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2 <br />•HR 3965 IH <br />SEC. 2. FLIGHT PATHS AND PROCEDURES. 1 <br />Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in con-2 <br />sidering new or revised flight paths or procedures as part 3 <br />of the implementation of the Next Generation Air Trans-4 <br />portation System, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-5 <br />tion Administration— 6 <br />(1) shall take actions to limit negative impacts 7 <br />on the human environment in the vicinity of an af-8 <br />fected airport; and 9 <br />(2) may give preference to overlays of existing 10 <br />flight paths or procedures to ensure compatibility 11 <br />with land use in the vicinity of an affected airport. 12 <br />SEC. 3. FAA COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN. 13 <br />(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 14 <br />the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 15 <br />the Federal Aviation Administration shall appoint an FAA 16 <br />Community Ombudsman for each region of the Federal 17 <br />Aviation Administration. 18 <br />(b) DUTIES.—The Ombudsmen appointed in accord-19 <br />ance with subsection (a) shall— 20 <br />(1) act as a liaison between affected commu-21 <br />nities and the Administrator with respect to prob-22 <br />lems related to the impact of commercial aviation on 23 <br />the human environment, including concerns regard-24 <br />ing aircraft noise, pollution, and safety; 25 <br />VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:46 Nov 09, 2015 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3965.IH H3965sm <br />a <br />r <br />t <br />i <br />n <br />e <br />z <br /> <br />o <br />n <br /> <br />D <br />S <br />K <br />4 <br />T <br />P <br />T <br />V <br />N <br />1 <br />P <br />R <br />O <br />D <br /> <br />w <br />i <br />t <br />h <br /> <br />B <br />I <br />L <br />L <br />S