Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 5-1202 – Legislative findings related to airport noise levels | Midpage
§ 5-1202
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 5-1202
Legislative findings related to airport noise levels
Added by Acts 1987, c. 580.State of Maryland
(a) The General Assembly finds, based on State and federal standards associating various cumulative noise exposure levels with compatible land uses, that there are approximately 1,200 housing units and at least one public and one private school within the current airport noise zone that are exposed to noise levels deemed either undesirable or unacceptable for residential or educational use.
(b) The General Assembly further finds that, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, the Administration should be authorized to develop and implement noise assistance programs to address incompatible land uses surrounding the airport.