AIR Act

Bill: 117-hr-8042
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2022-06-13
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Airlines Independent of Restrictions Act or the</strong> <strong>AIR Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to rescind no fly zone restrictions over Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California, imposed under Federal Aviation Administration Notices to Airmen and stop maintaining the restrictions imposed under such notices.</p> <p>DOT may not issue a regulation or Notice to Air Missions to impose a no fly zone over Disneyworld and Disneyland for a period longer than 30 days, with specified exceptions for national security concerns.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8042 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2022 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Brooks , Mr. Clyde , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Perry , and Mr. Steube ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to rescind certain no fly zone restrictions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airlines Independent of Restrictions Act or the AIR Act . 2. No fly zone repeal (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall rescind the Federal Aviation Administration Notices to Airmen FDC 4/3634 and FDC 4/3635 and stop maintaining the restrictions imposed under such notices. (b) Limitation of authority (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation may not issue a regulation or a Notice to Air Missions to impose a no fly zone over the covered airspace for a period longer than 30 days. (2) Exception The Secretary may issue a regulation or Notice to Air Missions to impose a no fly zone over the covered airspace for a period longer than 30 days if the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Defense transmits to Congress a justification identifying the national security concerns and rationale for imposing such a no fly zone of the covered airspace for longer than 30 days. (c) Covered airspace defined In this section, the term covered airspace means the airspace covered under the no fly zone imposed under the Federal Aviation Administration Notices to Airmen FDC 4/3634 and FDC 4/3635.