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B-286457 1 (2001-01-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptamme0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I G A 0 Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Demolition of the Existing LaGuardia Air Traffic Control Tower File: B-286457 Date: January 29, 2001 DIGEST The Federal Aviation Administration, which is constructing a new Air Traffic Control Tower at LaGuardia Airport, may use the Facilities and Equipment appropriation within the Transportation Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2001 to demolish the existing LaGuardia Air Traffic Control Tower, owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. DECISION The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requests an advance decision on whether it may use appropriated funds to demolish the existing LaGuardia Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) to the ground. The FAA has agreed to demolish the current LaGuardia ATCT to the point where the line of sight from a new ATCT will not be obstructed. We conclude that the FAA may use the Facilities and Equipment appropriation within the Transportation Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2001 to demolish the existing ATCT to the ground. BACKGROUND The FAA is constructing a new ATCT at LaGuardia Airport, located in Flushing, New York. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey owns the existing ATCT. The FAA agreed with the Port Authority to demolish the old ATCT to the point where the existing tower would no longer obstruct the new tower's view of air traffic.' The Port Authority, however, objected to the FAA leaving a partially demolished tower in place, indicating that this would present an eye sore. The Port Authority will not agree to pay to demolish the remainder of the tower using its own funding and has 1The new tower will be constructed approximately 800 feet from the existing tower.