S.Amdt. 3605

SA 3605. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr.
Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5023. HELICOPTER NOISE ABATEMENT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule setting
forth guidelines and regulations relating to stringency
standards for Stage 3 noise levels for helicopters that--
(1) create a requirement to retrofit existing helicopters
to comply with Stage 3 noise levels as prescribed in subpart
H of part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(2) require the retirement of helicopters not in compliance
with Stage 3 noise levels by December 31, 2024.
(b) Exemptions.--Helicopters utilized for medical purposes
or governmental functions (as defined in section 1.1 of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations) shall be exempt from the
guidelines and regulations required by subsection (a).
(c) Stage 3 Noise Levels Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Stage 3 noise level'' has the meaning given that term
in section 36.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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