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§49105 Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART D— - PUBLIC AIRPORTS › Chapter CHAPTER 491— - METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS › § 49105

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress urges the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to upgrade Dulles and Reagan National simultaneously and, when possible, finish Secretary‑proposed work within 5 years after March 30, 1988. The Secretary must help three D.C.-area airports plan improvements and speed review of federal aid for the airport needing airside capacity most.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §49105

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(a)It is the sense of Congress that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority—
(1)should pursue the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation of the facilities at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport simultaneously; and
(2)to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement, construction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of Transportation to be completed at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport within 5 years after March 30, 1988.
(b)The Secretary shall assist the 3 airports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in planning for operational and capital improvements at those airports and shall accelerate consideration of applications for United States Government financial assistance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of increasing airside capacity.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 49105(a)(uncodified).Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, title VI, § 6006(a), 100 Stat. 1783–378. Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591, title VI, § 6006(a), 100 Stat. 3341–381. 49105(b)(uncodified).Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, title VI, § 6006(b), 100 Stat. 1783–379. Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591, title VI, § 6006(b), 100 Stat. 3341–382.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 49105 was renumbered section 50105 of this title.

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 105–154 substituted “Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport” for “Washington National Airport”.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 49105

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73