49 U.S.C. § 44727 : US Code - Section 44727: Runway safety areas

Search 49 U.S.C. § 44727 : US Code - Section 44727: Runway safety areas

(a) Airports in Alaska. - An airport owner or operator in the
State of Alaska shall not be required to reduce the length of a
runway or declare the length of a runway to be less than the actual
pavement length in order to meet standards of the Federal Aviation
Administration applicable to runway safety areas.
(b) Study. -
(1) In general. - The Secretary shall conduct a study of
runways at airports in States other than Alaska to determine
which airports are affected by standards of the Federal Aviation
Administration applicable to runway safety areas and to assess
how operations at those airports would be affected if the owner
or operator of the airport is required to reduce the length of a
runway or declare the length of a runway to be less than the
actual pavement length in order to meet such standards.
(2) Report. - Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives a report containing the results of the
study.