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§ 5-1202. Legislative findings related to airport noise levels

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 5. Aviation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Airport Noise Assistance Programs (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Transportation, § 5-1202
§ 5-1202. Legislative findings related to airport noise levels
Housing units and schools exposed to undesirable or unacceptable noise levels
(a) The General Assembly finds, based on State and federal standards associating various cumulative noise exposure levels with compatible land uses, that there are approximately 1,200 housing units and at least one public and one private school within the current airport noise zone that are exposed to noise levels deemed either undesirable or unacceptable for residential or educational use.
Development and implementation of noise assistance programs
(b) The General Assembly further finds that, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, the Administration should be authorized to develop and implement noise assistance programs to address incompatible land uses surrounding the airport.

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Added by Acts 1987, c. 580.
MD Code, Transportation, § 5-1202, MD TRANS § 5-1202
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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