Sec. 330. Tarmac operations monitoring study
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The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (referred to in this section as the Director ), in consultation with other offices within the Office of the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA, shall conduct a study to explore the capture, storage, analysis, and feasibility of monitoring ground source data at airports in the United States. The objectives of the study conducted under subsection
(a)shall include: Determining the current state of ground source data coverage at airports in the United States. Understanding the technology requirements for monitoring ground movements at airports through sensors, receivers, or other technologies. Conducting data collection through a pilot program and developing ground-based tarmac delay statistics. Performing an evaluation and feasibility analysis of potential system-level tarmac operations monitoring solutions. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall establish a pilot program for the purposes of collecting data and developing ground-based tarmac delay statistics or other relevant statistics with respect to airports in the United States. The pilot program established under paragraph
(1)shall— include up to 6 airports that the Director determines reflect a diversity of factors including, geography, size, and air traffic; terminate not more than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section; and be subject to any guidelines issued by the Director. Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall publish the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a)and the pilot program established under subsection
(c)on a publicly available website.