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

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Preamble

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1 — LIMITATION ON FEES CHARGED TO PASSENGERS OF AIR

CARRIERS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(c) Limitation on Fee.-- ``(1) Amount.--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. ``(2) Definition of round trip.--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).''.

(b) Applicability.--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.

Approved December 19, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5462: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 160 (2014): Sept. 16, 17, considered and passed House. Dec. 4, considered and passed Senate.

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