101 STAT. 1510
PUBLIC LAW 100-223—DEC. 30, 1987 scheduled air service, or significant patterns of nonscheduled air service pursuant to an exemption granted pursuant to section 416 of this title, in Alaska. "(B) RATE OF COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall establish, in accordance with the guidelines promulgated under subsection (f), the rate of compensation to be paid for providing basic essential air service under this subsection. "(4) PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall make payments of compensation under this subsection at times and in a manner determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. The Secretary shall continue to pay compensation to any air carrier to provide basic essential air service to an eligible point only for so long as the Secretary determines it is necessary in order to maintain basic essential air service to such point. "(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE SERVICE.—If an air carrier has provided notice to the Secretary under paragraph (2) of such air carrier's intention to suspend, terminate, or reduce service to any eligible point below the level of basic essential air service to such point, and if at the conclusion of the applicable period of notice the Secretary has not been able to find another air carrier to provide basic essential air service to such point, the Secretary shall require the carrier which provided such notice to continue such service to such point for an additional 30-day period, or until another air carrier has begun to provide basic essential air service to such point, whichever first occurs. If at the end of such 30-day period the Secretary determines that no other air carrier can be secured to provide basic essential air service to such eligible point on a continuing basis, either with or without compensation, then the Secretary shall extend such requirement for such additional 30-day periods (making the same determination at the end of each such period) as may be necessary to continue basic essential air service to such eligible point until an air carrier can be secured to provide basic essential air service to such eligible point on a continuing basis. "(6) COMPENSATION FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.—
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"(A) CARRIERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION.—If an air carrier (i) which is providing air transportation to any eligible point, and (ii) which is receiving compensation under this ? subsection for providing such transportation, is required by the Secretary to continue service to such point beyond the
date on which such carrier would, but for paragraph (5), be able to suspend, terminate, or reduce such service below the level of basic essential air service to such point, then after such date such carrier shall continue to receive such compensation until the Secretary secures another air carrier to provide basic essential air service to such point or the 90th day following such date, whichever is earlier. If, after such 90th day, the Secretary has not secured another air carrier to provide such service, the carrier required to continue to provide such service shall receive compensation in an s amount sufficient— "(i) to cover the carrier's fully allocated actual cost of performing the basic essential air service that was being provided at the time the 90-day notice of termination, suspension, or reduction of service is given to t:":\ ' the Secretary under paragraph (2) plus a fair and
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