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".
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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Public Works
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".
USA119th CongressHR-8703| House
| Updated: 5/7/2026
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.