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reasonable regulations and establish
charges, fees and tolls for the use OF
such airport. fix penalties for the vio-
lation OF said regulations and estab-
lish liens to enforce payment OF said
charges, fees and tolls"
The landing area OF the airport Is
reserved wholly for the use Of the
public and shall not be leased for pub
lie or private purposes"
The airport Is to be maintained and
operated, it Is provided in the bill,
"as public landing field for the
use Of private and Federal aircraft.
including aircraft OF organized pas
senger and freight lines, under such
regulations and charges as the Sec
retary OF Commerce may prescribe"
Space in public buildings and space
on the airport for erection Of hangers
and other service buildings, however
may be leased under Commerce De-
partment regulations.
Free for Federal Unit.
All departments and agencies OF
the United States which operate air
craft are 10 have free use OF the air
port, and subject to the consent and
approval of the Secretary Of Com
merce, may effect or install struc-
lures or improvements which they re-
gard as necessary
The bill authorizes annual appro-
priations for operation and malnte-
nance OF the airport. including COM
pensation of employees, repairs and
accessories, purchase Of supplies and
materials, and the care, installation,
maintenance, repair and operation of
utilities and services. All revenues
from operation Of the airport are to
be turned into the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts.
In addition to the s250,000 appro-
preparation for the express highway,
the Secretary of Agriculture is au-
thorized to enter into contracts for
an additional amount not in excess
of s5OO,O0O for construction OF the
proposed road.
The route and design Of the ex-
Pi t.sS iiiSAAN oN lliC |LSlillU Va
Columbia and the determination Of
which bridge over the Anacostia River
shall be the terminus of the high
way is to be recommended by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Commissioners
Of the District, it is provided in the
bill
Commerce Bureau Jurisdiction.
The measure provides that when
the War Department has completed
| construction Of the airport and its
| equipment. all property, control and
| Jurisdiction is to be transferred to
the Secretary OF Commerce. The bill
valves provision Of section 5 Of the
air commerce act Of 1926, which ex-
pressly forbids the Commerce Depart
ment to operate airports.
After hearing testimony from naval
communications officers that develop
ment of an airport at Camp Springs
would imperll the usefulness of the
Sl,00O,O00 naval radio project at
Cheltenham, Md. three miles from the
airport site, the Naval Affairs SUBJ
| committee voted unanimously to op-
pose the Camp Springs project.
Representative May of Kentucky,
acting chairman of the House Mill
| tary Affairs Committee. is seeking to
| arrange a meeting of the committee
Tuesday morning to consider his bill,
introduced late Friday, authorizing
closing of Military road and trans
| ferring use Of the road right way,
a portion Of the Arlington Experiment
tai Farm and the Boundary Channel
lagoon to Washington Airport for use
in enlarging the present terminal