Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/41731
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49 U.S. Code § 41731 - Definitions | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 41731. Definitions
49 U.S. Code § 41731. Definitions
was determined, on or after October 1, 1988, and before the date of the enactment of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190), under this subchapter by the Secretary of Transportation to be eligible to receive subsidized small community air service under section 41736(a);
(b) Limitation on Authority To Decide a Place Not an Eligible Place.—
(c) Exception for Locations in Alaska and Hawaii.—
(d) Exceptions for Locations More Than 175 Driving Miles From the Nearest Large or Medium Hub Airport.—
(f) Definition.—
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1143; Pub. L. 106–181, title II, § 208, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 95; Pub. L. 108–176, title II, § 225(b)(2), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2529; Pub. L. 112–27, § 6, Aug. 5, 2011, 125 Stat. 271; Pub. L. 112–95, title IV, §§ 421, 422, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 96, 97; Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 453(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3348.)
2018—Subsec. (a)(1)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 115–254 substituted “FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190),” for “Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century,”.
Pub. L. 108–176, title IV, § 409, Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2547, as amended by Pub. L. 110–190, § 4(d)(1), Feb. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 644; Pub. L. 110–330, § 5(k), Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3719; Pub. L. 111–69, § 5(k), Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2055; Pub. L. 111–249, § 5(k), Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2628; Pub. L. 112–30, title II, § 205(k), Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 112–91, § 5(k), Jan. 31, 2012, 126 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 112–95, title IV, § 431, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 100; Pub. L. 114–55, title I, § 102(g), Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 114–141, title I, § 102(f), Mar. 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 114–190, title I, § 1102(g), July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 115–63, title I, § 102(g), Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1169; Pub. L. 115–141, div. M, title I, § 102(f), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 457, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3350, provided that:
“(a) Request for Secretarial Review.—
“(d) Limitation on Period of Final Order.—
A final order issued under subsection (c) shall terminate on September 30, 2023.”
[Pub. L. 110–190, § 4(d)(2), Feb. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 644, provided that:
“The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending section 409(d) of Pub. L. 108–176, set out above] shall take effect on September 29, 2007, and shall apply with respect to any final order issued under section 409(c) of such Act [section 409(c) of Pub. L. 108–176, set out above] that was in effect on such date.”
“(c) Statutory Construction.—
Pub. L. 106–181, title II, § 205, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 94, provided that:
“The Secretary [of Transportation] may provide assistance under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to a place that is located within 70 highway miles of a hub airport (as defined by section 41731 of such title) if the most commonly used highway route between the place and the hub airport exceeds 70 miles.”
Pub. L. 106–69, title III, § 332, Oct. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1022, provided that:
“Hereafter, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no essential air service subsidies shall be provided to communities in the 48 contiguous States that are located fewer than 70 highway miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such point is greater than 210 miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport.”
[Pub. L. 112–95, title IV, § 426(c), (d), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 99, as amended by Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 458, title V, § 539(s)(2), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3350, 3372, provided that:
[“(c) Subsidy Cap.—Subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary of Transportation may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the subsidy-per-passenger cap established by section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–69; 113 Stat. 1022) [set out above]. A waiver issued under this subsection shall remain in effect for a limited period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
[“(d) Reduction in Subsidy-per-passenger.—
[“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall waive application of the subsidy-per-passenger cap described under subsection (c) if the Secretary finds that the community’s subsidy-per-passenger for a fiscal year is lower than the subsidy-per-passenger for any of the 3 previous fiscal years.
[“(2) Exception.—The Secretary shall waive application of the subsidy-per-passenger cap if the subsidy-per-passenger for a fiscal year is less than 10 percent higher than the highest subsidy-per-passenger from any of the 3 previous fiscal years. The Secretary may only waive application of the subsidy-per-passenger cap under this paragraph once per community.
[“(3) Rule of construction.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the Secretary’s ability under subsection (c) to waive application of the subsidy-per-passenger cap.”]