,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjah,mr4  
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 & ,mr4       
,khanna7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to assi/ aviation-impact$      
communities 9 mitigat+ ! noise burd5 t  
!y face & to increase ,f$]al ,aviation  
,adm9i/ration engagem5t & responsiv5ess 
to communities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,aviation-,impact$ ,communities ,act4   
#b4 ,designat$ communities  7a7 ,outrea*
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 conduct outrea* to community lead]s (  
aviation-impact$ communities to in=m !m 
( ! opportunity to be a designat$       
community4  7b7 ,reque/ ,! gov]n+ body  
or ! designat$ repres5tative or         
repres5tatives ( an aviation-impact$    

community may reque/ to be a designat$  
community1 & ! ,adm9i/rator %all        
recognize su* community z a designat$   
community ^u reque/4  7c7 ,portions (   
community ,! gov]n+ body ( a designat$  
community1 repres5tatives1 or a gr\p (  
repres5tatives *os5 by a community1 %all
 select ! portions ( su* community t    
%all be consid]$ aviation-impact$1      
includ+ designat+ ! community z a :ole  
%\ld !y s *oose4  #c4 ,community bo>ds  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !
 date on :i* a community becomes a      
designat$ community pursuant to section 
#a1 su* designat$ community %all--  7#a7
 select local airport op]ators1 local   
elect$ lead]s1 & community              
repres5tatives to s]ve on a community   
bo>d2 or  7#b7 9 ! case :]e su*         
designat$ community decides to ma9ta9 an
 exi/+ gr\p ( prim>ily elect$ local     
(ficials t has previ\sly be5 con/itut$ =
 purposes ( work+ on aviation-relat$    
issues1 designate su* exi/+ gr\p z a    
community bo>d pursuant to ?is section4 

7b7 ,meet+s ,a community bo>d %all meet 
at times & places *os5 by ! memb]s ( su*
 bo>d4  7c7 ,purposes ,! purpose ( a    
community bo>d is to provide in=mation  
to airport op]ators & ! ,f$]al ,aviation
 ,adm9i/ration conc]n+ disp>ate impacts 
& environm5tal ju/ice relat$ to !       
op]ation ( comm]cial or c>go jet r\tes4 
7d7 ,collaboration ,! ,adm9i/rator      
%all-- 7#a7 designate an appropriate    
employee to "w ) ea* community bo>d2 &  
7#b7 ensure t repres5tatives ( &1 :5    
appropriate1 relevant exp]ts f ! ,f$]al 
,aviation ,adm9i/ration att5d ea* meet+ 
( a community bo>d4  7e7 ,community     
reports ,a community bo>d may1 9        
collaboration ) local airport op]ators &
 any employee designat$ pursuant to     
subsection 7d77#a71 draft a community   
report detail+ ! community's conc]ns &  
issues relat$ to disp>ate impacts4  7f7 
,/udy ,a community bo>d may petition !  
,adm9i/rator to conduct a community     
/udy1 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 !         
collection & consolidation (            

quantifiable1 obs]vational1 exp]i5tial1 
anecdotal1 or o!r data f--  7,a7 !      
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration2  7,b7   
airport op]ators2  7,c7 valid ac\/ic    
in/rum5tation on ! gr\nd2  7,d7         
te/imonials & o!r evid5ce f community   
memb]s2 &  7,e7 organizations 9 !       
community2  7#b7 ! ,day-,night ,av]age  
,s\nd ,level2  7#c7 any o!r exi/+ noise 
metrics f individual & cumulative       
take(fs & l&+s2  7#d7 emissions g5]at$  
by individual & cumulative take(fs &    
l&+s2  7#e7 any o!r data reque/$ by !   
designat$ community 9 ord] to give a    
compreh5sive und]/&+ ( ! impacts on su* 
community2 &  7#f7 recomm5dations on    
actions or mitigation t c be tak5 to    
alleviate-- 7,a7 conc]ns rais$ 9 a      
community report2 &  7,b7 effects t are 
analyz$ 9 ! community /udy4  7g7        
,collaboration ,! ,adm9i/rator & ea*    
community bo>d t petitions = a community
 /udy %all collaborate toge!r on ! scope
 & me?odology ( su* community /udy4  7h7
 ,=mat ,! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure !    

