[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6891 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6891

To authorize the closure of a municipal airport in Pollock, Louisiana, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the closure of a municipal airport in Pollock, Louisiana, 
                        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. POLLOCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOUISIANA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) Pollock Municipal Airport located in Pollock, Louisiana 
        (in this section referred to as the ``airport''), has never 
        been included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport 
        Systems pursuant to section 47103 of title 49, United States 
        Code, and is therefore not considered necessary to meet the 
        current or future needs of the national aviation system; and
            (2) closing the airport will not adversely affect aviation 
        safety, aviation capacity, or air commerce.
    (b) Request for Closure.--
            (1) Approval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        requirement, or agreement and subject to the requirements of 
        this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration shall--
                    (A) approve a request from the town of Pollock, 
                Louisiana, to close the airport as a public airport; 
                and
                    (B) release the town from any term, condition, 
                reservation, or restriction contained in a surplus 
                property conveyance or transfer document, and from any 
                order or finding by the Department of Transportation on 
                the use and repayment of airport revenue applicable to 
                the airport, that would otherwise prevent the closure 
                of the airport and redevelopment of the facilities to 
                nonaeronautical uses.
            (2) Continued airport operation prior to approval.--The 
        town of Pollock shall continue to operate and maintain the 
        airport until the Administrator grants the town's request for 
        closure of the airport.
            (3) Use of proceeds from sale of airport.--Upon the 
        approval of the request to close the airport, the town of 
        Pollock shall obtain fair market value for the sale of the 
        airport property and shall immediately upon receipt transfer 
        all such proceeds from the sale of the airport property to the 
        sponsor of a public airport designated by the Administrator to 
        be used for the development or improvement of such airport.
            (4) Relocation of aircraft.--Before closure of the airport, 
        the town of Pollock shall provide adequate time for any 
        airport-based aircraft to relocate.
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