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(4) Redesign of the national airspace should be a high
priority for the Federal Aviation Administration and the air
transportation industry.
(b) REDESIGN.—The Administrator, with advice from the avia-
tion industry and other interested parties, shall conduct a com-
prehensive redesign of the national airspace system.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2000, the Adminis-
trator shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on
the Administrator’s comprehensive national airspace redesign. The
report shall include projected milestones for completion of the
redesign and shall also include a date for completion.
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Administrator to carry out this section $12,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
SEC. 737. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid
unnecessary duplication of expense and effort, the Secretary may
authorize the use, in whole or in part, of a completed environmental
assessment or environmental impact study for new construction
projects on the air operations area of an airport, if the completed
assessment or study was for a project at the airport that is substan-
tially similar in nature to the new project. Any such authorized
use shall meet all requirements of Federal law for the completion
of such an assessment or study.
SEC. 738. FAA CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN STATE PROPOSALS.
The Administrator is encouraged to consider any proposal with
a regional consensus submitted by a State aviation authority
regarding the expansion of existing airport facilities or the introduc-
tion of new airport facilities.
SEC. 739. CINCINNATI-MUNICIPAL BLUE ASH AIRPORT.
(a) APPROVAL OF SALE.—To maintain the efficient utilization
of airports in the high-growth Cincinnati local airport system, and
to ensure that the Cincinnati-Municipal Blue Ash Airport continues
to operate to relieve congestion at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky
International Airport and to provide greater access to the general
aviation community beyond the expiration of the City of Cincinnati’s
grant obligations, the Secretary may approve the sale of Cincinnati-
Municipal Blue Ash Airport from the City of Cincinnati to the
City of Blue Ash upon a finding that the City of Blue Ash meets
all applicable requirements for sponsorship and if the City of Blue
Ash agrees to continue to maintain and operate Blue Ash Airport,
as generally contemplated and described within the Blue Ash
Master Plan Update dated November 30, 1998, for a period of
20 years from the date existing grant assurance obligations of
the City of Cincinnati expire.
(b) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM SALE.—The Secretary and
the Administrator are authorized to grant the City of Cincinnati
an exemption from the provisions of sections 47107 and 47133
of title 49, United States Code, grant obligations of the City of
Cincinnati, and regulations and policies of the Federal Aviation
Administration, to the extent necessary to allow the City of Cin-
cinnati to use the proceeds from the sale approved under subsection
(a) for any purpose authorized by the City of Cincinnati.
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SEC. 740. AUTHORITY TO SELL AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS FOR
USE IN RESPONDING TO OIL SPILLS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—
(1) SALE
OF
AIRCRAFT
AND
AIRCRAFT
PARTS.—Notwith-
standing section 202 of the Federal Property and Administra-
tive Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483) and subject to sub-
sections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may sell, during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act and ending September 30, 2002, aircraft and aircraft parts
referred to in paragraph (2) to a person or entity that provides
oil spill response services (including the application of oil
dispersants by air) pursuant to an oil spill response plan that
has been approved by the Secretary of the Department in
which the Coast Guard is operating.
(2) AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT PARTS THAT MAY BE SOLD.—
The aircraft and aircraft parts that may be sold under para-
graph (1) are aircraft and aircraft parts of the Department
of Defense that are determined by the Secretary of Defense
to be—
(A) excess to the needs of the Department; and
(B) acceptable for commercial sale.
(b) CONDITIONS OF SALE.—Aircraft and aircraft parts sold under
subsection (a)—
(1) shall have as their primary purpose usage for oil spill
spotting, observation, and dispersant delivery and may not
have any secondary purpose that would interfere with oil spill
response efforts under an oil spill response plan; and
(2) may not be flown outside of or removed from the United
States except for the purpose of fulfilling an international agree-
ment to assist in oil spill dispersing efforts, for immediate
response efforts for an oil spill outside United States waters
that has the potential to threaten United States waters, or
for other purposes that are jointly approved by the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation.
