[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 590 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 590

 To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to air carrier safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1995

 Mr. Oberstar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to air carrier safety.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNIFORM APPLICATION OF MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS FOR AIR 
              CARRIERS.

    Section 44701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Standard of Safety for Air Carriers.--Not later than March 1, 
1996, the minimum safety standards prescribed by the Administrator 
under subsection (b)(1) shall apply uniformly to all operations by air 
carriers providing air transportation, without regard to the seating or 
payload capacity of the aircraft involved; except that the 
Administrator may--
            ``(1) prescribe alternative safety standards for the 
        operation of aircraft of a type approved by the Administrator 
        for transportation of no more than 9 passengers (exclusive of 
        flight crew);
            ``(2) prescribe alternative safety standards for the 
        operation of an aircraft of a type approved by the 
        Administrator for transportation of no more than 30 passengers 
        (exclusive of flight crew) if such aircraft is not used to 
        provide scheduled air transportation; and
            ``(3) prescribe alternative safety standards, ensuring an 
        equivalent level of safety, for the operation of aircraft of a 
        type designed for the transportation of no more than 19 
        passengers (exclusive of flight crew) for which application for 
        design approval was made to the Administrator prior to February 
        17, 1987.
Alternative standards may be prescribed under paragraph (3) only for 
specific areas as to which the Administrator finds that alternative 
standards are necessary because the aircraft's approved design makes 
compliance with one or more of the uniform standards impossible.''.
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