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S. 2852 (99th): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission, Virginia, for airport purposes.


The text of the bill below is as of Nov 6, 1986 (Passed Congress).


100 STAT. 3490                      PUBLIC LAW 99-618—NOV. 6, 1986

                     Public Law 99-618
                     99th Congress
                                                        An Act
  Nov. 6, 1986       To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of
                       certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport Commission, Virginia, for
   [S. 2852]           airport purposes.                                         ; ) . . • / 'y. • v.

                       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
                     United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) not-
                     withstanding section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on
49 u s e 1115 app.   May 14, 1947), the Secretary of Transportation is authorized, subject
                     to section 4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622c) and
                     subsection (b) of this section, to grant releases from any of the terms,
                     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the deed of
                     conveyance dated May 14, 1947, under which the United States
                     conveyed certain property in Newport News, and York County,
                     Virginia, to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes.
                       (b) Any release granted by the Secretary of Transportation under
                     subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the following
                     conditions—
Regulations.                 (1) The Peninsula Airport Commission shall agree that in
                          leasing or conveying any interest in the property which the
                          United States conveyed to such Commission by the deed de-
                          scribed in subsection (a), the (Commission will receive an amount
                          for such interest which is equal to the fair lease value or the fair
                          market value, as the case may be (as determined pursuant to
                          regulations issued by the Secretary).
                             (2) Any amount so received by the Peninsula Airport Commis-
                          sion shall be used by the Commission for the development,
                          improvement, operation, or maintenance of a public airport.
Real property.               (3) Any release granted by the Secretary of Transportation
                          under subsection (a) of this section may not apply to more than
                          7.5 acres of real property.
                             (4) The Peninsula Airport (Commission may not lease or
                          convey any interest in any of the property which the United
                          States conveyed to such Commission by the deed described in
                           subsection (a), to any person or business concern other than the
                           City of Newport News, Virginia.
                        Approved November 6, 1986.




                     LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2852 (H.R. 5379):
                     CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986):
                         Sept. 24, H.R. 5379 considered and passed House.
                         Oct. 9, S. 2852 considered and passed Senate.
                         Oct. 17, considered and passed House.