in 1984, secretary of transportation elizabeth dole created a group to look into moving control of national and dulles airports from the federal aviation administration (faa) to a local group. the selected group(s) could use the money the airports made to pay make them better. the group felt that it would be better for one agency to be in control of both airports. the other choice was to have virginia control dulles and the district of columbia control national. in 1987, congress gave control of the airport from the faa to the new metropolitan washington airports authority (mwaa). this groups choices were still under the control of a congressional review panel. the constitutionality of the review panel was later challenged in the supreme court. the court has twice said that it was not constitutional. even after this, congress still takes control of the airports.