Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act

This bill would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to buy and install certified Airborne Position Reference Tools within one year at contract air traffic control towers that lack Standard Terminal Automation Replacement Systems (STARS) or other situational awareness tools. It would also require the Secretary of Transportation to buy, install, and maintain a STARS or equivalent system at those contract towers within one year. The FAA would set up a training program, in consultation with contract tower operators, for their air traffic controllers on using this equipment. Airports or towers that bought and installed such systems on their own before the federal installation would be reimbursed, and FAA facilities and equipment funds could be used for these tools.

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Sponsors

• Nicholas J. Begich III Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors