Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
49 U.S.C. § 42301 — Emergency contingency plans
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Submission of Air Carrier and Airport Plans.—** Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, each of the following air carriers and airport operators shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for review and approval an emergency contingency plan in accordance with the requirements of this section:
(1) An air carrier providing covered air transportation at a commercial airport.
(2) An operator of a commercial airport.
(3) An operator of an airport used by an air carrier described in paragraph (1) for diversions.
**(b) Air Carrier Plans.—**
(1) **Plans for individual airports.—** — An air carrier shall submit an emergency contingency plan under subsection (a) for—
(A) each airport at which the carrier provides covered air transportation; and
(B) each airport at which the carrier has flights for which the carrier has primary responsibility for inventory control.
(2) **Contents.—** — An emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier for an airport under subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the carrier will—
(A) provide adequate food, potable water, restroom facilities, comfortable cabin temperatures, and access to medical treatment for passengers onboard an aircraft at the airport when the departure of a flight is delayed or the disembarkation of passengers is delayed;
(B) share facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and
(C) allow passengers to deplane following an excessive tarmac delay in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) **Deplaning following an excessive tarmac delay.—** — For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), an emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier under subsection (a) shall incorporate the following requirements:
(A) A passenger shall have the o
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 42301
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 69e695e2788e2e6e5c6af8bb9775b4927062c2e66a55ca24ace773f52fde4636. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_b89a832f509b911d8eb0bcdb
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-49/section-42301-emergency-contingency-plans--6d927956f1.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: ddf8b4dd44e16f6b3a323a63ead1bc1b189067f4660a4d0d333f2aad4f9127f7
Source location: Title 49, Chapter 423, § 42301; chapter-423-passenger-air-service-improvements.md
Stored source content
**(a) Submission of Air Carrier and Airport Plans.—** Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, each of the following air carriers and airport operators shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for review and approval an emergency contingency plan in accordance with the requirements of this section:
(1) An air carrier providing covered air transportation at a commercial airport.
(2) An operator of a commercial airport.
(3) An operator of an airport used by an air carrier described in paragraph (1) for diversions.
**(b) Air Carrier Plans.—**
(1) **Plans for individual airports.—** — An air carrier shall submit an emergency contingency plan under subsection (a) for—
(A) each airport at which the carrier provides covered air transportation; and
(B) each airport at which the carrier has flights for which the carrier has primary responsibility for inventory control.
(2) **Contents.—** — An emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier for an airport under subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the carrier will—
(A) provide adequate food, potable water, restroom facilities, comfortable cabin temperatures, and access to medical treatment for passengers onboard an aircraft at the airport when the departure of a flight is delayed or the disembarkation of passengers is delayed;
(B) share facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and
(C) allow passengers to deplane following an excessive tarmac delay in accordance with paragraph (3).
(3) **Deplaning following an excessive tarmac delay.—** — For purposes of paragraph (2)(C), an emergency contingency plan submitted by an air carrier under subsection (a) shall incorporate the following requirements:
(A) A passenger shall have the option to deplane an aircraft and return to the airport terminal when there is an excessive tarmac delay.
(B) The option described in subparagraph (A) shall be offered to a passenger even if a flight in covered air transportation is diverted to a commercial airport other than the originally scheduled airport.
(C) In providing the option described in subparagraph (A), the air carrier shall begin to return the aircraft to a suitable disembarkation point—
(i) in the case of a flight in interstate air transportation, not later than 3 hours after the main aircraft door is closed in preparation for departure; and
(ii) in the case of a flight in foreign air transportation, not later than 4 hours after the main aircraft door is closed in preparation for departure.
(D) Notwithstanding the requirements described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), a passenger shall not have an option to deplane an aircraft and return to the airport terminal in the case of an excessive tarmac delay if—
(i) an air traffic controller with authority over the aircraft advises the pilot in command that permitting a passenger to deplane would significantly disrupt airport operations; or
(ii) the pilot in command determines that permitting a passenger to deplane would jeopardize passenger safety or security.
**(c) Airport Plans.—** An emergency contingency plan submitted by an airport operator under subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the operator, to the maximum extent practicable, will—
(1) provide for the deplanement of passengers following excessive tarmac delays;
(2) provide for the sharing of facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and
(3) provide a sterile area following excessive tarmac delays for passengers who have not yet cleared United States Customs and Border Protection.
