PUBLIC LAW 105-102—NOV. 20, 1997 111 STAT. 2207 "§49102. Purpose "(a) GENERAL. — The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the tremsfer of operating responsibility under long-term lease of the 2 MetropoUtan Washington Airport properties as a unit, including access highways and other related facilities, to a properly constituted independent airport authority created by Virginia and the District of Columbia, in order to achieve local control, management, operation, and development of these important transportation assets. "(b) INCLUSION OF BALTIMOREAVASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOT PRECLUDED. —T h is chapter does not prohibit the Aiiports Authority and Maryland from making an agreement to make BaltimoreAVashington International Airport part of a regional airports authority, subject to terms agreed to by the Airports Authority, the Secretary of Transportation, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.
- "§ 49103. Definitions
"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. "(2) 'employee' means any permanent Federal Aviation Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports on June 7, 1987. "(3) 'Metropolitan Washington Airports' means 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 1-495 and 1-66. "(5) 'Washington National Airport' means the airport described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).
- § 49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports
"(a) GENERAL. —The lease between the Secretary 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 edrports serving the Metropolitan Washington area. "(2)(A) In this paragraph, 'airport purposes' mesms 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; or "(iii) nonprofit, public use facilities that are not inconsistent with the needs of aviation. "(B) During the period of the lease, the real property constituting the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be used only for edrport purposes.
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