# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 1820

This bill is about keeping Corona Municipal Airport in California open for business. The airport sits on land that the Army Corps of Engineers controls, and the City of Corona has been leasing that land since 1959 to run the airport. That lease is set to expire in 2037, and when it does, the airport would likely have to close because of federal rules that normally don't allow these kinds of facilities to continue operating on Army land after their leases end.

The bill essentially tells the Army Secretary to ignore those normal rules and renew Corona's lease so the airport can keep operating indefinitely. According to Congress, this airport matters to the region—it's been around for over 60 years, supports about a dozen small businesses, helps with recreational flying, and can assist in emergency situations when aircraft are needed. The bill argues that closing it would hurt the local economy and eliminate one of the few remaining small recreational airports in southern California where regular people can fly small planes.

In practical terms, if this bill passes, the City of Corona gets to keep running its airport without worrying about a forced closure in 2037. The businesses operating there—flight schools, maintenance shops, and other aviation-related companies—can continue their operations. For people in the region who enjoy recreational flying or depend on the airport for their livelihood, this means their access to the facility is secured long-term. The bill is essentially a special exemption carved out just for this one airport to protect it from federal policies that would otherwise shut it down.

To require the Secretary of the Army to renew the lease of land for operations of the Corona Municipal Airport, and for other purposes.

Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

 <p>This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to renew the City of Corona, California's lease of land to operate the Corona Municipal Airport. The bill further prohibits the USACE from applying the March 30, 2009, recreation development policy for water resource development projects to the lease.</p> <p>The Corona Municipal Airport is located within the Prado Flood Control Basin Project Area. The City of Corona operates the airport and leases the land from the USACE.</p>