Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization : An Overview of Selected Provisions in Proposed Legislation

by Elias, Bart; Fischer, John W.; Kirk, Robert S.; Mccarthy, James E.; Yacobucci, Brent D.

• ISBN13: 9781604566239
• ISBN10: 160456623X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

The book is intended to provide a brief summary and analysis of major legislative provisions under consideration in the ongoing Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization process. The book is organised into six major program areas: aviation system finance; airport finance; FAA management and organisational issues; system capacity and safety; environmental issues; and miscellaneous programs and provisions. In several cases, provisions that appear in various unrelated sections of proposed legislation have been rearranged in this book in an effort to group and discuss related items in an issue-driven or programmatic context.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Overview of the FAA Proposal

Overview of S. 1300 and S. 2345

Overview of H.R. 2881

Funding Authorization Levels

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

FAA Finance

FAA Proposal

Proposed Tax and Fee Structure

Air Transportation System Advisory Board (Board)

Budget and Structural Provisions

Agency Funding

S. 1300

Modernization Surcharge

Leveraged Financing for Next Generation Air Traffic Control System (Bonding Authority)

Air Traffic Control Modernization Oversight Board (Oversight Board)

S. 2345

Discussion

H.R. 2881

Registration, Certification, and Related Fees

Discussion

Airport Financing

AIP Funding

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Formula Funding (Entitlements)

Elimination of the $3.2 Billion AIP Program Level "Trigger"

Primary Airport Entitlements

Virtual Primary Airports

Puerto Rico Minimum Guarantee

General Aviation Entitlements

Alaska Supplemental Entitlement

Cargo Service Airport Entitlement

Pilot Program for Redevelopment of Airport Properties

Discretionary Funds

Minimum Discretionary Fund

Noise Set-Aside

Small Airport Fund

AIP Project Eligibility Changes

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

AIP Grant Assurances

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Federal Share

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)

Project Eligibility

Increasing the PFC Cap

Passenger Facility Charge Pilot Program

Competition Plans

PFC Grant Streamlining

Other Airport-Related Provisions

Privatization

Sale of a Private Airport to a Public Sponsor

Airport Development Rights Pilot Program

ADS-B Support Pilot Program

Airline Passenger Rights Issues

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

Airline Contingency Service Requirements

Posting Consumer Rights on Website

Publication of Customer Service Data and Flight Delay History

Expansion of DOT Airline Consumer Complaint Investigations

H.R. 2881

Monthly Air Carrier Reports

DOT Inspector General (IG) Review of Air Carrier Flight Delays, Cancellations, and Associated Causes

Airline and Airport "Emergency Contingency Plans"

Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection

Denied Boarding Compensation

Expansion of DOT Airline Consumer Complaint Investigations

Consumer Complaint Hotline Telephone Number

Insecticide Use on Passenger Aircraft

Spending Guarantee Mechanisms

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

FAA Management and Organizational Issues

Planning and Oversight of Next Generation Air Transportation System Development

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Realignment and Consolidation of FAA Facilities and Operations

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Partnerships for Next Generation Technology Deployment

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

FAA Personnel Management

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

FAA Technical Training and Staffing

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

System Capacity and Safety

Controlling Congestion at New York's LaGuardia Airport

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Market-Based Strategies for Alleviating Congestion

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Washington Reagan National Airport Slot Controls

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Runway Safety

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Aircraft Fuel Tank Safety

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Pilot Fatigue

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Safety

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Airline Pilot Age Restrictions

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Incorporating Unmanned Aircraft Operations

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Wake Turbulence Prediction, Detection, and Avoidance

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Safety of Airline Maintenance Practices

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Occupational Safety and Health

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Environmental and Energy Issues

Research Funding

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Mitigation Grants

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Grants and Procedural Changes to Assist with Environmental Compliance

FAA Proposal

S. 1300

H.R. 2881

Requirements

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