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S. 3165, The Summer Travel Delay Prevention Act
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
Comparing revision saved on June 20, 2008, 20:06:01 (webmaster), with revision saved on September 19, 2008, 20:07:50 (webmaster):
S. 3165 would develop a plan to share military and special use airspace along the eastern seaboard with commercial air traffic, to provide adequate resources for the FAA New York Integration Office, to establish an Aviation Traveler Task Force, and to design a notification system to alert passengers of potential service disruptions.
== Detailed Summary ==
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(LogSummer Travel Delay Prevention Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop: (1) a plan for opening up to commercial flights special use airspace for additional lanes of air traffic at specific choke points; and (2) a permanent plan for sharing military airspace off the eastern U.S. coast by such flights.
Authorizes the Director of the New York Integration Office of the FAA to transfer appropriated amounts for Office operations to flight delay reduction projects in airspace over the New York-New Jersey region.
Requires the FAA Administrator to editestablish an Aviation Traveler Task Force to: (1) clarify interpretations of FAA safety directives with which air carriers will soon need to comply; (2) develop contingency plans in the wikievent that additional aircraft do not comply with such safety directives and be the firstneed to providebe grounded; and (3) design a detailed summarynotification system to alert passengers of the bill!)potential service disruptions.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 6/19/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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