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49 U.S.C. § 47503 — Noise exposure maps
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**(a) Submission and Preparation.—** An airport operator may submit to the Secretary of Transportation a noise exposure map showing the noncompatible uses in each area of the map on the date the map is submitted, a description of estimated aircraft operations during a forecast period that is at least 5 years in the future and how those operations will affect the map. The map shall—
(1) be prepared in consultation with public agencies and planning authorities in the area surrounding the airport; and
(2) comply with regulations prescribed under [section 47502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47502&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Revised Maps.—**
(1) **In general.—** — An airport operator that submits a noise exposure map under subsection (a) shall submit a revised map to the Secretary if, in an area surrounding an airport, a change in the operation of the airport would establish a substantial new noncompatible use, or would significantly reduce noise over existing noncompatible uses, that is not reflected in either the existing conditions map or forecast map currently on file with the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) **Timing.—** — A submission under paragraph (1) shall be required only if the relevant change in the operation of the airport occurs during—
(A) the forecast period of the applicable noise exposure map submitted by an airport operator under subsection (a); or
(B) the implementation period of the airport operator’s noise compatibility program.
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**(a) Submission and Preparation.—** An airport operator may submit to the Secretary of Transportation a noise exposure map showing the noncompatible uses in each area of the map on the date the map is submitted, a description of estimated aircraft operations during a forecast period that is at least 5 years in the future and how those operations will affect the map. The map shall—
(1) be prepared in consultation with public agencies and planning authorities in the area surrounding the airport; and
(2) comply with regulations prescribed under [section 47502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47502&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Revised Maps.—**
(1) **In general.—** — An airport operator that submits a noise exposure map under subsection (a) shall submit a revised map to the Secretary if, in an area surrounding an airport, a change in the operation of the airport would establish a substantial new noncompatible use, or would significantly reduce noise over existing noncompatible uses, that is not reflected in either the existing conditions map or forecast map currently on file with the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) **Timing.—** — A submission under paragraph (1) shall be required only if the relevant change in the operation of the airport occurs during—
(A) the forecast period of the applicable noise exposure map submitted by an airport operator under subsection (a); or
(B) the implementation period of the airport operator’s noise compatibility program.
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**(a) In General.—** The Federal Aviation Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation.
**(b) Administration Leadership.—**
(1) **Administrator.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The head of the Administration is the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) *Qualifications.—* — The Administrator shall—
(i) be a citizen of the United States;
(ii) not be an active duty member of the Armed Forces;
(iii) not have retired from the Armed Forces within the 7 years preceding nomination; and
(iv) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation.
(C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of such individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office.
(D) *Term of office.—* — The term of office for any individual appointed as Administrator shall be 5 years.
(E) *Reporting chain.—* — Except as provided in subsection (f) or in other provisions of law, the Administrator reports directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
(2) **Deputy administrator.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Administrator has a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President.
(B) *Qualifications.—* — The Deputy Administrator shall—
(i) be a citizen of the United States; and
(ii) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation.
(C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Deputy Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of the individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office, including the duty to act for the Administrator when the Administrator is absent or unable to s
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After consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and United States Government, State, and interstate agencies that the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate, the Secretary shall by regulation—
(1) establish a single system of measuring noise that—
(A) has a highly reliable relationship between projected noise exposure and surveyed reactions of individuals to noise; and
(B) is applied uniformly in measuring noise at airports and the surrounding area;
(2) establish a single system for determining the exposure of individuals to noise resulting from airport operations, including noise intensity, duration, frequency, and time of occurrence; and
(3) identify land uses normally compatible with various exposures of individuals to noise.
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**(a) General Authority.—** The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a sponsor of an airport to develop, for planning purposes, information necessary to prepare and submit—
(1) a noise exposure map and related information under [section 47503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47503&num=0&edition=prelim), including the cost of obtaining the information; or
(2) a noise compatibility program under [section 47504 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47504&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Availability of Amounts and Government’s Share of Costs.—** A grant under subsection (a) of this section may be made from amounts available under [section 48103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section48103&num=0&edition=prelim). The United States Government’s share of the grant is the percent for which a project for airport development at an airport would be eligible under section 47109(a) and (b) of this title.
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**(a) General Limitations.—** A person acquiring an interest in property after February 18, 1980, in an area surrounding an airport for which a noise exposure map has been submitted under [section 47503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47503&num=0&edition=prelim) and having actual or constructive knowledge of the existence of the map may recover damages for noise attributable to the airport only if, in addition to any other elements for recovery of damages, the person shows that—
(1) after acquiring the interest, there was a significant—
(A) change in the type or frequency of aircraft operations at the airport;
(B) change in the airport layout;
(C) change in flight patterns; or
(D) increase in nighttime operations; and
(2) the damages resulted from the change or increase.
**(b) Constructive Knowledge.—** Constructive knowledge of the existence of a map under subsection (a) of this section shall be imputed, at a minimum, to a person if—
(1) before the person acquired the interest, notice of the existence of the map was published at least 3 times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located; or
(2) the person is given a copy of the map when acquiring the interest.
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No part of a noise exposure map or related information described in [section 47503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47503&num=0&edition=prelim) that is submitted to, or prepared by, the Secretary of Transportation and no part of a list of land uses the Secretary identifies as normally compatible with various exposures of individuals to noise may be admitted into evidence or used for any other purpose in a civil action asking for relief for noise resulting from the operation of an airport.
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 47503
AVIATION NOISE COMPLAINTS
Pub. L. 112–95, title V, § 510, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 107,
provided that: ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Feb. 14, 2012], each owner or op-
erator of a large hub airport (as defined in section
40102(a) of title 49, United States Code) shall publish on
an Internet Web site of the airport a telephone number
to receive aviation noise complaints related to the air-
port.’’
AIRPORT NOISE STUDY
Pub. L. 106–181, title VII, § 745, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat.
178, as amended by Pub. L. 106–528, § 7(a), Nov. 22, 2000,
114 Stat. 2521, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary [of Transportation]
shall enter into an agreement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to conduct a study on airport noise in
the United States.
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study,
the National Academy of Sciences shall examine—
‘‘(1) the threshold of noise at which health begins to
be affected;
‘‘(2) the effectiveness of noise abatement programs
at airports located in the United States;
‘‘(3) the impacts of aircraft noise on communities,
including schools; and
‘‘(4) the noise assessment practices of the Federal
Aviation Administration and whether such practices
fairly and accurately reflect the burden of noise on
communities.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date
of the agreement entered into under subsection (a), the
National Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the
Secretary a report on the results of the study. Upon re-
ceipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit a copy
of the report to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
es
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