Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017 Introduced

We wanted you to be aware that Congressman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) has introduced H.R. 3938 the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017.

The legislation seeks to address community concerns about airplane noise and pollution by requiring the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to sponsor an Expert Consensus Report issued by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on the health effects of airplanes flying over residential areas. These reports are produced by the National Academies examine scientific and technological issues of national importance. Under the bill, the National Academies would be required to convene a committee of health and environmental science experts within 30 days. The committee would examine the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution and issue the report with their findings.

The report would be submitted to the FAA Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and relevant Congressional Committees. In addition the legislation would make available the best scientific information on the negative health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution

The Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 4, and has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors of the legislation currently include: Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL), Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA), Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).