A bill to prohibit commercial flights by supersonic aircraft into or over the United States until certain findings are made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and by the Secretary of Transportation, and for other purposes.

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Prohibits commercial flights by supersonic aircraft into or over the United States until: (1) the Congress approves findings by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that the operation of such aircraft will not have detrimental physiological or psychological effect on the environment; (2) the Secretary of Transportation has made affirmative findings and submitted a written report to Congress that such aircraft meet all noise, environmental, and safety standards prescribed under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958; and (3) the Congress is satisfied that the Federal Aviation Administration has adopted noise standards for such aircraft equal to the standards for subsonic aircraft.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 February 1976

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