To designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration located at Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower".
United States119th CongressHR-8703House of Representatives
Updated: May 7, 2026
Summary
This bill proposes to officially rename the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control tower located at the Yakima Air Terminal in Yakima, Washington. The legislation designates this facility, including any future successor towers at the same location, as the "Roy A. Rutherford Air Traffic Control Tower" . This act serves to honor an individual by permanently associating their name with a significant piece of aviation infrastructure. A key provision ensures that all existing and future references to this air traffic control tower in any official United States law, map, regulation, or document will be automatically updated to reflect the new designation. This guarantees consistency and formal recognition of the new name across all governmental records.
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Introduced in House
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