Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005

Return of General Aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to permit the resumption of nonscheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Requires the Secretary, in complying with such requirements, to consult with the general aviation industry. Declares that nothing shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the requirement of the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act that the Secretary of Homeland Security develop and implement a security plan to permit general aviation aircraft to land and take off at the airport.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1496 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1496

    To return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National 
                                Airport.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2005

Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Costello, 
 and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National 
                                Airport.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Return of General Aviation to Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AIR CHARTER AND GENERAL AVIATION OPERATIONS AT RONALD REAGAN 
              WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.

    Notwithstanding any law, regulation, or agency policy or directive 
that has the effect of generally prohibiting general aviation aircraft 
from landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall permit the 
resumption of nonscheduled, commercial air carrier air charter and 
general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National 
Airport.
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