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Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-110

§47523 National Aviation Noise Policy

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 475 — NOISE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY › § 47523

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must create a national plan on aircraft noise by July 1, 1991. The plan must follow this subchapter and laws as of November 5, 1990, include phasing out and not adding stage 2 aircraft, set dates and reporting rules, and be based on a detailed economic study of effects on capacity growth, airline and air cargo competition, service to small/nonhub communities, and new airline entry.

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Title 49, §47523

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(a)General Requirements.—
Not later than July 1, 1991, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish by regulation a national aviation noise policy that considers this subchapter, including the phaseout and nonaddition of stage 2 aircraft as provided in this subchapter and dates for carrying out that policy and reporting requirements consistent with this subchapter and law existing as of November 5, 1990.
(b)Detailed Economic Analysis.—
The policy shall be based on a detailed economic analysis of the impact of the phaseout date for stage 2 aircraft on competition in the airline industry, including—
(1)the ability of air carriers to achieve capacity growth consistent with the projected rate of growth for the airline industry;
(2)the impact of competition in the airline and air cargo industries;
(3)the impact on nonhub and small community air service; and
(4)the impact on new entry into the airline industry.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4752349 App.:2152.Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9303, 104 Stat. 1388–378. In this section, the text of 49 App.:2152(c) is omitted as executed. In subsection (a), the words “(hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘Secretary’)” are omitted because of the restatement. The words “this subchapter” (the first time they appear) are substituted for “the findings, determinations, and provisions of this chapter” to eliminate unnecessary words. Subsection (b) is tabulated for clarity.

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49 U.S.C. § 47523

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110