H.R. 6285: To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects.
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H.R. 6285: To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-29 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects.
Plain summary
Amends federal transportation law to allow a passenger facility fee imposed at a large hub airport (that is subject to an amended judgment and final order in condemnation filed on January 7, 1980, by the Superior Court of the State of California for the county of Los Angeles) to be used as an eligible project cost to carry out noise mitigation for certain school buildings in the noise impacted area surrounding the airport if: (1) the buildings are adversely affected by airport noise; and (2) certain other requirements are met.
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Official text
To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6285.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr6285 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109