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49 U.S.C. 41733: Level of basic essential air service

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 49 U.S.C. 41732, 49 U.S.C. 41734, 49 U.S.C. 41736.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–63, §565(a)(1), inserted ", as defined by the Secretary" after "appropriate representative of the place". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(A), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "the contractual and marketing arrangements the applicant has made with a larger carrier to ensure service beyond the hub airport;". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(C), (D), redesignated subpar. (D) as (C) and substituted "including" for "giving substantial weight to". Former subpar. (C) struck out. (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(B), struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "the interline arrangements that the applicant has made with a larger carrier to allow passengers and cargo of the applicant at the hub airport to be transported by the larger carrier through one reservation, ticket, and b… (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(C), redesignated subpars. (E) and (F) as (D) and (E), respectively. Former subpar. (D) redesignated (C). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c), (E)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(E)–(G), added subpar. (F). Former subpar. (F) redesignated (E). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(1)(C), redesignated subpar. (F) as (E). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §561(d)(2), substituted "under section 41731(a)(1)(C)" for "by section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–69; 113 Stat. 1022)". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §565(a)(2), added subsec. (i). (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (i)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–95, §423, added subpar. (E) and redesignated former subpar. (E) as (F). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (c), (F)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §424, added subsec. (f). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 112–95, §425, added subsecs. (g) and (h). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (g), (h)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–181 inserted before period at end ", to the extent such adjustments are to a level not less than the basic essential air service level established under subsection (a) for the airport that serves the community". (Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century) Law text · (e)

    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.