To provide for a safe transit exception to service level requirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3247 To provide for a safe transit exception to service level requirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 13, 2019 Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for a safe transit exception to service level re- quirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over Colorado wilderness areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SAFE TRANSIT EXCEPTION TO SERVICE LEVEL 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE- 4 FENSE AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER COLORADO 5 WILDERNESS AREAS. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Military aircraft operating outside 7 of designated Department of Defense airspace in the wil- 8 derness areas in the mountainous regions of Colorado may 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3247.IH H3247 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3247 IH deviate from service level requirements if oxygen require- 1 ments, icing levels, engine power limitations, cloud clear- 2 ance, or turbulence prevent such aircraft from safely 3 transiting such wilderness areas while maintaining such 4 service level requirements, as determined by the Secretary 5 of Defense. 6 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall 7 ensure that all Department of Defense regulations and 8 flight procedures are in accordance with subsection (a). 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 Jun 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3247.IH H3247 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS