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[H.R. 1086 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1086

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven


                                 An Act


 
To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and 
                   to improve the United States Code.

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

SECTION 1. TITLE 26, INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

    Section 9503(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9503(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``such Acts are in effect'' and all 
that follows through the end of the paragraph and substituting 
``section 5338(a)(1) or (b)(1) and the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 were in effect on December 18, 
1991''.

SEC. 2. TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

    Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:
        (1) In the item related to subchapter I in the analysis for 
    chapter 5, strike--


                             ``duties and''.

        (2) In the heading for subchapter I of chapter 5, strike--

                                ``AND''.

        (3) In section 5108(f), strike ``section 522(f)'' and 
    substitute ``section 552(b)''.
        (4) Section 5303(c) is amended as follows:
            (A) In paragraph (1), insert ``and sections 5304-5306 of 
        this title'' after ``this section''.
            (B) In paragraph (4)(A), strike ``paragraph (3)'' and 
        substitute ``paragraph (5)''.
            (C) In paragraph (5)(A), insert ``and sections 5304-5306 of 
        this title'' after ``this section''.
        (5) In item 155 in the subtitle analysis for subtitle IV, 
    strike ``AND TARIFFS''.
        (6) In section 11904(a)(2), strike ``a person'' and substitute 
    ``person''.
        (7) In section 11906, strike ``of this title'' and substitute 
    ``of this part''.
        (8) In section 13506(a)(5), strike ``1141j(a))'' and substitute 
    ``1141j(a)))''.
        (9) In section 13703(a)(2), strike ``subsection (a)'' and 
    substitute ``paragraph (1)''.
        (10) In section 13905(e)(1), strike ``31144,'' and substitute 
    ``31144''.
        (11) In section 14123(c)(2)(B), insert ``in'' before ``no 
    event''.
        (12) In section 14903(a), insert ``a'' before ``civil penalty 
    of not more than''.
        (13) In section 15101(a), strike ``oversee of'' and substitute 
    ``oversee''.
        (14) In the item related to section 15904 in the analysis for 
    chapter 159, strike ``certain'' and substitute ``pipeline''.
        (15) In section 15904(c)(1), strike ``section 11501(b)'' and 
    substitute ``15901(b)''.
        (16) In section 16101, redesignate subsection (d) as (c).
        (17) In item 305 in the subtitle analysis for subtitle VI, 
    strike ``national automobile title information system'' and 
    substitute ``national motor vehicle title information system''.
        (18) In section 30305(b)--
            (A) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by section 207(b) of 
        the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324; 
        110 Stat. 3908), strike ``paragraph (2)'' and substitute 
        ``subsection (a) of this section''; and
            (B) redesignate paragraph (8), as redesignated by section 
        502(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 
        (Public Law 104-264; 110 Stat. 3262), as paragraph (9).
        (19) In section 32706(c), strike ``subchapter II of chapter 
    105'' and substitute ``subchapter I of chapter 135''.
        (20) In the analysis of subtitle VII, strike the item related 
    to part D and substitute

                        ``PART D--PUBLIC AIRPORTS

``491.  METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS......................
                                                                49101''.

        (21) In the item related to section 41502 in the analysis for 
    chapter 415, strike ``common''.
        (22) The catchline for section 41502 is amended by striking 
    ``common''.
        (23) In section 41713(b)(4)(B)(ii), strike ``10102'' and 
    substitute ``13102''.
        (24) In section 41714(d)(1), strike ``sections 6005(c)(5) and 
    6009(e) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986'' and 
    substitute ``sections 49104(a)(5) and 49111(e) of this title''.
        (25) In section 44936(f)(1)(C), strike ``section 30305(b)(7)'' 
    and substitute ``section 30305(b)(8) of this title''.
        (26) Insert after part C of subtitle VII the following:

                       ``PART D--PUBLIC AIRPORTS

            ``CHAPTER 491--METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS

``Sec.
``49101. Findings.
``49102. Purpose.
``49103. Definitions.
``49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports.
``49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation.
``49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
``49107. Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington Airports.
``49108. Limitations.
``49109. Nonstop flights.
``49110. Use of Dulles Airport Access Highway.
``49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws.
``49112. Separability and effect of judicial order.

