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49 U.S.C. 44502: General facilities and personnel authority

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 49 U.S.C. 48101, 49 U.S.C. 48104.

12 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation (11), Department of the Air Force (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–63, §728(a)(1), substituted "Subject to paragraph (4), an airport in a non-contiguous State" for "An airport". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §728(a)(2), added subpar. (D). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §728(a)(3), added par. (4). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–254, §147(1), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An airport may transfer, without consideration, to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration an instrument landing system (and associated approach li… (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–254, §147(2), added subsec. (f). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (f)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–181, §153, substituted "each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002" for "each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996" and inserted "under new or existing contracts" after "including acquisition". (Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–181, §712, added par. (5). (Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century) Law text · (a)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–287, §5(75)(A), substituted "To ensure" for "To ensure that". Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–287, §5(75)(B), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: Law text · (e), (f)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–305 added par. (4). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–429 inserted "Government" before "money may be expended". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.