HR-7550 : Still Just a Bill

Washington, DC, Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data for the Washington, DC, area more accessible. Under the bill, the Washington, DC, area is the area inside of a 30-mile radius surrounding Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Specifically, the FAA must establish a mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data (1) accessible to the FAA; (2) accessible to helicopter operators operating in the Washington, DC, area; and (3) available on a public website. Any helicopter operator operating in the Washington, DC, area must provide helicopter noise complaint data to the FAA through this mechanism.