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The Aviation-Impacted Communities Act, introduced in the 119th Congress by Rep. Smith of Washington, would require the FAA to provide noise mitigation funding to communities affected by airport noise even if they fall outside the current 65 DNL sound threshold. The bill would make these communities eligible for Airport Improvement Program funds, allow them to establish local boards to address airport noise, and direct the National Academy of Sciences to study aviation impacts at major hub airports — including King County, WA (Sea-Tac) — across the country.

This chapter explains the health risks associated with air pollutants commonly found near airports, including both criteria pollutants like carbon monoxide, lead, and particulate matter, and hazardous air pollutants like volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. It describes how these pollutants can cause a range of health effects, from mild irritation to serious conditions such as respiratory disease, cardiovascular illness, and cancer. Smaller particulate matter is highlighted as a particular concern near airports, as it can penetrate deeper into the lungs and occurs at higher concentrations near aircraft operations.

This 2009 report from the National Academies examines how publicly-owned airports in the United States are governed and owned, covering the range of entities—from city governments to special airport authorities—that oversee the country's approximately 4,150 public-use airports. It analyzes the legal principles and state and federal laws that shape airport governance structures, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of different models, including privatization. The findings are intended to help communities assess whether their current airport governance arrangements are working effectively or could benefit from change.

A comprehensive legal research digest that compiles and indexes airport law resources for attorneys and administrators. It provides a bibliography of federal resources, statutory materials, regulations, case law, and secondary sources related to airport legal issues including topics like eminent domain, environmental concerns, leasing, contracting, security, and liability.

National Research Council publication by the Committee on Mitigating Wetland Losses, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and Water Science and Technology Board titled ‘Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act.’ AR034586, Exhibit-2178. Covers mitigation compliance standards including jurisdictional hydrology, wetland delineation, hydrological performance standards, design standards for mitigation sites, USACE wetland filling

National Academy Press promotional order card for the publication ‘Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act’ (item code WETLOS, price $49.95), received by the Environmental Hearings Office on March 29, 2002. AR numbers 054467, 054468, 054469. Includes order form for North America customers with mailing address National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW,

This document, Appendix H from a National Research Council publication titled 'Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act,' presents a comparative table of 40 common wetland functional assessment procedures. The table summarizes key attributes of each method, including habitat type, scale, functions assessed, and whether social values or weighting factors were applied. It serves as a reference for evaluating and comparing tools used to measure wetland functions in the context of Clean Water Act mitigation and compensation requirements.

National Research Council publication ‘Wetlands: Characteristics and Boundaries’ (1995), Committee on Characterization of Wetlands, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources. Exhibit AR034578. Chapter 6 covers especially controversial wetlands including permafrost wetlands, riparian ecosystems, isolated and headwater wetlands, shallow wetlands, agricultural wetlands, nonagricultural altered sites,