(c) CERTIFICATION OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES.—The Secretary
of Defense may sell aircraft and aircraft parts to a person or
entity under subsection (a) only if the Secretary of Transportation
certifies to the Secretary of Defense, in writing, before the sale,
that the person or entity is capable of meeting the terms and
conditions of a contract to deliver oil spill dispersants by air, and
that the overall system to be employed by that person or entity
for the delivery and application of oil spill dispersants has been
sufficiently tested to ensure that the person or entity is capable
of being included in an oil spill response plan that has been
approved by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating.
(d) REGULATIONS.—
(1) ISSUANCE.—As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator
of General Services, shall prescribe regulations relating to the
sale of aircraft and aircraft parts under this section.
(2) CONTENTS.—The regulations shall—
(A) ensure that the sale of the aircraft and aircraft
parts is made at a fair market value, as determined by
the Secretary of Defense, and, to the extent practicable,
on a competitive basis;
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(B) require a certification by the purchaser that the
aircraft and aircraft parts will be used only in accordance
with the conditions set forth in subsection (b);
(C) establish appropriate means of verifying and
enforcing the use of the aircraft and aircraft parts by
the purchaser and other operators in accordance with the
conditions set forth in subsection (b) or pursuant to sub-
section (e); and
(D) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that
the Secretary of Defense consults with the Administrator
of General Services and with the heads of appropriate
departments and agencies of the Federal Government
regarding alternative requirements for such aircraft and
aircraft parts before the sale of such aircraft and aircraft
parts under this section.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of
Defense may require such other terms and conditions in connection
with each sale of aircraft and aircraft parts under this section
as the Secretary considers appropriate for such sale. Such terms
and conditions shall meet the requirements of regulations prescribed
under subsection (d).
(f ) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2002, the Secretary
of Defense shall transmit to the Committees on Armed Services
and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
the Committees on National Security and Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report on the Secretary’s
exercise of authority under this section. The report shall set forth—
(1) the number and types of aircraft sold under the
authority, and the terms and conditions under which the air-
craft were sold;
(2) the persons or entities to which the aircraft were sold;
and
(3) an accounting of the current use of the aircraft sold.
(g) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—Nothing in this section
may be construed as affecting the authority of the Adminis-
trator under any other provision of law.
(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this section
may be construed to waive, with respect to an aircraft sold
under the authority of this section, any requirement to obtain
a certificate from the Administrator to operate the aircraft
for any purpose (other than oil spill spotting, observation, and
dispersant delivery) for which such a certificate is required.
(h) PROCEEDS FROM SALE.—The net proceeds of any amounts
received by the Secretary of Defense from the sale of aircraft and
aircraft parts under this section shall be covered into the general
fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 741. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES BY COMPUTER RESERVATIONS
SYSTEMS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.
(a) ACTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY ACTIVITY BY FOREIGN
CRS SYSTEMS.—Section 41310 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(g) ACTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY ACTIVITY BY FOREIGN
CRS SYSTEMS.—The Secretary of Transportation may take such
actions as the Secretary considers are in the public interest to
eliminate an activity of a foreign air carrier that owns or markets
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a computer reservations system, or of a computer reservations
system firm whose principal offices are located outside the United
States, when the Secretary, on the initiative of the Secretary or
on complaint, decides that the activity, with respect to airline
service—
‘‘(1) is an unjustifiable or unreasonable discriminatory,
predatory, or anticompetitive practice against a computer res-
ervations system firm whose principal offices are located inside
the United States; or
‘‘(2) imposes an unjustifiable or unreasonable restriction
on access of such a computer reservations system to a foreign
market.’’.
(b) COMPLAINTS BY CRS FIRMS.—Section 41310 is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘air carrier’’ in the first sentence and
inserting ‘‘air carrier, computer reservations system firm,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (c) or (g)’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘air carrier’’ in subparagraph (B) and
inserting ‘‘air carrier or computer reservations system
firm’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1) by inserting ‘‘or a computer reserva-
tions system firm is subject when providing services with
respect to airline service’’ before the period at the end of the
first sentence.
