Sec. 619. Remote towers
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Section 47124 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by sections 528 and 618, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(h)as subsection (i); and by inserting after subsection
(g)(as added by section 725), the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall create a structured program and publish milestones to achieve system design approval for a remote tower system. In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall— rely on support from the Airports Office of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Traffic Organization of the Federal Aviation Administration, including the Air Traffic Services Service Unit and the Technical Operations Service Unit; and not later than September 30, 2024, expand validation and certification of system design approval for a digital or remote tower system to three locations outside of the William J. Hughes Technical Center, as specified in section 161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 47104 note). . Section 47124(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (3)(B)(ii), by inserting or a remote airport traffic control tower that has received System Design Approval
(SDA)from the Federal Aviation Administration after an operating air traffic control tower ; and in each of clauses (i)(III) and (ii)(III) of paragraph (4)(A), by inserting or remote air traffic control tower equipment that has received System Design Approval
(SDA)from the Federal Aviation Administration after certified by the Federal Aviation Administration .
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