,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,murray introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the          
establishment of pilot programs for     
sound insulation repair and replacement4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,sound ,insulation         
,treatment ,repair and ,replacement     
,program ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program for  
sound insulation repair and replacement 
7a7 ,government share ,section #dgaji of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7i7 ,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   
,pilot program for sound insulation     
repair and replacements  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of enactment of this           
subsection1 the ,administrator of the   
,federal ,aviation ,administration shall
 establish a pilot program at up to #d  
large hub public-use airports for local 
airport operators that have established 
a local program to fund secondary noise 
using non-aeronautical revenue that     
provides 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 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 residence-- 7i7     
falls within the ,day ,night ,level     
7,,dnl7 of #fe to #ge decibel 7d,b7     
noise contours1 according to the most   
recent noise exposure map 7as such term 
is defined in section #aej4g of title   
#ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7    
available as of the date of enactment of
 this subsection2  7ii7 fell within such
 noise contours at the time the initial 
sound insulation treatment was          
installed1 but a qualified 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 intended2 and  7iii7 
is shown through testing that current   
interior noise levels exceed ,,dnl #de  
d,b1 and the new insulation would have  
the ability to achieve a #e d,b noise   
reduction4  7#b7 ,eligibility           
determination ,to be eligible for a     
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 have made a good faith   
effort to exhaust any amounts available 
through warranties1 insurance coverage1 
and legal remedies for the sound        
insulation treatment previously         
installed on the eligible residence2    
7,b7 verify the sound insulation        
treatment for which ,federal assistance 
was previously provided was installed   
prior to the year #bjjb2 and  7,c7      
demonstrate that a qualified noise      
auditor1 based on an inspection of the  

residence1 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 clause
 7i7 is not attributed to actions taken 
by an owner or occupant of the          
residence4  7#c7 ,additional authority  
for surveys ,notwithstanding any other  
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 ,the surveys shall be      
conducted only for those properties for 
which the airport has identified a      
property owner who is interested in     
having a survey be undertaken to assess 
the current effectiveness of the sound  
insulation treatment4 ,such surveys     
shall be carried out to identify any    
properties described in the preceding   
sentence that are eligible for funds    
under this subsection4  4