SEC. 742. SPECIALTY METALS CONSORTIUM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may work with a consor-
tium of domestic metal producers and aircraft engine manufacturers
to improve the quality of turbine engine materials and to address
melting technology enhancements.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after entering into an
agreement with a consortium described in subsection (a), the
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the goals
and efforts of the consortium.
SEC. 743. ALKALI SILICA REACTIVITY DISTRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may conduct a study on
the impact of alkali silica reactivity distress on airport runways
and taxiways and the use of lithium salts and other alternatives
for mitigation and prevention of such distress. The study shall
include a determination based on in-the-field inspections followed
by petrographic analysis or other similar techniques.
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Administrator may
carry out the study by making a grant to, or entering into a
cooperative agreement with, a nonprofit organization for the conduct
of all or a part of the study.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of initi-
ation of the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
SEC. 744. ROLLING STOCK EQUIPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1168 of title 11, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1168. Rolling stock equipment
‘‘(a)(1) The right of a secured party with a security interest
in or of a lessor or conditional vendor of equipment described
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in paragraph (2) to take possession of such equipment in compliance
with an equipment security agreement, lease, or conditional sale
contract, and to enforce any of its other rights or remedies under
such security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, to sell,
lease, or otherwise retain or dispose of such equipment, is not
limited or otherwise affected by any other provision of this title
or by any power of the court, except that right to take possession
and enforce those other rights and remedies shall be subject to
section 362, if—
‘‘(A) before the date that is 60 days after the date of
commencement of a case under this chapter, the trustee, subject
to the court’s approval, agrees to perform all obligations of
the debtor under such security agreement, lease, or conditional
sale contract; and
‘‘(B) any default, other than a default of a kind described
in section 365(b)(2), under such security agreement, lease, or
conditional sale contract—
‘‘(i) that occurs before the date of commencement of
the case and is an event of default therewith is cured
before the expiration of such 60-day period;
‘‘(ii) that occurs or becomes an event of default after
the date of commencement of the case and before the
expiration of such 60-day period is cured before the later
of—
‘‘(I) the date that is 30 days after the date of
the default or event of the default; or
‘‘(II) the expiration of such 60-day period; and
‘‘(iii) that occurs on or after the expiration of such
60-day period is cured in accordance with the terms of
such security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract,
if cure is permitted under that agreement, lease, or condi-
tional sale contract.
‘‘(2) The equipment described in this paragraph—
‘‘(A) is rolling stock equipment or accessories used on rolling
stock equipment, including superstructures or racks, that is
subject to a security interest granted by, leased to, or condi-
tionally sold to a debtor; and
‘‘(B) includes all records and documents relating to such
equipment that are required, under the terms of the security
agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, that is to be
surrendered or returned by the debtor in connection with the
surrender or return of such equipment.
‘‘(3) Paragraph (1) applies to a secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor acting in its own behalf or acting as trustee or
otherwise in behalf of another party.
‘‘(b) The trustee and the secured party, lessor, or conditional
vendor whose right to take possession is protected under subsection
(a) may agree, subject to the court’s approval, to extend the 60-
day period specified in subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(c)(1) In any case under this chapter, the trustee shall imme-
diately surrender and return to a secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor, described in subsection (a)(1), equipment described
in subsection (a)(2), if at any time after the date of commencement
of the case under this chapter such secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor is entitled pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to take posses-
sion of such equipment and makes a written demand for such
possession of the trustee.
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‘‘(2) At such time as the trustee is required under paragraph
(1) to surrender and return equipment described in subsection
(a)(2), any lease of such equipment, and any security agreement
or conditional sale contract relating to such equipment, if such
security agreement or conditional sale contract is an executory
contract, shall be deemed rejected.
