MECHANISMS TO REDUCE HELICOPTER NOISE.

SEC. 795. MECHANISMS TO REDUCE HELICOPTER NOISE. (a) In General.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate a study to examine ways in which a State, territorial, or local government may mitigate the negative impacts of commercial helicopter noise. (b) Considerations.—In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consider— (1) the varying degree of commercial helicopter operations in different communities; and (2) actions that State and local governments have taken, and authorities such governments have used, to reduce the impact of commercial helicopter noise and the success of such actions. (c) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).