**(d) Updates.—**
(1) **Air carriers.—** — An air carrier shall update each emergency contingency plan submitted by the carrier under subsection (a) every 3 years and submit the update to the Secretary for review and approval.
(2) **Airports.—** — An airport operator shall update each emergency contingency plan submitted by the operator under subsection (a) every 5 years and submit the update to the Secretary for review and approval.
**(e) Approval.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Not later than 60 days after the date of the receipt of an emergency contingency plan submitted under subsection (a) or an update submitted under subsection (d), the Secretary shall review and approve or, if necessary, require modifications to the plan or update to ensure that the plan or update will effectively address emergencies and provide for the health and safety of passengers.
(2) **Failure to approve or require modifications.—** — If the Secretary fails to approve or require modifications to a plan or update under paragraph (1) within the timeframe specified in that paragraph, the plan or update shall be deemed to be approved.
(3) **Adherence required.—** — An air carrier or airport operator shall adhere to an emergency contingency plan of the carrier or operator approved under this section.
**(f) Minimum Standards.—** The Secretary shall establish, as necessary or desirable, minimum standards for elements in an emergency contingency plan required to be submitted under this section.
**(g) Public Access.—** An air carrier or airport operator required to submit an emergency contingency plan under this section shall ensure public access to the plan after its approval under this section on the Internet Web site of the carrier or operator or by such other means as determined by the Secretary.
**(h) Reports.—** Not later than 30 days after any flight experiences an excessive tarmac delay, the air carrier responsible for such flight shall submit a written description of the incident and its resolution to the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Transportation.
**(i) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Commercial airport.—** — The term “commercial airport” means a large hub, medium hub, small hub, or nonhub airport.
(2) **Covered air transportation.—** — The term “covered air transportation” means scheduled or public charter passenger air transportation provided by an air carrier that operates an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
(3) **Tarmac delay.—** — The term “tarmac delay” means the period during which passengers are on board an aircraft on the tarmac—
(A) awaiting takeoff after the aircraft doors have been closed or after passengers have been boarded if the passengers have not been advised they are free to deplane; or
(B) awaiting deplaning after the aircraft has landed.
(4) **Excessive tarmac delay.—** — The term “excessive tarmac delay” means a tarmac delay of more than—
(A) 3 hours for a flight in interstate air transportation; or
(B) 4 hours for a flight in foreign air transportation.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Married individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of—
(1) every married individual (as defined in section 7703) who makes a single return jointly with his spouse under section 6013, and
(2) every surviving spouse (as defined in section 2(a)),
a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $36,90015% of taxable income. Over $36,900 but not over $89,150$5,535, plus 28% of the excess over $36,900. Over $89,150 but not over $140,000$20,165, plus 31% of the excess over $89,150. Over $140,000 but not over $250,000$35,928.50, plus 36% of the excess over $140,000. Over $250,000$75,528.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(b) Heads of households** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every head of a household (as defined in section 2(b)) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $29,60015% of taxable income. Over $29,600 but not over $76,400$4,440, plus 28% of the excess over $29,600. Over $76,400 but not over $127,500$17,544, plus 31% of the excess over $76,400. Over $127,500 but not over $250,000$33,385, plus 36% of the excess over $127,500. Over $250,000$77,485, plus 39.6% of the excess over $250,000.
**(c) Unmarried individuals (other than surviving spouses and heads of households)** There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual (other than a surviving spouse as defined in section 2(a) or the head of a household as defined in section 2(b)) who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) a tax determined in accordance with the following table: If taxable income is:The tax is: Not over $22,10015% of taxable income. Over $22,100 but not over $53,50
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 26 U.S.C. § 1
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) In general** Each group health plan and health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall submit to the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the Treasury—
(1) not later than the date that is 90 days after the last day of the first calendar year beginning on or after the date on which a final rule is promulgated pursuant to the rulemaking described in section 106(d) of the No Surprises Act, the information described in subsection (b) with respect to such plan year; and
(2) not later than the date that is 90 days after the last day of the calendar year immediately succeeding the plan year described in paragraph (1), such information with respect to such immediately succeeding plan year.
