Amendment106th Congress
Amendment incorporates 40 specific provisions including adjusting slot restriction provisions; broadens the eligibility for noise mitigation programs; authorizes the FAA to hire additional inspectors for air cargo security; authorizes funding out of the Trust Fund to pay for the aviation activities of the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics; increases the number of military airports eligible to receive grants under the Military Airport Program from 12 to 15; makes the construction of intermodal connections eligible for grants under the Airport Improvement Program; and increases the number of States eligible to participate in the State block grant program.
- Amendment Number
- 168
- Description
- Amendment incorporates 40 specific provisions including adjusting slot restriction provisions; broadens the eligibility for noise mitigation programs; authorizes the FAA to hire additional inspectors for air cargo security; authorizes funding out of the Trust Fund to pay for the aviation activities of the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics; increases the number of military airports eligible to receive grants under the Military Airport Program from 12 to 15; makes the construction of intermodal connections eligible for grants under the Airport Improvement Program; and increases the number of States eligible to participate in the State block grant program.
- Purpose
- An amendment printed in H.Rept. 106-185 to incorporate 40 specific provisions including the elimination of slot restrictions at O'Hare, LaGuardia, and Kennedy airports and making additional slots available for new airlines; broadening the eligibility for noise mitigation programs; and enhancing safety and security programs.
- Congress
- 106
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 15, 1999
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Shuster amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 14:46:30
- Submitted Date
- Jun 15, 1999
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021