US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

49 U.S.C. § 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 .—

Public Law 99–500100 Stat. 1783–380Public Law 99–599100 Stat. 3341–383Any 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 (; ; ; ) before , remains in effect and may not be set aside only because of a judicial order invalidating certain functions of the Board.

Pub. L. 105–102, § 2(26)111 Stat. 2214Pub. L. 118–63, title XI, § 1101(y)138 Stat. 1415(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised

Section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

49112(a)

(uncodified).

Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, title VI, § 6011, 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, § 6011, 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 Text

section 6007(f)(4) of Pub. L. 99–500100 Stat. 1783–379Pub. L. 99–591, title VI100 Stat. 3341–382Pub. L. 104–264, title IX, § 904(a)110 Stat. 3276section 49106 of Title 49Pub. L. 105–102111 Stat. 2205Section 6007(f)(4) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (b), is , title VI, , , and , , , 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 (f) of section 6007 was repealed and subsec.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 , , . Section 6007 was subsequently repealed and reenacted as , Transportation, by , §§ 2(26), 5(b), , , 2217, and does not contain provisions relating to a Board of Review.

Amendments

Pub. L. 118–63Public Law 104–264110 Stat. 3274section 49108 of this title2024—Subsec. (b). 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 ; ) 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 from the day after the day the order is issued.”