PRINTER'S NO. 2042
No. 122 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY PETRONE, MICHLOVIC, OLASZ, LEVDANSKY, KAISER,
FAJT, McNALLY, PISTELLA, MARKOSEK, DeLUCA, TRELLO AND ITKIN,
JUNE 7, 1993
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS, JUNE 7, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing Congress to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958
2 to allow certain air passenger facility charges to be used
3 for the construction or upgrading of airport access roads and
4 facilities.
5 WHEREAS, The access highway to the Pittsburgh International
6 Airport are in need of upgrading to handle the increasing volume
7 of traffic to and from the airport; and
8 WHEREAS, This airport is an important economic component of
9 the western portion of this Commonwealth; and
10 WHEREAS, The county commissioners of Allegheny County are
11 desirous of imposing a passenger facility charge to pay for the
12 access road upgrading; and
13 WHEREAS, Section 1113(e)(1) of the Federal Aviation Act of
14 1958 (Public Law 85-726, 49 App. U.S.C. § 1513(e)(1)) authorizes
15 the imposition of certain air passenger facility charges for the
16 purposes set forth in subsection (e)(2); and
17 WHEREAS, These purposes do not include the construction or
18 upgrading of airport access highways and related facilities;
1 therefore be it
2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
3 Congress of the United States to amend section 1113(e)(2) of the
4 Federal Aviation Act to authorize the use of moneys received
5 from passenger facility charges for the construction,
6 maintenance or upgrading of airport access roads and related
7 facilities; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
9 the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each
10 member of Congress from Pennsylvania.
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