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49 U.S.C. § 47502

Noise measurement and exposure systems and identifying land use compatible with noise exposure

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After consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and United States Government, State, and interstate agencies that the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate, the Secretary shall by regulation—(1) establish a single system of measuring noise that—(A) has a highly reliable relationship between projected noise exposure and surveyed reactions of individuals to noise; and(B) is applied uniformly in measuring noise at airports and the surrounding area;(2) establish a single system for determining the exposure of individuals to noise resulting from airport operations, including noise intensity, duration, frequency, and time of occurrence; and(3) identify land uses normally compatible with various exposures of individuals to noise.(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1284.)

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47502

49 App.:2102.

Feb. 18, 1980, Pub. L. 96–193, § 102, 94 Stat. 50.

In this section, before clause (1), the words “Not later than the last day of the twelfth month which begins after February 18, 1980” are omitted as obsolete.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1996–2015 · leading case: City of Atlanta v. Watson, 475 S.E.2d 896 (Ga. 1996).
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City of Atlanta v. Watson, 475 S.E.2d 896 (Ga. 1996). · cites it 2× “Therefore, the trial court properly overruled the Landowners' timely objection to that charge. Because 49 U.S.C. § 47507 was legally and factually applicable in this case, the trial court correctly gave a charge on that statute and I concur in the reversal of the Court of…”
Friends of the East Hampton Airport, Inc. v. Town of East Hampton, 152 F. Supp. 3d 90 (E.D.N.Y 2015). “) Plaintiffs are correct that the FAA has established the DNL metric with respect to submissions under ANCA and the Airport Noise and Safety Act of 1979 (“ANSA’’), 49 U.S.C. § 47502 et seq. See, e.g., Aircraft Owners & Pilots Ass’n v.”
City of Bridgeton v. Rodney E. Slater, 212 F.3d 448 (8th Cir. 2000). · cites it 4× “See 49 U.S.C. § 47502 . The FAA’s methodology was developed with the assistance of federal environmental agencies and has been upheld in numerous court decisions such as Seattle Comm.”
Nat'l Bus. Aviation Ass'n v. City of Naples Airport Auth., 162 F. Supp. 2d 1343 (M.D. Fla. 2001). “49 U.S.C. § 47502 . The system is also required to identify land uses that are “normally compatible” with various levels of noise exposure.”
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