[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2759 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2759

  To release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, 
 conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and 
               closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2014

  Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Blunt) 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 release the City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, 
 conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and 
               closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport.

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

SECTION 1. RELEASE OF RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS ON THE 
              USE, ENCUMBRANCE, CONVEYANCE, AND CLOSURE OF THE ST. 
              CLAIR REGIONAL AIRPORT.

    (a) In General.--The United States, acting through the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall release the 
City of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, conditions, and 
limitations on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. 
Clair Regional Airport, as described in the most recent airport layout 
plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, to the extent 
such restrictions, conditions, and limitations are enforceable by the 
Administrator.
    (b) Limitation.--The release under subsection (a) shall not be 
executed before the City of St. Clair, or its designee, transfers to 
the Department of Transportation of the State of Missouri--
            (1) the amounts described in subsection (c), to be used for 
        capital improvements within the meaning of airport development 
        (as defined in section 47102(3) of title 49, United States 
        Code) and consistent with the obligations of the Department of 
        Transportation of the State of Missouri under the State block 
        grant program of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
            (2) for no consideration, all airport and aviation-related 
        equipment of the St. Clair Regional Airport owned by the City 
        of St. Clair and determined by the Department of Transportation 
        of the State of Missouri to be salvageable for use.
    (c) Amounts Described.--The amounts described in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) An amount equal to the fair market value for the 
        highest and best use of the St. Clair Regional Airport property 
        determined in good faith by an independent and qualified real 
        estate appraiser on or after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
            (2) An amount equal to the unamortized portion of any 
        Federal development grants other than land paid to the City of 
        St. Clair for use at the St. Clair Regional Airport, which may 
        be paid with, and shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue 
        notwithstanding section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            (3) An amount equal to the airport revenues remaining in 
        the airport account for the St. Clair Regional Airport as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act and otherwise due to or 
        received by the City of St. Clair after such date of enactment 
        pursuant to sections 47107(b) and 47133 of title 49, United 
        States Code.
    (d) Requirement To Remove Runway Lighting System.--The Federal 
Aviation Administration shall remove the runway end indicator lighting 
system at St. Clair Regional Airport.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the applicability of--
            (1) the requirements and processes under section 46319 of 
        title 49, United States Code;
            (2) the requirements under the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
            (3) the requirements and processes under part 157 of title 
        14, Code of Federal Regulations; or
            (4) the public notice requirements under section 
        47107(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code.
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