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49 U.S.C. § 49103 — Definitions
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In this chapter—
(1) “Airports Authority” means the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and the District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of [section 49106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section49106&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) “employee” means any permanent Federal Aviation Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports on June 7, 1987.
(3) “Metropolitan Washington Airports” means Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
(4) “Washington Dulles International Airport” means the airport constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access Highway and Right-of-way, including the extension between Interstate Routes I–495 and I–66.
(5) “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” means the airport described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).
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In this chapter—
(1) “Airports Authority” means the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and the District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of [section 49106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section49106&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) “employee” means any permanent Federal Aviation Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports on June 7, 1987.
(3) “Metropolitan Washington Airports” means Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
(4) “Washington Dulles International Airport” means the airport constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access Highway and Right-of-way, including the extension between Interstate Routes I–495 and I–66.
(5) “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” means the airport described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) “domestic firm” means a business entity incorporated, and conducting business, in the United States.
(2) “foreign firm” means a business entity not described in clause (1) of this subsection.
**(b) Preference.—** Subject to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make, with a domestic firm, a contract related to a grant made under section 44511, 44512, or 44513 of this title that, under competitive procedures, would be made with a foreign firm, if—
(1) the Administrator decides, and the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative concur, that the public interest requires making the contract with the domestic firm, considering United States international obligations and trade relations;
(2) the difference between the bids submitted by the foreign firm and the domestic firm is not more than 6 percent;
(3) the final product of the domestic firm will be assembled completely in the United States; and
(4) at least 51 percent of the final product of the domestic firm will be produced in the United States.
**(c) Nonapplication.—** Subsection (b) of this section does not apply if—
(1) compelling national security considerations require that subsection (b) of this section not apply; or
(2) the Trade Representative decides that making the contract would violate the multilateral trade agreements (as defined in [section 3501(4) of title 19](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section3501/4&num=0&edition=prelim)) or an international agreement to which the United States is a party.
**(d) Application to Certain Grants.—** This section applies only to a contract related to a grant made under section 44511, 44512, or 445
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**(a) Status.—** The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall be—
(1) a public body corporate and politic with the powers and jurisdiction—
(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative authority of Virginia and the District of Columbia or by either of them and concurred in by the legislative authority of the other jurisdiction; and
(B) that at least meet the specifications of this section;
(2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the District of Columbia, and the United States Government; and
(3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and improve the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area.
**(b) General Authority.—**
(1) The Airports Authority shall be authorized—
(A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and promote the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes;
(B) to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for public purposes, including paying any part of the cost of airport improvements, construction, and rehabilitation and the acquisition of real and personal property, including operating equipment for the airports;
(C) to acquire real and personal property by purchase, lease, transfer, or exchange;
(D) to exercise the powers of eminent domain in Virginia that are conferred on it by Virginia;
(E) to levy fees or other charges; and
(F) to make and maintain agreements with employee organizations to the extent that the Federal Aviation Administration was authorized to do so on October 18, 1986.
(2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection—
(A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a political subdivision of Virginia or the District of Columbia; and
(B) may be secured by the Airp
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 49104
§ 49103. Definitions
In this chapter—
(1) ‘‘Airports Authority’’ means the Metro-
politan Washington Airports Authority, a pub-
lic authority created by Virginia and the Dis-
trict of Columbia consistent with the require-
ments of section 49106 of this title.
(2) ‘‘employee’’ means any permanent Fed-
eral Aviation Administration personnel em-
ployed by the Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports on June 7, 1987.
(3)
‘‘Metropolitan
Washington
Airports’’
means Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport and Washington Dulles International
Airport.
(4) ‘‘Washington Dulles International Air-
port’’ means the airport constructed under the
Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770),
and includes the Dulles Airport Access High-
way and Right-of-way, including the extension
between Interstate Routes I–495 and I–66.
(5) ‘‘Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport’’ means the airport described in the
Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).
(Added Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111
Stat. 2207; amended Pub. L. 105–154, § 2(a)(1)(D),
Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
49103 ..........
(uncodified).
Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500,
title VI, § 6004, 100 Stat.
1783–374.
Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591,
title VI, § 6004, 100 Stat.
3341–377.
In this section, the text of section 6004(1) and (5) of
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Pub-
lic Law 99–500, 100 Stat. 1783–374, 1783–375, Public Law
99–591, 100 Stat. 3341–378) is omitted as surplus because
the complete names of the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Secretary of
Transportation are used the first time those terms ap-
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