,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,calvert introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of the ,army to treat the
 lease of land for operations of the    
,corona ,municipal ,airport as a valid  
lease for the purposes of renewing such 
lease1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,corona ,municipal ,airport ,lease  
,extension ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,in 
#aifj1 ,corona established the ,corona  
,municipal ,airport to provide          
recreational opportunities for aviators 
throughout southern ,california4  7#b7  
,the ,city of ,corona initially entered 
into a lease agreement with the ,u4,s4  
,army ,corps of ,engineers on ,december 
#bd1 #aiei4  7#c7 ,the ,city's lease    
with the ,corps of ,engineers enabled   

the construction of the airport into its
 current configuration4  7#d7 ,for over 
#fj years1 the ,corona ,municipal       
,airport has supported local businesses1
 tourism1 and recreation for local      
residents and the region4  7#e7 ,the    
,corona ,municipal ,airport maintains   
the capability to assist in public      
safety efforts to protect life and      
property where aviation assets may be   
necessary4  7#f7 ,the ,corona ,municipal
 ,airport supports approximately one    
dozen local1 small businesses4  7#g7    
,the ,corona ,municipal ,airport        
continues to drive business development 
and local tourism for the ,city of      
,corona and connect people throughout   
southern ,california to those           
opportunities4  7#h7 ,the ,city of      
,corona's lease with the ,corps of      
,engineers is set to expire on ,january 
#cj1 #bjcg1 without an opportunity to   
grandfather the facility under existing 
policies4  7#i7 ,the closure of the     
,corona ,municipal ,airport would       

deprive aviators of significant         
opportunities to enjoy this recreation  
pastime as fewer small1 recreational    
airports in the region remain open and  
accessible4  7#aj7 ,extending the       
,city's lease with the ,corps of        
,engineers would allow this culturally  
and economically significant facility to
 continue serving aviators in the       
region4  #c4 ,corona ,municipal ,airport
 lease  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding
 any other provision of law1 or any     
policy of the ,corps of ,engineers1 the 
,secretary of the ,army1 acting through 
the ,chief of ,engineers1 shall treat   
the covered lease as a valid lease of   
land at a water resource development    
project under section #d of the ,act    
entitled1 ,an ,act authorizing the      
construction of certain public works on 
rivers and harbors for flood control1   
and for other purposes1 approved        
,december #bb1 #aidd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#dfj;d71 for the purpose of renewing the
 covered lease4  7b7 ,definition of     

covered lease ,in this ,act1 the term   
covered lease means the lease of land   
and water areas within the ,prado ,flood
 ,control ,basin ,project ,area between 
the ,department of the ,army and the    
,city of ,corona1 ,california1 for      
operations of the ,corona ,municipal    
,airport 7,recreation ,lease ,no4       
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