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Aviation Investment and Revitalization Vision Act - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize appropriations for FY 2004 through 2006 for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including the Airport Improvement Program and the Airway Facilities Improvement Program.Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an Air Traffic Services Committee to review, approve, and monitor the strategic plan for the air traffic control system.Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify certain airports with delays that significantly affect the national air transportation system; (2) designate airport development projects as national capacity projects if they will significantly enhance the national air transportation system; (3) initiate a five-year pilot program for environmental review at national capacity projects; (4) identify airport congestion-relief projects and forecast airport operations annually; and (5) provide for airport sponsors to award design-build contracts.Revises requirements for the passenger facility fee program and airport noise disclosures.Authorizes the Secretary to take certain steps regarding flight reductions at severely congested airports, including reduction of overscheduling and flight delays during hours of peak operation.Reauthorizes the essential air service program and extends for three years the small community air service development pilot program.Requires the Secretary to study competition and airline access problems at large and medium hub airports. Prescribes competition disclosure requirements for such airports.Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the effectiveness of the aviation security system.Establishes the Aviation Security Capital Fund to provide financial assistance to airport sponsors to defray capital investment in transportation security at airport facilities.Extends the Secretary of Transportation's authority to issue war risk insurance.Makes permanent the program permitting cost-sharing of air traffic modernization projects, with a Federal cost-share of 33 percent.Directs the FAA Administrator to deny certification to any person who knowingly, and with intent to defraud, participates in an activity relating to counterfeit or fraudulently represented aviation parts or materials.
People & committees
Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R–AZ
Legislative record
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See also H.R. 2115.
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 83. (consideration: CR S7813)
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 2115 in lieu of this measure by Yea-Nay. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 225.
Senate roll call 225 · Individual votesSenate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2115 as an amendment.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7757-7820; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7757-7764)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 83.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 5/01/2003 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-41.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain under authority of the order of the Senate of 5/01/2003 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-41.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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