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[CITE: 49USC47529]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                     SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS
 
                  PART B--AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE
 
                           CHAPTER 475--NOISE
 
              SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY
 
Sec. 47529. Nonaddition rule

    (a) General Limitations.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
this section and section 47530 of this title, a person may operate a 
civil subsonic turbojet aircraft with a maximum weight of more than 
75,000 pounds that is imported into the United States after November 4, 
1990, only if the aircraft--
        (1) complies with the stage 3 noise levels; or
        (2) was purchased by the person importing the aircraft into the 
    United States under a legally binding contract made before November 
    5, 1990.

    (b) Exemptions.--The Secretary of Transportation may provide an 
exemption from subsection (a) of this section to permit a person to 
obtain modifications to an aircraft to meet the stage 3 noise levels.
    (c) Aircraft Deemed Not Imported.--In this section, an aircraft is 
deemed not to have been imported into the United States if the 
aircraft--
        (1) was owned on November 5, 1990, by--
            (A) a corporation, trust, or partnership organized under the 
        laws of the United States or a State (including the District of 
        Columbia);
            (B) an individual who is a citizen of the United States; or
            (C) an entity that is owned or controlled by a corporation, 
        trust, partnership, or individual described in subclause (A) or 
        (B) of this clause; and

        (2) enters the United States not later than 6 months after the 
    expiration of a lease agreement (including any extension) between an 
    owner described in clause (1) of this subsection and a foreign 
    carrier.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1292.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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47529.................................  49 App.:2158.                    Nov. 5
, 1990, Pub. L. 101-508, Sec.
                                                                          9309,
 104 Stat. 1388-384; Oct. 31,
                                                                          1992,
 Pub. L. 102-581, Sec.  136(b),
                                                                          106 S
tat. 4889.
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                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 47530, 47531, 47532 of this 
title.
