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To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends federal aviation law to extend certain exemptions relating to essential air service eligibility to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. It modifies section 41731(c) of title 49, United States Code, to include these territories in the same exemption provisions that currently apply to Alaska and Hawaii for essential air service requirements.
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Actions (3)
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Moylan (for himself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, 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. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
Section 41731(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by striking “Alaska and Hawaii” and inserting “Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands”; and
(2) by striking “State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii” and inserting “State of Alaska, the State of Hawaii, the territory of Guam, or the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands”. <all>
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