[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 15, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E33]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO CREATE A PERMANENT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR 
             THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, today I am reintroducing legislation that 
would create a permanent inspector general for the Metropolitan 
Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).
  My bill would amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 by creating a 
special post with the sole duty of providing long term oversight of 
MWAA. Only the U.S. Secretary of Transportation can appoint and remove 
the IG and no additional action from any jurisdiction on the state or 
local level is required for this position to be established. In 
addition, MWAA would be required to pay for the IG using its revenues, 
not taxpayer dollars.
  I am reintroducing this legislation because I believe that due to the 
continued growth of the Dulles corridor, the Dulles rail project is the 
most important transportation project in the Commonwealth. It must be 
completed on time and at, or under, budget.
  I appreciate Secretary Ray LaHood appointing an accountability 
officer to monitor the MWAA, but it is clear this entity, which is 
responsible for overseeing the entire construction of the Dulles rail 
project, requires a permanent IG to provide long term oversight of its 
actions.

                          ____________________