,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjbj ,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend the special air 
traffic rule for civil helicopters      
operating ,,vfr along the ,north ,shore1
 ,long ,island1 ,new ,york1 to require  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to promulgate 
a new special air traffic rule1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,long ,island  
,all-,water ,helicopter ,route ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,long ,island1 ,new ,york1  
,north ,shore and ,south ,shore         
,helicopter ,routes  7a7 ,extension of  
special air traffic rule for ,north     
,shore ,notwithstanding the ending date 
for the period described in section     
#ic4aja of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 

,regulations1 the special air traffic   
rule for civil helicopters operating    
,,vfr along the ,north ,shore1 ,long    
,island1 ,new ,york1 in effect under    
subpart ,h of part #ic of title #ad1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 on      
,august #f1 #bjbj1 shall remain in      
effect through the day before the date  
on which the final version of the       
special air traffic rule promulgated    
under subsection 7b7 is published4  7b7 
,rulemaking proceeding  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,administrator of the ,federal    
,aviation ,administration 7in this      
section referred to as the              
,administrator7 shall conduct a         
rulemaking proceeding to promulgate a   
special air traffic rule for civil      
helicopters operating ,,vfr along the   
,north ,shore and ,south ,shore of ,long
 ,island1 ,new ,york1 in accordance with
 the requirements of this subsection4   
7#b7 ,requirements ,the special air     
traffic rule promulgated under this     
subsection shall require the following3 

7,a7 ,north ,shore ,helicopter ,route   
,each person who pilots a civil         
helicopter operating ,,vfr along ,long  
,island1 ,new ,york's northern shoreline
 between the ,,vplyd waypoint and ,plum 
,island shall-- 7i7 based on the most   
recently published editions by the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration of   
the ,new ,york ,helicopter ,route ,chart
 and the ,northeast ,aeronautical ,chart
 ,bulletin1 adhere to an all-water      
,north ,shore ,helicopter ,route that   
includes operating around ,orient       
,point1 ,shelter ,island1 and ,plum     
,island2  7ii7 mitigate noise by flying 
at least #a mile from the shoreline and 
at an altitude of not less than #b1ejj  
feet mean sea level2 and  7iii7 prohibit
 deviations from the ,north ,shore      
,helicopter ,route for purposes of      
transitioning to or from a destination  
or point of landing when departing from 
or arriving to locations east of        
longitude #gbafjd ,w4  7,b7 ,south      
,shore ,helicopter ,route ,each person  

who pilots a civil helicopter operating 
,,vfr along ,long ,island1 ,new ,york's 
southern shoreline between ,breezy      
,point ,jetty and the ,,vpmlt waypoint  
shall-- 7i7 based on the most recently  
published editions by the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration of the ,new   
,york ,helicopter ,route ,chart and the 
,northeast ,aeronautical ,chart         
,bulletin1 adhere to an all-water ,south
 ,shore ,helicopter ,route2 and  7ii7   
mitigate noise by flying at least #a    
mile from the shoreline and at an       
altitude of not less than #b1ejj feet   
mean sea level4  7,c7 ,exceptions ,a    
person who pilots a civil helicopter    
operating ,,vfr along ,long ,island1    
,new ,york's northern shoreline or      
southern shoreline may deviate from the 
,north ,shore ,helicopter ,route or     
,south ,shore ,helicopter ,route--  7i7 
when necessary for safety or weather    
conditions2 or  7ii7 except as          
prohibited under subparagraph 7,a77iii71
 when transitioning to or from a        

destination or point of landing4  7,d7  
,flight report  7i7 ,submission ,if     
safety or weather conditions cause a    
person piloting a civil helicopter      
operating ,,vfr to deviate from the     
,north ,shore ,helicopter ,route or     
,south ,shore ,helicopter ,route1 the   
person shall submit a #a-page report to 
the ,administrator identifying the      
condition not later than #ad days after 
landing4  7ii7 ,public database ,the    
,administrator shall make the reports   
submitted under clause 7i7 publically   
available in an online searchable       
database4  7#c7 ,deadlines  7,a7        
,rulemaking proceeding ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
publish a notice of proposed rulemaking 
to carry out the requirements of this   
section4  7,b7 ,public comment period   
,the ,administrator shall provide notice
 of1 and an opportunity for1 at least   
#cj days of public comment on the       
special air traffic rule promulgated    

under this subsection4  7,c7 ,effective 
date of special air traffic rule ,not   
later than ,may #a1 #bjba1 the          
,administrator shall publish a final    
version of the special air traffic rule 
promulgated under this subsection which 
shall take effect upon publication4  7c7
 ,repeal ,effective on the date on which
 the final version of the special air   
traffic rule promulgated under          
subsection 7b7 is published by the      
,administrator1 subpart ,h of part #ic  
of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 is repealed4