Sec. 179. AIRPORT NOISE MITIGATION AND SAFETY STUDY
250 words·~1 min read·
/statute-compilations/comps-15561/sec-179A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
## SEC. 179 AIRPORT NOISE MITIGATION AND SAFETY STUDY ###
(a)Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a study to review and evaluate existing studies and analyses of the relationship between jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding noise impacts on communities surrounding airports. ###
(b)Considerations In conducting the study initiated under subsection (a), the Administrator shall determine— ####
(1)whether a decrease in jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds results in significant aircraft noise reductions; ####
(2)whether the jet aircraft approach or takeoff speed reduction necessary to achieve significant noise reductions— #####
(A)jeopardizes aviation safety; or #####
(B)decreases the efficiency of the National Airspace System, including lowering airport capacity, increasing travel times, or increasing fuel burn; ####
(3)the advisability of using jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation technique; and ####
(4)if the Administrator determines that using jet aircraft approach or takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation technique is advisable, whether any of the metropolitan areas specifically identified in section 189(b)(2) would benefit from such a noise mitigation technique without a significant impact to aviation safety or the efficiency of the National Airspace System. ###
(c)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study initiated under subsection (a).