[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1941 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1941

   To allow for additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction 
        applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

   Mr. Mitchell (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Heller, and Ms. Titus) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow for additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction 
        applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF FLIGHTS FROM RONALD REAGAN 
              WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.

    Section 41718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Use of Airport Slots for Beyond Perimeter Flights.--
Notwithstanding section 49109 or any other provision of law, any air 
carrier that holds or operates air carrier slots at Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport as of January 1, 2009, pursuant to subparts 
K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, which are 
being used as of that date for scheduled service between that airport 
and a large hub airport (as defined in section 40102(a)) may use such 
slots for service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and 
any airport located outside of the perimeter restriction described in 
section 49109.''.
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