HAZARDS TO SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIR COMMERCE.

SEC. 203. HAZARDS TO SAFE AND EFFICIENT AIR COMMERCE. (a) Notice of Construction.—Section 1101(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1501(a)) is amended— (1) by inserting after “of the construction or alteration,” the following: “or the establishment or expansion,”; (2) by inserting after “or of the proposed construction or alteration,” the following: “or of the proposed establishment or expansion,”; and (3) by inserting “or sanitary landfill” after “structure”. (b) Landfill Hazard Study and Report.— (1) Requirements.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study to determine whether a municipal solid waste facility located within a 5-mile radius of the end of a runway may have the potential for attracting or sustaining bird movements (from feeding, watering, or roosting in the area) that may pose a hazard across the runways or approach and departure patterns of aircraft. (2) Report.—Not later than December 31, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress, after first having provided an opportunity for public comment, a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), 106 STAT. 4891together with an assessment of the threat posed to aviation safety by the location of solid waste facilities near airport runways. The report shall include recommendations concerning the construction of new solid waste facilities and the expansion of existing facilities within a 5-mile radius of an airport runway.