``Sec. 49101. Findings

    ``Congress finds that--
        ``(1) the 2 federally owned airports in the metropolitan area 
    of the District of Columbia constitute an important and growing 
    part of the commerce, transportation, and economic patterns of 
    Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the surrounding region;
        ``(2) Baltimore/Washington International Airport, owned and 
    operated by Maryland, is an air transportation facility that 
    provides service to the greater Metropolitan Washington region 
    together with the 2 federally owned airports, and timely Federal-
    aid grants to Baltimore/Washington International Airport will 
    provide additional capacity to meet the growing air traffic needs 
    and to compete with other airports on a fair basis;
        ``(3) the United States Government has a continuing but limited 
    interest in the operation of the 2 federally owned airports, which 
    serve the travel and cargo needs of the entire Metropolitan 
    Washington region as well as the District of Columbia as the 
    national seat of government;
        ``(4) operation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports by an 
    independent local authority will facilitate timely improvements at 
    both airports to meet the growing demand of interstate air 
    transportation occasioned by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 
    (Public Law 95-504; 92 Stat. 1705);
        ``(5) all other major air carrier airports in the United States 
    are operated by public entities at the State, regional, or local 
    level;
        ``(6) any change in status of the 2 airports must take into 
    account the interest of nearby communities, the traveling public, 
    air carriers, general aviation, airport employees, and other 
    interested groups, as well as the interests of the United States 
    Government and State governments involved;
        ``(7) in recognition of a perceived limited need for a Federal 
    role in the management of these airports and the growing local 
    interest, the Secretary of Transportation has recommended a 
    transfer of authority from the Federal to the local/State level 
    that is consistent with the management of major airports elsewhere 
    in the United States;
        ``(8) an operating authority with representation from local 
    jurisdictions, similar to authorities at all major airports in the 
    United States, will improve communications with local officials and 
    concerned residents regarding noise at the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports;
        ``(9) a commission of congressional, State, and local officials 
    and aviation representatives has recommended to the Secretary that 
    transfer of the federally owned airports be as a unit to an 
    independent authority to be created by Virginia and the District of 
    Columbia; and
        ``(10) the Federal interest in these airports can be provided 
    through a lease mechanism which provides for local control and 
    operation.

``Sec. 49102. Purpose

    ``(a) General.--The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the 
transfer of operating responsibility under long-term lease of the 2 
Metropolitan Washington Airport properties as a unit, including access 
highways and other related facilities, to a properly constituted 
independent airport authority created by Virginia and the District of 
Columbia, in order to achieve local control, management, operation, and 
development of these important transportation assets.
    ``(b) Inclusion of Baltimore/Washington International Airport Not 
Precluded.--This chapter does not prohibit the Airports Authority and 
Maryland from making an agreement to make Baltimore/Washington 
International Airport part of a regional airports authority, subject to 
terms agreed to by the Airports Authority, the Secretary of 
Transportation, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.

``Sec. 49103. Definitions

    ``In this chapter--
        ``(1) `Airports Authority' means the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and the 
    District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of section 
    49106 of this title.
        ``(2) `employee' means any permanent Federal Aviation 
    Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports on June 7, 1987.
        ``(3) `Metropolitan Washington Airports' means Washington 
    National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
        ``(4) `Washington Dulles International Airport' means the 
    airport constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 
    Stat. 770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access Highway and 
    Right-of-way, including the extension between Interstate Routes I-
    495 and I-66.
        ``(5) `Washington National Airport' means the airport described 
    in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).

