TagAirport Noise Law(22)
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2026-04-2125 1505 Misc 12 12 25
Motion presented by Councilwoman Traci Park requesting the Department of City Planning to report back within 90 days on creating an Airport Noise-Contour and Environmental Exposure Overlay Zone. The motion addresses environmental and health impacts of airport-adjacent residential development, equity concerns for low-income communities, and best-practice standards for protecting residents in airport-impacted areas. -
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Cracks Down on FAA Compliance with NEPA
Article discusses a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that addresses FAA compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The court appears to have made rulings that strengthen environmental review requirements for aviation projects. -
2025-01-23HB 1303 Bill Analysis – Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions
Analysis of Washington State House Bill 1303 which adds environmental justice considerations to SEPA review processes, requires environmental justice impact statements for projects in certain communities, and prohibits approvals for new air contaminant sources in specified communities under the Clean Air Act. -
2024-09-01AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL – FAA Actions Are Urgently Needed to Modernize Aging Systems
GAO report to Congressional committees identifying that 76% of FAA’s air traffic control systems are unsustainable or potentially unsustainable, with 58 systems having critical operational impacts on safety and efficiency. The report highlights urgent need for modernization following a 2023 national airspace shutdown due to aging system outage. -
2024-07-12RCW 53.54.020 Investigation and monitoring of noise impact—Programs to conform to needs—”Impacted areas.”
Washington state law defining requirements for port commissions to investigate and monitor aircraft noise impact before initiating abatement programs. Establishes geographic boundaries for “impacted areas” where port districts may undertake noise programs, with specific distance limitations from runway ends and centerlines. -
2022-04-24DCA Fly Quiet White Paper
A white paper by Vianair, Inc. examining noise abatement procedures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and proposing the development of a comprehensive Fly Quiet program to reduce aircraft noise impacts on surrounding residential communities. -
2022-04-24
DCA Fly Quiet White Paper
A white paper by Vianair, Inc. examining noise abatement procedures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and proposing the development of a comprehensive Fly Quiet program to reduce aircraft noise impacts on surrounding residential communities. -
2020-06-11SHB1847 – Aircraft Noise Abatement Various Provisions
Washington State legislation that amends RCW 53.54.010, 53.54.020, and 53.54.030 to expand aircraft noise abatement programs. The bill reduces the threshold for port districts to undertake noise abatement programs from twenty to nine hundred scheduled jet aircraft flights per day and modifies the boundaries of impacted areas eligible for various remedial programs including property acquisition, -
2020-06-11Substitute House Bill 1847 – Aircraft Noise Abatement – Defining aviation impacted area
Washington State legislation (Chapter 105, Laws of 2020) that amends aircraft noise abatement provisions, reducing the threshold for port district noise programs from airports serving twenty to nine hundred scheduled jet flights per day and expanding impacted area definitions. -
2009-05-18Low Frequency Noise. What we know, what we do not know, and what we would like to know
Academic review paper examining perception of low frequency noise and infrasound, including human responses, measurement challenges, and the historical misconceptions that have created public fear around these sound phenomena. The paper addresses hearing thresholds, sensitivity variations, and unexplained complaints of low frequency noise.