,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aafg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ag1    
#bjbc,mrs4 ,murray introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 to allow         
additional funds to be provided under   
the airport improvement program for     
certain noise mitigation projects1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,sound   
,insulation ,treatment ,repair and      
,replacement ,program ,act4  #b4 ,sound 
insulation repair and replacement       
projects  7a7 ,government share ,section
 #dgaji of title #di1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7h7 ,special rule for   
sound insulation repair and replacement 
,with respect to a project to carry out 
sound insulation that is granted a      
waiver under section #dgaaj7;j71 the    

allowable project cost for such project 
shall be calculated without             
consideration of any costs that were    
previously paid by the ,government4  4  
7b7 ,sound insulation treatment repair  
and replacement projects ,section #dgaaj
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7j7 ,special rule for sound 
insulation treatment repair and         
replacement projects  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary shall provide a one-time
 waiver of the requirement of subsection
 7b77#d7 for a qualifying airport as    
applied to projects to carry out repair 
and replacement of sound insulation for 
a residential building for which the    
airport previously received ,federal    
assistance or federally authorized      
airport assistance under this subchapter
 if-- 7,a7 the ,secretary determines    
that the additional assistance is       
justified due to-- 7i7 increased        
aircraft noise1 as determined by the    
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation

 ,administration2 or  7ii7 the residence
 containing any sound insulation        
treatment or other type of sound        
proofing material previously installed  
under this subchapter that is determined
 to be eligible pursuant to paragraph   
7#b72 and  7,b7 the building or other   
structure-- 7i7 falls within the ,day   
,night ,level 7,,dnl7 #fe standard      
according to the most recent noise      
exposure map1 as such term is defined in
 section #aej4g of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations2 or  7ii7 fell    
within such standard at the time the    
initial noise mitigation was carried out
 and an ,,faa-compliant noise auditor   
has determined that-- 7,i7 such sound   
insulation treatment caused physical    
damage to the residence2 or  7,,ii7 the 
materials used for sound insulation     
treatment were of low quality and have  
deteriorated1 broken1 or otherwise no   
longer function as intended4  7#b7      
,eligibility determination ,to be       
eligible for waiver under this          

subsection for repair or replacement of 
sound insulation treatment projects1 an 
applicant shall-- 7,a7 ensure that the  
applicant and the property owner exhaust
 any amounts available through          
warranties1 insurance coverage1 and     
legal remedies for the sound insulation 
treatment previously installed on the   
residence2 and  7,b7 demonstrate that an
 ,,faa-compliant noise auditor conducted
 an inspection of the residence and     
determined that-- 7i7 the sound         
insulation treatment for which ,federal 
assistance was previously provided has  
resulted in structural deterioration    
that was not caused by failure of the   
property owner to repair or adequately  
maintain the residential building or    
through the negligence of the applicant 
or the property owner2 and  7ii7 the    
condition of the sound insulation       
treatment described in subparagraph 7,a7
 is not attributed to actions taken by  
an owner or occupant of the residence4  
7#c7 ,additional authority for periodic 

surveys ,notwithstanding any other of   
provision of law1 the ,secretary shall  
consider a cost allowable under this    
subchapter for an airport to conduct    
periodic surveys of properties in which 
repair and replacement of sound         
insulation treatment was carried out as 
described in paragraph 7#a7 and for     
which the airport previously received   
,federal assistance or federally        
authorized airport assistance under this
 subchapter4 ,such surveys shall be     
carried out to identify any properties  
described in the preceding sentence that
 are eligible for funds under this      
subsection4  4