To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends title 49's essential air service eligibility exception for certain locations. It changes the subsection heading from "Alaska and Hawaii" to "Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands" and changes the operative text so the exception applies to the State of Alaska, the State of Hawaii, the territory of Guam, and the territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Who Benefits and How
Communities in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands benefit because they would be included in the same essential-air-service exception language that applies to Alaska and Hawaii. Airports and air carriers serving those territories may benefit if the exception helps preserve or support eligibility for essential air service. Territorial governments benefit from clearer statutory treatment in the federal air-service program.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Transportation essential air service administrators must update eligibility guidance and apply the exception to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Federal program budget staff may need to account for any additional eligible service support. Air carriers seeking support must still satisfy the remaining program requirements outside the amended exception.
Key Provisions
- Adds Guam to the title 49 essential air service eligibility exception.
- Adds the Northern Mariana Islands to the same exception.
- Updates the subsection heading to list Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Revises operative text to include the territories alongside Alaska and Hawaii.
- Leaves the rest of the essential air service program structure unchanged.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to the title 49 essential air service eligibility exception currently referencing Alaska and Hawaii.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Aviation, Territories, Essential Air Service
Primary Purpose
Adds Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands to the title 49 essential air service eligibility exception currently referencing Alaska and Hawaii.
Policy Domains
Essential air service exception for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Communities in Guam
- Communities in the Northern Mariana Islands
- Territorial aviation officials
- Air carriers serving Guam
- Air carriers serving the Northern Mariana Islands
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Transportation essential air service administrators
- Federal essential air service budget staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Moylan (for himself and Ms. King-Hinds) introduced the following …
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "dot"
- → Department of Transportation
- "cnmi"
- → Territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
- "guam"
- → Territory of Guam
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