103 STAT. 2060 PUBLIC LAW 101-236—DEC. 15, 1989 Public Law 101-236 101st Congress An Act Dec. 15, 1989 To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment [H.R. 3671] demonstration program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL AVIATION ACT. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.— Section 905(d)(4) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1475(d)(4)) is amended by striking "2-year" and inserting "28 month". Safety. SEC. 2. INSTALLATION AND EVALUATION OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS. Section 601(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1421(f)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6); and (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs: "(3) OPERATIONAL EVALUATION. —The Administrator shall in- stitute, for a 1-year period beginning not later than December 30, 1990, a program for the operational evaluation of the colli- sion avoidance system known as TCAS-II, in order to collect and assess safety and operational data from the civil aircraft equipped with such system. In conducting the program, the Administrator shall encourage the participation of foreign air carriers which operate civil aircraft equipped with such system. "(4) EXTENSION OF TIME. —I f the Administrator determines that extending the deadline contained in paragraph (2) is nec- essary— "(A) to promote a safe and orderly transition to operation of a fleet of civil aircraft described in paragraph (2) which is equipped with the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II, or "(B) to promote other safety objectives, the Administrator may extend such deadline for a period not to exceed 2 years. "(5) COMPATABILITY OF WINDSHEAR EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION SCHEDULE. —The Administrator shall consider the feasibility and desirability of amending the schedule for the installation of airborne low-altitude windshear equipment in order to make such schedule compatible with the schedule for the installation of the collision avoidance system known as TCAS-II.". Virginia. SEC. 3. PENINSULA AIRPORT CONVEYANCE. Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the Peninsula Airport
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