,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #g1 #bjaf,ms4   
,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit 
! ,secret>y ( ,transportation f approv+ 
"u subtitle ,,vii ( title #di1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 any project = ! relocation
 ( ,runway #bd,r at ,los ,angeles       
,int]national ,airport1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,lax ,community ,safety   
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,los ,angeles          
,int]national ,airport 79 ?is ,act      
ref]r$ to z ,,lax7 is locat$ 9 an urban 
environm5t & is surr\nd$ on #c sides by 
cities & communities 9 ,los ,angeles    
,c\nty1 ,cali=nia1 & is b\nd$ on ! f\r? 
side by ! ,pacific ,ocean4  7#b7 ,,lax  
occupies approximately #c1djj acres1 a  
relatively small area comp>$ to o!r     
airports ) comp>able pass5g] volumes &  

aircraft op]ations1 & ?is relatively    
small area results 9 a high] ratio (    
op]ations to acres1 :i* is a measure us$
 to assess ov]all runway safety risks4  
7#c7 ,,lax has #b pairs ( p>allel       
runways-- 7,a7 ,runways #bd,r & #bd,l1  
:i* are locat$ nor? ( ! ma9 t]m9als &   
kn[n collectively z ! ,nor? ,runways2 & 
7,b7 ,runways #be,r & #be,l1 :i* are    
locat$ s\? ( ! ma9 t]m9als & kn[n       
collectively z ! ,s\? ,runways4  7#d7   
,los ,angeles ,_w ,airports1 :i* op]ates
 ,,lax1 has propos$ relocat+ ,runway    
#bd,r nor? ( its curr5t location &      
argues t do+ s w\ld improve safety4     
7#e7 ,a panel ( academic exp]ts /udi$ ! 
configuration ( ,,lax & conclud$ t !    
airport is safe "u ! curr5t             
configuration4  7#f7 ,relocat+ ,runway  
#bd,r f>!r to ! nor? w\ld increase      
noise1 air pollution1 & o!r environm5tal
 impacts on resid5ts1 s*ools1 *ur*es1 & 
bus9esses 9--  7,a7 ! communities (     
,we/*e/] & ,playa del ,rey1 :i* lie     
adjac5t to ! nor? side ( ,,lax2 &  7,b7 

! ,city ( ,+lewood & ! community ( ,s\? 
,los ,angeles1 :i* lie to ! ea/ ( ,,lax 
und]nea? ! arrival flight pa?4  7#g7    
,relocat+ ,runway #bd,r f>!r to ! nor?  
w\ld br+ ! risk ( an aircraft accid5t   
clos] to homes1 s*ools1 *ur*es1 &       
bus9esses 9 ,we/*e/] & ,playa del ,rey  
&1 consequ5tly1 r$uce safety = p :o live
 & "w 9 ^! communities4  7#h7 ,relocat+ 
,runway #bd,r f>!r to ! nor? w\ld       
necessitate resett+ ! runway protection 
zone = ,,lax1 :i* c\ld require ! removal
 ( bus9esses & homes 9 ,we/*e/] & ,playa
 del ,rey to meet new runway protection 
zone requirem5ts4  7#i7 ,/ate & local   
(ficials :o repres5t ! communities      
surr\nd+ ,,lax h express$ opposition to 
relocat+ ,runway #bd,r f>!r to ! nor?4  
7#aj7 ,community memb]s ( ,we/*e/] &    
,playa del ,rey h express$ /rong        
opposition to relocat+ ,runway #bd,r    
f>!r to ! nor?4  7#aa7 ,relocat+ ,runway
 #bd,r f>!r to ! nor? is n 9 ! be/      
int]e/s ( ! communities surr\nd+ ,,lax4 
#c4 ,los ,angeles ,int]national ,airport

 ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation may n   
approve "u subtitle ,,vii ( title #di1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 any project = !    
relocation ( ,runway #bd,r1 or =        
con/ruction ( a runway nor? ( ! location
 ( ,runway #bd,r on ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 at ,los ,angeles ,int]national
 ,airport4