---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 U.S.C. § 41715"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
number: "41715"
heading: "Phase-out of slot rules at certain airports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/41715"
units:
  - "Subtitle VII — Aviation Programs"
  - "Part A — Air Commerce and Safety"
  - "Subpart ii — economic regulation"
  - "Chapter 417 — Operations of Carriers"
  - "Subchapter I — Requirements"
---

# §41715. Phase-out of slot rules at certain airports

- (a) **Termination.—** The rules contained in subparts S and K of part 93, [title 14](/usc/14.md), Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply—
  - (1) after July 1, 2002, at Chicago O’Hare International [Airport](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-9); and
  - (2) after January 1, 2007, at LaGuardia [Airport](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-9) or John F. Kennedy International [Airport](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-9).
- (b) **Statutory Construction.—** Nothing in this section and sections [41714](/usc/49/41714.md) and 41716–41718 shall be construed—
  - (1) as affecting the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for safety and the movement of air traffic; and
  - (2) as affecting any other authority of the Secretary to grant exemptions under section 41714.
- (c) **Factors To Consider.—**
  - (1) **In general.—** Before the award of slot exemptions under sections [41714](/usc/49/41714.md) and 41716–41718, the Secretary of Transportation may consider, among other determining factors, whether the petitioning [air carrier](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-2)’s proposal provides the maximum benefit to the [United States](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-46) economy, including the number of [United States](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-46) jobs created by the [air carrier](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-2), its suppliers, and related activities. The Secretary should give equal consideration to the consumer benefits associated with the award of such exemptions.
  - (2) **Applicability.—** [Paragraph (1)](#c-1) does not apply in any case in which the [air carrier](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-2) requesting the slot exemption is proposing to use under the exemption a type of [aircraft](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-6) for which there is not a competing [United States](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-46) manufacturer.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–181, title II, § 231(b)(2), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 108.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 41715 was renumbered section 41719 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106–181, set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendments note under section 106 of this title.