WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 49, Transportation › Chapter 417

49 U.S.C. 41731: Definitions

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(a)(1), amended subpar. (C) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (C) read as follows: "had an average subsidy per passenger of less than $1,000 during the most recent fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary; and". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(a)(2), substituted "140-day" for "90-day". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(a)(3), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "For fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary may waive, on an annual basis, subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to a location if the location demonstrates to the S… (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–254 substituted "FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190)," for "Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century,". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–95, §421(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: "is located not less than 90 miles from the nearest medium or large hub airport; and". (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §422, added subpar. (D). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §421(2), amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(C) shall not apply with respect to a location in the State of Alaska." (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §421(3), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may waive subsection (a)(1)(B) with respect to a location if the Secretary determines that the geographic characteristics of the location result in undue difficulty in acces… (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §421(4), added subsecs. (e) and (f). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (e), (f)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–27, §6(a), redesignated cls. (i) to (iii) of subpar. (A) as subcls. (I) to (III), respectively, redesignated subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, inserted "(A)" before "(i)(I)" in subcl. (I) of cl. (i), substituted "was determined" for "determined", "… Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–27, §6(b), substituted "Secretary" for "Secretary of Transportation" and "on any basis" for "on the basis of a passenger subsidy at that place or on another basis". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 112–27, §6(c), added subsecs. (c) and (d). Law text · (c), (d)

    2003

    • Pub. L. 108–176 struck out pars. (3) to (5) which defined "hub airport", "nonhub airport", and "small hub airport", respectively. (Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act) Law text · (a)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–181 redesignated subpars. (A), (B), and (C) as cls. (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, of subpar (A) and added subpar. (B). (Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century) Law text · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.