‘‘(d) With respect to equipment first placed in service on or
prior to October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘lease’ includes any written agreement with
respect to which the lessor and the debtor, as lessee, have
expressed in the agreement or in a substantially contempora-
neous writing that the agreement is to be treated as a lease
for Federal income tax purposes; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘security interest’ means a purchase-money
equipment security interest.
‘‘(e) With respect to equipment first placed in service after
October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section, the term ‘rolling
stock equipment’ includes rolling stock equipment that is substan-
tially rebuilt and accessories used on such equipment.’’.
(b) AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT AND VESSELS.—Section 1110 of title
11, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 1110. Aircraft equipment and vessels
‘‘(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to
subsection (b), the right of a secured party with a security interest
in equipment described in paragraph (3), or of a lessor or conditional
vendor of such equipment, to take possession of such equipment
in compliance with a security agreement, lease, or conditional sale
contract, and to enforce any of its other rights or remedies, under
such security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, to sell,
lease, or otherwise retain or dispose of such equipment, is not
limited or otherwise affected by any other provision of this title
or by any power of the court.
‘‘(2) The right to take possession and to enforce the other
rights and remedies described in paragraph (1) shall be subject
to section 362 if—
‘‘(A) before the date that is 60 days after the date of
the order for relief under this chapter, the trustee, subject
to the approval of the court, agrees to perform all obligations
of the debtor under such security agreement, lease, or condi-
tional sale contract; and
‘‘(B) any default, other than a default of a kind specified
in section 365(b)(2), under such security agreement, lease, or
conditional sale contract—
‘‘(i) that occurs before the date of the order is cured
before the expiration of such 60-day period;
‘‘(ii) that occurs after the date of the order and before
the expiration of such 60-day period is cured before the
later of—
‘‘(I) the date that is 30 days after the date of
the default; or
‘‘(II) the expiration of such 60-day period; and
‘‘(iii) that occurs on or after the expiration of such
60-day period is cured in compliance with the terms of
such security agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract,
if a cure is permitted under that agreement, lease, or
contract.
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‘‘(3) The equipment described in this paragraph—
‘‘(A) is—
‘‘(i) an aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, appliance,
or spare part (as defined in section 40102 of title 49)
that is subject to a security interest granted by, leased
to, or conditionally sold to a debtor that, at the time such
transaction is entered into, holds an air carrier operating
certificate issued pursuant to chapter 447 of title 49 for
aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000
pounds or more of cargo; or
‘‘(ii) a documented vessel (as defined in section 30101(1)
of title 46) that is subject to a security interest granted
by, leased to, or conditionally sold to a debtor that is
a water carrier that, at the time such transaction is entered
into, holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity
or permit issued by the Department of Transportation;
and
‘‘(B) includes all records and documents relating to such
equipment that are required, under the terms of the security
agreement, lease, or conditional sale contract, to be surrendered
or returned by the debtor in connection with the surrender
or return of such equipment.
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) applies to a secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor acting in its own behalf or acting as trustee or
otherwise in behalf of another party.
‘‘(b) The trustee and the secured party, lessor, or conditional
vendor whose right to take possession is protected under subsection
(a) may agree, subject to the approval of the court, to extend
the 60-day period specified in subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(c)(1) In any case under this chapter, the trustee shall imme-
diately surrender and return to a secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor, described in subsection (a)(1), equipment described
in subsection (a)(3), if at any time after the date of the order
for relief under this chapter such secured party, lessor, or condi-
tional vendor is entitled pursuant to subsection (a)(1) to take posses-
sion of such equipment and makes a written demand for such
possession to the trustee.
‘‘(2) At such time as the trustee is required under paragraph
(1) to surrender and return equipment described in subsection
(a)(3), any lease of such equipment, and any security agreement
or conditional sale contract relating to such equipment, if such
security agreement or conditional sale contract is an executory
contract, shall be deemed rejected.
