IL HR0960

O'Hare Modernization Program approved in 2003 has generated significant noise issues affecting residents, particularly those living east and west of new parallel runways.

FAA granted permission for O'Hare expansion based on noise projections using 1990s-era monitoring technology that is now outdated.

Illinois General Assembly enacted P.A. 99-202 in spring 2015 mandating use of Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) technology for improved noise measurement and monitoring around O'Hare Airport.

House commends generation of new CNEL data and calls on City of Chicago to implement P.A. 99-202 and generate mandated noise data.

House urges FAA to assist Chicago with noise monitoring station implementation, data generation, and redrawing of noise contour maps based on new CNEL technology and current airport noise data.