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Lost Nation Airport, but in no event may the Fed-
eral share of the grant exceed $1,220,000. 
(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant under this subsection only if the Secretary re-
ceives such written assurances as the Secretary may 
require under section 47107 of title 49, United 
States Code, with respect to the grant and Lost Na-
tion Airport. 
(c) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE.—The 
Secretary may grant to the city of Willoughby an exemp-
tion from the provisions of sections 47107 and 47133 of 
such title, any grant obligations of the city of Willoughby, 
and regulations and policies of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration to the extent necessary to allow the city of 
Willoughby to use the proceeds from the sale approved 
under subsection (a) for any purpose authorized by the 
city of Willoughby. 
SEC. 811. POLLOCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOUISIANA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) Pollock Municipal Airport located in Pol-
lock, Louisiana (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘airport’’), has never been included in the National 
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems pursuant to sec-
tion 47103 of title 49, United States Code, and is 
therefore not considered necessary to meet the cur-
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rent or future needs of the national aviation system; 
and 
(2) closing the airport will not adversely affect 
aviation safety, aviation capacity, or air commerce. 
(b) REQUEST FOR CLOSURE.— 
(1) APPROVAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, requirement, or agreement and sub-
ject to the requirements of this section, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall— 
(A) approve a request from the town of 
Pollock, Louisiana, to close the airport as a 
public airport; and 
(B) release the town from any term, condi-
tion, reservation, or restriction contained in a 
surplus property conveyance or transfer docu-
ment, and from any order or finding by the De-
partment of Transportation on the use and re-
payment of airport revenue applicable to the 
airport, that would otherwise prevent the clo-
sure of the airport and redevelopment of the fa-
cilities to nonaeronautical uses. 
(2) CONTINUED AIRPORT OPERATION PRIOR TO 
APPROVAL.—The town of Pollock shall continue to 
operate and maintain the airport until the Adminis-
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trator grants the town’s request for closure of the 
airport. 
(3) USE
OF
PROCEEDS
FROM
SALE
OF
AIR-
PORT.—Upon the approval of the request to close 
the airport, the town of Pollock shall obtain fair 
market value for the sale of the airport property and 
shall immediately upon receipt transfer all such pro-
ceeds from the sale of the airport property to the 
sponsor of a public airport designated by the Admin-
istrator to be used for the development or improve-
ment of such airport. 
(4) RELOCATION OF AIRCRAFT.—Before closure 
of the airport, the town of Pollock shall provide ade-
quate time for any airport-based aircraft to relocate. 
SEC. 812. HUMAN INTERVENTION AND MOTIVATION STUDY 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall develop a human 
intervention and motivation study program for flight crew-
members involved in air carrier operations in the United 
States under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 813. WASHINGTON, DC, AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION 
ZONE. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF PLAN TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
coordination with Secretary of Homeland Security and 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a plan for the Washington, DC, Air Defense 
Identification Zone. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall outline spe-
cific changes to the Washington, DC, Air Defense Identi-
fication Zone that will decrease operational impacts and 
improve general aviation access to airports in the National 
Capital Region that are currently impacted by the zone. 
SEC. 814. MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including the Federal Airport Act (as in effect 
on August 8, 1958), the United States releases, without 
monetary consideration, all restrictions, conditions, and 
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limitations on the use, encumbrance, or conveyance of cer-
tain land located in the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, 
more particularly described as Tracts 22 and 24 of the 
Fourth Addition to the Town Site of Anchorage, Alaska, 
as shown on the plat of U.S. Survey No. 1456, accepted 
June 13, 1923, on file in the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, Department of Interior. 
(b) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the municipality of Anchorage shall be released 
from the repayment of any outstanding grant obligations 
owed by the municipality to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration with respect to any land described in subsection 
(a) that is subsequently conveyed to or used by the De-
partment of Transportation and Public Facilities of the 
State of Alaska for the construction or reconstruction of 
a federally subsidized highway project. 
SEC. 815. 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM AT WILLIAM P. 
HOBBY AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Nation— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 
Air Terminal Museum located at William P. Hobby 
Airport in the city of Houston, Texas; 
(2) congratulates the city of Houston and the 
1940 Air Terminal Museum on the 80-year history 
of William P. Hobby Airport and the vital role of the 
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airport in Houston’s and the Nation’s transportation 
infrastructure; and 
(3) recognizes the 1940 Air Terminal Museum 
for its importance to the Nation in the preservation 
and presentation of civil aviation heritage and recog-
nizes the importance of civil aviation to the Nation’s 
history and economy. 
