[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1290 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1290

To amend title 49, United States Code, to preempt State laws requiring 
   a certificate of approval or other form of approval prior to the 
construction or operation of certain airport development projects, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2001

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Brownback) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to preempt State laws requiring 
   a certificate of approval or other form of approval prior to the 
construction or operation of certain airport development projects, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``End Gridlock at Our Nation's 
Critical Airports Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS REQUIRING APPROVAL OF AIRPORT 
              DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 40129. Preemption of State laws requiring approval of airport 
              development projects
    ``(a) In General.--No State, political subdivision of a State, or 
political authority of at least 2 States may enact or enforce a law, 
regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law 
that--
            ``(1) requires a certificate of approval or other form of 
        approval prior to the construction or operation of an airport 
        development project at a covered airport if the project meets 
        the standards established by the Secretary of Transportation 
        under section 47105(b)(3), whether or not the project is the 
        subject of a grant approved under chapter 471; or
            ``(2) prohibits, conditions, or otherwise regulates the 
        direct application for, or receipt or expenditure of, a grant 
        or other funds by the sponsor of a covered airport under 
        chapter 471 for an airport development project at a covered 
        airport if the project meets the standards referred to in 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Covered Airport Defined.--In this section, the term `covered 
airport' means an airport that each year has at least .25 percent of 
the total annual boardings in the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``40129. Preemption of State laws requiring approval of airport 
                            development projects.''.
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