A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to increase criminal penalties for failure to file certain reports and for falsification of records and to increase civil penalties for violations of aviation safety regulations.

Summary

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide that upon conviction of an air carrier for either failure to file requisite reports, or the falsification of such reports, the criminal penalty shall include a fine in accordance with Federal criminal law, or a maximum term of five years' imprisonment, or both. Provides a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for safety violations relating to notification of proposed construction of structures which could pose a hazard to air navigation. (Current law provides only for a criminal penalty.) Increases from $1,000 to $10,000 the maximum civil penalty which may be imposed for violation of certain administrative, security, and safety regulations by commercial aircraft operators.

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 15 August 1986

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 March 1986

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