[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2493 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2493

 To prohibit the limitation of certain air traffic in the New York and 
                           New Jersey region.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2007

Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 prohibit the limitation of certain air traffic in the New York and 
                           New Jersey region.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Competitive Air 
Transportation Service in New York-New Jersey Region Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LIMITING CERTAIN AIR TRAFFIC.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Transportation, or any other Federal official, may not 
take any action that will limit commercial air traffic from one airport 
operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that does not 
limit commercial air traffic from all airports operated by the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey, without the consent of the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of any 
action that the Secretary of Transportation deems necessary to preserve 
air traffic safety or in the event of a national emergency.
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