I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4495 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners or operators 
of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to 
aircraft noise, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2023 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KHANNA, and 
Mr. MOULTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners 
or operators of general aviation airports to impose cer-
tain restrictions relating to aircraft noise, 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 ‘‘Aircraft Noise Reduc-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS TO 
RESTRICT FLIGHTS FOR PURPOSES OF IM-
PLEMENTING AIRCRAFT NOISE LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 475 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 47535. Authority of general aviation airports to re-
strict flights for purposes of imple-
menting aircraft noise limitations 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this chapter, for purposes of implementing air-
craft noise limitations, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall consult with an owner or op-
erator of a general aviation airport, upon request by such 
owner or operator, to provide for reasonable adjustments 
to air traffic and training patterns of noncommercial char-
ter flights so long as such adjustments do not otherwise 
violate law. 
‘‘(b) COMMUNITY INPUT.—In implementing reason-
able accommodations under subsection (a), an owner or 
operator of a general aviation airport and the Adminis-
trator shall take into account input received from individ-
uals or entities in communities surrounding the airport. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL FUNDING.—No Federal funds, includ-
ing a grant under this chapter, may be withheld from, 
withdrawn from, or denied to a general aviation airport 
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based solely on an activity carried out by an owner or op-
erator of such airport under this section. 
‘‘(d) EMERGENCIES.—The Administrator may reject 
or temporarily restrict an accommodation under sub-
section (a), as necessary, in the case of an emergency. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION
OF
GENERAL
AVIATION
AIR-
PORT.—In this section, the term ‘general aviation airport’ 
means a noncertified airport covered by part 139 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for subchapter II of 
chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘47535. Authority of general aviation airports to restrict flights for purposes 
of implementing aircraft noise limitations.’’. 
(c) REGULATORY
UPDATES.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to update part 150 and part 161 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to allow the owners and operators 
of general aviation airports to implement effective noise 
abatement measures, as determined appropriate by such 
owners and operators. 
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