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residences in the 65 DNL area suffer the greatest 
noise impact. 
‘‘(2) ANALYSIS
FROM
COMPTROLLER
GEN-
ERAL.—Prior to making a final decision on the cri-
teria required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
develop proposed criteria and obtain an analysis 
from the Comptroller General as to the reasonable-
ness and validity of the criteria. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—If the Secretary determines 
that the grants likely to be awarded under sub-
section (c)(2)(D) in fiscal years 2010 though 2012 
will not be sufficient to soundproof all residences in 
the 65 DNL area, the Secretary shall first award 
grants to soundproof those residences suffering the 
greatest noise impact under the criteria established 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 507. CLEEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLE-
MENTATION PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 475 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 47511. CLEEN research, development, and imple-
mentation partnership 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, shall enter into a cooperative agreement, using 
a competitive process, with an institution, entity, or con-
sortium to carry out a program for the development, ma-
turing, and certification of CLEEN engine and airframe 
technology for aircraft over the next 10 years. 
‘‘(b) CLEEN ENGINE AND AIRFRAME TECHNOLOGY 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘CLEEN engine and 
airframe technology’ means continuous lower energy, 
emissions, and noise engine and airframe technology. 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE
OBJECTIVE.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, shall establish the following 
performance objectives for the program, to be achieved by 
September 30, 2016: 
‘‘(1) Development of certifiable aircraft tech-
nology that reduces fuel burn by 33 percent com-
pared to current technology, reducing energy con-
sumption and greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(2) Development of certifiable engine tech-
nology that reduces landing and takeoff cycle nitro-
gen oxide emissions by 60 percent, at a pressure 
ratio of 30, over the International Civil Aviation Or-
ganization standard adopted at the 6th Meeting of 
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the Committee on Aviation Environmental Protec-
tion, with commensurate reductions over the full 
pressure ratio range, while limiting or reducing 
other gaseous or particle emissions. 
‘‘(3) Development of certifiable aircraft tech-
nology that reduces noise levels by 32 Effective Per-
ceived Noise Level in Decibels cumulative, relative to 
Stage 4 standards. 
‘‘(4) Determination of the feasibility of the use 
of alternative fuels in aircraft systems, including 
successful demonstration and quantification of the 
benefits of such fuels. 
‘‘(5) Determination of the extent to which new 
engine and aircraft technologies may be used to ret-
rofit or re-engine aircraft to increase the integration 
of retrofitted and re-engined aircraft into the com-
mercial fleet. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of amounts appropriated under sec-
tion 48102(a), not more than the following amounts may 
be used to carry out this section: 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(2) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Beginning in fiscal year 2010, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
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shall publish an annual report on the program established 
under this section until completion of the program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘47511. CLEEN research, development, and implementation partnership.’’. 
SEC. 508. PROHIBITION ON OPERATING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT 
WEIGHING 75,000 POUNDS OR LESS NOT COM-
PLYING WITH STAGE 3 NOISE LEVELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 475 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 47534. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft 
weighing 75,000 pounds or less not com-
plying with stage 3 noise levels 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), (c), or (d), after December 31, 2013, a person 
may not operate a civil subsonic jet airplane with a max-
imum weight of 75,000 pounds or less, and for which an 
airworthiness certificate (other than an experimental cer-
tificate) has been issued, to or from an airport in the 
United States unless the Secretary of Transportation 
finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 noise levels. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
aircraft operated only outside the 48 contiguous States. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may allow tem-
porary operation of an airplane otherwise prohibited from 
operation under subsection (a) to or from an airport in 
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the contiguous United States by granting a special flight 
authorization for one or more of the following cir-
cumstances: 
‘‘(1) To sell, lease, or use the aircraft outside 
the 48 contiguous States. 
‘‘(2) To scrap the aircraft. 
‘‘(3) To obtain modifications to the aircraft to 
meet stage 3 noise levels. 
‘‘(4) To perform scheduled heavy maintenance 
or significant modifications on the aircraft at a 
maintenance facility located in the contiguous 48 
States. 
‘‘(5) To deliver the aircraft to an operator leas-
ing the aircraft from the owner or return the air-
craft to the lessor. 
‘‘(6) To prepare, park, or store the aircraft in 
anticipation of any of the activities described in 
paragraphs (1) through (5). 
