,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,mr4 
,lewis introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to codify requirements   
for changes in airport sponsorship or   
operations with respect to airport      
operating certificates1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,airport ,transfer  
of ,license ,act4  #b4 ,changes in      
airport sponsorship or operations       
,section #ddgjf of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7f7 as         
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 ,change of airport sponsorship or      
operations  7#a7 ,undisputed change of  
airport sponsorship or operations       
,except as provided for in paragraph    
7#b71 for a proposed transfer of the    

sponsorship or operations of an airport 
to a new sponsor or operator1 the       
,administrator shall issue an airport   
operating certificate to a new sponsor  
or operator if--  7,a7 the holder of the
 airport operating certificate for such 
airport consents to the transfer of     
sponsorship or operations2 and  7,b7 the
 new sponsor or operator satisfies all  
requirements for obtaining a certificate
 under this section4  7#b7 ,disputed    
change of airport sponsorship or        
operations ,for a proposed transfer of  
the sponsorship or operations of an     
airport to a new sponsor or operator for
 which the holder of the airport        
operating certificate disputes such     
transfer1 the ,administrator shall issue
 an airport operating certificate to the
 new sponsor if the new sponsor or      
operator satisfies all requirements for 
obtaining a certificate under this      
section and the dispute is resolved by--
  7,a7 the issuance of a final1         
non-appealable judicial decision        

requiring a change of sponsorship or    
operations2  7,b7 the issuance of a     
consent letter between the holder of an 
airport operating certificate and a new 
sponsor or operator2 or  7,c7 any other 
legally definitive means of requiring a 
change of sponsorship or operations that
 the ,administrator determines          
appropriate4  7g7 ,reimbursement of     
airport investment ,after a change in   
sponsorship or operations under         
subsection 7f71 the new airport sponsor 
or operator shall reimburse the previous
 holder of an airport operating         
certificate for investments made by such
 holder that have not been fully        
recouped as of the change in airport    
sponsorship or operations and such      
reimbursement shall be consistent with  
all policies and procedures of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration4  4