2019 US Code
Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs
Subtitle IV - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education
Chapter 407 - Environmentally Friendly Aircraft
Sec. 40701 - Research and development initiative
| 51 U.S.C. § 40701 (2019) | ||||||
| §40701. Research and development initiative | ||||||
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The Administrator may establish an initiative with the objective of developing, and demonstrating in a relevant environment, technologies to enable the following commercial aircraft performance characteristics: (1) Noise levels.—Noise levels on takeoff and on airport approach and landing that do not exceed ambient noise levels in the absence of flight operations in the vicinity of airports from which such commercial aircraft would normally operate. (2) Energy consumption.—Twenty-five percent reduction in the energy required for medium- to long-range flights, compared to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005. (3) Emissions.—Nitrogen oxides on take-off and landing that are significantly reduced, without adversely affecting hydrocarbons and smoke, relative to aircraft in commercial service as of December 30, 2005. |
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(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3390.) |
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In paragraphs (2) and (3), the date "December 30, 2005" is substituted for "the date of enactment of this Act" to reflect the date of enactment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155, 119 Stat. 2895). |
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| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS | ||||||
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| Title 51 - NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS Subtitle IV - Aeronautics and Space Research and Education CHAPTER 407 - ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AIRCRAFT Sec. 40701 - Research and development initiative |
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| January 24, 2020 | ||||||
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| 119 Stat. 2895, 2924 124 Stat. 3390 |
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| Public Law 109-155, Public Law 111-314 |
