To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a six-month test to determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft to conduct ascents over the ocean after taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, in order to examine an option for reducing aircraft noise over communities in New Jersey.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4868 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4868

    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to 
 determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft 
 taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct 
            ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2004

 Mr. Ferguson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a test to 
 determine the costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft 
 taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, to conduct 
            ascents over the ocean, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TEST OF AIRCRAFT OCEAN ROUTING.

    (a) In General.--In order to examine an option for reducing 
aircraft noise over communities in New Jersey, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall conduct a 6-month test to determine the costs and 
benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft to conduct ascents after 
taking off from Newark International Airport, New Jersey, over the 
ocean.
    (b) Commencement Deadline.--The Secretary shall commence the test 
under this section not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 2. REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the results of the test conducted under section 1.
    (b) Contents.--The report shall include an analysis of the effects 
on noise reduction of ocean routing of aircraft taking off from Newark 
International Airport and any recommendations and comments of the 
Secretary concerning ocean routing of air carrier aircraft taking off 
from Newark International Airport.
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