Senate Bill: S. 1458 (103rd) General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994
Acronyms (colloquial)
GARA
Nicknames
GARA
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate by Nancy Kassebaum (R–KS) on Sep 14, 1993 (103rd Congress, 1993–1994)
Passed the Senate Aug. 1, 1994 on
Signed into law by President President Bill Clinton on Aug 17, 1994.
The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, also known by its initials GARA, is Public Law 103-298, an Act of Congress on Senate Bill S. 1458 (103rd Congress), amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
It was intended to counteract the effects of prolonged product liability on general aviation aircraft manufacturers, by limiting the duration of their liability for the aircraft they produce.
GARA is a statute of repose generally shielding most manufacturers of aircraft (carrying fewer than 20 passengers), and aircraft parts, from liability for most accidents (including injury or fatality accidents) involving their products that are 18 years old or older (at the time of the accident), even if manufacturer negligence was a cause.
While GARA is considered a landmark event in the modern history of America's general aviation industry, debate continues over the effects and ethics of GARA.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
^"General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994" (1994; 103rd Congress S_ 1458), on GovTrack_us
^Clinton, William J., President of the United States, "Statement on Signing the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, August 17, 1994," online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The Presidency Project online archives, Univ. of California at Santa Barbara.
^Kovarik, Kerry V., "A Good Idea Stretched Too Far: Amending the General Aviation Revitalization Act to Mitigate Unintended Inequities," Seattle University Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 4 (2008), Jan.2008, p.973, Seattle Univ. School of Law, Seattle, WA, USA PDF download.
^Angelley, William (attorney with aviation accident liability law firm Hightower/Angelley, LLP.), General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994, on October 25, 2011
^"The General Aviation Act: When it Comes to Product Liability, Don't Believe What They Claim," Public Citizen (non-profit public -interest advocacy group) website.
^Aubert, Garth W. and Michael A. Hession, "Trends and Developments: The General Aviation Revitalization Act," 2004 Law Report, Aircraft Builders Council. (a legalistic dissertation on the evolving use and interpretation of the statute).
^Truitt, Lawrence J. and Scott E. Tarry, "The rise and fall of general aviation: product liability, market structure, and technological innovation Archived 2017-07-11 at the Wayback Machine," in Transportation Journal, June 22, 1995, American Society of Transportation and Logistics, Inc., as reproduced on the website FreePatentsOnline.com
^Rodengen, Jeffrey L., ed. by Elizabeth Fernandez & Alex Lieber, book: The Legend of Cessna (a detailed, documented history of Cessna Aircraft Company, supported by them; most references to this source are coupled with references to more independent sources), Write Stuff Enterprises, 2007, Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. Ch.15-16.
^Brady, Orla M., Esq. "The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 - An Update,"* (excerpt), Journal of Air Law and Commerce (71 J. Air L. & Com. 411), Summer, 2006, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, as posted on LexisNexis.com; also listed for sale at SMU Law Review Archives Archived 2013-01-03 at the Wayback Machine.
^"Testimony of Edward M. Bolen, President, General Aviation Manufacturers Association" before the National Civil Aviation Review Commission (USA), May 28, 1997.
^General Aviation Manufacturers' Assn. (the industry's primary lobbying organization), General Aviation Revitalization Act as downloaded 2014-02-17, Washington, D.C.
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