Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4226
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2004-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Aircraft
Aircraft engines
Aviation agreements
Business records
Commerce
Contracts
Data banks
Department of Transportation
Directories
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
International Affairs
Law
Leases
Licenses
Motor vehicle registration
Science, Technology, Communications
Trade agreements
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2004-04-28
text: 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 - Provides for implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003, or Cape Town Treaty (an electronic registry system for internationally established and recognized financing and leasing rights).
 
Amends Federal aviation law to revise requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in U.S. civil aircraft. Reduces from 750 to 550 the rated take-off horsepower (or equivalent) of any specifically identified aircraft engine with respect to which leases and security instruments are to be recorded in such system. Requires the recording of notices of prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty, as well as related releases, cancellations, discharges, and satisfactions.
 
Designates the FAA Civil Aviation Registry as the United States Entry Point to the International Registry (established by the Cape Town Treaty) with respect to: (1) U.S. aircraft; (2) aircraft engines; and (3) any aircraft for which a U.S. identification number has been assigned, but only with regard to a notice recorded with respect to prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty. Makes any registration with the International Registry relating to such an aircraft valid only if the person seeking the registration first files documents meeting the recordation requirements, and the U.S. Entry Point authorizes the registration.
 
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations which specify, at a minimum, the requirements for: (1) the registration of aircraft previously registered in a country in which the Cape Town Treaty is in effect; (2) the cancellation of registration of a U.S. civil aircraft based on a request made in accordance with the Cape Town Treaty; and (3) the filing of documents eligible for recording within a specified time period in order to maintain the validity of such prospective interests.

action_date: 2004-06-08
text: 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 - Provides for implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003, or Cape Town Treaty (an electronic registry system for internationally established and recognized financing and leasing rights).
 
 
Amends Federal aviation law to revise requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in U.S. civil aircraft. Reduces from 750 to 550 the rated take-off horsepower (or equivalent) of any specifically identified aircraft engine with respect to which leases and security instruments are to be recorded in such system. 
 
Designates the FAA Civil Aviation Registry as the United States Entry Point to the International Registry (established by the Cape Town Treaty) with respect to: (1) U.S. aircraft; (2) aircraft engines; and (3) any aircraft for which a U.S. identification number has been assigned, but only with regard to a notice filed under a system established by the Administrator for filing notices of prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty. Directs the FAA administrator to establish such a system. Requires related documents to be filed for recordation within 60 days after such a notice is filed, or the notice, and any related registration with the International Registry, shall not be valid.
 

 
Makes any registration with the International Registry relating to an aircraft (other than aircraft engines) valid only if the person seeking the registration first files documents meeting the recordation requirements, and the U.S. Entry Point authorizes the registration.
 
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations which specify, at a minimum, the requirements for: (1) the registration of aircraft previously registered in a country in which the Cape Town Treaty is in effect; and (2) the cancellation of registration of a U.S. civil aircraft based on a request made in accordance with the Cape Town Treaty.

action_date: 2004-06-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 8, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 - Provides for implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003, or Cape Town Treaty (an electronic registry system for internationally established and recognized financing and leasing rights).
 
Amends Federal aviation law to revise requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in U.S. civil aircraft. Reduces from 750 to 550 the rated take-off horsepower (or equivalent) of any specifically identified aircraft engine with respect to which leases and security instruments are to be recorded in such system. 
 
Designates the FAA Civil Aviation Registry as the United States Entry Point to the International Registry (established by the Cape Town Treaty) with respect to: (1) U.S. aircraft; (2) aircraft engines; and (3) any aircraft for which a U.S. identification number has been assigned, but only with regard to a notice filed under a system established by the Administrator for filing notices of prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty. Directs the FAA Administrator to establish such a system. Requires related documents to be filed for recordation within 60 days after such a notice is filed, or the notice, and any related registration with the International Registry, shall not be valid.
 
