Ch. 579                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

5-824.

(A) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "THE ANNUAL DAY-NIGHT (AVERAGE) SOUND LEVEL (LDN)"
MEANS FOR LOCATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE AIRPORT, THE
DAY-NIGHT (AVERAGE) SOUND LEVEL, IN DECIBELS, RESULTING FROM THE
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC AND THE UTILIZATION OF

SUBTITLE 12. AIRPORT NOISE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

5-1201.

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B) "AIRPORT" MEANS BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.

(C) "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF AIRPORT ZONING APPEALS
ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE.

(D) "CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE" MEANS A CALCULATED OR
MEASURED VALUE FOR THE EXPOSURE TO AIRCRAFT NOISE IN A 24-HOUR
PERIOD, USING THE ANNUAL DAY-NIGHT (AVERAGE) SOUND LEVEL (LDN)
METHODOLOGY.

(E) "ANNUAL DAY-NIGHT (AVERAGE) SOUND LEVEL" MEANS THE
ANNUAL AVERAGE AIRCRAFT NOISE LEVEL OCCURRING DURING A 24-HOUR
PERIOD, THE CALCULATION OF WHICH INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF A 10
DECIBEL PENALTY TO NOISES OCCURRING BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 7 A.M.
DAILY.

(F) "NOISE ZONE" MEANS AN AREA OF LAND SURROUNDING THE
AIRPORT WITHIN WHICH THE CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE IS EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN THE LOWEST LIMIT FOR CUMULATIVE NOISE EXPOSURE
ESTABLISHED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR, UNDER SUBTITLE 8 OF THIS TITLE.

(G) "HOMEOWNER" MEANS AN OWNER OF RESIDENTIALLY USED REAL
PROPERTY SITUATED WITHIN THE AIRPORT NOISE ZONE.

(H) "AVIGATION EASEMENT" MEANS A WRITTEN PRIVILEGE GRANTED

BY A HOMEOWNER RELATED TO AIRCRAFT OVERFLIGHT, NOISE, AND

ASSOCIATED EFFECTS WHICH MAY ARISE IN THE ORDINARY OPERATION OF
THE AIRPORT.

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