Pub. L. 100-223, tit. I, sec. 103

DEFINITIONS.

EnactedYear: 1987Length: 323 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. (a) Inclusion of Heliports as Airports.— Section 503(a)(1) is amended— (1) by inserting “(A)” before “means”; and (2) by inserting “; and (B) includes any heliport” before the period at the end thereof. (b) Acquisition of Fire Fighting Equipment as Airport Development.— Section 503(a)(2)(B) is amended— (1) by striking out “or” at the end of clause (iv); (2) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (v) and inserting in lieu thereof “or”; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause: “(vi) fire fighting and rescue equipment at any airport which serves scheduled passenger operations of air carrier aircraft designed for more than 20 passenger seats; and”. (c) Landed Weight Defined.— Section 503(a) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (24), and any references thereto, as paragraphs (10) through (25); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new paragraph: “(9) ‘Landed weight’ means the weight of aircraft providing scheduled and nonscheduled service of only property (including mail) in intrastate, interstate, and foreign air transportation, as shall be determined by the Secretary pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.”. (d) Inclusion of Certain International Passengers as Passengers Enplaned.— Paragraph (10) of section 503(a), as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “and includes passengers on board international flights which transit an airport located in the 48 contiguous States for nontraffic purposes”. (e) Definition of Primary Airport.— Paragraph (12) of section 503(a), as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended by striking out “.01 percent” and all that follows through the period at the end 101 STAT. 1489thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “more than 10,000 passengers enplaned annually.”. (f) Conforming Amendment.— Section 101(1) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2101(1)) is amended by striking out section “503(17)” and inserting in lieu thereof “503(18)”.
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