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49 U.S.C. § 41734

Ending, suspending, and reducing basic essential air service

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 41734, Ending, suspending, and reducing basic essential air service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490903
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If an air carrier receiving compensation under section 41733 for providing basic essential air service to an eligible place is required to continue to provide service to such place under this section after the 140-day notice period under subsection (a), the Secretary— If an air carrier, providing basic essential air service under section 41733 of this title between an eligible place and an airport at which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration limits the number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings of aircraft, provides notice under subsection (a) of this section of an intention to end, suspend, or reduce that service and another carrier is found to provide the service, the Secretary shall require the carrier providing notice to transfer any operational authority the carrier has to land or take off at that airport related to the service to the eligible place to the carrier that will provide the service, if—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    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
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-305(H.R. 2739)1994-08-23
    Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994
    House: 384–42Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-429(H.R. 4778)1994-10-31
    To codify without substantive change recent laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-176(H.R. 2115)2003-12-12
    Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
    House: 197–219Senate: 94–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-95(H.R. 658)2012-02-14
    FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
    House: 248–169Senate: 75–20
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-63(H.R. 3935)2024-05-16
    FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
    House: 387–26Senate: 88–4