Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 3.djvu/220

 101 STAT. 1518

PUBLIC LAW 100-223—DEC. 30, 1987 amended by striking out the item relating to section 419 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"Sec. 419. Small community air service. "(a) Eligible point defined. "(b) Basic essential air service. "(c) Enhanced essential air service. "(d) Compensation for service to other small communities. "(e) Fitness. "(f) Guidelines for compensation. "(g) Deadline for payment of compensation. "(h) Insurance. "(i) Carrier obligations. "(j) Encouragement of joint air service proposals. "(k) Definitions. "(1) Duration of program.".

49 USC app. 1389 note.

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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect October 1, 1988.

49 USC app. 1421

SEC. 203. AIRCRAFT COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.

49 USC app. 1421.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) the number of near midair collisions is an indication that additional measures must be taken to assure the highest level of air safety in the United States; (2) public health and safety requirements necessitate the timely completion and installation of a collision avoidance system for use by commercial aircraft flying in the United States; (3) the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System promises to reduce the threat to life caused by midair collisions, particuj.^ larly collisions between general aviation aircraft and commercial aircraft; (4) the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System will succeed only to the degree that other aircraft posing a collision threat use operating transponders with automatic altitude reporting capability; and (5) the Federal Aviation Administration should continue at a deliberate pace the development of additional technologies, including the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-III, to ensure the safe separation of aircraft. (b) GENERAL RULES.—Section 601 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS.— "(1) DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION.—

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"(A) STANDARDS.—The Administrator shall complete development of the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II so that such system will be operable under visual and instrument flight rules and will be upgradable to the performance standards applicable to the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-III. "(B) SCHEDULE.—The Administrator shall develop and implement a schedule for development and certification of the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II which will result in completion of such certification not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection. "(C) MONTHLY REPORTS.—The Administrator shall transmit to Congress monthly reports on the progress being

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