FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 – April 2023-Current
Date: April 2023 – Current
Description: 71 Community groups urge Congressionals to protect communities from adverse aviation impacts of noise, health, and emissions through the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023. The FAA Reauthorization Act is a United States federal law that is passed by Congress and signed by the President. It reauthorizes the FAA for five years on a wide range of measures: extends the FAA’s funding and provides new authorities and responsibilities. For reference, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 was signed by Congress on October 3, 2018, and the President on October 5, 2018.
18. Letter: San Francisco (SFO) Roundtable Send Letter to Honorable Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Buttigieg Supporting the 40 House Reps Letter which Supported AICA and 91 Organizations’ letter to Ensure Robust Community Engagement
October 2, 2024 – The SFO Roundtable sent a letter to the Honorable Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Buttigieg Supporting the 40 House Reps Letter which supported AICA and 91 Organizations’ letter to ensure robust community engagement with emphasis on the Aircraft Noise Advisory Committee (Section 792 of the FAA Reauthorization).
17. Media Coverage: “Reps Support Robust Community Participation in Noise Provisions of Reauth.”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
September 20, 2024 – The ANR newsletter features an article on the bipartisan group of 40 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker. Their action strongly supports the AICA’s July 18 letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking sufficient community representation on FAA committees and community feedback provisions in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. Airport Noise Report (ANR) vol. 36, no.29 (September 20, 2024).
16. Letter and Press Release: Bipartisan Group of 40 House Reps Send Letter to Honorable Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Whitaker Urging the Agencies to Ensure Robust Community Participation
September 12, 2024 – Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Queens) led a group of 40 members of the House, to send a letter to Honorable Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Whitaker supporting AICA’s 91 Organizations July letter to the Transportation Secretary “seeking sufficient representation on FAA committees and community feedback provision in FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.” The letter defines “airport-adjacent” to include “as far as 20 miles away from a major airport” to remove any ambiguity in interpreting the Reauthorization text.
16.A. Letter
16.B. Press Release
15. Media Coverage: “AICA Asks Buttigieg to Add Grassroots Groups to Noise Advisory Committee”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
July 26, 2024 – AICA and 91 Communities send a letter to the Honorable Pete Buttigieg urging him to direct the FAA to include its grassroots community members on FAA advisory committees and in community engagement activities required under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. Airport Noise Report (ANR) vol. 36, no.22 (July 16, 2024).
14. Letter: 91 Organizations Signed Letter to DOT Re: Communities Seek Sufficient Representation for FAA Committees – July
July 18, 2024 – 91 organizations request the Honorable Pete Buttigieg to direct the FAA to sufficiently represent grassroots impacted communities for FAA Advisory Committees and community engagement provisions in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The letter specifies what would be sufficient representation of impacted communities.
13. Media Coverage: “Community Alliance is Disappointed Overall with New FAA Reauthorization”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
May 24, 2024 – Overall, AICA is dissatisfied with the legislation. It vastly overweighs the interests of the aviation industry at the expense of communities harmfully impacted by aviation and lacks substantive actions to reduce impacts. In addition to the article, ANR included AICA’s Analysis of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (see 11. below) to its newsletter subscribers.
12. AICA Short Slideset Summary of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 – Community Perspective
May 22, 2024 – AICA summarizes in five slides the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 by focusing on provisions of potential interest to communities.
11. AICA Analysis of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
May 22, 2024 – AICA provides perspective on provisions of particular interest to the community regarding the final FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 including: A) Promising, B) To Be Determined (TBD), C) Not Good, and D) Missed Opportunities– such as General Aviation, Helicopter, NextGen introduced bills.
10. Media Coverage: “Senate and House Negotiators Reach Agreement on New FAA Reauthorization”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
May 2, 2024 – AICA comments on SEC. 792. Aircraft Noise Advisory Committee per final bill of House and Senate, “the good news is that there is an advisory committee focused on aircraft noise; the bad news is that the SEC.792 is informed by, but not the original intent, of communities or H.R. 2565 [Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MA] to adequately represent the substantially impacted community. Yet, we remain hopeful that the FAA is willing to embrace new thinking for the 21st century and fulfill its assertion of ‘engaging in dialogue and collaboration with communities affected by FAA actions’.”
