Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2518

 PUBLIC LAW 108–176—DEC. 12, 2003

117 STAT. 2499

‘‘(1) ‘aircraft manufacturer’ means any company or other business entity, the majority ownership and control of which is by United States citizens, that manufactures aircraft or aircraft engines.’’. (3) COVERAGE.—Section 44303(a) is amended— (A) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) loss or damage of an aircraft manufacturer resulting from operation of an aircraft by an air carrier and involving war or terrorism.’’. (b) AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER LIABILITY FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.—Section 44303(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may extend the provisions of this subsection to an aircraft manufacturer (as defined in section 44301) of the aircraft of the air carrier involved.’’. (c) PREMIUMS AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE AND CLAIMS.— Section 44306(b) is amended by striking ‘‘air’’ and inserting ‘‘insurance’’. (d) ENDING EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 44310 is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘March 30, 2008’’. (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective November 19, 2001, section 124(b) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (115 Stat. 631) is amended by striking ‘‘to carry out foreign policy’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out the foreign policy’’.

Effective date. 49 USC 44306.

Subtitle B—Passenger Facility Fees SEC. 121. LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLES AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40117(a)(3) is amended by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘(G) A project for converting vehicles and ground support equipment used at a commercial service airport to low-emission technology (as defined in section 47102) or to use cleaner burning conventional fuels, retrofitting of any such vehicles or equipment that are powered by a diesel or gasoline engine with emission control technologies certified or verified by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce emissions, or acquiring for use at a commercial service airport vehicles and ground support equipment that include low-emission technology or use cleaner burning fuels if the airport is located in an air quality nonattainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) or a maintenance area eferred to in section 175A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a) and if such project will result in an airport receiving appropriate emission credits as described in section 47139.’’. (b) MAXIMUM COST FOR CERTAIN LOW-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.—Section 40117(b) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) MAXIMUM COST FOR CERTAIN LOW-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.—The maximum cost that may be financed by imposition of a passenger facility fee under this section

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