‘‘(d) With respect to equipment first placed in service on or
before October 22, 1994, for purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘lease’ includes any written agreement with
respect to which the lessor and the debtor, as lessee, have
expressed in the agreement or in a substantially contempora-
neous writing that the agreement is to be treated as a lease
for Federal income tax purposes; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘security interest’ means a purchase-money
equipment security interest.’’.
SEC. 745. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AIRPORT NOISE STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on airport noise in the United States.
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(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall examine—
(1) the selection of noise measurement methodologies used
by the Administrator;
(2) the threshold of noise at which health begins to be
affected;
(3) the effectiveness of noise abatement programs at air-
ports located in the United States;
(4) the impacts of aircraft noise on communities, including
schools;
(5) the noise assessment practices of the Federal Aviation
Administration 
and 
whether 
such 
practices 
fairly 
and
accurately reflect the burden of noise on communities; and
(6) the items requested to be examined by certain Members
of the House of Representatives in a letter relating to aircraft
noise to the Comptroller General dated April 30, 1999.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Con-
gress a report on the results of the study.
SEC. 746. NOISE STUDY OF SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall conduct a study
on recent changes to the flight patterns of aircraft using Sky Harbor
Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, and the effects of such changes on
the noise contours in the Phoenix, Arizona, region.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit
to Congress a report containing the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a) and recommendations for measures
to mitigate aircraft noise over populated areas in the Phoenix,
Arizona, region.
(2) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—The Administrator shall
make the report described in paragraph (1) available to the
public.
SEC. 747. NONMILITARY HELICOPTER NOISE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study—
(1) on the effects of nonmilitary helicopter noise on individ-
uals in densely populated areas in the continental United
States; and
(2) to develop recommendations for the reduction of the
effects of nonmilitary helicopter noise.
(b) FOCUS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall focus
on air traffic control procedures to address helicopter noise problems
and shall take into account the needs of law enforcement.
(c) CONSIDERATION OF VIEWS.—In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall consider the views of representatives of the heli-
copter industry and organizations with an interest in reducing
nonmilitary helicopter noise.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report
on the results of the study conducted under this section.
SEC. 748. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.
(a) AUTHORITY TO GRANT WAIVERS.—Notwithstanding section
16 of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on May 14, 1947) or
section 47125 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary may,
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subject to section 47153 of such title (as in effect on June 1,
1998), and subsection (b) of this section, waive with respect to
airport property parcels that, according to the Federal Aviation
Administration approved airport layout plan for Newport News/
Williamsburg International Airport, are no longer required for air-
port purposes from any term contained in the deed of conveyance
dated May 14, 1947, under which the United States conveyed such
property to the Peninsula Airport Commission for airport purposes
of the Commission.
(b) CONDITIONS.—Any waiver granted by the Secretary under
subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Peninsula Airport Commission shall agree that,
in leasing or conveying any interest in the property with respect
to which waivers are granted under subsection (a), the Commis-
sion will receive an amount that is equal to the fair lease
value or the fair market value, as the case may be, as deter-
mined pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary.
(2) Peninsula Airport Commission shall use any amount
so received only for the development, improvement, operation,
or maintenance of Newport News/Williamsburg International
Airport.
SEC. 749. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE TERMS OF DEED OF CONVEYANCE,
YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal Airport Act (as
in effect on October 31, 1956) or sections 47125 and 47153 of
title 49, United States Code, and subject to this section, the Sec-
retary of Transportation may waive any term contained in the
deed of conveyance dated October 31, 1956, by which the United
States conveyed lands to the County of Yavapai, Arizona, for use
by the county for airport purposes.
(b) LIMITATION.—No waiver may be granted under subsection
(a) if the waiver would result in the closure of an airport.
(c) CONDITION.—The County of Yavapai, Arizona, shall agree
that, in leasing or conveying any interest in property to which
the deed of conveyance described in subsection (a) relates, the
county will receive an amount that is equal to the fair lease value
or the fair market value, as the case may be, as determined pursu-
ant to regulations issued by the Secretary.
