Title: Aircraft Noise Reduction Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Aircraft Noise Reduction Act
This bill authorizes owners or operators of general aviation airports to implement aircraft noise restrictions, including (1) restricting the number and type of aircraft that can operate at their airports, and (2) setting date and time limitations for such operations.
The bill prohibits withholding or withdrawing federal funds from airports that choose to implement noise restrictions.
The Department of Transportation may restrict the authority of airport owners or operators to impose noise restrictions in the case of an emergency.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5423 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5423

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners or operators 
of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to 
                     noise, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2019

Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Lynch, 
 and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
           the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize owners or operators 
of general aviation airports to impose certain restrictions relating to 
                     noise, 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 ``Aircraft Noise Reduction Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS TO RESTRICT FLIGHTS FOR 
              PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING 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:
``Sec. 47535. Authority of general aviation airports to restrict 
              flights for purposes of implementing noise limitations
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, for purposes of implementing noise limitations, the owner or 
operator of a general aviation airport is authorized to restrict the 
number and type of aircraft operations for compensation or hire 
occurring at the airport, including flights originating or landing at 
the airport, and the dates and times of such operations.
    ``(b) Community Input.--In exercising authority under subsection 
(a), an owner or operator of a general aviation airport shall take into 
account input received from individuals or entities in communities 
surrounding the airport.
    ``(c) Federal Funding.--No Federal funds, including a grant under 
this chapter, may be withheld from, withdrawn from, or denied to a 
general aviation airport based solely on an exercise of authority by 
the owner or operator of the airport under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Emergencies.--The Secretary of Transportation may restrict 
the authority of an owner or operator of a general aviation airport 
under subsection (a) as necessary in the case of an emergency.
    ``(e) Definition of General Aviation Airport.--In this section, the 
term `general aviation airport' has the meaning given such term in 
section 47102 of title 49, United States Code.''.
    (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 noise 
                            limitations.''.
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