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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2429
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the operator of Los
Angeles International Airport to mail annual noise mitigation reports
to residents in the area surrounding an airport.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 28, 2001
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the oper-
ator of Los Angeles International Airport to mail annual
noise mitigation reports to residents in the area sur-
rounding an airport.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘LAX Noise Commu-
nity Accountability Act’’.
SEC. 2. ANNUAL NOISE MITIGATION REPORTS BY LOS AN-
GELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 475 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘§ 47511. Annual noise mitigation reports by Los An-
geles International Airport
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Before the last day of the first
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this
section, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the operator
of Los Angeles International Airport (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘operator’) shall mail a noise mitigation
report to each household located in the 10-mile radius of
the airport and any additional area covered under a noise
compatibility program developed for the airport under sec-
tion 47504.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—An annual report under subsection
(a) shall include the following information:
‘‘(1) A detailed description of the extent to
which noise in the area surrounding the airport has
increased or decreased during the previous year.
‘‘(2) A list of the dates and times of aircraft ar-
rivals and departures at the airport that have taken
place during prohibited hours in the previous year.
‘‘(3) A description of all efforts to reduce noise
in the area surrounding the airport, the extent to
which these efforts were successful, and the means
and methods used to achieve the noise reduction.
‘‘(4) A description of all plans to further reduce
noise in the area surrounding the airport, including
noise reduction goals and timetables for achieving
these goals.
‘‘(5) Information about the availability of Fed-
eral, State, and local residential noise mitigation
funds and the application procedures for these
funds.
‘‘(c) CIVIL PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the operator of Los An-
geles International Airport fails to comply with the
requirements of this section in a fiscal year, the op-
erator shall be liable to the United States for a civil
penalty in an amount determined by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES.—The Admin-
istrator shall impose a civil penalty under this sub-
section in accordance with the requirements of sec-
tion 46301(d).
‘‘(3) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Any amount collected
under this subsection shall be available to the Ad-
ministrator for making grants to non-profit organi-
zations to provide educational services, health care
services, environmental services, speech and hearing
services, and services to persons with disabilities in
communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles
International Airport.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘47511. Annual noise mitigation reports by Los Angeles International Airport.’’.
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