**(b) Information described** For purposes of subsection (a), information described in this subsection, with respect to a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage, is each of the following:
(1) Claims data for air ambulance services furnished by providers of such services, disaggregated by each of the following factors:
(A) Whether such services were furnished on an emergent or nonemergent basis.
(B) Whether the provider of such services is part of a hospital-owned or sponsored program, municipality-sponsored program, hospital independent partnership (hybrid) program, independent program, or tribally operated program in Alaska.
(C) Whether the transport in which the services were furnished originated in a rural or urban area.
(D) The type of aircraft (such as rotor transport or fixed wing transport) used to furnish such services.
(E) Whether the provider of such services has a contract with the plan or issuer, as applicable, to furnish such
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 42 U.S.C. § 300gg–118
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Guidelines.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall require each covered air carrier to submit a summarized 1-page document that describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, including guidelines for the following:
(1) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths.
(2) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight diversions.
(3) Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight cancellations.
(4) Compensation for mishandled baggage, including delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage.
(5) Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers.
(6) Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons.
**(b) Filing of Summarized Guidelines.—** Not later than 90 days after each air carrier submits its guidelines to the Secretary under subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page document in a prominent location on its website.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 41727
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) In General.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall—
(1) maintain an accessible website through the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection to accept the submission of complaints from airline passengers regarding air travel service problems; and
(2) take appropriate actions to notify the public of such accessible website.
**(b) Notice to Passengers on the Internet.—** An air carrier or foreign air carrier providing scheduled air transportation using any aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more passenger seats shall include on the accessible website of the carrier—
(1) the accessible website, e-mail address, or telephone number of the air carrier for the submission of complaints by passengers about air travel service problems; and
(2) the accessible website maintained pursuant to subsection (a).
**(c) Use of Additional or Alternative Technologies.—** The Secretary shall periodically evaluate the benefits of using mobile phone applications or other widely used technologies to—
(1) provide additional or alternative means for air passengers to submit complaints; and
(2) provide such additional or alternative means as the Secretary determines appropriate.
**(d) Air Ambulance Providers.—** Each air ambulance provider shall include the accessible website, or a link to such accessible website, maintained pursuant to subsection (a) and the contact information for the Aviation Consumer Advocate established by section 424 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ([49 U.S.C. 42302](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section42302&num=0&edition=prelim) note) on—
(1) any invoice, bill, or other communication provided to a passenger or customer of such provider; and
(2) the accessible website and any re
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 42302
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Information To Be Provided on the Internet.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall establish, and make available to the general public, an Internet Web site that contains a listing of countries that may require an air carrier or foreign air carrier to treat an aircraft passenger cabin with insecticides prior to a flight in foreign air transportation to that country or to apply an aerosol insecticide in an aircraft cabin used for such a flight when the cabin is occupied with passengers.
**(b) Required Disclosures.—** An air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent selling, in the United States, a ticket for a flight in foreign air transportation to a country listed on the internet website established under subsection (a) shall—
(1) disclose, on its own internet website or through other means, that the destination country may require the air carrier or foreign air carrier to treat an aircraft passenger cabin with insecticides prior to the flight or to apply an aerosol insecticide in an aircraft cabin used for such a flight when the cabin is occupied with passengers; and
(2) refer the purchaser of the ticket to the internet website established under subsection (a) for additional information.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 42303
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Requirement To Establish and Maintain Publicly Available Dashboards.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall establish, maintain, and make publicly available the following online dashboards for purposes of keeping aviation consumers informed with respect to certain policies of, and services provided by, large air carriers (as such term is defined by the Secretary) to the extent that such policies or services exceed what is required by Federal law:
(1) **Delay and cancellation dashboard.—** — A dashboard that displays information regarding the services and compensation provided by each large air carrier to mitigate any passenger inconvenience caused by a delay or cancellation due to circumstances in the control of such carrier.
(2) **Explanation of circumstances.—** — The website on which such dashboard is displayed shall explain the circumstances under which a delay or cancellation is not due to circumstances in the control of the large air carrier (such as a delay or cancellation due to a weather event or an instruction from the Federal Aviation Administration Air Traffic Control System Command Center) consistent with section 234.4 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) **Family seating dashboard.—** — A dashboard that displays information regarding which large air carriers guarantee that each child shall be seated adjacent to an adult accompanying the child without charging any additional fees.
