High Threat Helicopter Flight Area Act

Summary

High Threat Helicopter Flight Area Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to designate an area at high risk for an attack by one or more terrorists as a high threat helicopter flight area. Directs the Secretary to provide screening of all passengers and property transported from a high threat flight helicopter area on a passenger helicopter equivalent to that provided for passengers and property carried aboard a domestic passenger aircraft. Requires the Secretary to develop a plan for acquiring and training personnel, including acquiring equipment, to provide such screening. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to take necessary action to ensure that: (1) no passenger helicopter flies in a high threat flight area, except on approach for landing, or departure after takeoff, in such area; (2) a passenger helicopter when flying in such area, to the maximum extent practicable, flies over water; and (3) a helicopter pilot when in flight over such area remains in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its flight path, irrespective of its altitude. Exempts from such requirement helicopters carrying out military, police, medical, or other operations as the Secretary of Transportation deems appropriate.

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Timeline

1. 15 February 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 February 2006

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 February 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 February 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 16 February 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 February 2006

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 February 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 February 2006

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 February 2006

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Sponsors

• Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

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