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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§47529 Nonaddition Rule

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 475 — NOISE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY › § 47529

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Large civil subsonic turbojet planes with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds that are brought into the United States after November 4, 1990 can be flown only if they meet stage 3 noise limits. The only other allowance is for planes bought under a binding contract made before November 5, 1990. The Secretary of Transportation can grant an exception so a plane can be modified to meet stage 3 limits. A plane is not treated as imported if, on November 5, 1990, it was owned by a U.S. corporation, trust, partnership, a U.S. citizen, or an entity controlled by them, and it comes into the U.S. no later than 6 months after a lease with a foreign carrier ends.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §47529

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(a)General Limitations.—
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)Exemptions.—
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)Aircraft Deemed Not Imported.—
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.

Legislative History

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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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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 47529

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110