[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1934 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1934

    To extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for 
essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2007

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Johnson) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To extend the existing provisions regarding the eligibility for 
essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 2012, 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. CONTINUATION OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 409(d) of the Vision 100--Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note) 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2012''.
    (b) Requirement for Continuation of Essential Air Service by 
Certain Air Carriers for 90 Days After Termination of Contract.--Any 
air carrier that provides essential air service to a place described in 
section 409(a) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization 
Act (Public Law 108-176; 49 U.S.C. 41731 note) and has a contract for 
the provision of such essential air service that expires on September 
30, 2007, shall continue to provide such essential air service to such 
place until at least the earlier of--
            (1) January 1, 2008; or
            (2) the date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
        identifies a new air carrier to provide such essential air 
        service.
    (c) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air carrier'' 
has the meaning provided such term in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code.
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