2010 US Code
Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
PART A - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
subpart iv - enforcement and penalties
CHAPTER 463 - PENALTIES
Sec. 46319 - Permanent closure of an airport without providing sufficient notice

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 49 - TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE VII - AVIATION PROGRAMS
PART A - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
subpart iv - enforcement and penalties
CHAPTER 463 - PENALTIES
Sec. 46319 - Permanent closure of an airport without providing sufficient notice
Containssection 46319
Date2010
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 7, 2011
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 108-176, title I, §185(a), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2517.
Statutes at Large Reference117 Stat. 2517
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 108-176


§46319. Permanent closure of an airport without providing sufficient notice

(a) Prohibition.—A public agency (as defined in section 47102) may not permanently close an airport listed in the national plan of integrated airport systems under section 47103 without providing written notice to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration at least 30 days before the date of the closure.

(b) Publication of Notice.—The Administrator shall publish each notice received under subsection (a) in the Federal Register.

(c) Civil Penalty.—A public agency violating subsection (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty of ,000 for each day that the airport remains closed without having given the notice required by this section.

(Added Pub. L. 108–176, title I, §185(a), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2517.)

Effective Date

Section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–176, set out as an Effective Date of 2003 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.

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