Pub. L. 100-223, tit. I, sec. 104

NATIONAL AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SYSTEM PLANS.

EnactedYear: 1987Length: 313 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 104. NATIONAL AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SYSTEM PLANS. (a) Review of Plan.— (1) In general.— Section 504(a) is amended— (A) by inserting “(1) Publication, contents, and review of plan.—” before “Not later than two”; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) Special review.— As soon as feasible following the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall, in reviewing and revising the plan, take into account tall structures which reduce safety or airport capacity and make every reasonable effort to address the legitimate needs of air cargo operations, STOL/VSTOL aircraft operations, and rotary wing aircraft operations.”. (2) Conforming amendment.— Such section is further amended by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection. (b) Study of Special Use Airspace.— (1) In general.— Section 504(d) is amended by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: “(2) Special use airspace.— “(A) Review.— The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with aviation users, shall jointly conduct a national review of the need and utilization of special use airspace with a view to determining its impact on civil aviation operations and on the quality of the environment. “(B) Report.— Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense shall report to Congress the results of the review conducted under subparagraph (A), together with their recommendations.”. (2) Conforming amendments.— Section 504(d) is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting “Civil use of domestic military airports.—” before “The Department”; and (B) by indenting paragraph (1) and aligning such paragraph with paragraph (2), as inserted by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
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