Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5552
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2023-09-18
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Civil actions and liability

Noise pollution
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2023</strong></p><p>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 imposed stringent requirements on airports seeking to implement night curfews and other types of noise rules or restrictions.)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5552 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2023 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Quigley , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Lieu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To allow mandatory nighttime curfews at certain airports, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2023 . 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.