Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60

§284g Cooperation of Government Agencies

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXXV— WOLF TRAP NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS › § 284g

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must work with federal, state, and local agencies, including the FAA, to protect the park from too much noise, air pollution, and visual damage. The Secretary must monitor noise along the Dulles road corridor, including airport access and toll roads. If, after talking with the FAA Administrator, the Secretary finds the noise exceeds the standards in section 284c(e), the Secretary must tell the FAA, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the proper Congressional committees. The FAA Administrator then has 60 days to reduce the noise. The Secretary or the Foundation may sue in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop Virginia from violating the easement in section 284c(e).

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §284g

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(a)The Secretary shall cooperate with, and seek cooperation from, other Federal, State, and local agencies (including the Federal Aviation Administration) to protect the park from undue noise intrusions, air pollution, and visual degradation.

(b)The Secretary shall monitor noise pollution which is associated with the Dulles road corridor (including the airport access and toll roads) and shall notify the Federal Aviation Administration, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the appropriate committees of Congress if, after conferring with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Secretary finds that such noise pollution is exceeding the standards set forth in section 284c(e) of this title. Within sixty days after any such notification, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take steps to reduce noise pollution so as to conform to such standards. The Secretary or the Foundation may bring an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to enjoin any violation by the Commonwealth of Virginia of the easement referred to in section 284c(e) of this title.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 284g

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60