Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1317

 PUBLIC LAW 95-163—NOV. 9, 1977

91 STAT. 1283

express condition to the suspension by B o a r d order of the holder's certificate authority to engage in air transportation between those points. I n no event shall such payments differ from the amount previously provided by such B o a r d order.". SEC. 14. Section 501(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1401 (b)) is amended to read as follows: "ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION

" (b) A n aircraft shall be eligible for registration if, but only if— "(1)(A) itis— " (i) owned by a citizen of the United States (other than a corporation) or by an individual citizen of a foreign country who has lawfully been admitted for permanent residence in the United States; or " ( i i) owned by a corporation lawfully organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State thereof so long as such aircraft is based and primarily used in the United States; and " (B) it is not registered under the laws of any foreign country; or " (2) it is an aircraft of the Federal Government, or of a State, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or a political subdivision thereof. For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation shall, by regulation, define the term 'based and primarily used in the United States'.". SEC. 15. (a) Section 601(d) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 "U.S.C. 1421), relating to emergency locator transmitters, is amended as follows: (1) I n paragraph (1), immediately before ", minimum standard s " insert the following: "and except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection". (2) By adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " (3) The Administrator shall issue regulations which permit. subject to such limitations and conditions as he prescribes in such regulations, the operation of any aircraft equipped with an emergency locator transmitter during any period for which such transmitter has been removed from such aircraft for inspection, ' repair, modification, or replacement.". (b)(1) Section 601 of such Act is amended by relettering subsection (d), relating to aviation fuel standards, as subsection (e). (2) Any reference to such relettered subsection (e) shall be relettered accordingly. (c) That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of such Act which appears under the side heading "Sec. 601. General safety powers and duties." is amended by striking out "(d) Aviation fuel standards." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(d) Emergency locator transmittere. "(e) Aviation fuel standards." SEC. 16. (a) Section 102 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by inserting under the center heading the following subsection heading:

Emergency locator transmitters.

Regulations,

Aviation fuel standards. 49 USC 1421 note.

49 USC 1302.

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