Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act”.
Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study relating to ultrafine particles, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Airborne ultrafine particle study
In general— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study that—
summarizes the relevant literature and studies done on airborne ultrafine particles worldwide;
focuses on large hub commercial airports in—
Seattle;
Boston;
Chicago;
New York;
the Northern California Metroplex;
Phoenix;
the Southern California Metroplex;
the District of Columbia;
Atlanta; and
any other metropolitan large hub airport identified by the Administrator;
specifically looks at—
characteristics of UFPs present in the air;
spatial and temporal distributions of UFP concentrations;
primary sources of UFPs;
how much aircraft and airport operations are contributing to the distribution of UFP concentrations when compared to other sources;
potential health effects associated with elevated UFP exposures, including heart and lung diseases, asthma, nervous system disorders, and other health effects, that have been considered in previous studies; and
potential UFP exposures, especially to susceptible and vulnerable groups;
identifies measures, including the use of sustainable aviation fuels, intended to reduce emissions from aircraft and airport operations and assess potential impacts on emissions related to UFPs; and
identifies important information gaps related to understanding relationships between UFP exposures and health effects, contributions of aviation-related emissions to UFP exposures, and the effectiveness of mitigation measures.
Coordination— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any other agency that the Administrator deems appropriate to provide data and other assistance necessary for the study.
Report— Not later than 2 years after the date of execution of the funding agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Academy of Sciences, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the study.
Definition— In this Act, the terms “ultrafine particle” and “UFP” mean particles with diameters less than or equal to 100 nanometers.