114 STAT. 108 PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 (A) by striking "and section 41734(h)" and inserting "and sections 41715-41718 and 41734(h)"; (B) in paragraph (3) by striking "as defined" and all that follows through "Federal Regulations"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(5) LIMITED INCUMBENT AIR CARRIER. —The term 'limited incumbent air carrier' has the meaning given that term in subpart S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; except that— "(A) '20' shall be substituted for '12' in sections 93.213(a)(5), 93.223(c)(3), and 93.225(h); "(B) for purposes of such sections, the term 'slot' shall include 'slot exemptions'; and "(C) for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Administrator shall not count, for the purposes of section 93.213(a)(5), slots currently held by an air carrier but leased out on a long-term basis by that carrier for use in foreign air transportation and renounced by the carrier for return to the Department of Transportation or the Federal Aviation Administration. "(6) REGIONAL JET. —The term 'regional jet' means a passenger, turbofan-powered aircraft with a certificated maximum passenger seating capacity of less than 71. "(7) NONHUB AIRPORT.— The term 'nonhub airport' means an airport that had less than.05 percent of the total annual boardings in the United States as determined under the Federal Aviation Administration's Primary Airport Enplanement Activity Summary for Calendar Year 1997. "(8) SMALL HUB AIRPORT.—The term 'small hub airport' means an airport that had at least.05 percent, but less than .25 percent, of the total annual boardings in the United States as determined under the summary referred to in paragraph (7). "(9) MEDIUM HUB AIRPORT.—The term 'medium hub airport' means an airport that each year has at least.25 percent, but less than 1.0 percent, of the total annual boardings in the United States as determined under the summary referred to in paragraph (7).". (b) PHASE-OUT OF SLOT RULES. —Chapter 417 is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 41715 and 41716 as sections 41719 and 41720; and (2) by inserting after section 41714 the following: "§ 41715. Phase-out of slot rules at certain airports "(a) TERMINATION. —The rules contained in subparts S and K of part 93, title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply— "(1) after July 1, 2002, at Chicago O'Hare International Airport; and "(2) after January 1, 2007, at LaGuardia Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport. "(b) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— Nothing in this section and sections 41714 and 41716-41718 shall be construed— "(1) as affecting the Federal Aviation Administration's authority for safety and the movement of air traffic; and "(2) as affecting any other authority of the Secretary to grant exemptions under section 41714. " (c) FACTORS TO CONSIDER.—
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