49 U.S.C. § 49103 — Definitions

Page 1719 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 Revised 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- pear in a section. In clause (1), the words ‘‘an organization within the Federal Aviation Administration’’ are omitted as sur- plus. Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of September 7, 1950, ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770, referred to in par. (4), was classified to subchapter II (§ 2421 et seq.) of chapter 33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted from the Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745. Act of June 29, 1940, ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686, referred to in par. (5), was classified to subchapter I (§ 2401 et seq.) of chapter 33 of former Title 49, Transportation, and was omitted from the Code when subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation, were enacted by Pub. L. 103–272, July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 745. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 49103 was renumbered section 50103 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1998—Pars. (3), (5). Pub. L. 105–154 substituted ‘‘Ron- ald Reagan Washington National Airport’’ for ‘‘Wash- ington National Airport’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Pub. L. 105–154, § 1, Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 3, provided that: ‘‘The airport described in the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide for the administration of the Washington National Airport, and for other purposes’, approved June 29, 1940 (54 Stat. 686) [section 2401 et seq. of former Title 49, Transportation, see References in Text note above], and known as the Washington National Airport, shall be known and designated as the ‘Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’.’’ Pub. L. 105–154, § 2(b), Feb. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 4, provided that: ‘‘Any reference in a law, map, regulation, docu- ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the Washington National Airport shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport’.’’ § 49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Air- ports (a) GENERAL.—The lease between the Sec- retary of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority under section 6005(a) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–500; 100 Stat. 1783–375; Public Law 99–591; 100 Stat. 3341–378), for the Metropolitan Washington Airports must provide during its 50-year term at least the following: (1) The Airports Authority shall operate, maintain, protect, promote, and develop the Metropolitan Washington Airports as a unit and as primary airports serving the Metropoli- tan Washington area. (2)(A) In this paragraph, ‘‘airport purposes’’ means a use of property interests (except a sale) for— (i) aviation business or activities; (ii) activities necessary or appropriate to serve passengers or cargo in air commerce; (iii) nonprofit, public use facilities that are not inconsistent with the needs of avia- tion; or (iv) a business or activity not inconsistent with the needs of aviation that has been ap- proved by the Secretary. (B) During the period of the lease, the real property constituting the Metropolitan Wash- ington Airports shall be used only for airport purposes. (C) If the Secretary decides that any part of the real property leased to the Airports Au- thority under this chapter is used for other than airport purposes, the Secretary shall— (i) direct that the Airports Authority take appropriate measures to have that part of the property be used for airport purposes; and (ii) retake possession of the property if the Airports Authority fails to have that part of the property be used for airport purposes within a reasonable period of time, as the Secretary decides. (3) The Airports Authority is subject to sec- tion 47107(a)–(c) and (e) of this title and to the assurances and conditions required of grant recipients under the Airport and Airway Im- provement Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–248; 96 Stat. 671) as in effect on June 7, 1987. Notwith- standing section 47107(b) of this title, all reve- nues generated by the Metropolitan Wash- ington Airports shall be expended for the cap-