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PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 (b) MINIMUM RATES OF W A G E S. — A l l contracts in excess of $2,000

for work on projects for airport development approved under this title which involve labor shall contain provisions establishing minimum rates of wages, to be p r e determined by the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a—276a-5), which contractors shall pay to skilled and unskilled labor, and such minimum r a t e s shall be stated in the invitation for bids and shall be included in proposals or bids for the work. (c) VETERANS PREFERENCE.—All contracts for work under project g r a n t s for a i r p o r t development approved under this title which involve labor shall contain such provisions as a r e necessary to insure that, in the employment of labor (except in executive, administrative, and supervisory positions), preference shall be given to veterans of the V i e t n a m e r a and disabled veterans. However, this preference shall apply only w h e r e the individuals a r e available and qualified to perform the work to which the employment relates. For the purposes of this subsection— (1) a V i e t n a m - e r a v e t e r a n is a n individual who served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) of title 38 of the United States Code in the A r m e d Forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days any part of which occurred during the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending May 7, 1975, and who was separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions; and (2) a disabled veteran is a n individual described in section 2108(2) of title 5 of the United States Code. 49 USC 2215.

SKC. 516. VShl OF (JOVERNMKNT-OWNEI) LANDS. (a) REQUESTS FOR U S E. — S u b j e c t to the provisions of subsection (c)

of this section, w h e n e v e r the Secretary determine s that use of any lands owned or controlled by the United States is reasonably necessary for carrying out a project under this title a t a public airport, or for the operation of any public airport, including lands reasonably necessary to meet future development of a n airport in accordance with the national plan of integrated airport systems, the Secretary shall file with the head of the d e part m e n t or agency having control of the lands a request that the necessary property interests therein be conveyed to the public agency sponsoring the project in question or owning or controlling the airport. The property interest may consist of the title to, or any other interest in, land or any easement through or other interest in airspace. (b) M A K I N G OF CONVEYANCES.—Upon receipt of a request from the

Secretary under this section, the head of the d e part m e n t or agency having control of the lands in question shall determine w h e the r the requested conveyance is inconsistent with the needs of the departm e n t or agency, and shall notify the Secretary of the determination within a period of four months after receipt of the Secretary's request. If the d e part m e n t or agency head determine s that the requested conveyance is not inconsistent with the needs of that d e part m e n t or agency, the d e part m e n t or agency head is hereby authorized and directed, with the approval of the Attorney General of the United States, and without any expense to the United States, to perform any acts and to execute any i n s t r u m e n t s necessary to m a k e the conveyance requested. A conveyance may be m a d e only on the condition that, at the option of the Secretary, the property interest conveyed shall revert to the United States in the event that the lands in question a r e not developed for airport purposes or used

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