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HR 729 106th Congress House

Helicopter Noise Control and Safety Act

Official title: To provide for development and implementation of certain plans to reduce risks to the public health and welfare caused by helicopter operations.

Introduced: February 11, 1999 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAviation safetyCitizen participationDepartment of Transportation
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Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental healthGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHelicopter transportationHelicoptersHeliportsLawNoiseStandardsTransportation planning
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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
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 Latest action February 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 11, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 729: Helicopter Noise Control and Safety Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-729/
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