HR 3661 · 106th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.(2000-09-12)
Plain Language Summary
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General Aviation Access Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior or of Agriculture from taking any action or inaction, including neglect, which would permanently close or render or declare as unserviceable any aircraft landing strip, unless: (1) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the head of the aviation department of each State in which the aircraft landing strip is located have approved such action; (2) notice of the proposed action has been published in the Federal Register; (3) a 90-day public comment period on the action has been provided; and (4) any comments received during the comment period have been taken into consideration by the Secretaries, as the case may be, the FAA Administrator, and the head of the aviation department of each State in which the affected aircraft landing strip is located. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy in accordance with this Act for governing general aviation issues related to the management of Federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to it. Declares that a policy affecting access to an aircraft landing strip located on Federal land (includin…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3661, Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act
Jul 24, 2000Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on June 20, 2000
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Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans