Sec. 265. Low altitude rotorcraft and powered-lift operations
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Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, as appropriate, establish or update low altitude routes and flight procedures to ensure safe rotorcraft and powered-lift aircraft operations within Class B airspace of the national airspace system. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall, as appropriate, establish or update approach and departure procedures at public-use airports and heliports within Class B airspace for rotorcraft and powered-lift aircraft operations.
In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall revise part 71 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary, to establish or update low altitude routes related to Class B airspace operations for rotorcraft and powered-lift aircraft. In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall consider the impact of such low altitude flight routes described in paragraph
(1)on other airspace users and impacted communities to ensure that such routes are designed to minimize— the potential for conflict with existing national airspace system operations; the workload of air traffic controllers; and negative effects to impacted communities. In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall develop the procedures and routes required under subsection
(b)and
(c)in consultation with— rotorcraft operators, including air ambulance operators; powered-lift operators; exclusive bargaining representatives of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code; and any other relevant stakeholders as determined by the Administrator.