[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 2759 Referred in House (RFH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2759
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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AN ACT
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.
Passed the Senate December 3, 2014.
Attest:
NANCY ERICKSON,
Secretary.