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49 U.S.C. § 1112

Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety

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(a)Establishment.—If an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of—(1) one member of the Board acting as chairman; and(2) 2 members representing the public, appointed by the President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry.(b)Qualifications and Conflicts of Interest.—The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated.(c)Authority.—A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter.(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 747.)

Historical and Revision Notes

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1112

49 App.:1443.

Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 703, 72 Stat. 782.

 

49 App.:1655(d) (1st sentence).

Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(d) (1st sentence), 80 Stat. 938.

 

49 App.:1903(a)(1)(A).

Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 304(a)(1)(A), 88 Stat. 2168.

In subsection (c), the words “when convened to investigate an accident certified to it by the National Transportation Safety Board” are omitted as surplus.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1962–2003 · leading case: Griggs v. Allegheny Cnty., 369 U.S. 84 (1962).
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Griggs v. Allegheny Cnty., 369 U.S. 84 (1962). · cites it 2× “Despite this, however, the Court somehow finds a congressional intent to shift the burden of acquiring flight airspace to the local communities in 49 U. S. C. § 1112 , which authorizes reimbursement to local communities for "necessary" acquisitions of "easements through or other…”
Jankovich v. Indiana Toll Road Comm'n, 379 U.S. 487 (1965). · cites it 2× “177 , as amended, 49 U. S. C. § 1112 (a) (2) (1958 ed., Supp.”
Breneman v. United States, 57 Fed. Cl. 571 (Fed. Cl. 2003). “(quoting 49 U.S.C. § 1112 (a)(2), repealed by the 1970 Act).”
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