TUCSON STUDY.

SEC. 133. TUCSON STUDY. (a) Study.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study of the current and projected need for air traffic control and related services in the airspace in the vicinity of Tucson, Arizona. In particular the study shall focus upon— (1) the facilities and personnel necessary to assist general aviation pilots in the vicinity of Tucson and the United States-Mexico border area with services such as weather and traffic advisories; (2) flight plan filing; and (3) notification of law enforcement agencies that monitor international air traffic between Arizona and Mexico. (b) Report.—Not later than May 1, 1993, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the Administrator’s evaluation of the ability of the consolidation plans of the Federal Aviation Administration to assure no reduction or delay in the delivery of air traffic control and related services to pilots in the vicinity of Tucson. (c) Status.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall not change the status (including reductions in staff, changes in operating hours, changes in jurisdiction, and disconnection of telephone lines) of the Tucson flight service station before the 60th day following the date on which the report required by subsection (b) is submitted.