Sec. 177. LEAD EMISSIONS

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## SEC. 177 LEAD EMISSIONS ###

(a)Study The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Research Council will study aviation gasoline. ###

(b)Contents The study shall include an assessment of— ####

(1)existing non-leaded fuel alternatives to the aviation gasoline used by piston-powered general aviation aircraft; ####

(2)ambient lead concentrations at and around airports where piston-powered general aviation aircraft are used; and ####

(3)mitigation measures to reduce ambient lead concentrations, including increasing the size of run-up areas, relocating run-up areas, imposing restrictions on aircraft using aviation gasoline, and increasing the use of motor gasoline in piston-powered general aviation aircraft. ###

(c)Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the study developed by the National Research Council pursuant to this section.