‘‘§ 49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws
‘‘(a) SAME POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS.—To en-
sure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has the same
proprietary powers and is subject to the same restrictions under United
States law as any other airport except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
during the period that the lease authorized by section 6005 of the Metro-
politan 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 Washing-
ton Airports and the Airports Authority are not subject to the requirements
of any law solely by reason of the retention by the United States Govern-
ment of the fee simple title to those airports.
‘‘(c) POLICE POWER.—Virginia shall have concurrent police power au-
thority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the courts of Vir-
ginia may exercise jurisdiction over Washington National Airport.
‘‘(d) PLANNING.—(1) The authority of the National Capital Planning
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 Preserva-
tion before undertaking any major alterations to the exterior of the
main terminal at Washington Dulles International 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 Washing-
ton Parkway.
‘‘(e) OPERATION LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration may not increase the number of instrument flight rule
takeoffs and landings authorized for air carriers by the High Density Rule
(14 C.F.R. 93.121 et seq.) at Washington National Airport on October 18,
1986, and may not decrease the number of those takeoffs and landings ex-
cept 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 circumstance, 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 Metro-
politan 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 in-
valid by a judicial order, the Secretary of Transportation and the Metropoli-
tan Washington Airports 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 submit-
ted 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, re-
mains in effect and may not be set aside only because of a judicial order
invalidating certain functions of the Board.’’.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) Effective November 15, 1995, section 333(a)(1) and (2) of the De-
partment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations 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’.’’.
(b) Effective July 2, 1996, section 2(c) of the Anti-Car Theft Improve-
ments 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 Reauthorization Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–264, 110 Stat. 3213) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 123 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 47117(e)(1)(A), as re-
designated by subsection (b)(3) of this section, is amended by striking
‘47504(c)(1)’ and substituting ‘47504(c)’.’’.
(2) Section 276 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 106(g)(1)(A) is amend-
ed by striking ‘45302, 45303’ and substituting ‘45302–45304’.’’.
(3) 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 air-
port 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 amendments made by 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 substantive
change, laws enacted before February 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 January 31, 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 provi-
sion enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, 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 ef-
fect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its applica-
tions, 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.
(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
1986
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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