H.R. 5039 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2018Mr. Banks of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Rokita) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To designate the National Airmail Museum at Smith Air Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Airmail Museum Act. 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 1930, commercial airmail carriers began operations at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana; (2) the United States lacks a national museum dedicated to airmail; and (3) the airmail hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana— (A) will educate the public on the role of airmail in aviation history; and (B) honor the role of the hangar in the history of the Nation’s airmail service. 3. Designation (a) In general The airmail museum located at the Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is designated as the National Airmail Museum. (b) Effect of designation The national museum designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the National Airmail Museum shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.