[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 973 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 973

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the criteria for 
selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service 
              Development Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

  Mr. O'Rourke (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Hurd, and Ms. Bordallo) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the criteria for 
selecting communities to participate in the Small Community Air Service 
              Development Program, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century SCASDP Act''.

SEC. 2. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 41743(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) Size.--On the date of the most recent notice of order 
        soliciting community proposals issued by the Secretary under 
        this section, the airport serving the community or consortium--
                    ``(A) is not larger than a small hub airport, as 
                determined using the Department of Transportation's 
                most recent published classification; and
                    ``(B)(i) has insufficient air carrier service; or
                    ``(ii) has unreasonably high air fares.''.
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