S.Amdt. 3486

SA 3486. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

In title I of division D, insert the following after
section 119F:
Sec. __. Improving the Essential Air Service Program.----
Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Exception for Certain Locations With High Military
Use.--Subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply
with respect to any location that--
``(1) is certified under part 139 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations;
``(2) is not owned by the Federal government; and
``(3) for which not less than 10 percent of airport
operations in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.''.
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