49 U.S.C. § 47521

1. (1)aviation noise management is crucial to the continued increase in airport capacity;
2. (2)community noise concerns have led to uncoordinated and inconsistent restrictions on aviation that could impede the national air transportation system;
3. (3)a noise policy must be carried out at the national level;
4. (4)local interest in aviation noise management shall be considered in determining the national interest;
5. (5)community concerns can be alleviated through the use of new technology aircraft and the use of revenues, including those available from passenger facility charges, for noise management;
6. (6)revenues controlled by the United States Government can help resolve noise problems and carry with them a responsibility to the national airport system;
7. (7)revenues derived from a passenger facility charge may be applied to noise management and increased airport capacity; and
8. (8)a precondition to the establishment and collection of a passenger facility charge is the prescribing by the Secretary of Transportation of a regulation establishing procedures for reviewing airport noise and access restrictions on operations of stage 2 and stage 3 aircraft.