[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5270 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5270

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State attorney 
generals may enforce State consumer protection laws with respect to air 
  transportation and the advertisement and sale of air transportation 
                   services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2000

  Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Schaffer, and Mr. Udall of Colorado) 
 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 clarify that State attorney 
generals may enforce State consumer protection laws with respect to air 
  transportation and the advertisement and sale of air transportation 
                   services, 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. CLARIFICATION OF STATE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE CONSUMER 
              PROTECTION LAWS WITH RESPECT TO AIR TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) State Attorney General Defined.--Section 41713(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) State.--The term `State' means a State, the District 
        of Columbia, and a territory or possession of the United 
        States.
            ``(2) State attorney general.--The term `State attorney 
        general' means the chief legal officer of a State.''.
    (b) Enforcement of State Consumer Protection Laws.--Section 41713 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Enforcement of State Consumer Protection Laws.--Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prevent a State attorney general or 
other duly authorized State or local official from enforcing any State 
law prohibiting unfair or deceptive business practices or unfair 
methods of competition with respect to air transportation or the 
advertisement or sale of air transportation services.''.
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