Panel Rejects LAX Noise-Reduction Bill
A bill aimed at reducing noise levels for some 70,000 residents near Los Angeles International Airport was defeated Monday at its first committee hearing.
The measure (AB 2887) by Assemblyman Curtis Tucker Jr. (D-Inglewood) was voted down 6 to 2, even though Tucker had stripped the measure of its toughest provisions before the committee acted.
As originally drafted, the bill would have forced the airport to levy a $3-per-passenger tax to step up the soundproofing of surrounding homes.
With that and other provisions deleted, the bill merely called for the state to take over enforcement of noise abatement regulations instead of leaving it to county jurisdiction.
But Republicans on the committee said jurisdiction over such airport practices should be left in county hands.
Tucker said LAX has been out of compliance with noise restrictions for years.
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