‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement, con-
struction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to be completed at Washington Dulles International Airport and
Washington National Airport within 5 years after the earliest date on
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49106(b)(1)(B) of this title for that improvement, construction, or re-
habilitation.
‘‘(b) SECRETARY’S ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist the 3 air-
ports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in planning for
operational and capital improvements at those airports and shall accelerate
consideration of applications for United States Government financial assist-
ance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of increasing airside
capacity.
‘‘§ 49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
‘‘(a) STATUS.—The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall
be—
‘‘(1) a public body corporate and politic with the powers and jurisdic-
tion—
‘‘(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative authority of Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia or by either of them and con-
curred in by the legislative authority of the other jurisdiction; and
‘‘(B) that at least meet the specifications of this section and
section 49108 of this title;
‘‘(2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the District
of Columbia, and the United States Government; and
‘‘(3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and improve
the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary airports serving the
Metropolitan Washington area.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Airports Authority shall be author-
ized—
‘‘(A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and promote
the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes;
‘‘(B) to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for public
purposes, including paying any part of the cost of airport improve-
ments, construction, and rehabilitation and the acquisition of real and
personal property, including operating equipment for the airports;
‘‘(C) to acquire real and personal property by purchase, lease, trans-
fer, or exchange;
‘‘(D) to exercise the powers of eminent domain in Virginia that are
conferred on it by Virginia;
‘‘(E) to levy fees or other charges; and
‘‘(F) to make and maintain agreements with employee organizations
to the extent that the Federal Aviation Administration was authorized
to do so on October 18, 1986.
‘‘(2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection—
‘‘(A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a politi-
cal subdivision of Virginia or the District of Columbia; and
‘‘(B) may be secured by the Airports Authority’s revenues generally,
or exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated
projects whether or not any part of the projects are financed from the
proceeds of the bonds.
‘‘(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—(1) The Airports Authority shall be gov-
erned by a board of directors composed of the following 13 members:
‘‘(A) 5 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia;
‘‘(B) 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
‘‘(C) 2 members appointed by the Governor of Maryland; and
‘‘(D) 3 members appointed by the President with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the mem-
bers by majority vote of the members and shall serve until replaced by ma-
jority vote of the members.
‘‘(3) Members of the board shall be appointed to the board for 6 years,
except that of the members first appointed by the President after October
9, 1996, one shall be appointed for 4 years. A member may serve after the
expiration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.
‘‘(4) A member of the board—
‘‘(A) may not hold elective or appointive political office;
‘‘(B) serves without compensation except for reasonable expenses in-
cident to board functions; and
‘‘(C) must reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area, except that a member of the board appointed by the
President must be a registered voter of a State other than Maryland,
Virginia, or the District of Columbia.
‘‘(5) A vacancy in the board shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy oc-
curring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s prede-
cessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.
‘‘(6)(A) Not more than 2 of the members of the board appointed by the
President may be of the same political party.
‘‘(B) In carrying out their duties on the board, members appointed by
the President shall ensure that adequate consideration is given to the na-
tional interest.
‘‘(C) The members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this sub-
section must be appointed before October 1, 1997. If the deadline is not
met, the Secretary of Transportation and the Airports Authority are subject
to the limitations of section 49108 of this title until all members referred
to in paragraph (1)(D) are appointed.
‘‘(D) A member appointed by the President may be removed by the Presi-
dent for cause.
‘‘(7) Eight votes are required to approve bond issues and the annual
budget.
‘‘(d) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Members of the board and their imme-
diate families may not be employed by or otherwise hold a substantial finan-
cial interest in any enterprise that has or is seeking a contract or agreement
with the Airports Authority or is an aeronautical, aviation services, or air-
port services enterprise that otherwise has interests that can be directly af-
fected by the Airports Authority. The official appointing a member may
make an exception if the financial interest is completely disclosed when the
member is appointed and the member does not participate in board deci-
sions that directly affect the interest.
‘‘(e) CERTAIN ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY REGULATION.—An action of
the Airports Authority changing, or having the effect of changing, the hours
of operation of, or the type of aircraft serving, either of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports may be taken only by regulation of the Airports Au-
thority.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE.—To assist the Secretary in carrying out this chap-
ter, the Secretary may hire 2 staff individuals to be paid by the Airports
Authority. The Airports Authority shall provide clerical and support staff
that the Secretary may require.
‘‘(g) REVIEW OF CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.—The Comptroller General
shall review contracts of the Airports Authority to decide whether the con-
tracts were awarded by procedures that follow sound Government contract-
ing principles and comply with section 49104(a)(4) of this title. The Comp-
troller General shall submit periodic reports of the conclusions reached as
a result of the review to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
‘‘§ 49107. Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington
Airports
‘‘(a) LABOR AGREEMENTS.—(1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority shall adopt all labor agreements that were in effect on June 7,
1987. Unless the parties otherwise agree, the agreements must be renegoti-
ated before June 7, 1992.
‘‘(2) Employee protection arrangements made under this section shall en-
sure, during the 50-year lease term, the continuation of all collective bar-
gaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained by the Airports
Authority.
‘‘(b) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT.—Any Federal employee who trans-
ferred to the Airports Authority and who on June 6, 1987, was subject to
subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, is subject to sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 for so long as continually employed
by the Airports Authority without a break in service. For purposes of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84, employment by the Airports Au-
thority without a break in continuity of service is deemed to be employment
by the United States Government. The Airports Authority is the employing
agency for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 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 represent-
atives 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 pro-
vide the Airports Authority access to employee records of transferring em-
ployees 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 continue 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 of-
ficers and employees to comply with this section. The Attorney General or
an aggrieved party may bring an action on behalf of the United States Gov-
ernment.