SEC. 750. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE TERMS OF DEED OF CONVEYANCE,
PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal Airport Act (as
in effect on June 3, 1952) or sections 47125 and 47153 of title
49, United States Code, and subject to this section, the Secretary
of Transportation may waive any term contained in the deed of
conveyance dated June 3, 1952, by which the United States con-
veyed lands to the County of Pinal, Arizona, for use by the county
for airport purposes.
(b) LIMITATION.—No waiver may be granted under subsection
(a) if the waiver would result in the closure of an airport.
(c) CONDITION.—The County of Pinal, Arizona, shall agree that,
in leasing or conveying any interest in property to which the deed
of conveyance described in subsection (a) relates, the county will
receive an amount that is equal to the fair lease value or the
fair market value, as the case may be, as determined pursuant
to regulations issued by the Secretary.
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SEC. 751. CONVEYANCE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY TO AN INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
including the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765, chapter
479; 50 U.S.C. App. 1622 et seq.), and subject to the requirements
of this section, the Secretary (or the appropriate Federal officer)
may waive, without charge, any of the terms contained in any
deed of conveyance described in subsection (b) that restrict the
use of any land described in such a deed that, as of the date
of the enactment of this Act, is not being used for the operation
of an airport or for air traffic. A waiver made under the preceding
sentence shall be deemed to be consistent with the requirements
of section 47153 of title 49, United States Code.
(b) DEED OF CONVEYANCE.—A deed of conveyance referred to
in subsection (a) is a deed of conveyance issued by the United
States before the date of the enactment of this Act for the convey-
ance of lands to a public institution of higher education in Okla-
homa.
(c) USE OF LANDS SUBJECT TO WAIVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the lands subject to a waiver under subsection (a) shall
not be subject to any term, condition, reservation, or restriction
that would otherwise apply to that land as a result of the
conveyance of that land by the United States to the institution
of higher education.
(2) USE OF REVENUES.—An institution of higher education
that is issued a waiver under subsection (a) shall use revenues
derived from the use, operation, or disposal of that land—
(A) for the airport; and
(B) to the extent that funds remain available, for
weather-related and educational purposes that primarily
benefit aviation.
(d) CONDITION.—An institution of higher education that is
issued a waiver under subsection (a), shall agree that, in leasing
or conveying any interest in land to which the deed of conveyance
described in subsection (b) relates, the institution will receive an
amount that is equal to the fair lease value or the fair market
value, as the case may be, as determined pursuant to regulations
issued by the Secretary.
(e) GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, if an institution of higher education that is subject to
a waiver under subsection (a) received financial assistance in
the form of a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration
or a predecessor agency before the date of the enactment of
this Act, then the Secretary may waive the repayment of the
outstanding amount of any grant that the institution of higher
education would otherwise be required to pay.
(2) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE SUBSEQUENT GRANTS.—Nothing
in paragraph (1) shall affect the eligibility of an institution
of higher education that is subject to that paragraph from
receiving grants from the Secretary under chapter 471 of title
49, United States Code, or under any other provision of law
relating to financial assistance provided through the Federal
Aviation Administration.
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SEC. 752. FORMER AIRFIELD LANDS, GRANT PARISH, LOUISIANA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of this section,
the United States may release, without monetary consideration,
all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on the use, encumbrance,
or conveyance of certain land located in Grant Parish, Louisiana,
identified as Tracts B, C, and D on the map entitled ‘‘Plat of
Restricted Properties/Former Pollock Army Airfield, Pollock, Lou-
isiana’’, dated August 1, 1996, to the extent such restrictions, condi-
tions, and limitations are enforceable by the United States, but
the United States shall retain the right of access to, and use
of, that land for national defense purposes in time of war or national
emergency.
(b) CONDITIONS.—Any release under subsection (a) shall be
subject to the following conditions:
(1) In leasing or conveying any interest in the land with
respect to which releases are granted under subsection (a),
the party owning the property after the releases shall receive
an amount that is equal to the fair lease value or the fair
market value, as the case may be, as determined pursuant
to regulations issued by the Secretary.
