[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2855 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2855

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the installation of 
    the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II on large cargo 
                               aircraft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 1997

 Mr. Lipinski 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, to require the installation of 
    the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II on large cargo 
                               aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF TCAS-II ON LARGE CARGO AIRCRAFT.

    Section 44716 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Large Cargo Aircraft.--
            ``(1) Installation and operation.--In addition to the 
        requirements of subsection (b), the Administrator, not later 
        than June 1, 1998, shall require by regulation that TCAS-II be 
        installed and operated on each civil aircraft that has a 
        maximum gross weight exceeding 15,000 kilograms and is used to 
        provide air transportation of cargo, including intrastate 
        transport of cargo by air.
            ``(2) Deadlines.--
                    ``(A) Aircraft manufactured after issuance of final 
                regulations.--For any civil aircraft described in 
                paragraph (1) that is manufactured after the date of 
                issuance of final regulations under paragraph (1), such 
                regulations shall require the installation of TCAS-II 
                at the time of manufacture.
                    ``(B) Aircraft manufactured on or before issuance 
                of final regulations.--
                            ``(i) Aircraft equipped with tcas-ii.--For 
                        any civil aircraft described in paragraph (1) 
                        that is manufactured on or before the date of 
                        issuance of final regulations under paragraph 
                        (1) and that is wired for TCAS-II, contains 
                        inactive TCAS-II equipment, or is otherwise 
                        readily adaptable to the installation of TCAS-
                        II, such regulations shall require the 
                        installation of TCAS-II on or before December 
                        31, 1998.
                            ``(ii) Other aircraft.--For any civil 
                        aircraft described in paragraph (1) that is 
                        manufactured on or before the date of issuance 
                        of final regulations under paragraph (1) and 
                        that is not covered under clause (i), such 
                        regulations shall require the installation of 
                        TCAS-II on or before December 31, 1999.
            ``(3) Extension of deadline.--The Administrator may extend 
        a deadline specified in paragraph (2) for not more than 2 years 
        for any civil aircraft described in paragraph (1) in which 
        TCAS-II is not installed if the Administrator finds the 
        extension is necessary to promote--
                    ``(A) a safe and orderly transition to the 
                operation of a fleet of civil aircraft described in 
                paragraph (1) equipped with TCAS-II; or
                    ``(B) other safety objectives.''.
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