CONTENTS Selected provisions of title 49, United States Code: Subtitle I-Department of Transportation Subtitle II-Other Government Agencies Subtitle III-General and Intermodal Programs Subtitle VI-Motor Vehicle and Driver Programs Subtitle VII-Aviation Programs Part A-Air Commerce and Safety Part B-Airport Development and Noise Tax provisions relating to air transportation Acts relating to Washington area airports Page INTRODUCTORY NOTE The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is pleased to publish the latest version of the Compilation of Selected Aviation Laws. The compilation was first published in 1983 and has been revised periodically since then. The last revision was published in April 1997. The laws included in this compilation reflect the variety of issues with which the Committee has dealt since receiving jurisdiction over civil aviation in 1975. While most of the economic aspects of the airline industry were deregulated in 1978, safety, security, and capacity enhancement continue to be important issues for the Committee and its Aviation Subcommittee. The United States has achieved a remarkably safe system. The laws contained in this compilation are designed to ensure that the safety record is maintained and that airport and airway capacity keeps pace with the increasing demand for air travel. This compilation includes all the significant changes to aviation laws since the last one was published. It incorporates changes made in both the 105th and 106th Congress ending in December 2000. The highlight, of course, was the passage of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, often known as AIR 21. That legislation unlocked the Airport and Airway Trust Fund so that the taxes that passengers, airlines, and pilots pay into the trust fund can actually be spent on aviation infrastructure improvements During the 105th Congress, the Aviation Subcommittee under the leadership of Chairman John J. Duncan, Jr. and ranking Democratic member William O. Lipinski held 32 days of hearings on the following topics: • Proposals to establish user fees for Federal Aviation Ad- • Requiring the installation of Traffic Alert and Collision Coopers and Lybrand independent financial assessment • Reauthorization of the war risk insurance program. May • One year after the Valujet crash-FAA responses to haz- (v) • Medical kits on commercial airlines. May 21, 1997. Publication 105-23. This was addressed in Public Law 105170. • Grounding of Great Lakes Aviation. June 5, 1997. Publication 105-26. • International aviation bilateral agreements and code sharing relationships, focusing on Japan. June 12, 1997. Publication 105-28. • Market-based solutions to air service problems in medium-sized communities. June 25,1997. Publication 10530. This was addressed in subtitle A of title II of AIR 21. • Status of the investigation of the crash of TWA 800 and the Death on the High Seas Act as it relates to aviation accidents. July 10, 1997. Publication 105-33. This was addressed in section 404 of AIR 21. • Aviation relations between the United States and France. July 31, 1997. Publication 105-35. • H.R. 991 (applying the Railway Labor Act to pilots engaged in flight operations outside the United States). September 9, 1997. Publication 105-37. • H.R. 1454 (Community Flight Safety Act) relating to the closure of flight service stations. September 30, 1997. Publication 105-38. • Allegations of cost overruns and delays in the FAA's Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). October 1, 1997. Publication 105-39. • H.R. 145 (restricting the use of foreign repair stations by U.S. Airlines). October 9, 1997. Publication 105-41. This should be addressed as result of section 734 of AIR 21. • Allegations of sexual harassment at the FAA. October 23, 1997. Publication 105-42. • Increasing number of mishaps on our nations runways. November 13, 1997. Publication 105-47. This was addressed in section 121 of AIR 21. • National park overflights. November 17, 1997. Publication 105-48. This was addressed in title VIII of Air 21. • Issues related to stolen airline ticket stock from travel agents. February 26, 1998. Publication 105-53. This was addressed in a GAO report in July 1999. • FAA's modernization programs, focusing on the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS). March 5, 1998. Publication 105-56. • Reauthorization of the FAA and the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) in light of the recommendations of the National Civil Civil Aviation Review Commission (NCARC), focusing on the passenger facility charge (PFC) (March 12); on the FAA and the NCARC (March 18); on airports (March 19); and on airport users (March 25). March 12, 18, 19, and 25, 1998. Publication 105–57. These issues were addressed in AIR 21. • Impact of recent alliances, international agreements, Department of Transportation (DOT) actions, and pending legislation on air fares, air service, and competition in the airline industry (including H.R. 2748, H.R. 3160, H.R. 3179, and H.R. 3312). April 23 and 30, 1998. Publi- • Problem of passenger interference with flight crews, and • H.R. 3741 (Aviation Bilateral Accountability Act); the • H.R. 1846 (relating to the FAA's emergency revocation of • Issues of concern to the travel agent community, focus- As a result of these hearings, the Subcommittee took the following actions: ♦ Approved H.R. 2005 (McDade), amending the Death on • Approved H.R. 2036 (Shuster), extending the war risk ♦ Approved H.R. 2476 (Underwood), requiring foreign air- ♦ Approved H.R. 2626 (Duncan), clarifying provisions of |