Revisiting Comments 25 Years After 9/11/01 - Part 29

Mayor James Hahn was in Washington DC for an undisclosed conference.  "Hahn had been Los Angeles mayor less than three months and was meeting with a White House liaison when he learned about the terrorist attacks."  Former LA mayor, LAPD chief remember 9/11 | ABC7 San Francisco | abc7news.com - ABC7 San Francisco

• That event changed my priorities as mayor, as it did every other mayor in America. 
• We had to start focusing much more on security. 
• We had to be prepared for any eventuality concentrating on what we can do to prevent terrorism here in our city. 
• As a result of that I ended up chairing the U.S. Congress of Mayors' Task Force on Aviation Security.
• We pushed the federal government to actually assume their role in taking over security in all the nation's airports. Halfway ThereMayor James Hahn Reflects on Post-Sept. 11 Realities, the Downtown Loft Boom and His Favorite Local Hangouts | News | ladowntownnews.com

October 11, 2001 S. 1447 (Aviation and Transportation Security Act ) 
 S.1447 - 107th Congress (2001-2002): Aviation and Transportation Security Act |
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 107th Congress - 1st Session

• (Sec. 102) Establishes within DOT the Transportation Security Oversight Board to: (1) review and approve regulations issued by the Under Secretary with respect to transportation security matters; and (2) facilitate the coordination of intelligence, security, and law enforcement activities affecting transportation.
• (Sec. 103) Establishes at each U.S. airport the position of Federal Security Manager who shall oversee the screening of passengers and property at the airport. 
• (Sec. 105) Declares that the Under Secretary: (1) may place Federal air marshals on every passenger flight in air transportation or intrastate air transportation; 
• (Sec. 108) Directs the Under Secretary to establish a pilot program under which the screening of passengers and property at airports will be carried out by the screening personnel of a qualified private screening company under a contract entered into with the Under Secretary. Requires the Under Secretary to provide Federal supervisors to oversee all screening and provide Federal law enforcement officers at each airport participating in the pilot program.

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