Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-01
Bill Will Include
AirfieIds, Port
Under Authority

authority for the washington
Metropolitan Area.
The authority also would
have charge of the port facili-
ties at Alexandria. Plans are
under way for expanding them.
The projected authority
would be run by is directors.
i've each from Maryland. Vir-
ginia and the District. All
would have to live in the area.
The area covered would in
clude Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties in Maryland
and Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and Alexandria and
Falls Church in Virginia. But
its limits would be extended to
IS miles from the Capitol in
the case of airportS. This would
take in the projected Chantilly
Airport.
Mr.. Broyhill's announcement
came as the Washington Board
of Trade prepared to meet on
Monday 70 discuss an airport
authority. 1t is believed the
body favors an airport authority
serving this area alone, rather
than to have the Washington
National Airport and that at
Chantilly run by a Virginia au-
thority.
william H. Press, executive
vice president. said the trade
organization had been studying
for some time the ACCESSIBILITY
of an airport authority similar
to the Port of New York Au-
thority. He said it is obvious
that consideration should be
given to some sort of a transit
authority, too. But he added
that opinion on that point has
not yet crystalized.
The transit authority problem
also is under study by the Mass
Transit Survey which is ex-
pected to report in June. The
Institute of Public Administra-
ton Of New York, headed by DR..
Luther Gulick, has been work
ing on the authority phase of
the transit problem of the area.
The answer to be proposed de-
ponds on the nature of the
transit system the surveys en-
gineers recommend.
Sees Time for Decision
Mr.. Broyhill said the prob
lens Of the Metropolitan Area
have been discussed for a long
time. Now, he added, the time
has come to decide just what
they are and how they are TO
be solved.
"As I see it, the chief prob
lens which affect the whole
area-parts of two States and
the District--are problems of
transportation of people and
things. Then, of course, there
is the problem of the Potomac.
He indicated, however, that
he is not now persuaded that
river pollution and sewers
should come under his proposed
authority.
The problems, he continued,
cannot be solved by such a
body as a State or a Northern
Virginia airport authority. He
said he was happy to see that
"our own Regional Planning
Commission has rejected such
an authority" for the airports
here as unsound and a burden
to taxpayers.
"The contention that an air.
port authority would bring adj
ditional tax revenue to our
communities is fallacious." he
said. mo public authority OPP
in any section of this
Nation has done so. AS a mat
ter of fact, the whole concept
Of an authority is to serve the
people better and to pillow what
ever profits are realized into
greater service to the people"
Private Enterprise First
He made it clear he is not in
favor Of superseding private
enterprise If private enterprise
can do the jobs demanded. He
looks on his proposed authority
as a semipublic, semiprivate
agency.
Under Mr.. Broyhill's pro-
posed bill, the authority could
90 these things:
Own and operate any trans
portation facility.
Issue bonds on the security
Of the revenues of the facilities
or upon property held.
Make plans for the develop
ment Of the area. The plans
would be binding If approved
by the Maryland and Virginia
Legislatures and by Congress
for the District.
Make recommendations to
the legislatures and to Congress
for "the better conduct of the
commerce within and through"
the area. improvement Of
transportation and terminal
facilities.
The proposed bill would not
upset the jurisdiction Of the
public utilities commissions or
Jne DlSJrlcC.
In the definitions in Mr..
Broyhill's measure the term
transportation facility" would
include railroads and trolley
lines. buses. motor trucks. tram
sit systems. tunnels, bridges,
boats, aircraft and airport aid
any other facility for the trans
portation Of persons or prop
erty.
The measue would become
effective on ratification by the
legislatures Of Maryland and
Virginia and the designation Of
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