[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1979 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1979

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for the 
          construction of certain air traffic control towers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2001

  Mr. Wicker 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 provide assistance for the 
          construction of certain air traffic control towers.

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

SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 47124(b)(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Construction of air traffic control towers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of this subchapter, the Secretary may provide 
                grants under this subchapter to an airport sponsor 
                for--
                            ``(i) the construction or improvement of a 
                        nonapproach control tower; and
                            ``(ii) the acquisition and installation of 
                        air traffic control equipment to be used in a 
                        nonapproach control tower that will assist in 
                        sustaining or improving the safe and efficient 
                        movement of air traffic.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--A sponsor shall be eligible for 
                a grant under this paragraph if--
                            ``(i)(I) the sponsor is a participant in 
                        the Federal Aviation Administration Contract 
                        Tower Program (as described in paragraph 
                        (3)(A)) or the pilot program established under 
                        paragraph (3); or
                            ``(II) construction of a nonapproach 
                        control tower would qualify the sponsor to be 
                        eligible to participate in the Contract Tower 
                        Program or pilot program; and
                            ``(ii) the sponsor agrees to fund not less 
                        than 10 percent of the cost of the activities 
                        receiving assistance under this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Project costs.--Grants under this paragraph 
                shall be paid only from amounts made available to the 
                sponsor under sections 47114(c)(1), 47114(d), 47115, 
                and 47116.
                    ``(D) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
                of construction of a nonapproach control tower under 
                this paragraph may not exceed $1,100,000.''.
    (b) Nonapproach Control Tower.--Section 47124(b) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Nonapproach control tower defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `nonapproach control tower' has the 
        meaning given such term in Federal Aviation Administration 
        Order 7110.65 (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
        paragraph) and the Aeronautical Information Manual (as in 
        effect on such date of enactment).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 47124(b)(3) is amended by 
striking ``Level I air traffic control towers, as defined by the 
Secretary,'' and inserting ``nonapproach control towers''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as of October 1, 
1996.
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