Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5373 | Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. (D-CA)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2021
This bill permits airports to implement partial or total mandatory nighttime curfews if they had a voluntary curfew in place before the passage of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 and meet other requirements. (That act imposes stringent requirements on airports seeking to implement night curfews and other types of noise rules or restrictions.)

To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY NIGHTTIME CURFEWS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including any written assurances under section 47107 of title 49, 
United States Code, an airport sponsor may not be prohibited from, or 
interfered with, implementing a total or partial mandatory nighttime 
curfew for an airport of the sponsor that is described in subsection 
(b).
    (b) Covered Airports.--An airport described in this section is an 
airport that--
            (1) had a voluntary curfew in effect for certain aircraft 
        on November 5, 1990; and
            (2) was created by an intergovernmental agreement 
        established pursuant to a State statute enacted before November 
        5, 1990, that, along with the statute, imposes obligations with 
        respect to noise mitigation.
    (c) Notice Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--At least 90 days before implementing a 
        curfew under subsection (a), an airport sponsor shall provide 
        to airport users and other interested parties reasonable notice 
        of--
                    (A) the terms of the curfew; and
                    (B) the penalties for violating the curfew.
            (2) Reasonable notice.--An airport sponsor shall be treated 
        as satisfying the requirement of providing reasonable notice 
        under paragraph (1) if the sponsor--
                    (A) includes the terms of the curfew and penalties 
                for violating the curfew on the internet website of the 
                sponsor for the applicable airport; and
                    (B) provides the terms of the curfew and penalties 
                for violating the curfew to tenants of the sponsor who 
                operate aircraft at the airport, either at their 
                leasehold or the address provided to the airport 
                sponsor for the receipt of notices under their lease.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Total mandatory nighttime curfew.--The term ``total 
        mandatory nighttime curfew'' means a prohibition on all 
        aircraft operations at an airport each night during the 9-hour 
        period beginning at 10 p.m.
            (2) Partial mandatory nighttime curfew.--The term ``partial 
        mandatory nighttime curfew'' means a prohibition on certain 
        aircraft operations at an airport each night for not longer 
        than the 9-hour period beginning at 10 p.m.
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