Sec. 622. Community use of airport land
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Section 47107(v) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1)— by striking subsection (a)(13) and inserting subsections (a)(13), (b), and
(c); by striking the sponsor has entered and inserting “the sponsor has— entered ; by striking market value. and inserting market value; or ; and by adding at the end the following: permanently restricted the use of airport property to compatible recreational and public park use without paying or otherwise obtaining payment of fair market value for the property. ; in paragraph (2)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(H)as clauses
(i)through (viii), respectively, and moving the left margins of each such clause 2 ems to the right; by striking This subsection shall apply only— and inserting the following: Paragraph (1)(A) shall apply only— ; and by adding at the end the following: Paragraph (1)(B) shall apply only— to airport property that was purchased using funds from a Federal grant for acquiring land issued prior to December 30, 1987; to airport property that has been continuously used for recreational or public park uses since January 1, 1995; if the airport sponsor has provided a written statement to the Administrator that the property to be permanently restricted for recreational and public park use is not needed for any aeronautical use at the time the written statement is provided and is not expected to be needed for any aeronautical use at any time in the future; if the recreational and public park use will not impact the aeronautical use of the airport; if the airport sponsor provides a certification that the sponsor is not responsible for operations, maintenance, or any other costs associated with the recreational or public park use; if the recreational purpose is consistent with Federal land use compatibility criteria under section 47502; if the airport sponsor has continuously leased the property since January 1, 1995, to a local government entity to operate and maintain the property at no cost to the airport sponsor; and if the airport sponsor will— continue to lease the property to a local government entity to operate and maintain the property at no cost to the airport sponsor; or transfer title to the property to a local government entity subject to a permanent deed restriction ensuring compatible airport use under the criteria of section 47502. ; and by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the terms aeronautical use and aeronautical purpose mean all activities that involve or are directly related to the operation of aircraft, including activities that make the operation of aircraft possible and safe. Such terms include services located on an airport that are directly and substantially related to the movement of passengers, baggage, mail, and cargo. Such terms shall not include any uses of an airport that are not described in subparagraph
(A)or (B), including any aviation-related uses that do not need to be located on an airport, such as flight kitchens and airline reservation centers. .