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 108 STAT. 1600 PUBLIC LAW 103-305—AUG. 23, 1994 I*roposed rule. 49 USC 40105 note. unjustly discriminatory when such owner or operator notifies the Administrator that such owner or operator— (1) commits to modify its existing regulation to expand access to general aviation operations under such special operating restrictions as are created under subsection (a) and such conditions applicable to aircraft noise certification as are currently in effect for night operations at such airport; and (2) commits permanently not to enforce its 1990 regulatory action eliminating the so-called "ski season exception" to its nighttime curfew. To remain in compliance, such owner or operator shall carry out both such commitments on or before November 1, 1994. (c) MOUNTAIN FLYING. —The Administrator shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking on mountain flying. SEC. 518. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AT WASHINGTON AIRPORTS. (a) STUDY.— The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall undertake a study of whether employees of airports operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Airports Authority") should be given the right to bargain collectively. The study shall consider whether the benefits of collective bargaining for employees of the Airports Authority outweighs the burdens of collective bargaining. (b) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED.— In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall investigate the following matters and reach conclusions as to the relevance of such matters to the question of whether employ- ees of airports operated by the Airports Authority should be given collective bargaining rights: (1) llie employment status of employees of the Airports Authority. (2) The wages and working conditions of firefighters and other employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (3) The collective bargaining rights of employees at the airports operated by the Airports Authority and other airports. (4) Whether other airports are governed by Federal labor laws. (5) The existing rights of employees of the Airports Authority to collective representation regarding the terms and conditions of employment. (6) Any other factors that the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor consider relevant to the study. In conducting such study, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall also consider procedures for impass resolution of collective bargaining disputes that will avoid the disruption of essential public services at the Airports Authority. (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of the study to be conducted under subsection (a). If the study concludes that employees of the airports operated by the Airports Authority should be afforded collective bargaining rights, the report shall also include specific legislative recommendations. SEC. 519. REPORT ON CERTAIN BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS. The Secretary shall report every other month to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives

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