PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1293 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 Treinsportation 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 air- ^ craft 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. §47530. Nonapplication of sections 47528(a)-(d) and 47529 to aircraft outside the 48 contiguous States Sections 47528(a)-(d) and 47529 of this title do not apply to aircraft used only to provide air transportation outside the 48 contiguous States. A civil subsonic turbojet aircraft with a maximum weight of more than 75,000 pounds that is imported into a noncontiguous State or a territory or possession of the United States after November 4, 1990, may be used to provide air transportation in the 48 contiguous States only if the aircraft complies with the stage 3 noise levels. §47531. Penalties for violating sections 47528-47530 A person violating sections 47528, 47529, or 47530 of this title or a regulation prescribed under those sections is subject to the same civil penalties and procedures under chapter 463 of this title as a person violating section 44701(a) or (b) or 44702- 44716 of this title. §47532. Judicial review An action taken by the Secretary of Transportation under sections 47528-47531 of this title is subject to judicial review as provided under section 46110 of this title. §47533. Relationship to other laws Except as provided by section 47524 of this title, this subchapter does not aftect— (1) law in effect on November 5, 1990, on airport noise or access restrictions by local authorities; 79-194 0—95—19: QL 3 Part 2
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