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County to assist in Lake County’s purchase of the 
Lost Nation Airport under subsection (a). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the grant under this subsection shall be for 90 per-
cent of the cost of Lake County’s purchase of the 
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—
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(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-
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
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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-
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
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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 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2011. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 813. WASHINGTON, D.C., AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICA-
TION 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, D.C., Air De-
fense Identification Zone. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan shall outline spe-
cific changes to the Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identi-
fication Zone that will decrease operational impacts and
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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 
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.
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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 
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
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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 
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. LABOR INTEGRATION. 
(a) LABOR INTEGRATION.—With respect to any cov-
ered transaction involving a covered air carrier that results
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in the combination of crafts or classes that are subject 
to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), sections 
3 and 13 of the labor protective provisions imposed by the 
Civil Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger 
(as published at 59 C.A.B. 45) shall apply to the integra-
tion of covered employees of the covered air carrier; except 
that— 
(1) if the same collective bargaining agent rep-
resents the combining crafts or classes at the cov-
ered air carrier, that collective bargaining agent’s in-
ternal policies regarding integration, if any, will not 
be affected by and will supercede the requirements 
of this section; and 
(2) the requirements of any collective bar-
gaining agreement that may be applicable to the 
terms of integration involving covered employees of 
the covered air carrier shall also not be affected by 
and will supersede the requirements of this section, 
so long as those provisions supply at least the pro-
tections afforded by sections 3 and 13 of the Alle-
gheny-Mohawk provisions. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.—Any labor organization that 
represents individuals that are aggrieved as a result of a 
violation of the labor protective provisions applied under 
subsection (a) may bring an action to enforce this section,
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or to enforce the terms of any award or agreement result-
ing from arbitration or a settlement relating to the re-
quirements of this section. An action under this subsection 
shall be brought in an appropriate United States district 
court determined in accordance with section 1391 of title 
28, United States Code, without regard to the amount in 
controversy. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) AIR
CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ 
means an air carrier that holds a certificate issued 
under chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) COVERED AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered air carrier’’ means an air carrier that is in-
volved in a covered transaction. 
(3) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered 
employee’’ means an employee who— 
(A) is not a temporary employee; and 
(B) is a member of a craft or class that is 
subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 
151 et seq.). 
(4) COVERED TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered transaction’’ means—
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(A) a transaction for the combination of 
multiple air carriers into a single air carrier; 
and which 
(B) involves the transfer of ownership or 
control of— 
(i) 50 percent or more of the equity 
securities (as defined in section 101 of title 
11, United States Code) of an air carrier; 
or 
(ii) 50 percent or more (by value) of 
the assets of the air carrier. 
(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply to 
any covered transaction involving a covered air carrier 
that took place before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 818. 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. 
(b) GRANTS.—Under the pilot program, the Adminis-
trator may make a grant in a fiscal year, from funds made
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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); and 
(2) subject to a requirement that the affected 
local jurisdiction has adopted zoning regulations that 
permit compatible redevelopment of real property de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1);
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(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 
program for the airport or that is not owned by an 
affected local jurisdiction or other public entity.