49 USC § 41761 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s41761"
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title: "49 USC § 41761 - Purpose"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "41761"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 417
chapter_name: "OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–181, title II, § 210(a), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 96.)"
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# § 41761. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to improve service by jet aircraft to underserved markets by providing assistance, in the form of Federal credit instruments, to commuter air carriers that purchase regional jet aircraft for use in serving those markets.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–181, title II, § 210(a), Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 96.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendments note under .