[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2509 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2509

    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report on 
 helicopter and rotorcraft noise in the District of Columbia, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2023

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report on 
 helicopter and rotorcraft noise in the District of Columbia, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RECOMMENDATIONS ON REDUCING HELICOPTER NOISE IN THE DISTRICT 
              OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with all relevant operators and entities, shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report containing recommendations to reduce helicopter and 
rotorcraft noise in the District of Columbia.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include recommendations on, at least--
            (1) altitude;
            (2) the number of flights;
            (3) flight paths;
            (4) time of day of flights;
            (5) types of aircraft;
            (6) operating procedures; and
            (7) pilot training.
    (c) Relevant Operators and Entities Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``relevant operators and entities'' means--
            (1) the head of any agency or department of the Federal 
        Government that flies a helicopter or rotorcraft over the 
        District of Columbia;
            (2) the Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police 
        Department of the District of Columbia;
            (3) any medical helicopter or rotorcraft operator that 
        routinely flies a helicopter or rotorcraft over the District of 
        Columbia; and
            (4) any other operator that routinely flies a helicopter or 
        rotorcraft over the District of Columbia.
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