[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1521 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1521

  To amend title 49, United States Code, concerning the treatment of 
                  certain aircraft as public aircraft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 1997

 Mr. Gallegly 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, concerning the treatment of 
                  certain aircraft as public aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Services Aviation Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AIRCRAFT DEFINED.

    Section 40102(a)(37) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, administration, or support'' 
                after ``performance''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such as'' and inserting ``such 
                as, but not limited to, public safety,''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
        following:
                ``A government-owned aircraft shall be considered to be 
                a public aircraft for the purposes of this part if the 
                aircraft is operated in the performance of a 
                governmental function (including any function referred 
                to in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)) by a unit of government 
                on behalf of another unit of government pursuant to a 
                cost reimbursement agreement between the units of 
                government. In this paragraph, the term `commercial 
                purposes' does not include the operation of an aircraft 
                pursuant to a cost reimbursement agreement.''.
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