SEC. 816. DUTY PERIODS AND FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS 
APPLICABLE TO FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the 
following purposes: 
(1) To require a flight crewmember who is em-
ployed by an air carrier conducting operations under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and who accepts an additional assignment for flying 
under part 91 of such title from the air carrier or 
from any other air carrier conducting operations 
under part 121 or 135 of such title, to apply the pe-
riod of the additional assignment (regardless of 
whether the assignment is performed by the flight 
crewmember before or after an assignment to fly 
under part 121 of such title) toward any limitation 
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applicable to the flight crewmember relating to duty 
periods or flight times under part 121 of such title. 
(2) To require a flight crewmember who is em-
ployed by an air carrier conducting operations under 
part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
and who accepts an additional assignment for flying 
under part 91 of such title from the air carrier or 
any other air carrier conducting operations under 
part 121 or 135 of such title, to apply the period of 
the additional assignment (regardless of whether the 
assignment is performed by the flight crewmember 
before or after an assignment to fly under part 135 
of such title) toward any limitation applicable to the 
flight crewmember relating to duty periods or flight 
times under part 135 of such title. 
SEC. 817. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIR-
PORT PROPERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a pilot 
program at up to 4 public-use airports (as defined in sec-
tion 47102 of title 49, United States Code) that have a 
noise compatibility program approved by the Adminis-
trator under section 47504 of such title. 
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(b) GRANTS.—Under the pilot program, the Adminis-
trator may make a grant in a fiscal year, from funds made 
available under section 47117(e)(1)(A) of such title, to the 
operator of an airport participating in the pilot program— 
(1) to support joint planning (including plan-
ning described in section 47504(a)(2)(F) of such 
title), engineering design, and environmental permit-
ting for the assembly and redevelopment of real 
property purchased with noise mitigation funds 
made available under section 48103 or passenger fa-
cility revenues collected for the airport under section 
40117 of such title; and 
(2) to encourage compatible land uses with the 
airport and generate economic benefits to the airport 
operator and an affected local jurisdiction. 
(c) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator 
may not make a grant under this section unless the grant 
is made— 
(1) to enable the airport operator and an af-
fected local jurisdiction to expedite their noise miti-
gation redevelopment efforts with respect to real 
property described in subsection (b)(1); 
(2) subject to a requirement that the affected 
local jurisdiction has adopted zoning regulations that 
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permit compatible redevelopment of real property de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1); and 
(3) subject to a requirement that funds made 
available under section 47117(e)(1)(A) with respect 
to real property assembled and redeveloped under 
subsection (b)(1) plus the amount of any grants 
made for acquisition of such property under section 
47504 of such title are repaid to the Administrator 
upon the sale of such property. 
(d) COOPERATION WITH LOCAL AFFECTED JURIS-
DICTION.—An airport operator may use funds granted 
under this section for a purpose described in subsection 
(b) only in cooperation with an affected local jurisdiction. 
(e) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Govern-
ment share of the allowable costs of a project carried 
out under the pilot program shall be 80 percent. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—In determining the al-
lowable project costs of a project carried out under 
the pilot program for purposes of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall deduct from the total costs 
of the project that portion of the total costs of the 
project that are incurred with respect to real prop-
erty that is not owned or to be acquired by the air-
port operator pursuant to the noise compatibility 
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program for the airport or that is not owned by an 
affected local jurisdiction or other public entity. 
(3) 
MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—Not 
more 
than 
$5,000,000 in funds made available under section 
47117(e) of title 49, United States Code, may be ex-
pended under this pilot program at any single pub-
lic-use airport. 
(f) SPECIAL RULES
FOR REPAID FUNDS.—The 
amounts repaid to the Administrator with respect to an 
airport under subsection (c)(3)— 
(1) shall be available to the Administrator for 
the following actions giving preference to such ac-
tions in descending order: 
(A) reinvestment in an approved noise 
compatibility project at the airport; 
(B) reinvestment in another project at the 
airport that is available for funding under sec-
tion 47117(e) of title 49, United States Code; 
(C) reinvestment in an approved airport 
development project at the airport that is eligi-
ble for funding under section 47114, 47115, or 
47117 of such title; 
(D) reinvestment in approved noise com-
patibility project at any other public airport; 
and 
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(E) deposit in the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund established under section 9502 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
9502); 
(2) shall be in addition to amounts authorized 
under section 48103 of title 49, United States Code; 
and 
(3) shall remain available until expended. 