community /udy is culturally &          
l+ui/ically appropriate giv5 ! ne$s or  
reque/s ( ! community4  #d4 ,action     
plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s
 aft] ! date ( receipt ( a community    
report or ! date ( completion ( a       
community /udy1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all1 9  
collaboration ) airport op]ators &      
affect$ communities1 devise an action   
plan t alleviates or addresses ! conc]ns
 br\ght up 9 ! community report or      
community /udy4  7b7 ,cont5t ,! action  
plan %all-- 7#a7 include a long-t]m     
regional plan t focuses on r$uc+ &      
m9imiz+ disp>ate impacts = ! designat$  
community2 &  7#b7 :]e effective1       
consid] ! implem5tation ( *anges to     
op]ations & flight pa?s if ! community  
report or community /udy indicates t su*
 *anges w\ld decrease ! impacts on !    
designat$ community4  7c7 ,/atem5t      
conc]n+ c]ta9 *anges ,if ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es t *anges to op]ations & flight 
pa?s t a community report or community  
/udy indicat$ w\ld decrease ! effects on

 ! designat$ community w\ld n be        
effective1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all expla9 ! 
rationale = ?is det]m9ation 9 ! action  
plan4  7d7 ,dissem9ation ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all dissem9ate ! action plan-- 7#a7 to
 ! public 9 a culturally & l+ui/ically  
appropriate fa%ion giv5 ! ne$s or       
reque/s ( ! community at issue2  7#b7 to
 ! (fices ( ! ,memb]s ( ,congress &     
,s5ators repres5t+ ! community at issue2
  7#c7 to ! relevant committees ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate2 &   
7#d7 ^u reque/1 to any impact$ gov]nm5t4
  #e4 ,mitigation fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! release ( an 
action plan pursuant to section #c1 !   
,adm9i/rator may make grants = necess>y 
noise mitigation 9 a designat$ community
 =--  7#a7 resid5ces2  7#b7 hospitals2  
7#c7 nurs+ homes2 &  7#d7 s*ools4  7b7  
,/&>ds ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop     
/&>ds to det]m9e :i* ( ! /ructures 9    
designat$ communities & t are li/$ 9    
subsection 7a7 are eligible = mitigation
 fund+4  7c7 ,mitigation describ$ ,funds

 = mitigation may be us$ = any =m (     
mitigation t r$uces ! noise burd5 =     
communities1 includ+--  7#a7 s\nd       
insulation ( noise-s5sitive /ructures2 &
  7#b7 con/ruction ( noise b>ri]s or    
ac\/ic %ield+ to mitigate gr\nd-level   
noise4  7d7 ,in/rum5tation ,^u reque/ ( 
a designat$ community1 & 9 addition to !
 annualiz$ av]age measurem5t1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all provide additional    
noise measurem5t in/rum5tation to       
measure airplane noise4  7e7 ,s\nd      
insulation = aviation-,impact$          
communities ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al  
,aviation ,adm9i/ration & airport       
op]ators may provide s\nd insulation =  
aviation-impact$ communities t are      
subject$ to sub/antial increases 9      
flight frequ5cy or f ! adoption ( new   
flight proc$ures t create noise impacts 
9 neighborhoods t did n previ\sly       
exp]i5ce significant impacts f comm]cial
 aircraft op]ations4  7f7 ,s\nd         
insulation = neighborhoods ,!           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       

,adm9i/ration & airport op]ators may    
provide s\nd insulation = neighborhoods 
)9 a #ee ,,dnl cont\r 9 :i* an airport  
op]ator or ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,aviation ,adm9i/ration det]m9es        
significant numb]s ( flight op]ations   
are conduct$ betwe5 #aj3jj p4m4 & #f3jj 
a4m4  #f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations
 ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to 
c>ry out ?is ,act su* sums z may be     
necess>y4  #g4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,! t]m             
aviation-impact$ community means a      
community t is locat$ n great] ?an #a   
mile f any po9t at :i* a comm]cial or   
c>go jet r\te is #c1jjj feet or less    
above gr\nd level4  7#c7 ,! t]m         
community means any resid5tial          
neighborhood1 locality1 municipality1   
t[n1 or city4  7#d7 ,! t]m designat$    
community means an aviation-impact$     
community t has *os5 to be designat$    
pursuant to section #a4  7#e7 ,! t]m    

disp>ate impact means noise1 air        
pollution emissions1 or any o!r         
aviation-relat$ impact id5tifi$ by a    
community com+ f a comm]cial or c>go jet
 r\te & t is affect+ a community or its 
resid5ts4