$3 AIRPORT DEPARTURE FEE FUNDS NOISE FIXES.Byline: Katie Cooper Staff Writer BURBANK - Burbank Airport will be allowed to continue collecting a $3 charge from departing passengers to fund a $130 million sound-insulation program for neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. homes and schools, Airport Authority officials said Monday. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control approved an 11-year extension on the passenger tax that is expected to raise more than $73 million, most of which would be used for soundproofing Soundproofing is any means of reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. There are several basic approaches to reducing sound: increasing the distance between source and receiver, using noise barriers to block or absorb the energy of the sound neighboring homes and schools from aircraft noise. Airport officials announced the decision Monday and said the additional funding will accelerate its insulation program, in which more than 3,100 homes and schools are eligible to participate under federal aviation regulations The Federal Aviation Regulations, or FARs, are rules prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governing all aviation activities in the United States. The FARs are part of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). . To date, four schools and 469 single-family homes in Burbank, Sun Valley and North Hollywood have been soundproofed or are in the process of being upgraded with double-paned windows, central air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and solid-core doors. The additional tax revenue will pay for insulation on up to 300 additional homes a year, said Dios Marrero, executive director of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. The authority applied for the extension of the surcharge An overcharge or additional cost. A surcharge is an added liability imposed on something that is already due, such as a tax on tax. It also refers to the penalty a court can impose on a fiduciary for breaching a duty. in November, and Marrero announced the FAA's decision at the airport authority's meeting. The tax has been collected since 1996. ``We've been fortunate to be able to get a significant funding source,'' Marrero said. The authority has set a goal of insulating all eligible homes and schools by 2015, at a total cost of about $130 million. Additional discretionary grants from the federal government are expected to round out the necessary funding, officials said. About $7 million of the surcharge revenue will be used to reimburse re·im·burse tr.v. re·im·bursed, re·im·burs·ing, re·im·burs·es 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. the airport for projects already completed, including roadway and airfield pavement repairs and airfield signage and lighting. |
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