49 U.S.C. § 49112

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 49112 - Separability and effect of judicial order

(a) SEPARABILITY.-If any provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision of this chapter to a person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

(b) EFFECT OF JUDICIAL ORDER.-Any action of the Airports Authority that was required to be submitted to the Board of Review under section 6007(f)(4) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500; 100 Stat. 1783-380; Public Law 99-599; 100 Stat. 3341-383) before October 9, 1996, remains in effect and may not be set aside only because of a judicial order invalidating certain functions of the Board.

49 U.S.C. § 49112

Added Pub. L. 105-102, §2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2214; amended Pub. L. 118-63, title XI, §1101(y), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1415.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
49112(a)	(uncodified).	Oct. 18, 1986,Pub. L. 99-500, title VI, §60111986,, 100 Stat. 1783-385; Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §904(c)(2), 110 Stat. 3276.
		Oct. 30, 1986,Pub. L. 99-591, title VI, §60111986,, 100 Stat. 3341-388; Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §904(c)(2), 110 Stat. 3276.
49112(b)(1)	(uncodified).	Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99-500, title VI, §6014, as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §907, 110 Stat. 3277.
		Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99-591, title VI, §6014, as added Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §907, 110 Stat. 3277.
49112(b)(2)	(uncodified).	Oct. 9, 1996, Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §904(d), 110 Stat. 3276.

In subsection (a), the word "thereby" is omitted as surplus.In subsection (b)(1), the words "the limitations described in" are omitted as unnecessary.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 6007(f)(4) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 6007(f)(4) of Pub. L. 99-500, title VI, Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-379, and Pub. L. 99-591, title VI, Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-382, which related to a Board of Review and was classified to section 2456(f)(4) of former Title 49, Transportation. Subsec. (f) of section 6007 was repealed and subsec. (g) redesignated (f) by Pub. L. 104-264, title IX, §904(a), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3276. Section 6007 was subsequently repealed and reenacted as section 49106 of Title 49, Transportation, by Pub. L. 105-102, §§2(26), Nov. 20, 1997, 5, Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2205, 2217, and does not contain provisions relating to a Board of Review.

AMENDMENTS2024-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118-63 struck out par. (2) designation before "Any action" and struck out par. (1) which read as follows: "If any provision of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996 (title IX of Public Law 104-264; 110 Stat. 3274) or the amendments made by the Act, or the application of that provision to a person, circumstance, or venue, is held invalid by a judicial order, the Secretary of Transportation and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall be subject to section 49108 of this title from the day after the day the order is issued."

Airports Authority: "Airports Authority" means the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and the District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of section 49106 of this title.
Metropolitan Washington Airports: "Metropolitan Washington Airports" means Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.