49 USC 47503: Noise exposure maps
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49 USC 47503: Noise exposure maps Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995
From Title 49-TRANSPORTATIONSUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMSPART B-AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISECHAPTER 475-NOISESUBCHAPTER I-NOISE ABATEMENT
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§47503. Noise exposure maps

(a) Submission and Preparation.-An airport operator may submit to the Secretary of Transportation a noise exposure map showing the noncompatible uses in each area of the map on the date the map is submitted, a description of estimated aircraft operations during 1985, and how those operations will affect the map. The map shall-

(1) be prepared in consultation with public agencies and planning authorities in the area surrounding the airport; and

(2) comply with regulations prescribed under section 47502 of this title.


(b) Revised Maps.-If a change in the operation of an airport will establish a substantial new noncompatible use in an area surrounding the airport, the airport operator shall submit a revised noise exposure map to the Secretary showing the new noncompatible use.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1284 .)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
47503(a) 49 App.:2103(a)(1). Feb. 18, 1980, Pub. L. 96–193, §103(a), 94 Stat. 50 .
47503(b) 49 App.:2103(a)(2).

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words "After the effective date of the regulations promulgated in accordance with section 2102 of this Appendix" are omitted as executed. The words "of an airport" and "at such airport" are omitted as surplus. The word "how" is substituted for "the ways, if any, in which" to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (1), the words "planning authorities" are substituted for "planning agencies" for consistency.

In subsection (b), the words "to the Secretary" are added for clarity. The words "after the submission to the Secretary of a noise exposure map under paragraph (1)" are omitted as surplus.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 47504, 47505, 47506, 47507 of this title.