3.0.0 4449 2023-01-11T13:32:11Z 2023-01-11T13:32:11Z House HR 2016-02-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KATKO:H.R. 4449.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H567]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-04T21:21:13Z Referred to 2016-02-03T15:01:40Z 2016-02-04 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2016-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 N L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2016-02-03 True Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Technology assessment Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Virginia Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-02-03 Introduced in House 2016-05-09T16:47:07Z This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT), by six months after completion of a safety risk management panel conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration for the Leesburg, Virginia, project, to establish a pilot program under which DOT shall install, operate, and assess the benefits of the technology of up to six remote air traffic control towers.

DOT must complete a safety risk management process for a participating airport before air traffic is actively controlled by a remote air traffic control tower at such airport.

An operator of a public-use airport may apply to participate in the pilot program. DOT: (1) shall establish a list of benefits of remote tower technology to the National Airspace System and criteria that facilities should meet in order to best achieve those benefits; and (2) may select for the pilot program, based on such criteria, one nonhub primary airport, two reliever airports without existing air traffic control towers, one primary airport for the purpose of augmenting the capabilities of an existing air traffic control tower, and two airports classified as local or basic in the national plan of integrated airport systems.

A selected airport shall be eligible for participation in, and funding from, the control tower contract program.

A remote air traffic control tower and ancillary equipment installed with federal funds under this bill shall be considered an air navigation facility.

The pilot program shall terminate five years after this bill's enactment.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a remote air traffic control tower pilot program. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a remote air traffic control tower pilot program. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a remote air traffic control tower pilot program. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4449ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4449ih.xml 2016-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.