Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/445

 •-V »-««i^a^»^"'^

PUBLIC LAW 95-504—OCT. 24, 1978

92 STAT. 1725

3IAIL AND COMPENSATION

SEC. 24. (a)(1) Clause (3) of the second sentence of section 406(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376(b)) is amended to read as follows: " (3) the need of each such air carrier (other than a charter air carrier) for compensation for the transportation of mail sufficient to insure the performance of such service, and— "(A) durino; the period beginning on the date of enactment of this clause and ending on January 1, 1983, both dates inclusive, together with all other revenue of the air carrier from the service for which the compensation is being paid; and " (B) after January 1, 1983, together with all other revenue of the air carrier; to enable such air carrier under honest, economical, and efficient managemeiit, to provide (except for modifications with respect to an individual point determined after January 1, 1983, to be required by the public interest, after giving interested parties an opportunity for an evidentiary hearing with respect to air transportation for such individual point) air transportation of at least the same extent, character, and quality as that provided during the year ending December 31, 1977, to maintain and continue the development of air transportation to the extent and of the character and quality required for the commerce of the United States, the Postal Service, and the national defense.". (2) Section 406(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentences: ''Xotwithstanding any other provision of this section, rates of compensation paid to any carrier under this section for service performed between the date of enactment of this sentence and January 1, 1983, shall be based on the subsidy need of such carrier with respect to service performed to points for which such carrier was entitled to receive compensation for serving during calendar year 1977. In the case of any local service carrier, such subsidy need shall be based on the adjusted eligible need of such carrier determined in a matter consistent with the provisions of Local Service Class Subsidy Kate VIII, with technical adjustments, and in the case of any other carrier receiving compensation during the twelve months ended June 30, 1978, such subsidy need shall be determined pursuant to the method in effect during the tAvelve months ended June 30, 1978. Any air carrier receiving compensation from the Board pursuant to this section which, before January 1, 1986, terminates service to a point for which such compensation is paid shall not, if such service is resumed by such air carrier, be eligible for compensation from the Board under this section for such service. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting any air carrier specified in the preceding sentence from applying for and receiving compensation for such service under section 419 of this title.". (b) Subsection (c) of such section 406 (49 U.S.C. 1376(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Board shall make no payments under this section for any services performed after January 1, 1986.". LOCAL SERVICE AIR CARRIER COMPENSATION

SEC. 25. (a) The last sentence of section 406(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376(b)) is amended as follows: (1) By striking out "the year 1966" and inserting in lieu thereof "the years 1964, 1965, and 1966".

'^'.r*