``Sec. 49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports

    ``(a) General.--The lease between the Secretary of Transportation 
and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority under section 
6005(a) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 
99-500; 100 Stat. 1783-375; Public Law 99-591; 100 Stat. 3341-378), for 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports must provide during its 50-year 
term at least the following:
        ``(1) The Airports Authority shall operate, maintain, protect, 
    promote, and develop the Metropolitan Washington Airports as a unit 
    and as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area.
        ``(2)(A) In this paragraph, `airport purposes' means a use of 
    property interests (except a sale) for--
            ``(i) aviation business or activities;
            ``(ii) activities necessary or appropriate to serve 
        passengers or cargo in air commerce; or
            ``(iii) nonprofit, public use facilities that are not 
        inconsistent with the needs of aviation.
        ``(B) During the period of the lease, the real property 
    constituting the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be used 
    only for airport purposes.
        ``(C) If the Secretary decides that any part of the real 
    property leased to the Airports Authority under this chapter is 
    used for other than airport purposes, the Secretary shall--
            ``(i) direct that the Airports Authority take appropriate 
        measures to have that part of the property be used for airport 
        purposes; and
            ``(ii) retake possession of the property if the Airports 
        Authority fails to have that part of the property be used for 
        airport purposes within a reasonable period of time, as the 
        Secretary decides.
        ``(3) The Airports Authority is subject to section 47107(a)-(c) 
    and (e) of this title and to the assurances and conditions required 
    of grant recipients under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
    1982 (Public Law 97-248; 96 Stat. 671) as in effect on June 7, 
    1987. Notwithstanding section 47107(b) of this title, all revenues 
    generated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be expended 
    for the capital and operating costs of the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports.
        ``(4) In acquiring by contract supplies or services for an 
    amount estimated to be more than $200,000, or awarding concession 
    contracts, the Airports Authority to the maximum extent practicable 
    shall obtain complete and open competition through the use of 
    published competitive procedures. By a vote of 7 members, the 
    Airports Authority may grant exceptions to the requirements of this 
    paragraph.
        ``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 
    paragraph, all regulations of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
    (14 CFR part 159) become regulations of the Airports Authority as 
    of June 7, 1987, and remain in effect until modified or revoked by 
    the Airports Authority under procedures of the Airports Authority.
        ``(B) Sections 159.59(a) and 159.191 of title 14, Code of 
    Federal Regulations, do not become regulations of the Airports 
    Authority.
        ``(C) The Airports Authority may not increase or decrease the 
    number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized 
    by the High Density Rule (14 CFR 93.121 et seq.) at Washington 
    National Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not impose a 
    limitation on the number of passengers taking off or landing at 
    Washington National Airport.
        ``(6)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B) of this 
    paragraph, the Airports Authority shall assume all rights, 
    liabilities, and obligations of the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports on June 7, 1987, including leases, permits, licenses, 
    contracts, agreements, claims, tariffs, accounts receivable, 
    accounts payable, and litigation related to those rights and 
    obligations, regardless whether judgment has been entered, damages 
    awarded, or appeal taken. The Airports Authority must cooperate in 
    allowing representatives of the Attorney General and the Secretary 
    adequate access to employees and records when needed for the 
    performance of duties and powers related to the period before June 
    7, 1987. The Airports Authority shall assume responsibility for the 
    Federal Aviation Administration's Master Plans for the Metropolitan 
    Washington Airports.
        ``(B) The procedure for disputes resolution contained in any 
    contract entered into on behalf of the United States Government 
    before June 7, 1987, continues to govern the performance of the 
    contract unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the contract. 
    Claims for monetary damages founded in tort, by or against the 
    Government as the owner and operator of the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports, arising before June 7, 1987, shall be adjudicated as if 
    the lease had not been entered into.
        ``(C) The Administration is responsible for reimbursing the 
    Employees' Compensation Fund, as provided in section 8147 of title 
    5, for compensation paid or payable after June 7, 1987, in 
    accordance with chapter 81 of title 5 for any injury, disability, 
    or death due to events arising before June 7, 1987, whether or not 
    a claim was filed or was final on that date.
        ``(D) The Airports Authority shall continue all collective 
    bargaining rights enjoyed by employees of the Metropolitan 
    Washington Airports before June 7, 1987.
        ``(7) The Comptroller General may conduct periodic audits of 
    the activities and transactions of the Airports Authority in 
    accordance with generally accepted management principles, and under 
    regulations the Comptroller General may prescribe. An audit shall 
    be conducted where the Comptroller General considers it 
    appropriate. All records and property of the Airports Authority 
    shall remain in possession and custody of the Airports Authority.
        ``(8) The Airports Authority shall develop a code of ethics and 
    financial disclosure to ensure the integrity of all decisions made 
    by its board of directors and employees. The code shall include 
    standards by which members of the board will decide, for purposes 
    of section 49106(d) of this title, what constitutes a substantial 
    financial interest and the circumstances under which an exception 
    to the conflict of interest prohibition may be granted.
        ``(9) A landing fee imposed for operating an aircraft or 
    revenues derived from parking automobiles--
            ``(A) at Washington Dulles International Airport may not be 
        used for maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt 
        service, depreciation, and amortization) at Washington National 
        Airport; and
            ``(B) at Washington National Airport may not be used for 
        maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt service, 
        depreciation, and amortization) at Washington Dulles 
        International Airport.
        ``(10) The Airports Authority shall compute the fees and 
    charges for landing general aviation aircraft at the Metropolitan 
    Washington Airports on the same basis as the landing fees for air 
    carrier aircraft, except that the Airports Authority may require a 
    minimum landing fee that is not more than the landing fee for 
    aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds.
        ``(11) The Secretary shall include other terms applicable to 
    the parties to the lease that are consistent with, and carry out, 
    this chapter.
    ``(b) Payments.--Under the lease, the Airports Authority must pay 
to the general fund of the Treasury annually an amount, computed using 
the GNP Price Deflator, equal to $3,000,000 in 1987 dollars. The 
Secretary and the Airports Authority may renegotiate the level of lease 
payments attributable to inflation costs every 10 years.
    ``(c) Enforcement of Lease Provisions.--The district courts of the 
United States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority and 
its officers and employees to comply with the terms of the lease. The 
Attorney General or an aggrieved party may bring an action on behalf of 
the Government.
    ``(d) Extension of Lease.--The Secretary and the Airports Authority 
may at any time negotiate an extension of the lease.

``Sec. 49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority--
        ``(1) should pursue the improvement, construction, and 
    rehabilitation of the facilities at Washington Dulles International 
    Airport and Washington National Airport simultaneously; and
        ``(2) to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement, 
    construction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of 
    Transportation to be completed at Washington Dulles International 
    Airport and Washington National Airport within 5 years after March 
    30, 1988.
    ``(b) Secretary's Assistance.--The Secretary shall assist the 3 
airports 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 assistance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of 
increasing airside capacity.

