[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 411 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 411

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on 
 the use of certain property conveyed to the City of St. George, Utah 
                         for airport purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 11, 2009

Mr. Bennett (for himself and Mr. Hatch) 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 authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on 
 the use of certain property conveyed to the City of St. George, Utah 
                         for airport purposes.

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

SECTION 1. RELEASE FROM RESTRICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), and notwithstanding 
section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on August 28, 1973) 
and sections 47125 and 47153 of title 49, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to grant releases from any of 
the terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the 
deed of conveyance dated August 28, 1973, under which the United States 
conveyed certain property to the city of St. George, Utah, for airport 
purposes.
    (b) Condition.--Any release granted by the Secretary of 
Transportation pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
following conditions:
            (1) The city of St. George, Utah shall agree that in 
        conveying any interest in the property which the United States 
        conveyed to the city by deed on August 28, 1973, the city will 
        receive an amount for such interest which is equal to its fair 
        market value.
            (2) Any amount received by the city under paragraph (1) 
        shall be used by the city of St. George, Utah for the 
        development, improvement, operation, or maintenance of a 
        replacement public airport.
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