(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, and this relatively small area results in a 
higher ratio of operations to acres, which is a meas-
ure used to assess overall runway safety risks. 
(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 north of 
its current location and argues that doing so would 
improve safety. 
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(5) A panel of academic experts studied the 
configuration of LAX and concluded that the airport 
is safe under the current configuration. 
(6) 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-
nity of South Los Angeles, which lie to the east 
of LAX underneath the arrival flight path. 
(7) Relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north would bring the risk of an aircraft accident 
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. 
(8) 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 and Playa 
del Rey to meet new runway protection zone require-
ments. 
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(9) State and local officials who represent the 
communities surrounding LAX have expressed oppo-
sition to relocating Runway 24R farther to the 
north. 
(10) Community members of Westchester and 
Playa del Rey have expressed strong opposition to 
relocating Runway 24R farther to the north. 
(11) 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 
on the date of enactment of this Act, at Los Angeles Inter-
national Airport. 
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