,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,mr4  
,lewis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to codify requirem5ts =   
*anges 9 airport sponsor%ip or op]ations
 ) respect to airport op]at+            
c]tificates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,airport ,transf] ( ,lic5se ,act4  #b4  
,*anges 9 airport sponsor%ip or         
op]ations ,section #ddgjf ( title #di1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z subsection 
7h72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,*ange ( airport     
sponsor%ip or op]ations  7#a7 ,undisput$
 *ange ( airport sponsor%ip or op]ations
 ,except z provid$ = 9 p>agraph 7#b71 = 
a propos$ transf] ( ! sponsor%ip or     
op]ations ( an airport to a new sponsor 
or op]ator1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all issue an

 airport op]at+ c]tificate to a new     
sponsor or op]ator if--  7,a7 ! hold] ( 
! airport op]at+ c]tificate = su*       
airport cons5ts to ! transf] (          
sponsor%ip or op]ations2 &  7,b7 ! new  
sponsor or op]ator satisfies all        
requirem5ts = obta9+ a c]tificate "u ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,disput$ *ange ( airport
 sponsor%ip or op]ations ,= a propos$   
transf] ( ! sponsor%ip or op]ations ( an
 airport to a new sponsor or op]ator =  
:i* ! hold] ( ! airport op]at+          
c]tificate disputes su* transf]1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all issue an airport      
op]at+ c]tificate to ! new sponsor if ! 
new sponsor or op]ator satisfies all    
requirem5ts = obta9+ a c]tificate "u ?is
 section & ! dispute is resolv$ by--    
7,a7 ! issuance ( a f9al1 non-appealable
 judicial decision requir+ a *ange (    
sponsor%ip or op]ations2  7,b7 !        
issuance ( a cons5t lett] betwe5 ! hold]
 ( an airport op]at+ c]tificate & a new 
sponsor or op]ator2 or  7,c7 any o!r    
legally def9itive means ( requir+ a     

*ange ( sponsor%ip or op]ations t !     
,adm9i/rator det]m9es appropriate4  7g7 
,reimbursem5t ( airport inve/m5t ,aft] a
 *ange 9 sponsor%ip or op]ations "u     
subsection 7f71 ! new airport sponsor or
 op]ator %all reimburse ! previ\s hold] 
( an airport op]at+ c]tificate =        
inve/m5ts made by su* hold] t h n be5   
fully rec\p$ z ( ! *ange 9 airport      
sponsor%ip or op]ations & su*           
reimbursem5t %all be consi/5t ) all     
policies & proc$ures ( ! ,f$]al         
,aviation ,adm9i/ration4  4