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S 582 100th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Agriculture and Rural Affairs Airline passenger traffic Airlines Airports Aviation Aviation policy Rural affairs legislation Sparsely populated areas

Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1987

Introduced: February 26, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 1987
Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearings held.
Feb 26, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Feb 26, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Community Air Service Improvement Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to enter into contracts with air carriers to assure that air service will be provided to certain small communities for which a determination of essential air transportation has been made under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. Prescribes guidelines for such contracts.

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to repeal the requirement that the Civil Aeronautics Board establish, by rulemaking, objective criteria for designating eligible points for air transportation to small communities.

Extends from ten years to 12 years the duration of the small community air service program.

Declares that this Act ceases to be in effect ten years after the date of enactment.

What's happening now July 30, 1987

Subcommittee on Aviation. Hearings held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1