(2) Any amount so received may be used only for the
development, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the
airport.
SEC. 753. RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, MEMORIAL AIRPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may
grant a release from any term or condition in a grant agreement
for the development or improvement of the Raleigh County Memo-
rial Airport, West Virginia, if the Secretary determines that the
property to which the release applies—
(1) does not exceed 400 acres; and
(2) is not needed for airport purposes.
(b) CONDITION.—The proceeds of the sale of any property to
which a release under subsection (a) applies shall be used for
airport purposes.
SEC. 754. IDITAROD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section
47125 of title 49, United States Code), the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration, or the Administrator of General
Services, may convey to the Iditarod Area School District without
reimbursement all right, title, and interest in 12 acres of property
at Lake Minchumina, Alaska, identified by the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration, including the structures
known as housing units 100 through 105 and as utility building
301.
SEC. 
755. 
ALTERNATIVE 
POWER 
SOURCES 
FOR 
FLIGHT 
DATA
RECORDERS AND COCKPIT VOICE RECORDERS.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a study on the
need for an alternative power source for on-board flight data
recorders and cockpit voice recorders.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study.
(c) COORDINATION WITH NTSB.—If, before submitting the
report, the Administrator determines, after consultation with the
National Transportation Safety Board, that the Board is preparing
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recommendations with respect to the matter to be studied under
this section and will issue the recommendations within a reasonable
period of time, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a
report containing the Administrator’s comments on the Board’s
recommendations rather than conducting a separate study under
this section.
SEC. 756. TERMINAL AUTOMATED RADAR DISPLAY AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM.
The Administrator shall develop a national policy and related
procedures concerning the Terminal Automated Radar Display and
Information System and sequencing for visual flight rule air traffic
control towers.
SEC. 757. STREAMLINING SEAT AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM CERTIFI-
CATION PROCESS AND DYNAMIC TESTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.
(a) WORKING GROUPS.—Not later than 3 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall form a working
group comprised of both government and industry representatives
to make recommendations for streamlining the seat and restraint
system certification process and the 16g dynamic testing require-
ments under part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations,
to focus on reducing both the cost and the length of time associated
with certification of aircraft seats and restraints.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a report on the findings of the working group.
SEC. 758. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING AIR
TRAFFIC OVER NORTHERN DELAWARE.
(a) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘Brandywine Intercept’’ means the
point over Brandywine Hundred in northern Delaware that pilots
use for guidance and maintenance of safe operation from other
aircraft and over which most aircraft pass on their East Operations
approach to Philadelphia International Airport.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Brandywine Hundred area of New Castle County,
Delaware, serves as a major approach causeway to Philadelphia
International Airport’s East Operations runways.
(2) The standard of altitude over the Brandywine Intercept
is 3,000 feet, with airport scatter charts indicating that within
a given hour of consistent weather and visibility aircraft fly
over the Brandywine Hundred at anywhere from 2,500 to 4,000
feet.
(3) Lower airplane altitudes result in increased ground
noise.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that
the Secretary should—
(1) include northern Delaware in any study of aircraft
noise conducted under part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, required under the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 for the redesign of the airspace surrounding
Philadelphia International Airport;
(2) study the feasibility, consistent with safety, of placing
the approach causeway for Philadelphia International Airport’s
East Operations over the Delaware River (instead of Brandy-
wine Hundred); and
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(3) study the feasibility of increasing the standard altitude
over the Brandywine Intercept from 3,000 feet to 4,000 feet.
SEC. 759. POST FREE FLIGHT PHASE I ACTIVITIES.
Not later than August 1, 2000, the Administrator shall transmit
to Congress a definitive plan for the continued implementation
of Free Flight Phase I operational capabilities for fiscal years 2003
through 2005. The plan shall include and address the recommenda-
tions concerning operational capabilities for fiscal years 2003
through 2005 due to be made by the RTCA Free Flight Steering
Committee in December 1999 that was established at the direction
of the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan shall also include
budget estimates for the implementation of these operational
capabilities.
