Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2351 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 22, 2019 Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- fornia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SUOZZI, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Airport 4 Communities from Particle Emissions Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. AIRBORNE ULTRAFINE PARTICLE STUDY. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 7 Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate ar- 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Apr 24, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2351.IH H2351 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2351 IH rangements with the National Academy of Sciences to a 1 conduct a study that— 2 (1) summarizes the relevant literature and 3 studies done on airborne ultrafine particles world- 4 wide; 5 (2) focuses on large hub commercial airports 6 in— 7 (A) Seattle; 8 (B) Boston; 9 (C) Chicago; 10 (D) New York; 11 (E) the Northern California Metroplex; 12 (F) Phoenix; 13 (G) the Southern California Metroplex; 14 (H) the District of Columbia; 15 (I) Atlanta; and 16 (J) any other metropolitan large hub air- 17 port identified by the Administrator; 18 (3) specifically looks at— 19 (A) characteristics of UFPs present in the 20 air; 21 (B) spatial and temporal distributions of 22 UFP concentrations; 23 (C) primary sources of UFPs; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Apr 24, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2351.IH H2351 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2351 IH (D) how much aircraft and airport oper- 1 ations are contributing to the distribution of 2 UFP concentrations when compared to other 3 sources; 4 (E) potential health effects associated with 5 elevated UFP exposures, including heart and 6 lung diseases, asthma, nervous system dis- 7 orders, and other health effects, that have been 8 considered in previous studies; and 9 (F) potential UFP exposures, especially to 10 susceptible and vulnerable groups; 11 (4) identifies measures, including the use of 12 sustainable aviation fuels, intended to reduce emis- 13 sions from aircraft and airport operations and assess 14 potential impacts on emissions related to UFPs; and 15 (5) identifies important information gaps re- 16 lated to understanding relationships between UFP 17 exposures and health effects, contributions of avia- 18 tion-related emissions to UFP exposures, and the ef- 19 fectiveness of mitigation measures. 20 (b) COORDINATION.—The Administrator of the Fed- 21 eral Aviation Administration shall coordinate with the Ad- 22 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 23 Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any other 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Apr 24, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2351.IH H2351 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2351 IH agency that the Administrator deems appropriate to pro- 1 vide data and other assistance necessary for the study. 2 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 3 of execution of the funding agreement between the Federal 4 Aviation Administration and the National Academy of 5 Sciences, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- 6 ministration shall submit to Congress a report on the 7 study. 8 (d) DEFINITION.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘ultrafine 9 particle’’ and ‘‘UFP’’ mean particles with diameters less 10 than or equal to 100 nanometers. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:49 Apr 24, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2351.IH H2351 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS