[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5832 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5832

  To facilitate the transfer or sale of the LA/Ontario International 
 Airport from the city of Los Angeles, California, back to the city of 
                          Ontario, California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2012

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To facilitate the transfer or sale of the LA/Ontario International 
 Airport from the city of Los Angeles, California, back to the city of 
                          Ontario, California.

    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 ``Transfer Control of Ontario Airport 
Now Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE CITY OF 
              ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Transfer of LA/Ontario International Airport.--If the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration determines that 
the city of Los Angeles, California, may transfer the managerial and 
operational responsibilities, buildings and facilities, and real 
property of the LA/Ontario International Airport to the city of 
Ontario, the city of Los Angeles shall have 60 days in which to 
transfer such airport or an arbitration commission shall be established 
in accordance with subsection (b).
    (b) Arbitration Commission.--
            (1) In general.--If a transfer of property described under 
        subsection (a) is permitted as determined by the Administrator 
        and the city of Los Angeles has not transferred such property 
        during the 60-day period set forth in such subsection--
                    (A) the Secretary of Transportation may not approve 
                a grant to the Los Angeles World Airports under section 
                47107(b) of title 49, United States Code until such 
                transfer takes place or a sale is finalized under 
                subsection 2; and
                    (B) an arbitration commission to determine the fair 
                market value of the managerial and operational 
                responsibilities, buildings and facilities, and real 
                property of the LA/Ontario International Airport shall 
                be established not later than 30 days after such 60-day 
                period ends as follows:
                            (i) Three members selected by the Los 
                        Angeles World Airports.
                            (ii) Three members selected by the city of 
                        Ontario, California.
                            (iii) One official representing the Federal 
                        Aviation Administration as selected by the 
                        Administrator of such Administration.
            (2) Failure to appoint members.--If the Los Angeles World 
        Airports fails to appoint members in the 30-day period under 
        paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration shall appoint 3 additional members.
    (c) Fair Market Value.--The commission described in subsection (b) 
shall have 90 days in which to determine the fair market value of the 
property described in subsection (b)(2).

SEC. 3. SALE OF LA/ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO THE CITY OF 
              ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Sale of Airport.--If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration determines that the city of Los Angeles, California, may 
not transfer the managerial and operational responsibilities, buildings 
and facilities, and real property of the LA/Ontario International 
Airport to the city of Ontario, California, and not later than 60 days 
after a fair market value of the managerial and operational 
responsibilities, buildings and facilities, and real property described 
in section 1, the city of Los Angeles shall have 60 days in which to 
sell such airport to the city of Ontario.
    (b) Failure To Sell.--If at the end of the 60-period referred to in 
subsection (a) the parties described in such subsection have failed to 
agree to the sale of the LA/Ontario International Airport, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall continue to withhold grants to Los 
Angeles World Airports under section 47107(b) of title 49, United 
States Code until such airport is sold to the city of Ontario.
    (c) Application to LA/Ontario International Airport.--Nothing in 
this Act may be construed to require the city of Ontario, California, 
to accept an agreement from the city of Los Angeles to transfer or sell 
the LA/Ontario International Airport.
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