PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Became Public Law No: 110-337.
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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Sep 17, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Allows 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; (2) the buildings are owned owned or chartered by the school district that was the plaintiff in case number 986,442 or 986,446, which was resolved by such judgment and final order; (3) the project is for a school identified in one of the settlement agreements effective February 16, 2005, between the airport and each of the school districts; (4) in the case of a project to replace a relocatable building with a permanent building, the eligible project costs are limited to actual structural construction costs necessary to mitigate aircraft noise in instructional classrooms to an interior noise level that meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards; and (5) the project otherwise meets requirements for authorization of a passenger facility fee.
People & committees
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 110-337.
Became Public Law No: 110-337.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Cleared for White House.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8336)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8336)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes debate on S. 996.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8336-8338)
Ms. Richardson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S1390)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S1390)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1390)
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1390)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3843)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3842-3843)
Introduced in Senate
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