Sec. 409. STUDY OF OPERATORS REGULATED UNDER PART 135

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## SEC. 409 STUDY OF OPERATORS REGULATED UNDER PART 135 ###

(a)Study Required The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with interested parties, shall conduct a study of operators regulated under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. ###

(b)Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall analyze the part 135 fleet in the United States, which shall include analysis of— ####

(1)the size and type of aircraft in the fleet; ####

(2)the equipment utilized by the fleet; ####

(3)the hours flown each year by the fleet; ####

(4)the utilization rates with respect to the fleet; ####

(5)the safety record of various categories of use and aircraft types with respect to the fleet, through a review of the database of the National Transportation Safety Board; ####

(6)the sales revenues of the fleet; and ####

(7)the number of passengers and airports served by the fleet. ###

(c)Report to Congress Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).