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WEEK OF MARCH 14, 2024
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Noise and leaded fuel at small local Colorado airports like Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport are the targets of a bill legislators are considering. FILE PHOTO
Aircraft noise and leaded fuel are the targets of a proposed bill winding its way through the legislature BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Critics of local airports are hailing legislation that targets noisy flight patterns over homes and schools and
the use of leaded fuel in small aircraft as a step forward toward safer aviation practices. The bill — HB 24-1235 — is backed by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser who said in a statement that
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the proposal uses other means other than regulation to get local airports to make their operations safer for their neighbors. SEE LEGISLATURE, P10
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