Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2019 or the PLANE Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community. Among other things, the bill expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for de novo review, establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments, designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports, directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown, provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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PLANE Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2198| Senate
| Updated: 7/22/2019
Promoting the Launch of Aviation's Next Era Act of 2019 or the PLANE Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions related to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including provisions for air traffic controllers and protections for the aviation community. Among other things, the bill expands pilot protection to include that pilot facing an investigation by the FAA can appeal to a federal district court for de novo review, establishes a five-year public-private partnership for general aviation airports to attract private sector investments, designates certain general aviation airports as disaster relief airports, directs employees and staff of the FAA Academy responsible for training air traffic controllers to remain open during a government shutdown, provides practical experience for trainee air traffic control operators, and requires that all tax receipts from aviation fuel sources are deposited in the Airport and Airways Trust Fund.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAtmospheric science and weatherAviation and airportsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsJudicial review and appealsLicensing and registrationsMotor fuelsNatural disastersOklahomaPublic-private cooperationRoads and highwaysSales and excise taxesSmall businessTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security