Sec. 502. Additional within and beyond perimeter slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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Section 41718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 , the Secretary shall grant, by order, 10 exemptions from— the application of sections 49104(a)(5), 49109, and 41714 to air carriers to operate limited frequencies and aircraft on routes between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and domestic airports located within or beyond the perimeter described in section 49109; and the requirements of subparts K, S, and T of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
Of the slot exemptions made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 8 available to incumbent air carriers qualifying for status as a non-limited incumbent carrier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as of the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 . Of the slot exemptions made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make 2 available to incumbent air carriers qualifying for status as a limited incumbent carrier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as of the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 .
The Secretary shall allocate the 10 slot exemptions provided under paragraph
(1)pursuant to the application process established by the Secretary under subsection (d), subject to the following: Each air carrier that is eligible under paragraph
(2)and paragraph
(3)shall be eligible to operate no more and no less than 2 of the newly authorized slot exemptions. The Secretary shall consider the extent to which the exemptions will— enhance options for nonstop travel to beyond-perimeter airports that do not have nonstop service from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as of the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 ; or have a positive impact on the overall level of competition in the markets that will be served as a result of those exemptions. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority may not assess any penalty or similar levy against an individual air carrier solely for obtaining and operating a slot exemption authorized under this subsection. Subparagraph
(A)shall not be construed as prohibiting the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority from assessing and collecting any penalty, fine, or other levy, such as a handling fee or landing fee, that is— authorized by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Regulations; agreed to in writing by the air carrier; or charged in the ordinary course of business to an air carrier operating at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport regardless of whether or not the air carrier obtained a slot exemption authorized under this subsection. . Section 41718(c)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in clause
(i)by striking and
(b)and inserting , (b), and
(i); and in clause
(ii)by striking and
(g)and inserting (g), and
(i). Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed as authorizing the conversion of a within-perimeter exemption or slot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to serve an airport located beyond the perimeter described in section 49109 of title 49, United States Code.