I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2872 
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving under subtitle 
VII of title 49, United States Code, any project for the relocation 
of Runway 24R at Los Angeles International Airport, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2007 
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from approving 
under subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, any 
project for the relocation of Runway 24R at Los Angeles 
International Airport, and for other purposes. 
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 Community Safe-
ty Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Los Angeles International Airport (in this 
Act referred to as ‘‘LAX’’) is located in an urban 
environment and is surrounded on 3 sides by cities 
and communities in Los Angeles County, California, 
and is bounded on the fourth side by the Pacific 
Ocean. 
(2) LAX occupies approximately 3,400 acres, a 
relatively small area compared to other airports with 
comparable passenger volumes and aircraft oper-
ations. 
(3) LAX has 2 pairs of parallel runways— 
(A) Runways 24R and 24L, which are lo-
cated north of the main terminals and known 
collectively as the North Runways; and 
(B) Runways 25R and 25L, which are lo-
cated south of the main terminals and known 
collectively as the South Runways. 
(4) Los Angeles World Airports, which operates 
LAX, has proposed relocating Runway 24R at least 
340 feet north of its current location and argues 
that doing so would reduce runway incursions and 
improve safety. 
(5) Historically, approximately 80 percent of 
runway incursions at LAX have occurred on the 
South Runways, while only 20 percent have occurred 
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on the North Runways. The rate of incursions on 
the North Runways is comparable to or lower than 
other busy commercial United States airports. Con-
sequently, relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north would not have a significant impact on runway 
incursions. 
(6) Runway status lights and surface movement 
equipment have been shown to enhance the margin 
of safety at airport runways, and installing such 
lights and equipment on the North Runways would 
improve safety more effectively and at less cost than 
relocating Runway 24R farther to the north. 
(7) Relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north would increase noise, air pollution, and other 
environmental impacts on residents, schools, church-
es, and businesses in— 
(A) the communities of Westchester and 
Playa del Rey, which lie adjacent to the north 
side of LAX; and 
(B) the City of Inglewood and the commu-
nities of Vermont Knolls and South Los Ange-
les, which lie to the east of LAX underneath 
the arrival flight path. 
(8) Relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north would bring the risk of an aircraft accident 
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closer to homes, schools, churches, and businesses in 
Westchester and Playa del Rey and, consequently, 
reduce safety for people who live and work in these 
communities. 
(9) Relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north would necessitate resetting the runway protec-
tion zone for LAX, which could require the removal 
of businesses and homes in Westchester. 
(10) State and local officials who represent the 
communities surrounding LAX have expressed oppo-
sition to relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north. 
(11) Community members of Westchester and 
Playa del Rey have expressed opposition to relo-
cating Runway 24R farther to the north. 
(12) Relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north is not in the best interests of the communities 
surrounding LAX. 
SEC. 3. LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 
The Secretary of Transportation may not approve 
under subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, any 
project for the relocation of Runway 24R, or for construc-
tion of a runway north of the location of Runway 24R 
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on the date of enactment of this Act, at Los Angeles Inter-
national Airport. 
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