HR 7853
117th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Air quality
Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Community life and organization
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Noise pollution
Performance measurement
Aviation-Impacted Communities Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 19, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 19, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Aviation-Impacted Communities Act
This bill addresses noise mitigation for aviation-impacted communities. (Aviation-impacted community is defined as a community that is located not more than one mile from any point at which a commercial or cargo jet route is 3,000 feet or less above ground level.)
Specifically, the bill
- expands Airport Improvement Program noise mitigation program funding for aviation-impacted communities that are not currently within the 65 day-night average sound level (DNL) standard;
- requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study that summarizes the relevant literature and studies done on aviation impacts worldwide and focuses on large hub commercial airports and surrounding communities, including communities currently outside of the 65 DNL contour;
- directs the FAA to conduct outreach to aviation-impacted communities to inform them of the opportunity to be a designated community;
- requires the FAA to devise an action plan that alleviates or addresses the concerns of a designated community; and
- provides grants for necessary noise mitigation in a designated community for residences, hospitals, nursing homes, adult or child day care centers, schools, and places of worship.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2