Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§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 Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, including the FAA, to protect the park from excessive noise, air pollution, and visual harm. Monitor noise on the Dulles road corridor (including airport access and toll roads). After consulting the FAA Administrator, notify the FAA, Virginia, and congressional committees if noise exceeds the limits in section 284c(e); the FAA Administrator has 60 days to reduce it. The Secretary or the Foundation may sue in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop violations of that easement.

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Title 16, §284g

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(a)Protection of park

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)Monitoring and notification of noise pollution; conforming to noise pollution standards; enjoinder of easement violations

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110