Pub. L. 113-294 - An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on the fees charged to passengers of air carriers.

113th Congress

Affects: 49 U.S.C. §§ 44940

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FEES CHARGED TO PASSENGERS OF AIR CARRIERS.

(a) Subsection (c) of section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)“(c)“(1) Fees imposed under subsection (a)(1) shall be $5.60 per one-way trip in air transportation or intrastate air transportation that originates at an airport in the United States, except that the fee imposed per round trip shall not exceed $11.20.

(a)“(c)“(2) In this subsection, the term ‘round trip’ means a trip on an air travel itinerary that terminates or has a stopover at the origin point (or co-terminal).”

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(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a trip in air transportation or intrastate air transportation that is purchased on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5462:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014):

Sept. 16, 17, considered and passed House.

Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate.