Sec. 208. Air facility closures
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Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 676 the following: The Coast Guard may not— close a Coast Guard air facility that was in operation on November 30, 2014; or retire, transfer, relocate, or deploy an aviation asset from an air facility described in subparagraph
(A)for the purpose of closing such facility. Paragraph
(1)shall have no force or effect beginning on the later of— January 1, 2018; or the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives , and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate , rotary wing strategic plans prepared in accordance with section 208(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 . Beginning on January 1, 2018, the Secretary may not close a Coast Guard air facility, except as specified by this section. The Secretary may not propose closing or terminating operations at a Coast Guard air facility unless the Secretary determines that— remaining search and rescue capabilities maintain the safety of the maritime public in the area of the air facility; regional or local prevailing weather and marine conditions, including water temperatures or unusual tide and current conditions, do not require continued operation of the air facility; and Coast Guard search and rescue standards related to search and response times are met. Prior to closing an air facility, the Secretary shall provide opportunities for public comment, including the convening of public meetings in communities in the area of responsibility of the air facility with regard to the proposed closure or cessation of operations at the air facility. Prior to closure, cessation of operations, or any significant reduction in personnel and use of a Coast Guard air facility that is in operation on or after December 31, 2015, the Secretary shall— submit to the Congress a proposal for such closure, cessation, or reduction in operations along with the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31 for the fiscal year in which the action will be carried out; and not later than 7 days after the date a proposal for an air facility is submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), provide written notice of such proposal to each of the following: Each member of the House of Representatives who represents a district in which the air facility is located. Each member of the Senate who represents a State in which the air facility is located. Each member of the House of Representatives who represents a district in which assets of the air facility conduct search and rescue operations. Each member of the Senate who represents a State in which assets of the air facility conduct search and rescue operations. The Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives . The Committee on Appropriations of the Senate . The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate . The Secretary may implement any reasonable management efficiencies within the air station and air facility network, such as modifying the operational posture of units or reallocating resources as necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public nationwide. . The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall prepare the plans specified in paragraph
(2)to adequately address contingencies arising from potential future aviation casualties or the planned or unplanned retirement of rotary wing airframes to avoid to the greatest extent practicable any substantial gap or diminishment in Coast Guard operational capabilities. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a contingency plan— to address the planned or unplanned losses of rotary wing airframes; to reallocate resources as necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public nationwide; and to ensure the operational posture of Coast Guard units. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall develop and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a capital investment plan for the acquisition of new rotary wing airframes to replace the Coast Guard’s legacy helicopters and fulfil all existing mission requirements. The plan developed under this subparagraph shall provide— a total estimated cost for completion; a timetable for completion of the acquisition project and phased in transition to new airframes; and projected annual funding levels for each fiscal year. The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 676 the following: 676a. Air facility closures. . Section 225 of the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–281 ; 128 Stat. 3022) is amended— by striking subsection (b); and by striking
(a). In general .—
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