49 U.S.C. § 41733
Level of basic essential air service
United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective
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- 49 U.S.C. § 41733, Level of basic essential air service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490902
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If the Secretary decides that basic essential air service will not be provided to an eligible place without compensation, the Secretary shall provide notice that an air carrier may apply to provide basic essential air service to the place for compensation under this section. In selecting an applicant, the Secretary shall consider, among other factors—
The Secretary shall provide, by order, information to each community notified under paragraph (1) regarding—
The Secretary shall issue an order restoring the eligibility of the otherwise eligible place to receive basic essential air service by an air carrier for compensation under subsection (c) if—
the Secretary determines that—
An appropriate representative of an eligible place, as defined by the Secretary, may submit to the Secretary a petition expressing no confidence in the air carrier providing basic essential air service under this section and requesting a review by the Secretary. A petition submitted under this subsection shall demonstrate that the air carrier—
If based on a review under paragraph (2), the Secretary determines noncompliance by an air carrier with an order specifying the terms for basic essential air service to the community, the Secretary may—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century
- FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
- FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024