1.Issuance of special use
permits
(a)In
this section:
(1)The term covered owner means an owner of a
houseboat—
(A)on which is
attached a helicopter landing pad that meets each applicable helicopter
manufacturer requirement; and
(B)that is located
on Laurel Lake in the Daniel Boone National Forest in the State of
Kentucky.
(2)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(3)The term special use permit means a
nontransferable permit that provides authorization to use a houseboat of a
covered owner as a landing pad for 1 or more approved helicopters that are
owned by—
(A)an approved
medical evacuation company; or
(B)the covered
owner.
(b)
(1)Permits
received after date of enactment of this ActNot later than 90
days after the date of receipt of an application from a covered owner for a
special use permit, the Secretary shall—
(A)approve the
application; and
(B)issue to the
covered owner a special use permit.
(2)Permits
received before date of enactment of this ActIf the Secretary
has received an application for a special use permit before the date of
enactment of this Act, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall—
(A)approve the
application; and
(B)issue to the
covered owner a special use permit.
(3)Effect of
failure of SecretaryIf the Secretary does not issue a special
use permit in accordance with any deadline under this subsection, the covered
owner who applied for the special use permit shall be considered to have
received the special use permit on the date of the deadline.