Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016. Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a voice in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision-making process for flight paths. The bill was also filed as an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016, which is currently being debated on the Senate floor. Additionally, Senator Warren filed an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act requiring the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in consultation with state and local governments and local resident advisory committees, to conduct a study of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System’s impact on the human environment in densely populated areas.
