Sec. 570. REPORT ON RESTORATION OF SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE

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## SEC. 570 REPORT ON RESTORATION OF SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE ###

(a)In General Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study on the loss of commercial air service in small communities in the United States and options to restore such service. ###

(b)Contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), that National Academies shall— ####

(1)assess the reduction of scheduled commercial air service to small communities over a 5-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, to include small communities that have lost all scheduled commercial air service; ####

(2)review economic trends that have resulted in reduction or loss of scheduled commercial air service to such communities; ####

(3)review the economic losses of such communities who have suffered a reduction or loss of scheduled commercial air service; ####

(4)identify the causes that prompted air carriers to reduce or eliminate scheduled commercial air service to such communities; ####

(5)assess the impact of changing aircraft economics; and ####

(6)identify recommendations that can be implemented by such communities or Federal, State, or local agencies to aid in the restoration or replacement of scheduled commercial air service. ###

(c)Case Studies In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the National Academies shall assess not fewer than 7 communities that have lost commercial air service or have had commercial air service significantly reduced in the past 15 years, including— ####

(1)Williamsport Regional Airport; ####

(2)Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport; and ####

(3)Chautauqua County Jamestown Airport. ###

(d)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Academies shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing— ####

(1)the results of the study described in subsection (a); and ####

(2)recommendations to Congress and communities on action that can be taken to improve or restore scheduled commercial service to small communities. ###

(e)Funding No funding made available to carry out subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, may be used to carry out this section. # TITLE VI MODERNIZING THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM