Richmond airport says TSA owes it $3.6M
The cost of upgrading its baggage-handling areas.
The Associated Press
WFLS News
Date published: 11/3/2009
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Richmond International Airport says it's
waiting for the Transportation Security Administration to reimburse
$3.6 million of the cost of upgrading its baggage-handling areas.
The airport spent $4 million for the project and says the
federal agency is supposed to cover 90 percent of the cost of
adding the explosives-detection systems. The project was completed
two years ago, but airport officials say the TSA still hasn't paid
up.
The agency said in a statement that it currently lacks the funds
for airport reimbursement.
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Jim Webb wrote to
the agency last month to express their concern over "an alarming
trend of TSA officials refusing to act in good faith and cooperate
with local entities."
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Date published: 11/3/2009
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