A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for certain noise compatibility projects.
Public Law 110-337 · S. 996 · 110th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 2, 2008 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Barbara Boxer
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Aviation Subcommittee
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Related bills
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H.R. 1708Related billText similarities
To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Oct 2, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-337.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 23, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 17, 2008FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes debate on S. 996.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Richardson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Mar 4, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 3, 2008FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Feb 29, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 28, 2008FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 27, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3842-3843)
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.