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HR 729 106th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Aviation safety Citizen participation Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Environmental health Government Operations and Politics Health Helicopter transportation Helicopters Heliports Law Noise Standards Transportation planning

Helicopter Noise Control and Safety Act

Introduced: February 11, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 11, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helicopter Noise Control and Safety Act - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration upon determining independently, or after review of a study submitted by a requester, that helicopter operations pose a public noise and safety risk in a county or municipality with a greater than 500,000 population, to develop and implement a plan, in accordance with specified requirements, to reduce that risk.

Authorizes any city, State, local government, agency, or instrumentality, or any person responsible for the operation of a heliport, to submit to the Administrator: (1) a study demonstrating that noise or safety conditions, or both, resulting from helicopter operations pose a risk to the public health and welfare of such a county or municipality; and (2) a plan to reduce the risk.

Requires the Administrator to review such a plan and, upon determining that helicopter operations pose such a risk, to make any modifications necessary to conform with this Act.

Specifies procedures for public comment and implementation of a plan developed in either manner.

What's happening now February 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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