WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 457

(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) (1) Unless required earlier as part of an environmental impact study or by
the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, an assessment of the noise environment
for each airport and any noise abatement plan required by this section shall be submitted
to the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for approval by July 1 of each fifth year
after July, 1976.

(2) Before the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR approves any
assessment or plan, the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR shall furnish it to the
chief executive officer and the zoning board of any affected political subdivision and give
them an opportunity to comment.

5-806.

(a)     (1) As to each noise abatement plan the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR approves, the airport operator shall:

(i) Begin to carry out the plan within 6 months of its approval; and

(ii) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, fully carry
out the plan within 18 months of its approval.

(2) The [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR may grant a delay of up
to 2 years to carry out the plan fully if the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR finds
that, despite the good faith efforts of the operator, the operator cannot comply with the
schedule required by this subsection.

(b)     After notice and a public hearing, the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR shall certify and publish, as a noise zone for purposes of Parts III and IV of
this subtitle, any noise zone that results from an approved assessment or an approved
plan.

(c)     On application by the airport operator or an affected political subdivision, the
[Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR shall consider any adjustment to an approved
plan or noise zone that is needed to reflect potential operational changes, changes in
adjoining land uses, or other factors. Adjustments may be made only by recertification of
the noise zone by the [Administrator] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, after notice and a public
hearing.

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