§44721. Aeronautical maps and charts
(a) Publication.-(1) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may arrange for the publication of aeronautical maps and charts necessary for the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in air navigation, using the facilities and assistance of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government as far as practicable.
(2) In carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administrator shall update and arrange for the publication of clearly defined routes for navigating through a complex terminal airspace area and to and from an airport located in such an area, if the Administrator decides that publication of the routes would promote safety in air navigation. The routes shall be developed in consultation with pilots and other users of affected airports and shall be for the optional use of pilots operating under visual flight rules.
(b) Indemnification.-The Government shall make an agreement to indemnify any person that publishes a map or chart for use in aeronautics from any part of a claim arising out of the depiction by the person on the map or chart of a defective or deficient flight procedure or airway if the flight procedure or airway was-
(1) prescribed by the Administrator;
(2) depicted accurately on the map or chart; and
(3) not obviously defective or deficient.
(
Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1202
.)
Historical and Revision Notes
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 44721(a)(1) |
49 App.:1348(b) (1st sentence cl. (3)). |
Aug. 23, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–726, §307(b) (1st sentence cl. (3)), 72 Stat. 750
. |
| |
49 App.:1655(c)(1). |
Oct. 15, 1966,
Pub. L. 89–670, §6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938
; Jan. 12, 1983,
Pub. L. 97–449, §7(b), 96 Stat. 2444
. |
| 44721(a)(2) |
49 App.:1348(b) (3d, last sentences). |
Aug. 23, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–726,
72 Stat. 749
, §307(b) (3d, last sentences); added Oct. 31, 1992,
Pub. L. 102–581, §125, 106 Stat. 4885
. |
| 44721(b) |
49 App.:1519. |
Aug. 23, 1958,
Pub. L. 85–726,
72 Stat. 731
, §1118; added Dec. 19, 1985,
Pub. L. 99–190, §328(a), 99 Stat. 1289
. |
In subsection (a)(1), the word "Administrator" in section 307(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–726,
72 Stat. 750) is retained on authority of 49:106(g). The words "within the limits of available appropriations made by the Congress" are omitted as surplus. The words "departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government" are substituted for "existing agencies of the Government" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words "Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1341 of title 31 or any other provision of law" are omitted as surplus.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 106 of this title.