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RESOLUTION Requesting Congressional Support for House Resolutions 3384, 3965, and 5075, and Senate Bill 2716
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WHEREAS, portions of San Leandro and other communities are frequently disturbed by aircraft noise, particularly since the implementation of Northern California Metroplex; and
WHEREAS, House Resolution 3384, also known as the "Quiet Communities Act", calls for reestablishing the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Noise Abatement and Control. The Office would, among other actions, carry out a national noise control program and carry out a study of airport noise; and
WHEREAS, House Resolution 3965, also called the "Community Accountability Act," would direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation (FAA) to improve the process for establishing and revising flight paths and procedures to limit the negative impacts on the human environment in the vicinity of airports; and
WHEREAS, House Resolution 5057, also called the "Airplane Impacts Mitigation Act," would require the Administrator of the FAA to commission a study of the health impacts of airplane flights on affected residents of certain metropolitan areas, including the San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 2761, also called the "FAA Community Accountability Act," would require the Administrator of the FAA to take actions to limit the impacts on the human environment in the vicinity of affected airports resulting from the implementation of Metroplex. It would also require the Administrator of the FAA to appoint a FAA Community Ombudsman in each FAA region to liaise with affected communities regarding effects of aircraft noise, pollution and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE to request that San Leandro's Congressional Delegation support House Resolutions 3384, 3965 and 5075, and Senate Bill 2761 to advance local efforts to reduce aircraft noise and other e...
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