prohibition of flight service station closures

prohibition of flight service station closures Sec. 22. For the three year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall not close or operate by remote control any existing flight service station operated by the Federal Aviation Administration, except (A) for part-time operation by remote control during low-activity periods, and (B) for the purpose of demonstrating the quality and effectiveness of service at a consolidated flight service station facility, not more than five flight service stations, at the discretion of the Secretary, may be closed or operated by remote control from not more than one air route traffic control center. Nothing in this section shall preclude the physical separation of a combined flight service station and tower facility, the operation by remote control of the flight service station portion of a combined flight service station and tower facility from another flight service station, or the relocation of an existing flight service station at another site, within the same flight service area if such flight service station continues to provide the same, service to airmen without interruption.