FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT-(AS IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 17, 1947)
Public Law 79–377, as amended
FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT-(AS IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 17, 1947)
377
89-647
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FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT-(AS IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 17, 1947)
[Public Law 79–377]
[As Amended Through P.L. 89-647, Enacted October 13, 1966]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 79–377. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
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use of government-owned lands
Sec. 16. (a) Requests for Use Whenever the Administrator determines that use of any lands owned or controlled by the United States is reasonably necessary for carrying out a project under this Act, or for the operation of any public airport, he shall file with the head of the department or agency having control of such lands a request that such property interest therein as he may deem necessary be conveyed to the public agency sponsoring the project in question or owning or controlling the airport. Such property interest may consist of the title to or any other interest in land or any easement through or other interest in air space.
(b) Making of Conveyances Upon receipt of a request from the Administrator under this section, the head of the department or agency having control of the lands in question shall determine whether the requested conveyance is inconsistent with the needs of the department or agency, and shall notify the Administrator of his determination within a period of four months after receipt of the Administrator's request. If such department or agency head determines that the requested conveyance is not inconsistent with the needs of that department or agency, such department or agency head is hereby authorized and directed, with the approval of the President and the Attorney General of the United States, and without any expense to the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any instruments necessary to make the conveyance requested; but each such conveyance shall be made on the condition that the property interest conveyed shall automatically revert to the United States in the event that the lands in question are not developed, or cease to be used, for airport purposes.
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