§ 47534. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft weighing 75,000 pounds or less not complying with stage 3 noise levels

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(a)Prohibition.— Except as otherwise provided by this section, after December 31, 2015, a person may not operate a civil subsonic jet airplane with a maximum weight of 75,000 pounds or less, and for which an airworthiness certificate (other than an experimental certificate) has been issued, to or from an airport in the United States unless the Secretary of Transportation finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise levels.

(b)Aircraft Operations Outside 48 Contiguous States.— Subsection

(a)shall not apply to aircraft operated only outside the 48 contiguous States.

(c)Temporary Operations.— The Secretary may allow temporary operation of an aircraft otherwise prohibited from operation under subsection

(a)to or from an airport in the contiguous United States by granting a special flight authorization for one or more of the following circumstances:

(1)To sell, lease, or use the aircraft outside the 48 contiguous States.

(2)To scrap the aircraft.

(3)To obtain modifications to the aircraft to meet stage 3 noise levels.

(4)To perform scheduled heavy maintenance or significant modifications on the aircraft at a maintenance facility located in the contiguous 48 States.

(5)To deliver the aircraft to an operator leasing the aircraft from the owner or return the aircraft to the lessor.

(6)To prepare, park, or store the aircraft in anticipation of any of the activities described in paragraphs

(1)through (5).

(7)To provide transport of persons and goods in the relief of an emergency situation.

(8)To divert the aircraft to an alternative airport in the 48 contiguous States on account of weather, mechanical, fuel, air traffic control, or other safety reasons while conducting a flight in order to perform any of the activities described in paragraphs

(1)through (7).

(d)Regulations.— The Secretary may prescribe such regulations or other guidance as may be necessary for the implementation of this section.

(e)Statutory Construction.—

(1)AIP grant assurances.— Noncompliance with subsection

(a)shall not be construed as a violation of section 47107 or any regulations prescribed thereunder.

(2)Pending applications.— Nothing in this section may be construed as interfering with, nullifying, or otherwise affecting determinations made by the Federal Aviation Administration, or to be made by the Administration, with respect to applications under part 161 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that were pending on the date of enactment of this section.

(Added Pub. L. 112–95, title V, § 506(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 105.)

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Public Law 112–95
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation syst

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Sec. 506
PROHIBITION ON OPERATING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT WEIGHING 75,000 POUNDS OR LESS NOT COMPLYING WITH STAGE 3 NOISE LEVELS

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Pub. L. 112–95, title V, § 506(a)
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