SEC. 760. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PROTECTING THE
FREQUENCY SPECTRUM USED FOR AVIATION COMMU-
NICATION.
It is the sense of the Congress that with the World Radio
Communication Conference scheduled to begin in May 2000 and
the need to ensure that the frequency spectrum available for avia-
tion communication and navigation is adequate, the Federal Avia-
tion Administration, working with appropriate Federal agencies
and departments, should—
(1) give high priority to developing a national policy to
protect the frequency spectrum used for the Global Positioning
System that is critical to aviation communications and the
safe operation of aircraft; and
(2) expedite the appointment of the United States Ambas-
sador to the World Radio Communication Conference.
SEC. 761. LAND EXCHANGES, FORT RICHARDSON AND ELMENDORF
AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA.
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Interior
and the Secrtaries of the Army, Air Force, or such other military
departments as may be necessary and appropriate may convey
to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for purposes of track realign-
ment all right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to approximately 227 acres of land located on Fort Richardson
and on Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in the vicinity of, and
in exchange for all right, title, and interest of the Alaska Railroad
Corporation in, approximately 229 acres of railroad right-of-way
located between railroad mileposts 117 and 129.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage and legal
description of the real property to be conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to each Secretary.
The cost of the surveys shall be borne by the Alaska Railroad
Corporation.
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Each Secretary may
require as to the real property under his jurisdiction such additional
terms and conditions in connection with the conveyances under
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect
the interests of the United States. The interest conveyed by the
Alaska Railroad Corporation to the United States under subsection
(a) shall be the full title and interest received by the Corporation
under the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.). The individual parcels of real property conveyed to the
United States under this section shall be incorporated into the
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appropriate land withdrawals for the military installation in which
they are situated or which surround them. The interest conveyed
to the Corporation by each Secretary under subsection (a) shall
be subject to the same reservations and limitations under the
Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 as are currently applicable
to the right-of-way for which the land is being exchanged.
(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects the duties,
responsibilities, and liability of the Federal Government under the
Comprehensive 
Environmental 
Response, 
Compensation, 
and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) concerning any lands
exchanged under this section.
SEC. 762. BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The current agreement between the United States and
the United Kingdom for operating rights between the two coun-
tries, known as Bermuda II, is one of the most restrictive
bilateral agreements the United States has with a developed
aviation power that provides substantially greater opportunities
and has resulted in a disproportionate market share in favor
of United Kingdom carriers over United States carriers.
(2) The United States has attempted in good faith to nego-
tiate a new bilateral agreement, but the United Kingdom has
been unwilling to accept or introduce reasonable proposals for
a new agreement.
(3) Because of the United Kingdom’s unwillingness to
accept reasonable proposals advanced by the United States,
the latest rounds of negotiations between the United States
and the United Kingdom for new operating rights have failed
to produce an agreement between the two countries.
(4) The Secretary has the discretionary authority to revoke
the exemption held by British carriers to operate the Concorde
aircraft into the United States.
(b) CONSIDERATION OF EXERCISING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
should immediately consider whether exercise of his authority to
revoke the Concorde exemption would be an appropriate and effec-
tive response to the present unsatisfactory situation.
(c) CONSIDERATION OF OTHER REMEDIES.—The Secretary should
immediately consider whether it would be effective and appropriate
to execute other remedies available to the United States Govern-
ment, including—
(1) revoking all slots and slot exemptions held by British
air carriers at all United States slot-restricted airports;
(2) rescinding current exemptions or permits under the
Bermuda II bilateral to prohibit flights by British carriers
to the United States; or
(3) renunciation of the current Bermuda II bilateral.
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL PARKS AIR
TOUR MANAGEMENT
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Parks Air Tour Manage-
ment Act of 2000’’.