WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 545

(1) THE ADMINISTRATION:

(I) 1. REVIEWS THE CURRENT AIRPORT NOISE ZONE
AND ABATEMENT PROCEDURES, SUCH REVIEWS TO INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION
AND AN EVALUATION OF RUNWAY CURFEWS; AND

2. UPDATES THE NOISE ZONE AS PROPOSED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION ON FEBRUARY 25, 1987;

(II) ADOPTS THE PROPOSED NOISE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN. THE AIRPORT NOISE ZONE
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO;

1. EXTENSION OF THE VOLUNTARY ACQUISITION
PROGRAM;

2. IN COOPERATION WITH THE BOARD OF
AIRPORT ZONING APPEALS ESTABLISHED BY SUBTITLE 8 5 OF THIS
TITLE, STRENGTHENING OF ZONING PERMIT PROCEDURES AS NECESSARY;
AND

3. ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; AND

(III) IMPLEMENTS A PILOT PROGRAM OF HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 1988; AND

(2) THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION COMPLETES
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAY PROJECTS REQUIRED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS;

(I) HAMMONDS FERRY ROAD/POPLAR AVENUE

INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS;

(II) MD 170/POPLAR AVENUE INTERSECTION;

(III) POPLAR AVENUE WIDENING;

(IV) MD 176 WIDENINGS;

(V) MD 176/HAMMONDS FERRY ROAD INTERSECTION;

(VI) NURSERY ROAD/MD 295 INTERCHANGE; AND

(VII) MD 3/MD 176 INTERCHANGE (AUXILIARY LANE).

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State
Aviation Administration shall report to the 1988 Session of the
General Assembly the results of the pilot program required under
§ 5-413(c)(1)(iii) of the Transportation Article, along with
recommendations for continuation of funding as part of the Fiscal
Year 1989 departmental budget request.                                                       

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