``Sec. 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 
    jurisdiction--
            ``(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative 
        authority of Virginia and the District of Columbia or by either 
        of them and concurred 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 
authorized--
        ``(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 
    improvements, 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, 
    transfer, 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, 1996.
    ``(2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection--
        ``(A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or 
    a political 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 
governed 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 
    consent of the Senate.
    ``(2) The chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the 
members by majority vote of the members and shall serve until replaced 
by majority vote of the members.
    ``(3) Members of the board shall be appointed by 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 incident to board functions; and
        ``(C) must reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan 
    Statistical 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 
occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's 
predecessor 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 national interest.
    ``(C) The members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this 
subsection 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 
President 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 
immediate families may not be employed by or otherwise hold a 
substantial financial interest in any enterprise that has or is seeking 
a contract or agreement with the Airports Authority or is an 
aeronautical, aviation services, or airport services enterprise that 
otherwise has interests that can be directly affected 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 decisions 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 Authority.
    ``(f) Administrative.--To assist the Secretary in carrying out this 
chapter, 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 
contracts were awarded by procedures that follow sound Government 
contracting principles and comply with section 49104(a)(4) of this 
title. The Comptroller General shall submit periodic reports of the 
conclusions reached as a result of the review to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.

``Sec. 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 
renegotiated before June 7, 1992.
    ``(2) Employee protection arrangements made under this section 
shall ensure, during the 50-year lease term, the continuation of all 
collective bargaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained 
by the Airports Authority.
    ``(b) Civil Service Retirement.--Any Federal employee who 
transferred 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 subchapter II of chapter 83 or chapter 84 for so long as 
continually employed by the Airports Authority without a break in 
service. For purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84, 
employment by the Airports Authority 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 
representatives 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 provide the Airports Authority access to employee 
records of transferring employees for appropriate purposes.

``Sec. 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.

``Sec. 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.

``Sec. 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 officers and employees to comply with this 
section. The Attorney General or an aggrieved party may bring an action 
on behalf of the United States Government.

``Sec. 49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws

    ``(a) Same Powers and Restrictions Under Other Laws.--To ensure 
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 Metropolitan 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 Washington 
Airports and the Airports Authority are not subject to the requirements 
of any law solely by reason of the retention of the United States 
Government of the fee simple title to those airports.
    ``(c) Police Power.--Virginia shall have concurrent police power 
authority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the courts of 
Virginia 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 
    Preservation 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 
    Washington Parkway.
    ``(e) Operation Limitations.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may not increase the number of instrument 
flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized for air carriers by the 
High Density Rule (14 CFR 93.121 et seq.) at Washington National 
Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not decrease the number of those 
takeoffs and landings except for reasons of safety.

``Sec. 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 
Metropolitan 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 invalid by a judicial order, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Metropolitan 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 
submitted 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, remains 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 
Department 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 
Improvements 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 as follows:
            (A) Subsection (b)(6) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(6) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking `at 
    least 2.25' and all that follows through `1996,' and inserting `at 
    least 4 percent for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998'; and''.
            (B) Add at the end the following:
    ``(d) Conforming Cross-Reference.--Section 47117(e)(1)(A), as 
redesignated by subsection (b)(3) of this section, is amended by 
striking `47504(c)(1)' and substituting `47504(c)'.''.
        (2) Section 124 is amended by striking subsection (d).
        (3) Section 276 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Conforming Cross-Reference.--Section 106(g)(1)(A) is amended 
by striking `45302, 45303' and substituting `45302-45304'.''.
        (4) 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:

`Sec. 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 airport 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 General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103-298; 108 Stat. 1552) is amended as follows:
        (1) In section 2(c), strike ``the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
    (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.)'' and substitute ``part A of subtitle 
    VII of title 49, United States Code,''.
        (2) In section 3--
            (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``section 101(5) of the 
        Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(5))'' and 
        substitute ``section 40102(a)(6) of title 49, United States 
        Code'';
            (B) in paragraph (2), strike ``section 603(c) of the 
        Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(c))'' and 
        substitute ``section 44704(c)(1) of title 49, United States 
        Code,''; and
            (C) in paragraph (4), strike ``section 603(a) of the 
        Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(a))'' and 
        substitute ``section 44704(a) of title 49, United States 
        Code,''.
    (f) The amendments made by subsections (a) through (d) of 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 May 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 April 30, 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 provision 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 effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held 
invalid in any of its applications, 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                                                                   
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                                                                                                         Statutes at Large               U.S. Code      
                 Date                     Chapter or Public Law              Section            --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                 Volume            Page            Title      Section   
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                 1996                                                                                                                                   
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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                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.