Latest Effort Is An Amendment To The Highway Trust Fund
Bill
Having failed to get helicopter noise legislation into the
compromise FAA authorization bill, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.)
has broadened the scope of his proposal and is now trying to attach
it to the highway trust fund authorization bill currently being
debated on Capitol Hill.
The proposed Schumer (pictured) amendment now includes
language affecting the south shore of Long Island and airspace over
a state he does not represent – California’s Los
Angeles County. HAI members need to let their members of Congress
know they oppose legislation that puts greater emphasis on noise
than safety.
Recognizing Schumer’s proposal as bad lawmaking, the U.S.
House of Representatives rejected the proposal when they declined
to include it in their version of the FAA authorization bill, and
convinced their Senate counterparts to do the same during the
conference committee meetings that led to the recently enacted
bill.
HAI reported this week to its members that, while the legislation
is currently pending only in the Senate, members of both chambers
need to be made aware of the potential ramifications if passed.
They have urged their members to contact their representatives in
the U.S. House and Senate, and remind them that the FAA’s
primary responsibility is the safe operation of the U.S. national
airspace system. Allowing local noise concerns alone to drive FAA
regulatory changes to airspace design and access sets a precedent
that jeopardizes a cohesive national airspace system.
HAI says that voluntary compliance with mutually agreed
guidelines developed cooperatively by local communities, aircraft
operators, and regulators are more effective at addressing
community concerns than legislatively mandated
“fixes.”
HAI says that Congressional legislators "need to understand the
potential consequences of Sen. Schumer’s proposed
amendment."
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