Sec. 334. RUNWAY SAFETY

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## SEC. 334 RUNWAY SAFETY ###

(a)In General Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on improving runway safety. ###

(b)Contents In the report required under this section, the Administrator shall— ####

(1)review the relative benefits and risks of requiring the use of runway awareness and advisory systems in turbine-powered airplanes with a maximum takeoff weight greater than 19,000 pounds; ####

(2)review systems capable of detecting wrong-surface alignment to determine whether the capability exists to detect imminent wrong-surface landings at each airport where such a system is in use; ####

(3)describe information gathered from the use of the Airport Surface Surveillance Capability system at San Francisco International Airport since July 2017; ####

(4)assess available technologies to determine whether it is feasible, cost-effective, and appropriate to install and deploy, at any airport, systems to provide a direct warning capability to flight crews or air traffic controllers, or both, of potential runway incursions; and ####

(5)describe FAA efforts to develop metrics that would allow the FAA to determine whether runway incursions are increasing and to assess the effectiveness of implemented runway safety initiatives. ###

(c)Consultation The Administrator shall consult with the National Transportation Safety Board in developing the report required under this section.