[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 948 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 948

To prohibit aircraft from flying over the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, 
             during certain times, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit aircraft from flying over the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, 
             during certain times, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    Except in the case of an in-flight emergency and flights for 
purposes of providing law enforcement or medical assistance, aircraft 
are prohibited from flying at less than 2,000 feet above mean sea level 
over, and within 2,000 feet horizontal distance of, the Ballpark in 
Arlington, located in Arlington, Texas, during any public event at the 
Ballpark that is identified by the city of Arlington to the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. The 
identification shall be in such form and contain such information as 
the Administrator may require. The prohibition shall begin 2 hours 
before the event and end 1 hour after the conclusion of the event. The 
Administrator shall take appropriate action to provide for the 
depiction and publication of such prohibition at the Ballpark in 
Arlington and airports providing service to the surrounding area.

SEC. 2. VIOLATIONS.

    A violation of section 1 shall be treated as a violation of section 
40103(b) of title 49, United States Code, is treated for purposes of a 
civil penalty or certificate enforcement action by the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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