[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 706 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 706

 To amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 authorizing 
 the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that the American public is 
   fully and properly informed about the perquisites and privileges 
afforded to Members of Congress who use parking facilities through the 
              Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 1995

Mr. Gutierrez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 authorizing 
 the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that the American public is 
   fully and properly informed about the perquisites and privileges 
afforded to Members of Congress who use parking facilities through the 
              Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Airport Parking Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority offers 
        certain dignitaries, including Members of Congress, access to 
        special parking privileges at the Washington National Airport 
        and such privileges include parking fee-of-charge.
            (2) Such privileges demonstrate a fundamental difference 
        between Government officials and the American public.
            (3) Despite attempts by some Members of both the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate to revoke these practices, such 
        parking privileges have remained intact.
            (4) Until recently, the Airport had signage posted 
        indicating which special parking areas were reserved for 
        Members of Congress and other Government officials.
            (5) At present, such signs have been removed and replaced 
        by signs that are ambiguously worded, thus making it less 
        obvious that such parking is reserved for Government officials.
            (6) Such newly installed signs could have the effect of 
        misleading the American public.

SEC. 3. REPLACEMENT OF MISLEADING SIGNS.

    Section 6006 of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 
(49 U.S.C. App. 2455) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Signs Identifying Privileged Parking Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator 
        shall ensure that, if any facility operated by the Airports 
        Authority receives Federal financial assistance and provides 
        special parking privileges (including free parking) to Members 
        of Congress and other Federal officials, the Airport Authority 
        shall construct and erect at the facility signs that clearly 
        and unambiguously indicate that such Members and officials are 
        receiving such special parking privileges.
            ``(2) Funding.--The signs referred to in paragraph (1) will 
        indicate that the parking referred to in paragraph (1) is 
        funded by Federal moneys, including taxpayer dollars.
            ``(3) Cost efficiency.--The Airports Authority shall 
        proceed in a manner as cost-effective as possible in carrying 
        out this subsection, including the reusage of materials used in 
        signs currently erected at the facility.
            ``(4) Visibility.--The signs referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall be erected in an unobstructed area and clearly visible to 
        motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the facility.
            ``(5) Deadline.--The signs referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall be printed, constructed, and erected within 7 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
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