District Of Columbia § 9-801 - Construction and operation of Airport authorized.
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§ 9-801. Construction and operation of Airport authorized.
9-801The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrator”) is hereby authorized and directed to construct, protect, operate, improve, and maintain within or in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, a public airport (including all buildings and other structures necessary or desirable therefor).
Annotations
was temporarily amended by § 2 of the Regional Airports Authority Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-436, July 31, 1998, 45 DCR 5746),§ 2 of the Regional Airports Authority Legislative Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-502, November 10, 1998, 45 DCR 8125), and § 2 of the Regional Airports Authority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-578, January 12, 1999, 46 DCR 964).
Section 4(b) of provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority established: was amended on a temporary basis by § 2 of .
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority established: was amended by , effective August 1, 1997.
was repealed by § 3 of .
was repealed, on a temporary basis, by § 3 of .
was amended by , effective September 29, 1992.
was temporarily repealed by § 3 of the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985 Emergency Amendment Act of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-72, July 24, 1991, 38 DCR 4959) and by § 3 of the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985 Congressional Recess Emergency Amendment Act of 1992 (D.C. Act 9-275, July 23, 1992, 39 DCR 5849).
was temporarily amended by the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985 Emergency Amendment Act of 1991 (D.C. Act 9-72, July 24, 1991, 38 DCR 4959) and by § 2 of the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985 Congressional Recess Emergency Amendment Act of 1992 (D.C. Act 9-275, July 23, 1992, 39 DCR 5849).
Section 4(b) of provided that the act shall expire on the 225th day of its having taken effect or upon the effective date of the District of Columbia Regional Airports Authority Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1991, whichever occurs first.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority established: was amended, on a temporary basis, by § 2 of .
was amended by , effective October 2, 1990.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority established: , effective December 3, 1985, endorsed on behalf of the District government the creation of a regional airport authority to acquire Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport from the federal government. was amended by , effective July 25, 1987.
Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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