109 HR 6005 IH: To provide additional security for nuclear facilities U.S. House of Representatives 2006-07-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2006 Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide additional security for nuclear facilities under certain circumstances.

1.

No-fly zone near nuclear facilities under certain circumstances

(a)

National alert

If the threat alert level determined by the Homeland Security Advisory System is elevated to code orange or code red for the Nation, the Secretary of Transportation shall prohibit any commercial or private aircraft from flying below 18,000 feet within a 10-mile radius of any nuclear facility. (b)

Local alert

If the threat alert determined by the Homeland Security Advisory System is elevated to code orange or code red for a specific area, the Secretary of Transportation shall prohibit any commercial or private aircraft from flying below 18,000 feet within a 10-mile radius of any nuclear facility located within a 50-mile radius of such area. (c)

Definition

For this section, the term nuclear facility means a commercial nuclear power reactor licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).