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.

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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
Amendment 168 — Informed