[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1209 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1209

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2009

Mr. Ensign (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Specter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Kyl, 
 Mr. McCain, and Mr. DeMint) 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 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)(29)), 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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