Congress 116 - S 2198 - PLANE Act of 2019

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Atmospheric science and weather Aviation and airports Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government liability Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Motor fuels Natural disasters Oklahoma Public-private cooperation Roads and highways Sales and excise taxes Small business Transportation and Public Works Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

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Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2019 or the PLANE Act of 2019

This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community.

Among other things, the bill

expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for de novo review,
establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments,
designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports,
directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown,
provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and
requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.

Actions

Jul 22, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 22, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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