Section 47529 - Nonaddition rule(a) GENERAL LIMITATIONS.-Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section and section 47530 of this title, a person may 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 Transportation 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 aircraft 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. Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1292.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 47529 | 49 App.:2158. | Nov. 5, 1990,Pub. L. 101-508, §93091990,, 104 Stat. 1388-384; Oct. 31, 1992, Pub. L. 102-581, §136(b), 106 Stat. 4889. |