[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3259 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3259

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to issue rules that designate no-fly zones in the 
   vicinity of certain nuclear power plants, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2007

   Mrs. Lowey (for herself, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
   Hinchey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary 
of Homeland Security to issue rules that designate no-fly zones in the 
   vicinity of certain nuclear power plants, 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. DESIGNATION OF NO-FLY ZONES IN THE VICINITY OF CERTAIN 
              NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                 ``Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

``SEC. 241. DESIGNATION OF NO-FLY ZONES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may issue rules that designate a 
no-fly zone in the vicinity of any covered nuclear power plant and 
prohibiting the operation of aircraft in such zone.
    ``(b) Covered Nuclear Power Plant.--In this section the term 
`covered nuclear power plant' means a nuclear power plant within 50 
miles of which there reside more than 15 million individuals, as 
determined by the most recent census of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title 
II the following:

                 ``Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

``Sec. 241. Designation of no-fly zones.''.
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