(4) **Seat size dashboard.—** — A dashboard that displays information regarding aircraft seat size for each large air carrier, including the pitch, width, and length of a seat in economy class for the aircraft models and configurations most commonly flown by such carrier.
(5) **Family seating sunset.—** — The requirement in subsection (a)(3) shall cease to be
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 42308
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) In General.—** There shall be within the Department of Transportation the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
**(b) Director.—**
(1) **Appointment.—** — The Bureau shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary.
(2) **Qualifications.—** — The Director shall be appointed from among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director by virtue of their training and experience in the collection, analysis, and use of transportation statistics.
(3) **Duties.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Director shall—
(i) serve as the senior advisor to the Secretary on data and statistics; and
(ii) be responsible for carrying out the duties described in subparagraph (B).
(B) *Duties.—* — The Director shall—
(i) ensure that the statistics compiled under clause (vi) are designed to support transportation decisionmaking by—
(I) the Federal Government;
(II) State and local governments;
(III) metropolitan planning organizations;
(IV) transportation-related associations;
(V) the private sector, including the freight community; and
(VI) the public;
(ii) establish on behalf of the Secretary a program—
(I) to effectively integrate safety data across modes; and
(II) to address gaps in existing safety data programs of the Department;
(iii) work with the operating administrations of the Department—
(I) to establish and implement the data programs of the Bureau; and
(II) to improve the coordination of information collection efforts with other Federal agencies;
(iv) continually improve surveys and data collection methods of the Department to improve the accuracy and utility of transportation statistics;
(v) encourage the standardiza
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 6302
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) In General.—** The Director shall establish and consult with an advisory council on transportation statistics.
**(b) Function.—** The advisory council established under this section shall advise the Director on—
(1) the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau and the Department; and
(2) methods to encourage cooperation and interoperability of transportation data collected by the Bureau, the operating administrations of the Department, States, local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector entities.
**(c) Membership.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The advisory council shall be composed of not fewer than 9 and not more than 11 members appointed by the Director.
(2) **Selection.—** — In selecting members for the advisory council, the Director shall appoint individuals who—
(A) are not officers or employees of the United States;
(B) possess expertise in—
(i) transportation data collection, analysis, or application;
(ii) economics; or
(iii) transportation safety; and
(C) represent a cross section of transportation stakeholders, to the greatest extent possible.
**(d) Terms of Appointment.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the advisory council shall be appointed to staggered terms not to exceed 3 years.
(2) **Additional terms.—** — A member may be renominated for 1 additional 3-year term.
(3) **Current members.—** — A member serving on an advisory council on transportation statistics on the day before the date of enactment of the Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Act of 2012 shall serve until the end of the appointed term of the member.
**(e) Ap
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 49 U.S.C. § 6305
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 1212
TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 42301
ing and boarding policies of air carriers providing
scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air trans-
portation and whether those policies generally allow
families to sit together.
‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding the
requirement in subsection (a), nothing in this section
may be construed to allow the Secretary to impose a
significant change in the overall seating or boarding
policy of an air carrier providing scheduled passenger
interstate or intrastate air transportation that has an
open or flexible seating policy in place that generally
allows adjacent family seating as described in sub-
section (a).’’
ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Pub. L. 112–95, title IV, § 411, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 88,
as amended by Pub. L. 114–55, title I, § 102(i), Sept. 30,
2015, 129 Stat. 523; Pub. L. 114–141, title I, § 102(g), Mar.
30, 2016, 130 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 114–190, title I, § 1102(j),
July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 618; Pub. L. 115–63, title I, § 102(i),
Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 115–141, div. M, title
I, § 102(g), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1046; Pub. L. 115–254,
div. B, title IV, § 415, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3333; Pub. L.
118–15, div. B, title II, § 2202(r), Sept. 30, 2023, 137 Stat.
84; Pub. L. 118–34, title I, § 102(r), Dec. 26, 2023, 137 Stat.
1114; Pub. L. 118–41, title I, § 102(r), Mar. 8, 2024, 138 Stat.
22; Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 508, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat.
1193, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall establish an advisory committee for aviation con-
sumer protection to advise the Secretary in carrying
out activities relating to airline customer service im-
provements.
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 49 U.S.C. § 42301
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.