[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4495 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4495

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2023

Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. 
   Moulton) 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 
                aircraft 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 AIRCRAFT 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 aircraft noise 
              limitations
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, for purposes of implementing aircraft noise limitations, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consult with 
an owner or operator of a general aviation airport, upon request by 
such owner or operator, to provide for reasonable adjustments to air 
traffic and training patterns of noncommercial charter flights so long 
as such adjustments do not otherwise violate law.
    ``(b) Community Input.--In implementing reasonable accommodations 
under subsection (a), an owner or operator of a general aviation 
airport and the Administrator 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 activity carried out by an 
owner or operator of such airport under this section.
    ``(d) Emergencies.--The Administrator may reject or temporarily 
restrict an accommodation 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' means a noncertified airport covered by 
part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
    (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 aircraft noise 
                            limitations.''.
    (c) Regulatory Updates.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
issue such regulations as are necessary to update part 150 and part 161 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow the owners and 
operators of general aviation airports to implement effective noise 
abatement measures, as determined appropriate by such owners and 
operators.
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