1490                                      LAWS OF MARYLAND                                 Ch. 709

(E)   The term "emergency" shall mean a sudden, unexpected and unforeseen
condition of such public gravity and exigency as to require immediate action, or a
condition which is predicted with reasonable certainty to require immediate action
to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

(F)      THE TERM "NOISE COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE NOISE
POLLUTION CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

(G) THE TERM "NOISE POLLUTION" SHALL MEAN THE PRESENCE
OF NOISE OF SUFFICIENT LOUDNESS, CHARACTER, AND
DURATION WHICH, WHETHER FROM A SINGLE SOURCE OR
MULTIPLE SOURCES, IS OR MAY BE PREDICTED WITH
REASONABLE CERTAINTY TO BE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH, OR
WHICH UNREASONABLY INTERFERES WITH THE PROPER
ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY.

[(e)] (H) The term "person" shall mean any individual, group of individuals,
firm, partnership, voluntary association, or private, public or municipal
corporation, or political subdivision of the State, responsible for the use of
property.

[(f)] (I) The term "source" shall mean any property, real or personal, or person
contributing to air pollution OR NOISE POLLUTION.

[[ [(g)] (E) The term "emergency" shall mean a sudden, unexpected and
unforeseen condition of such public gravity and exigency as to require immediate
action, or a condition which is predicted with reasonable certainty to require
immediate action to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.

(G)         THE TERM "NOISE POLLUTION" SHALL MEAN THE
PRESENCE OF NOISE OF SUFFICIENT LOUDNESS, CHARACTER, AND
DURATION WHICH, WHETHER FROM A SINGLE SOURCE OR
MULTIPLE SOURCES, IS, OR MAY BE PREDICTED WITH
REASONABLE CERTAINTY TO BE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH, OR
WHICH UNREASONABLY INTERFERES WITH THE PROPER
ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY.

(F) THE TERM "NOISE COUNCIL" SHALL MEAN THE NOISE
POLLUTION CONTROL ADVISORY COUNCIL.]]

692. Unclassified positions within Department; compensation therfor;
classified employees.

Such positions within the Department as may be designated by the Board of
Public Works as technical and professional positions for the operation and support
of the air quality control AND NOISE ABATEMENT programs shall be
unclassified positions and shall receive such salaries as shall be set by the Board of
Public Works. The other air quality control program employees shall be classified
employees.

693. Air quality control areas; establishment and enforcement of standards.

(a) Areas designated; alteration of areas. --The State of Maryland initially shall
be divided into six separate air quality control AND NOISE ABATEMENT
areas. The six areas shall include the following:

(1)  Baltimore metropolitan area;

(2)  Washington metropolitan area;