U.S. House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
U.S. Rep. Don Young,
Chairman
Contact: Steve Hansen (Communications Director) (202) 225-7749
Email: Steve.Hansen@mail.house.gov
Justin
Harclerode (Communications Assistant) (202) 226-8767
Email:
Justin.Harclerod@mail.house.gov
To: National Desk/Transportation Reporter
February 26, 2002
Transportation Committee To Consider Legislation Assisting
General Aviation Community And People Who Lost Jobs As Result Of Sept. 11th
Attacks
Washington, D.C. – The U.S.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider several pieces
of legislation on Wednesday, including a bill to provide assistance to the
general aviation community, which is still attempting to recover from the
economic impact of the September 11th terrorist attacks, and a bill to extend
disaster unemployment assistance to individuals who lost their jobs as a result
of the attacks.
The Markup is scheduled to begin
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27th, in 2167 Rayburn House Office
Building. Live audio and video broadcasts of the markup will be
available at the Committee’s website:
www.house.gov/transportation
Markup Agenda
- H.R. 3347, the
General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2001
- H.R. 3593, a bill to
extend Disaster Unemployment Assistance to those individuals who lost their jobs
as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11;
- H.R.
2804, designating the "James R. Browning United States Courthouse";
- H.
Con. Res. 255, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 30th
anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water Act;
- Three public
buildings 11(b) resolutions;
- Views and Estimates on the FY 2003 Budget;
H.R. 3347 – The General Aviation Industry Reparations Act of
2001
- The purpose of H.R. 3347 is to provide compensation and assistance to
general aviation entities for direct losses as a result of Federal
prohibitions on operations in the National Airspace System.
- Modeled after the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act.
- Authorizes $5 billion in loan guarantees for general aviation entities.
- Compensates general aviation entities for direct losses incurred as a
result of the grounding on September 11th and for incremental losses from
September 11th until the end of the year as a direct result of the terrorist
attack. It gives priority consideration to entities based on the length
of time they have been unable to operate. Limits total compensation to
$2.5 billion.
- Designates the amounts above as new budget authority resulting from an
emergency to the extent requested by the President.
- The Stabilization Board created to manage the airline loan guarantees
shall also manage the loan guarantees under this bill.
- General aviation entities must document their losses. This
documentation will be subject to audit.
- Makes general aviation entities eligible for war risk insurance.
- Defines general aviation entities as non-airline, non-military persons
that operate aircraft or provide services to them, or rely on access to the
airspace under Part 91 of FAA rules. It includes fixed based operators,
general aviation airports, flight schools, manufacturers of general aviation
products, and small air charters.
H.R. 3593 – Extending Disaster Unemployment
Assistance
H.R.
3593 extends Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to those who lost their jobs
as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11,
2001. Currently, DUA is only available for 26 weeks following a disaster
declaration. This bill will extend that period for an additional 26 weeks
making DUA available for a total period of one year. This assistance is
only available to those persons who are not eligible for regular unemployment
assistance.
Other Measures For
Consideration
H.R.
2804 designates the U.S. Courthouse located at 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco,
as the “James R. Browning United States Courthouse.”
H.Con.Res. 255 encourages the
American people to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the Clean
Water Act, and to recommit to achieving its goals. The Clean Water Act was
enacted 30 years ago and has made dramatic progress over the years in cleaning
and protecting the nation’s waters.
The 11(b) resolutions instruct the
GSA to (1) study the need to construct a new border facility in El Paso County,
Texas, (2) study the need to construct a facility to house Federal agencies in
Columbia, Missouri, and (3) to study the utilization of the Federal Trade
Commission headquarters in Washington, DC.
The Committee will also mark up its views and
estimates of the fiscal year 2003 budget proposal.
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