§47529 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

You may only fly a civil subsonic turbojet airplane over 75,000 pounds that was brought into the United States after November 4, 1990 if it meets stage 3 noise limits or if you bought it under a binding contract made before November 5, 1990. The Secretary of Transportation can allow an exception so the owner can modify the airplane to meet stage 3. A plane is not treated as imported if, on November 5, 1990, it was owned by a U.S. company, trust, partnership, a U.S. citizen, or an entity they owned or controlled, and it returns to the U.S. within 6 months after a lease with a foreign carrier ends (including extensions).

Title 49, §47529

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and section 47530 of this title, a person may operate a civil subsonic turbojet aircraft with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds that is imported into the United States after November 4, 1990, only if the aircraft—

(1)complies with the stage 3 noise levels; or

(2)was purchased by the person importing the aircraft into the United States under a legally binding contract made before November 5, 1990.

(b)The Secretary of Transportation may provide an exemption from subsection (a) of this section to permit a person to obtain modifications to an aircraft to meet the stage 3 noise levels.

(c)In this section, an aircraft is deemed not to have been imported into the United States if the aircraft—

(1)was owned on November 5, 1990, by—

(A)a corporation, trust, or partnership organized under the laws of the United States or a State (including the District of Columbia);

(B)an individual who is a citizen of the United States; or

(C)an entity that is owned or controlled by a corporation, trust, partnership, or individual described in subclause (A) or (B) of this clause; and

(2)enters the United States not later than 6 months after the expiration of a lease agreement (including any extension) between an owner described in clause (1) of this subsection and a foreign carrier.

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4752949 App.:2158.Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9309, 104 Stat. 1388–384; Oct. 31, 1992, Pub. L. 102–581, § 136(b), 106 Stat. 4889.

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Title 49, §47529

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