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220 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 13
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5-805. ASSESSMENT OF NOISE ENVIRONMENT; NOISE ABATEMENT
PLAN FOR IMPACTED LAND USE AREA.
(A) AIRPORT OPERATORS TO ASSESS NOISE ENVIRONMENT.
(1) EACH AIRPORT OPERATOR, INCLUDING EACH
PERSON INTENDING TO OPERATE A PROPOSED AIRPORT, SHALL
ASSESS THE NOISE ENVIRONMENT CREATED BY THE OPERATION AND
PROJECTED FUTURE USE OF THE AIRPORT.
(2) THE ASSESSMENT METHOD SHALL FOLLOW THE
PROCEDURES THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR ESTABLISHES FOR
CALCULATING OR MEASURING CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE.
(3) THE ASSESSMENT SHALL DELINEATE ANY NOISE
ZONE AND IDENTIFY ANY IMPACTED LAND USE AREA.
(B) PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED.
(1) IF AN IMPACTED LAND USE AREA EXISTS
WITHIN A NOISE ZONE, THE AIRPORT OPERATOR SHALL DEVELOP A
NOISE ABATEMENT PLAN TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF OR ELIMINATE
THE IMPACTED LAND USE AREA BY ALTERING THE COVERAGE OF
THE NOISE ZONE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF THE BEST
AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY, AT A REASONABLE COST AND WITHOUT
IMPAIRING SAFETY OF FLIGHT.
(2) THE PLAN MAY INCLUDE:
(I) A DEVELOPMENT OF RUNWAY AND FLIGHT PATH
USE TO REDUCE ADVERSE NOISE IMPACT;
(II) ESTABLISHMENT OF NOISE ABATEMENT GLIDE
SLOPES;
(III) ESTABLISHMENT OF NOISE ABATEMENT FLIGHT
AND GROUND PROCEDURES;
(IV) RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATIONS OF NOISY
AIRCRAFT;
(V) RESTRICTIONS ON NOISY MAINTENANCE
OPERATIONS;
(VI) RELOCATION OF RUNWAYS; AND
(VII) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY TO REDUCE THE
SIZE OF OR ELIMINATE AN IMPACTED LAND USE AREA.
(C) ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS TO BE SUBMITTED TO
ADMINISTRATOR.
(1) UNLESS REQUIRED EARLIER AS PART OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY OR BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, AN
ASSESSMENT OF THE NOISE ENVIRONMENT FOR EACH AIRPORT AND
ANY NOISE ABATEMENT PLAN REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR APPROVAL BY JULY 1
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