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 PUBLIC LAW 98-443—OCT. 4, 1984

98 STAT. 1711

under section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or section 4 of this Act. No cause of action by or against the Civil Aeronautics Board, or by or against any officer thereof in his official capacity shall abate by reason of the transfer of any function under section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or section 4 of this Act. (e) If, before January 1, 1985, the Civil Aeronautics Board, or officer thereof in his official capacity, is a party to a suit relating to a function transferred by section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or section 4 of this Act, then such suit shall be continued with the head of the Federal agency to which the function is transferred. (f) With respect to any function transferred to another agency by section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or by section 4 of this Act and exercised after the effective date of such transfer, reference in any Federal law (other than title XVI of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958) to the Civil Aeronautics Board or the Board (insofar as such term refers to the Civil Aeronautics Board), or to any officer or office of the Civil Aeronautics Board, shall be deemed to refer to that agency, or other official or component of the agency, in which such function vests. (g) In the exercise of any function transferred under section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or section 4 of this Act, the head of the agency to which such function is transferred shall have the same authority as that vested in the Civil Aeronautics Board with respect to such function, immediately preceding its transfer, and actions of the head of such agency in exercising such function shall have the same force and effect as when exercised by the Civil Aeronautics Board. (h) In exercising any function transferred by section 1601(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 or section 4 of this Act, the head of the agency to which such function is transferred shall give full consideration to the need for operational continuity of the function transferred.

49 USC app. i^si.

49 USC app. 1551.

DEFINITIONS

SEC. 13. For purposes of this Act— (1) the term "agency" has the same meaning such term has in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term "function" means a function, power, or duty.

49 USC app. 1557.

ACCESS FOR HANDICAPPED PERSONS

SEC. 14. Section 104 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In the furtherance of such right, the Board or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall consult with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board established under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prior to issuing or amending any order, rule, regulation, or procedure that will have a significant impact on the accessibility of commercial airports or commercial air transportation for handicapped persons.".

49 USC app. 1^04. 29 USC 792.

STUDY OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT

SEC. 15. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall study the feasi- 49 USC app. 2423 bility of constructing a rail rapid transit line between the West Falls ^°Church, Virginia, station of the Washington, District of Columbia

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