‘‘(7) To provide transport of persons and goods 
in the relief of emergency situations. 
‘‘(8) To divert the aircraft to an alternative air 
port in the 48 contiguous States on account of 
weather, mechanical, fuel, air traffic control, or 
other safety reasons while conducting a flight in 
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SEC. 509. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a pilot program to carry out not 
more than 6 environmental mitigation demonstration 
projects at public-use airports. 
(b) GRANTS.—In implementing the program, the Sec-
retary may make a grant to the sponsor of a public-use 
airport 
from 
funds 
apportioned 
under 
section 
47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, to carry 
out an environmental mitigation demonstration project to 
measurably reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, 
air quality, or water quality in the vicinity of the airport. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR PASSENGER FACILITY FEES.— 
An environmental mitigation demonstration project that 
receives funds made available under this section may be 
considered an eligible airport-related project for purposes 
of section 40117 of such title. 
(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting among ap-
plicants for participation in the program, the Secretary 
shall give priority consideration to applicants proposing to 
carry out environmental mitigation demonstration projects 
that will— 
(1) achieve the greatest reductions in aircraft 
noise, airport emissions, or airport water quality im-
pacts either on an absolute basis or on a per dollar 
of funds expended basis; and 
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(2) be implemented by an eligible consortium. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of subchapter I of chapter 471 of such title, the 
United States Government share of allowable project costs 
of an environmental mitigation demonstration project car-
ried out under this section shall be 50 percent. 
(f) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not 
make grants for a single environmental mitigation dem-
onstration project under this section in a total amount 
that exceeds $2,500,000. 
(g) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
may develop and publish information on the results of en-
vironmental mitigation demonstration projects carried out 
under this section, including information identifying best 
practices for reducing or mitigating aviation impacts on 
noise, air quality, or water quality in the vicinity of air-
ports. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble consortium’’ means a consortium of 2 or more of 
the following entities: 
(A) A business incorporated in the United 
States. 
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(B) A public or private educational or re-
search organization located in the United 
States. 
(C) An entity of a State or local govern-
ment. 
(D) A Federal laboratory. 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘environmental mitiga-
tion demonstration project’’ means a project that— 
(A) demonstrates at a public-use airport 
environmental mitigation techniques or tech-
nologies with associated benefits, which have al-
ready been proven in laboratory demonstra-
tions; 
(B) utilizes methods for efficient adapta-
tion or integration of innovative concepts to air-
port operations; and 
(C) demonstrates whether a technique or 
technology for environmental mitigation identi-
fied in research is— 
(i) practical to implement at or near 
multiple public-use airports; and 
(ii) capable of reducing noise, airport 
emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, or 
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water quality impacts in measurably sig-
nificant amounts. 
SEC. 510. AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE QUEUE MANAGEMENT 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall carry out a pilot program at not more than 5 public- 
use airports under which the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall use funds made available under section 48101(a) 
to test air traffic flow management tools, methodologies, 
and procedures that will allow air traffic controllers of the 
Administration to better manage the flow of aircraft on 
the ground and reduce the length of ground holds and 
idling time for aircraft. 
(b) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting from among 
airports at which to conduct the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall give priority consideration to airports at which 
improvements in ground control efficiencies are likely to 
achieve the greatest fuel savings or air quality or other 
environmental benefits, as measured by the amount of re-
duced fuel, reduced emissions, or other environmental ben-
efits per dollar of funds expended under the pilot program. 
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than a total of 
$5,000,000 may be expended under the pilot program at 
any single public-use airport. 
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(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report containing— 
(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
pilot program, including an assessment of the tools, 
methodologies, and procedures that provided the 
greatest fuel savings and air quality and other envi-
ronmental benefits, and any impacts on safety, ca-
pacity, or efficiency of the air traffic control system 
or the airports at which affected aircraft were oper-
ating; 
(2) an identification of anticipated benefits 
from implementation of the tools, methodologies, 
and procedures developed under the pilot program at 
other airports; 
(3) a plan for implementing the tools, meth-
odologies, and procedures developed under the pilot 
program at other airports or the Secretary’s reasons 
for not implementing such measures at other air-
ports; and 
(4) such other information as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
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