Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 4.djvu/985

 PUBLIC LAW 99-591—OCT. 30, 1986

100 STAT. 3341-380

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), all regulations of the Metropolitan Washington Airports (14 C.F.R. part 159) shall become regulations of the Airports Authority on the date the lease takes effect and shall remain in effect until modified or revoked by the Airports Authority in accordance with procedures of the Airports Authority. (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The following regulations shall cease to be in effect on the date the lease takes effect: (i) section 159.59(a) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to new-technology aircraft); and (ii) section 159.191 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to violations of Federal Aviation Administration regulations as Federal misdemeanors). (C) OPERATIONS.—The Airports Authority may not increase or decrease the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the High Density Rule (14 C.F.R. 93.121 et seq.) at Washington National Airport on the date of the enactment of this Act and may not impose a limitation after the date the lease takes effect on the number of passengers taking off or landing at Washington National Airport. (6) TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, LIABIUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Airports Authority shall assume all rights, liabilities, and obligations (tangible and incorporeal, present and executory) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports on the date the lease takes effect, including leases, permits, licenses, contracts, agreements, claims, tariffs, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and litigation relating to such rights and obligations, regardless whether judgment has been entered, damages awarded, or appeal taken. Before the date the lease takes effect, the Secretary shall also assure that the Airports Authority has agreed to cooperate in allowing representatives of the Attorney General and the Secretary adequate access to employees and records when needed for the performance of functions related to the period before the effectiveness of the lease. The Airports Authority shall assume responsibility for the Federal Aviation Administration's Master Plans for the Metropolitan Washington Airports. (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The procedure for disputes resolution contained in any contract entered into on behalf of the United States before the date the lesise takes effect shall continue to govern the performance of the contract unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the contract. Claims for monetary damages founded in tort, by or against the United States as the owner and operator of the Metropolitan Washington Airports, arising before the date the lease takes effect shall be adjudicated as if the lease had not been entered into. (C) PAYMENTS INTO EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION FUND.—

The Federal Aviation Administration shall remain responsible for reimbursing the Employees' Compensation Fund, pursuant to section 8147 of title 5, United States Code, for compensation paid or payable after the date the lesise takes effect in accordance with chapter 81 of title 5, United States

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