PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Became Public Law No: 113-285.
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Version 49 · Public Law · Dec 18, 2014
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Directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to release the city of St. Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions on the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the St. Clair Regional Airport.
Prohibits such release from being executed before the city transfers to the Missouri Department of Transportation: (1) specified amounts to be used for capital improvements for airport development consistent with such Department's obligations under the FAA's state block grant program; and (2) for no consideration, all airport and aviation-related equipment of the Airport owned by the city and determined to be salvageable.
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Describes such specified amounts as: (1) the fair market value for the highest and best use of the Airport property; (2) the unamortized portion of any federal development grants other than land paid to the city for use at the airport, which may be paid with, and shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue; and (3) the airport revenues remaining in the Airport's account and otherwise due to or received by the city.
Directs the FAA to remove the runway end indicator lighting system at the Airport.
People & committees
Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D–MO
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 113-285.
Became Public Law No: 113-285.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8897)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8897)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2759.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8897-8898)
Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6304-6305; text as passed Senate: CR S6305)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6304-6305; text as passed Senate: CR S6305)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 113-282.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller without amendment. With written report No. 113-282.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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