Communities Before Air Tourism Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2613 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that a voluntary agreement with respect to commercial air tour operations over a national park considers the well-being of communities overflown by aircraft involved in such operations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 13, 2023 Mr. MENENDEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that a voluntary agreement with respect to commercial air tour operations over a national park considers the well- being of communities overflown by aircraft involved in such operations, 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 ‘‘Communities Before 4 Air Tourism Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2613.IH H2613 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2613 IH SEC. 2. PARK PROTECTION. 1 Section 40128(b)(7) of title 49, United States Code, 2 is amended— 3 (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or the air 4 traffic control system’’ and inserting ‘‘, the air traf- 5 fic control system, or the well-being of communities 6 overflown by aircraft involved in such commercial air 7 tour operations’’; and 8 (2) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ‘‘any com- 9 munity whose lands are, or may be, and’’ before 10 ‘‘any Indian tribe’’. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Apr 19, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2613.IH H2613 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB