S.Amdt. 2246

SA 2246. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr.
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to
reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to
ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 11001. REVIEW AND NOTIFICATIONS OF CATEGORICAL
EXCLUSIONS GRANTED FOR NEXT GENERATION FLIGHT
PROCEDURES.

Section 213(c) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) Notifications and consultations.--Not less than 30
days before granting a categorical exclusion under this
subsection for a new procedure, the Administrator shall
notify and consult with the affected public and the operator
of the airport at which the procedure would be implemented.
``(4) Review of certain categorical exclusions.--
``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall review a
decision of the Administrator made on or after February 14,
2012, and before the date of the enactment of this paragraph
to grant a categorical exclusion under this subsection with
respect to a procedure to be implemented at an airport to
determine if the implementation of the procedure had a
significant effect on the human environment in the community
in which the airport is located if the operator of that
airport requests such a review and demonstrates that there is
good cause to believe that the implementation of the
procedure had such an effect.
``(B) Content of review.--If, in conducting a review under
subparagraph (A) with respect to a procedure implemented at
an airport, the Administrator, in consultation with the
operator of the airport, determines that implementing the
procedure had a significant effect on the human environment
in the community in which the airport is located, the
Administrator shall--
``(i) consult with the operator of the airport to identify
measures to mitigate the effect of the procedure on the human
environment; and
``(ii) in conducting such consultations, consider the use
of alternative flight paths.''.
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