strike ‘‘(77), (78)’’ and substitute
‘‘(77)–(79)’’.
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The amendments made by section 5(81)(B), (82)(A), and
(83)(A) shall take effect on September 30, 1998.’’.
(e) The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–298; 108 Stat. 1552) is amended as follows:
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(1) In section 2(c), strike ‘‘the Federal Aviation Act of
1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.)’’ and substitute ‘‘part A
of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,’’.
(2) In section 3—
(A) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘section 101(5) of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(5))’’ and sub-
stitute ‘‘section 40102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘section 603(c) of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(c))’’ and sub-
stitute ‘‘section 44704(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code,’’;
and
(C) in paragraph (4), strike ‘‘section 603(a) of the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(a))’’ and sub-
stitute ‘‘section 44704(a) of title 49, United States Code,’’.
(f ) The amendments made by subsections (a) through (d) of
this section shall take effect as if included in the provisions of
the Acts to which the amendments relate.
SEC. 4. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.
(a) NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.—This Act restates, without sub-
stantive change, laws enacted before May 1, 1997, that were
replaced by this Act. This Act may not be construed as making
a substantive change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after
April 30, 1997, that are inconsistent with this Act supersede this
Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) REFERENCES.—A reference to a law replaced by this Act,
including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed
to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
(c) CONTINUING EFFECT.—An order, rule, or regulation in effect
under a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the
corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amend-
ed, or superseded.
(d) ACTIONS
AND OFFENSES UNDER PRIOR LAW.—An action
taken or an offense committed under a law replaced by this Act
is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding
provision enacted by this Act.
(e) INFERENCES.—An inference of a legislative construction is
not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States
Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a caption
or catch line of the provision.
(f ) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held
invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid
provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is
held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid
for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid
applications.
SEC. 5. REPEALS.
(a) INFERENCES OF REPEAL.—The repeal of a law by this Act
may not be construed as a legislative inference that the provision
was or was not in effect before its repeal.
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(b) REPEALER SCHEDULE.—The laws specified in the following
schedule are repealed, except for rights and duties that matured,
penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before the date of enactment of this Act:
Schedule of Laws Repealed
Statutes at Large
Date
Chapter
or Public
Law
Section
Statutes at Large
U.S. Code
Vol-
ume
Page
Title
Section
1996
Oct. 18
99–500 ...
6001–6012 .................................
100
1783–373
.......
........................
Oct. 30
99–591 ...
6001–6012 .................................
100
3341–376
.......
........................
1991
Dec. 18
102–240
7001–7004 .................................
105
2197 .........
.......
........................
1996
Oct. 9
104–264
902–907 .....................................
110
3274 .........
.......
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.