Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§47507 Nonadmissibility of Noise Exposure Map and Related Information as Evidence
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 475 — NOISE › SUBCHAPTER I — NOISE ABATEMENT › § 47507
Summary
Noise exposure maps, related materials, and the Secretary of Transportation's lists of land uses judged compatible cannot be used as evidence or for any purpose in a lawsuit about airport noise.
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Title 49, §47507
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No part of a noise exposure map or related information described in section 47503 of this title 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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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4750749 App.:2106.Feb. 18, 1980, Pub. L. 96–193, § 106, 94 Stat. 53. The words “land uses which are” are omitted as surplus. The words “civil action” are substituted for “suit or action” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words “damages or other” are omitted as surplus.
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49 U.S.C. § 47507
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102