106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1916

AN ACT

To extend certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration

authorizations for a 6-month period, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAA Authorization

5 Extension Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM,

2 ETC.

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

4 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

5 striking ‘‘$2,410,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep6 tember 30, 1999.’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,237,500,000 for the

7 6-month period ending March 31, 2000.’’.

8 (b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c)

9 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,

10 1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2000,’’.

11 SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION OR DIS12 POSAL, SCHEDULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE,

13 OR LEASING-RELATED FLIGHTS.

14 Section 47528 of title 49, United States Code, is

15 amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ in subsection

17 (a) and inserting ‘‘subsection (b) or (f)’’;

18 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the

19 following:

20 ‘‘(4) An air carrier operating Stage 2 aircraft

21 under this subsection may transport Stage 2 aircraft

22 to or from the 48 contiguous States on a nonrevenue

23 basis in order—

24 ‘‘(A) to perform maintenance (including

25 major alterations) or preventative maintenance
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1 on aircraft operated, or to be operated, within

2 the limitations of paragraph (2)(B); or

3 ‘‘(B) conduct operations within the limita4 tions of paragraph (2)(B).’’; and

5 (3) adding at the end thereof the following:

6 ‘‘(f) AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION, DISPOSAL, SCHED7 ULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE, OR LEASING.—

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit

9 a person to operate after December 31, 1999, a

10 Stage 2 aircraft in nonrevenue service through the

11 airspace of the United States or to or from an air12 port in the contiguous 48 States in order to—

13 ‘‘(A) sell, lease, or use the aircraft outside

14 the contiguous 48 States;

15 ‘‘(B) scrap the aircraft;

16 ‘‘(C) obtain modifications to the aircraft to

17 meet Stage 3 noise levels;

18 ‘‘(D) perform scheduled heavy maintenance

19 or significant modifications on the aircraft at a

20 maintenance facility located in the contiguous

21 48 States;

22 ‘‘(E) deliver the aircraft to an operator

23 leasing the aircraft from the owner or return

24 the aircraft to the lessor;
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1 ‘‘(F) prepare or park or store the aircraft

2 in anticipation of any of the activities described

3 in subparagraphs (A) through (E); or

4 ‘‘(G) divert the aircraft to an alternative

5 airport in the contiguous 48 States on account

6 of weather, mechanical, fuel, air traffic control,

7 or other safety reasons while conducting a flight

8 in order to perform any of the activities de9 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F).

10 ‘‘(2) PROCEDURE TO BE PUBLISHED.—The

11 Secretary shall establish and publish, not later than

12 30 days after the date of enactment of the FAA Au13 thorization Extension Act, a procedure to implement

14 paragraph (1) of this subsection through the use of

15 categorical waivers, ferry permits, or other means.’’.

16 SEC. 4. NOISE STANDARDS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47528(a) of title 49,

18 United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘(for which

19 an airworthiness certificate other than an experimental

20 certificate has been issued by the Administrator)’’ after

21 ‘‘civil subsonic turbojet’’.

22 (b) FAR MODIFIED.—The Federal Aviation Regula23 tions contained in part 14 of the Code of Federal Regula24 tions that implement section 47528 and related provisions
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1 shall be deemed to incorporate the change made by sub2 section (a) effective on the date of enactment of this Act.

3 SEC. 5. EXISTING AND PENDING DETERMINATIONS NOT AF4 FECTED.

5 The amendments made by section 3 and by section

6 4(a), and the provisions of section 4(b), do not interfere

7 with or otherwise modify any determination—

8 (1) made by the Federal Aviation Administra9 tion under part 161 of title 14 of the Code of Fed10 eral Regulations before November 2, 1999; or

11 (2) pursuant to an application that was pending

12 before the Federal Aviation Administration for a de13 termination under that part on November 1, 1999.

14 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM.

15 Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is

16 amended by striking ‘‘after’’ and all that follows and in17 serting ‘‘after March 31, 2000.’’.

Passed the Senate November 10, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1916

AN ACT

To extend certain expiring Federal Aviation Administration authorizations for a 6-month period,

and for other purposes.