,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,spei] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 
,ms4 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,rask97 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% t
 no ,f$]al /atute is int5d$ to preempt a
 cause ( action aga9/ an airport ma9ta9$
 9 any ,/ate small claims or sup]ior    
c\rt by any individual or city )9 #e    
miles ( an airport :5 an action is      
br\ght = noise or nuisance caus$ by     
gr\nd-bas$ noise 9 violation ( a ,/ate  
/atute z specifi$1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,l[-frequ5cy ,en]getic ,ac\/ics &     
,vibrations ,exasp]ate ,act or ! ,,leave
 ,act4  #b4 ,/&>d = noise or nuisance   
actions  7a7 ,/&>d ,not)/&+ any o!r     
provision ( law1 a /&>d en=ceable 9     
,/ate c\rt may be set by "o or m ,/ates 
p>ticipat+ 9 a /udy describ$ 9          
subsection 7b7 ^u publication ( su*     

/udy4  7b7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,"o or m
 ,/ates may conduct "o or m /udies (    
gr\nd-bas$ noise f aircraft op]ations at
 an airport )9 a ,/ate4  7#b7           
,collaboration ,/ates may collaborate on
 develop+ ! me?odology & /&>ds = a /udy 
"u ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,cont5t ,a /udy "u   
?is ,act %all--  7,a7 id5tify ! am\nt ( 
gr\nd-bas$ noise emanat+ f "o or m      
airports 9 ! ,/ate or ,/ates dur+ ! /udy
 p]iod2  7,b7 id5tify ! noise level     
above :i* !re is pres5t a sub/antial    
negative impact to resid5ts & bus9esses 
)9 #e miles ( any airport t is /udi$2 & 
7,c7 id5tify any dim9ution ( real       
prop]ty values f ^? t might o!rwise be  
atta9$ 9 ! abs5ce ( ! noise t creates a 
sub/antial negative impact4  7#d7       
,basel9e ,a /udy "u ?is ,act %all       
id5tify a basel9e value ( gr\nd-bas$    
noise above :i* an airport 9 ! /udy is  
presum$ to be p]mitt+ an excess ( noise 
to propagate to a community )9 #e miles 
( an airport4  7#e7 ,factors ,recogniz+ 
t topography1 *>act]i/ics ( airport     

con/ruction1 wea!r1 & v>iable air       
traffic volumes are among _m factors    
affect+ ! am\nt ( p]ceiv$ gr\nd-bas$    
noise emanat+ f an airport1 a ,/ate--   
7,a7 ne$ n e/abli% a uni=m /&>d (       
exce$ance = e airport2  7,b7 ne$ n limit
 its analysis to su* factors2 &  7,c7   
%all e/abli% a reasonable me?odology =  
e/abli%+ su* a /&>d & apply su*         
me?odology across ! ,/ate or ,/ates4    
7#f7 ,me?odology ,! me?odology =        
e/abli%+ ! /&>d may take into acc\nt--  
7,a7 a hi/ory ( gr\nd-bas$ noise emanat+
 f ! airport2  7,b7 ! reasonable        
expectations ( impact$ resid5ts = !     
quiet use & enjoym5t ( own$ or r5t$     
prop]ty2 &  7,c7 any o!r factors t a    
,/ate consid]s appropriate to r$uce     
sub/antial negative impacts ( noise     
propagat+ to a community )9 #e miles (  
an airport4  7#g7 ,sett+ aside (        
me?odology or /&>d ,a me?odology or /&>d
 e/abli%$ by a ,/ate %all n be set aside
 unless a ,f$]al c\rt det]m9es su*      
me?odology or /&>d to be arbitr>y or    

caprici\s4  7#h7 ,publication ,a /udy   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection %all be       
publi%$4  7c7 ,preemption ,congress     
h]eby f9ds & decl>es t no ,f$]al /atute 
is int5d$ to preempt a cause ( action   
aga9/ an airport ma9ta9$ 9 any ,/ate    
small claims or sup]ior c\rt1 by any    
individual or city )9 #e miles ( !      
airport1 :5 an exce$ance ( a /&>d       
e/abli%$ by a ,/ate pursuant to ?is ,act
 = an airport is av]r$4  7d7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3
 7#a7 ,gr\nd-bas$ noise ,! t]m          
gr\nd-bas$ noise means noise emanat+ f  
an aircraft op]at+ on ! gr\nd           
pr$om9ately consi/+ ( noise ( #bjj ,hz  
or bel[4  7#b7 ,sub/antial negative     
impact ,! t]m sub/antial negative impact
 means a noise exce$ance t is injuri\s  
to heal?1 (f5sive to ! s5ses1 or an     
ob/ruction to ! free use ( prop]ty1 &   
int]f]es ) ! com=table enjoym5t ( life  
or prop]ty by an entire community or    
neighborhood1 or by any consid]able     
numb] ( p]sons1 :e!r or n ! entire      

community or ^? consid]able numb] (     
p]sons p>ticipate 9 ! cause ( action4