[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2430 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2430

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to make 
    contributions to communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles 
                         International Airport.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2001

  Ms. Waters 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 require air carriers to make 
    contributions to communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles 
                         International Airport.

    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 Compensation Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR CARRIER CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY NOISE FROM 
              LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 47511. Air carrier contributions to communities impacted by 
              noise from Los Angeles International Airport
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall require 
each air carrier providing scheduled air transportation to or from Los 
Angeles International Airport to contribute funds to non-profit 
organizations in communities that are impacted by noise from the 
airport.
    ``(b) Amount and Use of Contributions.--The Secretary shall 
coordinate negotiations between air carriers described in subsection 
(a) and communities described in subsection (a) to determine the amount 
and use of funds to be contributed under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Eligible Non-Profit Organizations.--Non-profit organizations 
that provide educational services, health care services, environmental 
services, speech and hearing services, and services to persons with 
disabilities in communities impacted by noise from Los Angeles 
International Airport shall be eligible for contributions under 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 
475 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``47511. Air carrier contributions to communities impacted by noise 
                            from Los Angeles International Airport.''.
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