NOISE POLLUTION see also Pollution

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: permit construction of certain noise barriers with funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6372), H6300 [17NO]

——— prohibit approval of any project for relocation of a Los Angeles International Airport runway (see H.R. 5651), H4546 [7JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see S. 3197), S5079 [13JY]

FAA: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths under Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) (see H.R. 5744), H4814 [12JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (see S. 2658), S1387 [9MR]

——— commission a study on the health impacts of airplane flights on affected residents of certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5075), H2066 [27AP]

——— improve process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures (see S. 2761), S1809 [7AP]

National parks and recreation areas: provide for overflights in areas where the primary recreational activities involve motorized watercraft (see H.R. 5192), H2281 [11MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: study effects of military helicopter noise on the National Capital Region, H2693 [17MY]

FAA: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths, H1049 [1MR]

——— authorizing appropriations, H4294 [6JY], H4624–H4641 [11JY], E1087, E1090, E1093 [12JY], E1125 [14JY], E1144 [15JY]

House of Representatives: tribute to Members and staff who worked on H. Res. 818, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 636, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act, H4641 [11JY]

Remarks in Senate

FAA: address increase of aircraft noise due to implementation of new flight paths, S1699 [6AP]

——— authorizing appropriations, S1622 [4AP], S1645, S1646, S1660 [5AP], S1679, S1680, S1684–S1686, S1696–S1700, S1702 [6AP], S1775, S1776, S1778–S1789, S1793, S1794, S1796 [7AP], S1841, S1842, S1848 [11AP], S1881, S1883, S1888, S1894, S1900–S1909 [12AP], S1983, S1985, S1990–S1992, S1994–S1997, S2001, S2005–S2010 [13AP], S2067–S2069, S2074–S2087 [14AP], S2109, S2117, S2119 [18AP], S2131, S2142–S2144, S2193 [19AP], S2205, S2206, S2306 [20AP], S3716 [9JN], S4458 [22JN], S4805 [6JY], S4926 [11JY], S4966–S4968, S4984 [12JY], S5019, S5030–S5032, S5039–S5041, S5071 [13JY]

——— authorizing appropriations (S. 2658), S1583 [17MR]

Senate: tribute to Senators and staff who worked on H.R. 636, FAA appropriations, S2143, S2144 [19AP]

Reports filed

FAA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2658), S6839 [7DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 818, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 636, FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act, H4624–H4638 [11JY]