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‘‘(b) CLEEN ENGINE AND AIRFRAME TECHNOLOGY 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘CLEEN engine and 
airframe technology’ means continuous lower energy, emis-
sions, and noise engine and airframe technology. 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE.—The Administrator 
shall establish the following performance objectives for the 
program, to be achieved by September 30, 2015: 
‘‘(1) Development of certifiable aircraft tech-
nology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by in-
creasing aircraft fuel efficiency by 25 percent relative 
to 1997 subsonic jet aircraft technology. 
‘‘(2) Development of certifiable engine technology 
that reduces landing and takeoff cycle nitrogen oxide 
emissions by 50 percent, without increasing other gas-
eous or particle emissions, over the International 
Civil Aviation Organization standard adopted in 
2004. 
‘‘(3) Development of certifiable aircraft tech-
nology that reduces noise levels by 10 decibels at each 
of the 3 certification points relative to 1997 subsonic 
jet aircraft technology. 
‘‘(4) Determination of the feasibility of the use of 
alternative fuels in aircraft systems, including suc-
cessful demonstration and quantification of the bene-
fits of such fuels. 
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‘‘(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 commer-
cial 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) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(2) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(3) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Beginning in fiscal year 2009, the Ad-
ministrator shall publish an annual report on the program 
established under this section until completion of the pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘47511. CLEEN engine and airframe technology partnership.’’. 
SEC. 506. 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: 
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‘‘§ 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 subsection 
(b), (c), or (d), after December 31, 2012, a person may not 
operate a civil subsonic jet airplane with a maximum 
weight of 75,000 pounds or less, and for which an air-
worthiness certificate other than an experimental certificate 
has been issued, to or from an airport in the United States 
unless the Secretary of Transportation finds that the air-
craft 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 the 
contiguous United States by granting a special flight au-
thorization for one or more of the following circumstances: 
‘‘(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 mainte-
nance facility located in the contiguous 48 States. 
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‘‘(5) To deliver the aircraft to an operator leas-
ing the aircraft from the owner or return the aircraft 
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 weath-
er, mechanical, fuel, air traffic control, or other safety 
reasons while conducting a flight in order to perform 
any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
through (7). 
‘‘(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the sec-
tion may be construed as interfering with, nullifying, or 
otherwise affecting determinations made by the Federal 
Aviation Administration, or to be made by the Administra-
tion, with respect to applications under part 161 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, that were pending on the 
date of enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 47531 is amended— 
(A) in the section heading by striking ‘‘for 
violating sections 47528–47530’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘47529, or 47530’’ and in-
serting ‘‘47529, 47530, or 47534’’. 
(2) Section 47532 is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
47534’’ after ‘‘47528–47531’’. 
(3) The analysis for chapter 475 is amended— 
(A) by striking the item relating to section 
47531 and inserting the following: 
‘‘47531. Penalties.’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 47533 the following: 
‘‘47534. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft weighing 75,000 pounds or less 
not complying with stage 3 noise levels.’’. 
SEC. 507. 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 
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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 appli-
cants 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 
(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 en-
vironmental mitigation demonstration project carried out 
under this section shall be 50 percent. 
(f) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not make 
grants for a single environmental mitigation demonstration 
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 envi-
ronmental mitigation demonstration projects carried out 
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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 ‘‘eligible 
consortium’’ means a consortium of 2 or more of the 
following entities: 
(A) A business incorporated in the United 
States. 
(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 mitigation 
demonstration project’’ means a project that— 
(A) demonstrates at a public-use airport en-
vironmental mitigation techniques or tech-
nologies with associated benefits, which have al-
ready been proven in laboratory demonstrations; 
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(B) utilizes methods for efficient adaptation 
or integration of innovative concepts to airport 
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 
water quality impacts in measurably sig-
nificant amounts. 
SEC. 508. 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 design, develop, and test air traffic flow management 
tools, methodologies, and procedures that will allow air traf-
fic 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-
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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 envi-
ronmental benefits, as measured by the amount of reduced 
fuel, reduced emissions, or other environmental benefits 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. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee 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, meth-
odologies, and procedures that provided the greatest 
fuel savings and air quality and other environmental 
benefits, and any impacts on safety, capacity, or effi-
ciency of the air traffic control system or the airports 
at which affected aircraft were operating; 
(2) an identification of anticipated benefits from 
implementation of the tools, methodologies, and proce-
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dures developed under the pilot program at other air-
ports; 
(3) a plan for implementing the tools, methodolo-
gies, and procedures developed under the pilot pro-
gram at other airports or the Secretary’s reasons for 
not implementing such measures at other airports; 
and 
(4) such other information as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 509. HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABLE AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall implement, to the maximum 
extent practicable, sustainable practices for the incorpora-
tion of energy-efficient design, equipment, systems, and 
other measures in the construction and major renovation 
of air traffic control facilities of the Administration in 
order to reduce energy consumption and improve the envi-
ronmental performance of such facilities. 
(b) 
AUTHORIZATION.—Of 
amounts 
appropriated 
under section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, such 
sums as may be necessary may be used to carry out this 
section. 
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