Makes any registration with the International Registry relating to an aircraft (other than aircraft engines) valid only if the person seeking the registration first files documents meeting the recordation requirements, and the U.S. Entry Point authorizes the registration.
 
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations which specify, at a minimum, the requirements for: (1) the registration of aircraft previously registered in a country in which the Cape Town Treaty is in effect; and (2) the cancellation of registration of a U.S. civil aircraft based on a request made in accordance with the Cape Town Treaty.

action_date: 2004-07-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 8, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 - Provides for implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003, or Cape Town Treaty (an electronic registry system for internationally established and recognized financing and leasing rights).
 
Amends Federal aviation law to revise requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in U.S. civil aircraft. Reduces from 750 to 550 the rated take-off horsepower (or equivalent) of any specifically identified aircraft engine with respect to which leases and security instruments are to be recorded in such system. 
 
Designates the FAA Civil Aviation Registry as the United States Entry Point to the International Registry (established by the Cape Town Treaty) with respect to: (1) U.S. aircraft; (2) aircraft engines; and (3) any aircraft for which a U.S. identification number has been assigned, but only with regard to a notice filed under a system established by the Administrator for filing notices of prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty. Directs the FAA Administrator to establish such a system. Requires related documents to be filed for recordation within 60 days after such a notice is filed, or the notice, and any related registration with the International Registry, shall not be valid.
 
Makes any registration with the International Registry relating to an aircraft (other than aircraft engines) valid only if the person seeking the registration first files documents meeting the recordation requirements, and the U.S. Entry Point authorizes the registration.
 
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations which specify, at a minimum, the requirements for: (1) the registration of aircraft previously registered in a country in which the Cape Town Treaty is in effect; and (2) the cancellation of registration of a U.S. civil aircraft based on a request made in accordance with the Cape Town Treaty.

action_date: 2004-08-09
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 8, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Cape Town Treaty Implementation Act of 2004 - Provides for implementation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003, or Cape Town Treaty (an electronic registry system for internationally established and recognized financing and leasing rights).
 
Amends Federal aviation law to revise requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system for recording conveyances that affect an interest in U.S. civil aircraft. Reduces from 750 to 550 the rated take-off horsepower (or equivalent) of any specifically identified aircraft engine with respect to which leases and security instruments are to be recorded in such system. 
 
Designates the FAA Civil Aviation Registry as the United States Entry Point to the International Registry (established by the Cape Town Treaty) with respect to: (1) U.S. aircraft; (2) aircraft engines; and (3) any aircraft for which a U.S. identification number has been assigned, but only with regard to a notice filed under a system established by the Administrator for filing notices of prospective assignments and prospective international interests in, and prospective sales of, aircraft or aircraft engines under the Cape Town Treaty. Directs the FAA Administrator to establish such a system. Requires related documents to be filed for recordation within 60 days after such a notice is filed, or the notice, and any related registration with the International Registry, shall not be valid.
 
Makes any registration with the International Registry relating to an aircraft (other than aircraft engines) valid only if the person seeking the registration first files documents meeting the recordation requirements, and the U.S. Entry Point authorizes the registration.
 
Directs the Administrator to issue regulations which specify, at a minimum, the requirements for: (1) the registration of aircraft previously registered in a country in which the Cape Town Treaty is in effect; and (2) the cancellation of registration of a U.S. civil aircraft based on a request made in accordance with the Cape Town Treaty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-09
text: Became Public Law No: 108-297.
action_date: 2004-08-09
text: Became Public Law No: 108-297.
action_date: 2004-08-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-08-09
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2004-07-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-07-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8569)
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8569)
action_date: 2004-06-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4661-4662)
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4661-4662)
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4226.
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4661-4663)
action_date: 2004-06-22
text: Mr. Mica moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-526.
action_date: 2004-06-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-526.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-05-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-04-29
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-04-29
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2004-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2004-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-04-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 108-297