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A10919 Summary:

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Requires the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey take steps to update noise exposure maps and take steps to reduce noise pollution around certain covered airports; defines covered airports.

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04/08/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10919

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT in relation to requiring the port authority of New York and New
 Jersey to regularly update airport noise exposure maps for airports
 under its jurisdiction

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "airport community noise accountability act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
 4 declares that:
 5 1. Excessive and sustained aircraft noise has a direct impact on the
 6 quality of life, health, and economic vitality of residents, businesses,
 7 schools, and nonprofit institutions located in the communities surround-
 8 ing airports operated by the port authority of New York and New Jersey.
 9 2. The port authority's major commercial and general aviation
 10 airports, including John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuar-
 11 dia Airport (LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Stewart
 12 International Airport and Teterboro Airport (TEB), are located in some
 13 of the most densely populated and economically vital regions of the
 14 state, where aircraft operations have substantial and ongoing effects on
 15 surrounding communities.
 16 3. Accurate and up-to-date noise exposure maps, developed pursuant to
 17 49 United States Code section 47503 and 14 Code of Federal Regulations
 18 Part 150, are essential tools for identifying where aircraft noise is
 19 imposing adverse impacts, determining eligibility for federal noise
 20 mitigation resources, and guiding operational adjustments that can
 21 reduce community exposure.
 22 4. Many of the port authority's noise exposure maps are outdated and
 23 no longer accurately reflect actual aircraft operations or the current
 24 distribution of flight activity, particularly since changes in runway
 25 usage and approach patterns have occurred following the COVID-19 pandem-
 26 ic.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14331-01-6

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 1 5. In 2022, the port authority, within its noise compatibility program
 2 reports for JFK, LGA, EWR, and TEB, stated that it "anticipates updating
 3 the noise exposure maps when operations at JFK, LGA, EWR, TEB stabilize
 4 as the aviation sector continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic".
 5 Aviation operations have stabilized but the port authority has not
 6 updated the applicable noise exposure maps as promised.
 7 6. Communities located beneath flight paths at low altitudes, includ-
 8 ing residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, schools, houses of
 9 worship, and public parks, experience persistent aircraft noise levels
 10 exceeding acceptable thresholds.
 11 7. In 2022, with its noise compatibility program report for JFK, LGA
 12 and EWR, the port authority proposed the implementation of "optimized
 13 profile descent procedures" (OPD) at night. The port authority found "an
 14 OPD is an arrival procedure that optimizes noise and air emissions
 15 reduction by minimizing changes in thrust by using a favorable initial
 16 flight path angle and strategic management of flaps and landing gear.
 17 Aircraft on an OPD are generally configured with flaps and landing gear,
 18 airspeed, and approach angle prior to five miles from the runway, mostly
 19 benefitting areas beyond the limit of the DNL 65 contour. Because of the
 20 busy and complex nature of the regio