[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 620 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 620

    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to 
 determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft 
 taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct 
            ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 1999

     Mr. Franks (for himself, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mrs. Roukema) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to 
 determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft 
 taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct 
            ascents over the ocean, 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. TEST OF AIRCRAFT OCEAN ROUTING.

    In order to examine an option for reducing aircraft noise over 
communities in New Jersey, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a 6-month live test to determine the costs and benefits of 
requiring jet-propelled aircraft to conduct ascents after taking off 
from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, over the ocean. The 
Secretary shall commence such test not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
results of the test conducted under section 1. The report shall include 
an analysis of the effects on noise reduction of ocean routing of 
aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport and any 
recommendations and comments of the Secretary concerning ocean routing 
of air carrier aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport.
                                 <all>