(g) USE OF PASSENGER FACILITY REVENUE.—An 
operator of an airport participating in the pilot program 
may use passenger facility revenue collected for the airport 
under section 40117 of title 49, United States Code, to 
pay the portion of the total cost of a project carried out 
by the operator under the pilot program that are not al-
lowable under subsection (e)(2). 
(h) SUNSET.—The Administrator may not make a 
grant under the pilot program after September 30, 2012. 
(i) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than the last 
day of the 30th month following the date on which the 
first grant is made under this section, the Administrator 
shall report to Congress on the effectiveness of the pilot 
program on returning real property purchased with noise 
mitigation 
funds 
made 
available 
under 
section 
47117(e)(1)(A) or 47505 or passenger facility revenues to 
productive use. 
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(j) NOISE
COMPATIBILITY
MEASURES.—Section 
47504(a)(2) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) joint comprehensive land use plan-
ning, including master plans, traffic studies, en-
vironmental evaluation and economic and feasi-
bility studies, with neighboring local jurisdic-
tions undertaking community redevelopment in 
the area where any land or other property in-
terest acquired by the airport operator under 
this subsection is located, to encourage and en-
hance redevelopment opportunities that reflect 
zoning and uses that will prevent the introduc-
tion of additional incompatible uses and en-
hance redevelopment potential.’’. 
SEC. 818. HELICOPTER OPERATIONS OVER LONG ISLAND, 
NEW YORK. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study on helicopter op-
erations over Long Island, New York. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Ad-
ministrator shall examine, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The effect of helicopter operations on resi-
dential areas, including— 
(A) safety issues relating to helicopter op-
erations; 
(B) noise levels relating to helicopter oper-
ations and ways to abate the noise levels; and 
(C) any other issue relating to helicopter 
operations on residential areas. 
(2) The feasibility of diverting helicopters from 
residential areas. 
(3) The feasibility of creating specific air lanes 
for helicopter operations. 
(4) The feasibility of establishing altitude limits 
for helicopter operations. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Any determination under this sec-
tion on the feasibility of establishing limitations or restric-
tions for helicopter operations over Long Island, New 
York, shall not apply to helicopters performing operations 
for news organizations, the military, law enforcement, or 
providers of emergency services. 
(d) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with 
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the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority to ensure 
the safe and efficient use of the national airspace system. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the results of the study, in-
cluding information and recommendations concerning the 
issues examined under subsection (b). 
SEC. 819. CABIN TEMPERATURE STANDARDS STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall conduct a study to deter-
mine whether onboard temperature standards are nec-
essary to protect cabin and cockpit crew members and pas-
sengers on an aircraft of an air carrier used to provide 
air transportation from excessive heat onboard such air-
craft during standard operations or during an excessive 
flight delay. 
(b) TEMPERATURE
REVIEW.—In conducting the 
study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) survey onboard cabin and cockpit tempera-
tures of a representative sampling of different air-
craft types and operations; 
(2) address the appropriate placement of tem-
perature monitoring devices onboard the aircraft to 
determine the most accurate measurement of on-
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board temperature and develop a system for the re-
porting of excessive temperature onboard passenger 
aircraft by cockpit and cabin crew members; and 
(3) review the impact of implementing such on-
board temperature standards on the environment, 
fuel economy, and avionics and determine the costs 
associated with such implementation and the feasi-
bility of using ground equipment or other mitigation 
measures to offset any such costs. 
(c) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit to Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study. 
SEC. 820. CIVIL PENALTIES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 46301 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘chap-
ter 451,’’ before ‘‘section 47107(b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or chapter 451’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
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(A) by inserting after ‘‘44723)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, chapter 451 (except section 45107)’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909),’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section 45107 or’’. 
SEC. 821. STUDY AND REPORT ON ALLEVIATING CONGES-
TION. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
and submit a report to Congress regarding effective strat-
egies to alleviate congestion in the national airspace at air-
ports during peak travel times, by evaluating the effective-
ness of reducing flight schedules and staggering flights, 
developing incentives for airlines to reduce the number of 
flights offered, and instituting slots and quotas at air-
ports. In addition, the Comptroller General shall compare 
the efficiency of implementing the strategies in the pre-
ceding sentence with redesigning airspace and evaluate 
any legal obstacles to implementing such strategies. 
SEC. 822. AIRLINE PERSONNEL TRAINING ENHANCEMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations under chapter 447 of title 49, United States 
Code, that require air carriers to provide initial and an-
nual recurring training for flight attendants and gate at-
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