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[USC02] 49 USC 47528: Prohibition on operating certain aircraft not complying with stage 3 noise levels
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49 USC 47528: Prohibition on operating certain aircraft not complying with stage 3 noise levels Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2020
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(a) Prohibition.-Except as provided in subsection (b) or (f) of this section and section 47530 of this title, a person may operate after December 31, 1999, a civil subsonic turbojet (for which an airworthiness certificate other than an experimental certificate has been issued by the Administrator) with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds to or from an airport in the United States only if the Secretary of Transportation finds that the aircraft complies with the stage 3 noise levels.
(b) Waivers.-(1) If, not later than July 1, 1999, at least 85 percent of the aircraft used by an air carrier or foreign air carrier to provide air transportation comply with the stage 3 noise levels, the carrier may apply for a waiver of subsection (a) of this section for the remaining aircraft used by the carrier to provide air transportation. The application must be filed with the Secretary not later than January 1, 1999, or, in the case of a foreign air carrier, the 15th day following the date of the enactment of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century and must include a plan with firm orders for making all aircraft used by the carrier to provide air transportation comply with the noise levels not later than December 31, 2003.
(c) Schedule for Phased-In Compliance.-The Secretary shall establish by regulation a schedule for phased-in compliance with subsection (a) of this section. The phase-in period shall begin on November 5, 1990, and end before December 31, 1999. The regulations shall establish interim compliance dates. The schedule for phased-in compliance shall be based on-
(1) a detailed economic analysis of the impact of the phaseout date for stage 2 aircraft on competition in the airline industry, including-
(d) Annual Report.-Beginning with calendar year 1992-
(e) Hawaiian Operations.-(1) In this subsection, "turnaround service" means a flight between places only in Hawaii.
(4) An air carrier operating stage 2 aircraft under this subsection may transport stage 2 aircraft to or from the 48 contiguous States on a nonrevenue basis in order-
(f) Aircraft Modification, Disposal, Scheduled Heavy Maintenance, or Leasing.-
(1) In general.-The Secretary shall permit a person to operate after December 31, 1999, a stage 2 aircraft in nonrevenue service through the airspace of the United States or to or from an airport in the contiguous 48 States in order to-
(2) Procedure To Be Published.-Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish and publish a procedure to implement paragraph (1) through the use of categorical waivers, ferry permits, or other means.
(g) Statutory Construction.-Nothing in this section may be construed as interfering with, nullifying, or otherwise affecting determinations made by the Federal Aviation Administration, or to be made by the Administration with respect to applications under part 161 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that were pending on November 1, 1999.
( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1291 ; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(5) [title II, §231(a), (b)(1)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536 , 1501A-300, 1501A-301; Pub. L. 106–181, title VII, §721(a)–(c)(1), (d), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 164 , 165.)
47528(a) 49 App.:2157(a). Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, §9308(a)–(c), (g), 104 Stat. 1388–382 , 1388-383.
47528(e) 49 App.:2157(i). Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, 104 Stat. 1388–382 , §9308(i); added Oct. 28, 1991, Pub. L. 102–143, §349(b), 105 Stat. 949 .
2000-Pub. L. 106–181, §721(a), repealed Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(5) [title II, §231]. See 1999 Amendment notes and Construction of 2000 Amendment note below.
1999-Pub. L. 106–113, §1000(a)(5) [title II, §231(a)], which directed the amendment of section 47528 by substituting "subsection (b) or (f)" for "subsection (b)" in subsec. (a), adding a par. (4) to subsec. (e), and adding subsec. (f) at the end, without specifying the Code title to be amended, was repealed by Pub. L. 106–181, §721(a). See Construction of 2000 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 106–181, title VII, §721(c)(2), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 165 , provided that: "Regulations contained in title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that implement section 47528 of title 49, United States Code, and related provisions shall be deemed to incorporate the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] on the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 5, 2000]."
Pub. L. 106–181, title VII, §721(a), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 164 , provided that: "Section 231 of H.R. 3425 of the 106th Congress, as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106–113 [amending this section], is repealed and the provisions of law amended by such section shall be read as if such section had not been enacted into law."