108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3417
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation
in certain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail to comply
with stage 3 noise levels.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 30, 2003
Mr. ROTHMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the operation
in certain metropolitan areas of civil subsonic turbojets that fail to comply
with stage 3 noise levels.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Aircraft Noise Reduction Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. AIRCRAFT NOISE REDUCTION IN CERTAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS.
Section 47528 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR AIRPORTS IN CERTAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS- Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no person may operate after the date of enactment
of this subsection any civil subsonic turbojet that fails to comply with stage
3 noise levels to or from an airport located in any of the 20 most populated
metropolitan areas in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.'.
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