[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5944 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5944

 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant 
                  assurances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2016

  Mr. Upton (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Higgins) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant 
                  assurances, 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. GRANT ASSURANCES.

    Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(t) Renewal of Certain Leases.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(13), an 
        airport owner or operator who renews a covered lease shall not 
        be treated as violating a written assurance requirement under 
        this section as a result of such renewal.
            ``(2) Covered lease defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `covered lease' means a lease--
                    ``(A) originally entered into before the date of 
                enactment of this subsection;
                    ``(B) under which a nominal lease rate is provided;
                    ``(C) under which the lessee is a Federal or State 
                government entity; and
                    ``(D) that supports the operation of military 
                aircraft by the Air Force or Air National Guard--
                            ``(i) at the airport; or
                            ``(ii) remotely from the airport.''.
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