PUBLIC LAW 105-102—NOV. 20, 1997 111 STAT. 2211 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, 1996. "(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 Airports Authoritys revenues generally, or exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated projects whether or not any part of the projects are financed from the proceeds of the bonds. "(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. —(1) The Airports Authority shall be governed by a board of directors composed of the following 13 members: "(A) 5 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia; "(B) 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District '^ of Columbia; "(C) 2 members appointed by the Governor of Maryland; and "(D) 3 members appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(2) The chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the members by majority vote of the members and shall serve until replaced by majority vote of the members. "(3) Members of the board shall be appointed by the board for 6 years, except that of the members first appointed by the President after October 9, 1996, one shall be appointed for 4 years. A member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken office. "(4) A member of the board— "(A) may not hold elective or appointive political office; "(B) serves without compensation except for reasonable expenses incident to board functions; and "(C) must reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, except that a member of the board appointed by the President must be a registered voter of a State other than Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. "(5) A vacancy in the board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. "(6)(A) Not more than 2 of the members of the board appointed by the President may be of the ssmie political party. "(B) In carrying out their duties on the board, members appointed by the President shall ensure that adequate consideration is given to the national interest. "(C) The members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this subsection must be appointed before October 1, 1997. lif
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