[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4087 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4087

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
    conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2017

   Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Ms. Speier, Mr. Raskin, Ms. 
  Jayapal, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
    conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, 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 ``Protecting Airport Communities from 
Particle Emissions Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON ULTRAFINE PARTICLES.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a study that--
            (1) includes a review of the results of previous studies on 
        ultrafine particles in the air, including the health impacts of 
        such particles;
            (2) for each of the 20 largest airports in the United 
        States (as measured by calendar year 2016 revenue 
        enplanements), analyzes and evaluates with respect to the 
        communities surrounding, near, and impacted by airport-
        generated air traffic--
                    (A) the ultrafine particles present in the air;
                    (B) the characteristics of such particles;
                    (C) the spatial distribution patterns and 
                concentration of such particles;
                    (D) the primary sources of such particles;
                    (E) the contributions made by aircraft to such 
                particles relative to other primary sources;
                    (F) the health impacts of such particles, including 
                with respect to heart and lung diseases, asthma rates, 
                nervous system disorders, and any other impacts 
                observed in or suggested by previous studies reviewed 
                under paragraph (1); and
                    (G) disproportionate rates of exposure, risks, and 
                other negative impacts on communities of color, 
                economically insecure residents, vulnerable groups, and 
                disparately impacted communities; and
            (3) analyzes the potential impacts of mitigation options, 
        emissions reductions, and the increased use of aviation 
        biofuels with, or in place of, commonly used petroleum-based 
        aviation fuels on--
                    (A) ultrafine particles in the air surrounding 
                airports; and
                    (B) human health.
    (b) Coordination.--The Administrator shall carry out the study in 
coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
Department of Health and Human Services and may carry out the study in 
coordination with any other Federal department or agency that the 
Administrator determines is appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the study that includes related findings, analysis, and 
a detailed description of the methods and data utilized.
    (d) Ultrafine Particle Defined.--In this section, the term 
``ultrafine particle'' means a particle under 100 nanometers in 
diameter.
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