H.R. 970 (112th): Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011

Introduced:
Mar 09, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX4]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 17, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 09, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 09, 2011
Reported by Committee Mar 17, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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House Science, Space, and Technology

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Full Title

To reauthorize the civil aviation research and development projects and activities of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 09, 2011.
22 pages

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4/4/2011--Reported to House amended.
Title X - Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011
Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2011 -
Section 1003 -
Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014 for civil aviation research and development, including specified research, engineering, and development projects.
Section 1004 -
Requires the FAA Administrator to conduct or supervise specified research to develop technologies and methods to assess the risk of and prevent defects, failures, and malfunctions in all classes of drones.
Section 1005 -
Directs the FAA Administrator to conduct research on: (1) improved runway surfaces as well as engineered material restraining systems for such runways at both general aviation and commercial airports, and (2) methods and procedures to improve certification of new technologies for introduction into the national airspace system.
Section 1007 -
Converts the airport cooperative research program from a four-year pilot into a permanent program.
Section 1008 -
Authorizes the FAA Administrator to increase the federal share of costs of operating regional centers of air transportation excellence and related research activities from a maximum of 50% to a maximum of 75% for any fiscal year if a center is unable to carry out authorized activities without additional funding.
Section 1009 -
Authorizes the FAA Administrator to establish a center of excellence for aviation human resource research on: (1) human performance in the air transportation environment, including air traffic controllers, pilots, and technicians; and (2) any other aviation human resource issues pertinent to developing and maintaining a safe and efficient air transportation system.
Section 1010 -
Authorizes the FAA Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to: (1) maintain a research program to assess the potential effect of aviation on the environment and, if warranted, to evaluate approaches to address such effect; and (2) continue research and development into the qualification of and safe transition to the use of unleaded aviation fuel by the fleet of piston engine aircraft.
Section 1012 -
Directs the Secretary to establish a research grant program to develop technologies that produce jet fuel from alternative sources (such as coal, natural gas, biomass, ethanol, butanol, and hydrogen).
Section 1013 -
Directs the FAA Administrator to review FAA energy-, environment-, and aviation safety-related research programs.

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