9. AICA’s Second Detailed Response to the Senate’s S1939 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
August 2, 2023 – AICA updated its response to the Senate’s S1939 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 with suggested markups to 37 Sections and suggestions of 3 key House bills and 3 Senate bills for the manager’s amendment.
8. AICA’s Detailed Response to the Senate’s S1939 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
July 17, 2023 – AICA’s detailed response to the Senate’s 6/12/23 Draft FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 (NOW ARCHIVED and REPLACED WITH AUGUST 2, 2023 VERSION)
7. AICA’s Second Response to House 6-9-23 Draft FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
July 6, 2023 – AICA community groups prepared and circulated to their House Representatives a shortened version of requested amendments to the House 6-9-23 Draft FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023.
6. Letter: AICA Provides Community Perspective of Draft Reauthorization Acts to Transportation Chairs and Ranking Members
June 16, 2023 – ANR reports on AICA’s June 15, 2023 letter to the House and Senate Transportation Committees. Airport Noise Report (ANR) vol. 35, no. 21 (June 16, 2023).
5. Media Coverage: “Communities Disappointed with Legislation”, Airport Noise Report (ANR)
June 15, 2023 – AICA Founders Yaplee and Christiansen state “The legislation is a disappointment. It vastly over-weights the benefits to the aviation industry, it does not protect communities or the environment from the harmful impacts of aviation, and it fails to deliver a National Aviation System that works for all.”
4. AICA’s Detailed Response to House 6-9-23 Draft FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
June 12, 2023 – AICA, with the help of many of its Alliance members, prepared and circulated its detailed response to the House 6-9-23 Draft FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023 prior to the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Meeting – June 13, 2023, Tuesday 10:00 am ET.
3. Letter: AICA’s Recommendations for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
June 5, 2023 – AICA sent the Senate and House Transportation committees recommendations that included House and Senate bills filed since its April 3, 2023 letter, again urging the inclusion of bills and recommended language for additional items for FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023.
2. Media Coverage: “Community Coalition Defines Issues They Want Addressed in FAA Reauth. Bill,” Airport Noise Report (ANR)
April 7, 2023 – The ANR newsletter features an article about the letter from 67 grassroots community groups to House and Senate Transportation Committees and “This is the first year where ANR has seen a large coalition of community groups speaking to Congress with one voice.” Airport Noise Report (ANR) vol. 35, no.12 (April 7, 2023).
1. Letter: 67 Communities Sign Letter to Senate and House Transportation Committees Urging the Inclusion of Bills and Recommended Language for Additional Items for FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023
April 3, 2023 – 67 communities nation-wide, including AICA, actively conceptualized new bills and collaborated with Congressionals and the Quiet Skies Caucus on a slate of recommended legislation and amendments for the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023. The letter includes: new and introduced house bills – 118th Congress, reintroduced house bills – expected, and recommended language for additional items.
Key Related Resources
- Final Bill signed by President Biden, May 16, 2024, section by section summary, and bill text
- Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell on FAA Reauthorization Act Makes Key Changes to Airport Law, May 16, 2024
- HMMH Presentation on FAA Reauthorization & Proposed Provisions of Possible Interest to the Roundtable, May 15, 2024, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Community Noise Roundtable
- House and Senate agreement on final bill H.R. 3935 on April 29, 2024, pending Senate and President approval; section-by section summary and legislative text
- Passed by House July 20, 2023: H.R.3935 – Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act 118th Congress (2023-2024)
- House Rules Committee Resolution July 2023 for H.R. 3935 – Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act with Amendments
- House Transportation Committee H.R. 3935 – Version July 6, 2023
- FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
- House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and Subcommittee on Aviation, 118th Congress
- List of Proposed Legislation – House of Representatives, 117th Congress, 2021-2022