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 114 STAT. 190 PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 Federal Register, publication. Termination date. granted unless such an increase is agreed to by the Administrator and the Director; "(C) shall be published in the Federal Register to provide notice and opportunity for comment; "(D) may be revoked by the Administrator for cause; "(E) shall terminate 180 days after the date on which an air tour management plan is established for the park or tribal lands; "(F) shall promote protection of national park resources, visitor experiences, and tribal lands; "(G) shall promote safe commercial air tour operations; "(H) shall promote the adoption of quiet technology, as appropriate; and "(I) shall allow for modifications of the interim operating authority based on experience if the modification improves protection of national park resources and values and of tribal lands. "(3) NEW ENTRANT AIR TOUR OPERATORS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator, in cooperation with the Director, may grant interim operating authority under this paragraph to an air tour operator for a national park or tribal lands for which that operator is a new entrant air tour operator if the Administrator determines the authority is necessary to ensure competition in the provision of commercial air tour operations over the park or tribal lands. "(B) SAFETY LIMITATION.— The Administrator may not grant interim operating authority under subparagraph (A) if the Administrator determines that it would create a safety problem at the park or on the tribal lands, or the Director determines that it would create a noise problem at the park or on the tribal lands. "(C) ATM? LIMITATION. —The Administrator may grant interim operating authority under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph only if the air tour management plan for the park or tribal lands to which the application relates has not been developed within 24 months after the date of the enactment of this section. "(d) EXEMPTIONS.— Th is section shall not apply to— "(1) the Grand Canyon National Park; or "(2) tribal lands within or abutting the Grand Canyon National Park. "(e) LAKE MEAD.— This section shall not apply to any air tour operator while flying over or near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, solely as a transportation route, to conduct an air tour over the Grand Canyon National Park. "(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions apply: "(1) COMMERCIAL AIR TOUR OPERATOR. —The term 'commercial air tour operator' means any person who conducts a commercial air tour operation. "(2) EXISTING COMMERCIAL AIR TOUR OPERATOR.—The term 'existing commercial air tour operator' means a commercial air tour operator that was actively engaged in the business of providing commercial air tour operations over a national park at any time during the 12-month period ending on the date of the enactment of this section.

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