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To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, and for other purposes.

Source: Congress.gov · 867 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (the federal agency that regulates aviation) to create a new advisory committee (a group that gives advice to leaders) for communities affected by aircraft noise and activity. The committee will give recommendations to the agency about how to address problems communities face from commercial planes, small planes, and new aircraft technologies.

Who It Affects

• The Federal Aviation Administration and its Administrator (the leader of the agency) • People living in communities near or far from airports that experience noise and pollution from commercial aviation • People living in communities affected by general aviation (small planes used for sightseeing, training and business travel) • People living in communities that might be affected by advanced air mobility (new aircraft technology currently in development)

Key Provisions

• The Federal Aviation Administration Administrator must establish the Impacted Communities Advisory Committee within 60 days after the bill becomes law (Sec. 1(a)) • The committee must have at least 30 members who do not work for the Federal Aviation Administration, airports or aviation companies, and must be selected based on their education, training and direct experience living in areas affected by aircraft (Sec. 1(c)(1) and 1(c)(2)) • The committee membership must include 20 members from commercial aviation-impacted communities (at least 10 from areas away from airports and at least 15 from major Core 30 Airports), 7 members from general aviation-impacted communities and 3 members from advanced air mobility-impacted communities (Sec. 1(c)(4)) • The committee must meet four times per year and provide public access to all meetings through a virtual forum with recorded archives (Sec. 1(e) and 1(d)) • The committee must advise the Administrator on noise policy, community engagement, pollution and health protection, new technologies, tools to measure impacts and negative effects of past Federal Aviation Administration decisions (Sec. 1(b))

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the Federal Aviation Administration will establish a new advisory committee focused on community concerns about aviation. Communities affected by aircraft will have an official way to provide advice to the agency through designated representatives. The agency must consider recommendations about noise, pollution, health impacts and new aviation technologies from people who actually live in affected areas.

Important Definitions

• Advanced air mobility: New or emerging aircraft technologies (not further defined in the bill) • Core 30 Airports: Airports designated by the Federal Aviation Administration (the bill does not specify which airports these are) • General aviation: Sightseeing, rotorcraft (helicopters), training flights and private or business travel

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2565 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to estab- lish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 10, 2023 Mr. LYNCH 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 establish an advisory committee for commu- nities impacted by aviation, 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. IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COM- 3 MITTEE. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 5 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 6 Federal Aviation Administration shall establish an Im- 7 pacted Communities Advisory Committee (in this section 8 referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2565 IH (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall provide 1 advice and recommendations to the Administrator regard- 2 ing community needs, objectives, plans, strategies, con- 3 tent, assessments, and accomplishments with respect to— 4 (1) noise policy; 5 (2) community engagement; 6 (3) noise, pollution, and health mitigation for 7 communities close to airports and communities away 8 from airports; 9 (4) integration of new or emerging technologies; 10 (5) tools, policies, and analyses to accurately re- 11 flect impacts; 12 (6) material negative impacts of past Federal 13 Aviation Administration actions; and 14 (7) other topics relevant to the Administrator 15 and communities. 16 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 18 shall be composed of at least 30 members appointed 19 by the Administrator from among individuals who 20 are not employees of the Federal Aviation Adminis- 21 tration, airports, or the aviation industry. 22 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator in 23 appointing the members of the committee shall en- 24 sure that individuals who are represented are spe- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2565 IH cially qualified to serve on the committee by virtue 1 of their education, training, and direct experience 2 from living in areas with substantial impacts from 3 commercial aviation, general aviation, and currently 4 or potentially impacted communities from advanced 5 mobility. 6 (3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 3 members 7 may be a member of a roundtable or individuals cur- 8 rently serving on Federal Aviation Administration 9 advisory committees, such as the NextGen Advisory 10 Committee, Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee, 11 and Research, Engineering, and Development Advi- 12 sory Committee. 13 (4) MEMBER REPRESENTATION.—In appointing 14 members to the Advisory Committee, the Adminis- 15 trator shall ensure that the Advisory Committee is 16 fairly balanced and that multiple perspectives are 17 represented, including by ensuring the following: 18 (A) 20 members shall be from communities 19 impacted by commercial aviation, of which— 20 (i) at least 10 shall be from commu- 21 nities away from airports and the remain- 22 ing from communities close to airports; 23 and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2565 IH (ii) at least 15 shall be from commu- 1 nities with impact from Core 30 Airports 2 designated by the Federal Aviation Admin- 3 istration. 4 (B) 7 members shall be from communities 5 impacted by general aviation, including sight- 6 seeing, rotorcraft, training flights, and private 7 and business travel. 8 (C) 3 members shall be from communities 9 currently or potentially impacted by advanced 10 air mobility. 11 (d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 12 shall— 13 (1) provide public access through a virtual 14 forum for all public meetings of the Committee; and 15 (2) maintain an archive of recorded Committee 16 public meetings. 17 (e) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Advisory Com- 18 mittee shall meet 4 times per year. 19 (f) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Advisory 20 Committee shall serve without pay, except that the Admin- 21 istrator may provide any member, while attending meet- 22 ings of the Advisory Committee or a subordinate com- 23 mittee, travel or transportation expenses under section 24 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2565 IH (g) SUPPORT STAFF.—The Administrator shall pro- 1 vide from the Federal Aviation Administration support 2 staff for the Advisory Committee. 3 (h) SUBORDINATE COMMITTEES.—The Adminis- 4 trator may establish any subordinate committees to the 5 Advisory Committee to provide advice on specific areas of 6 need and interest as determined by the Administrator. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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