Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§47533 Relationship to Other Laws

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 475 — NOISE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY › § 47533

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unless section 47524 allows otherwise, these rules do not change local airport noise or access rules that were already in place on November 5, 1990, or proposed noise or access rules at a general aviation airport where the airport owner had formally started a regulatory or legislative process before October 2, 1990. They also do not limit the Secretary of Transportation’s power to seek legal remedies, including court orders to stop or require actions.

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Title 49, §47533

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Except as provided by section 47524 of this title, this subchapter does not affect—

(1)law in effect on November 5, 1990, on airport noise or access restrictions by local authorities;

(2)any proposed airport noise or access restriction at a general aviation airport if the airport proprietor has formally initiated a regulatory or legislative process before October 2, 1990; or

(3)the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to seek and obtain legal remedies the Secretary considers appropriate, including injunctive relief.

Legislative History

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4753349 App.:2153(h).Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9304(h), 104 Stat. 1388–382.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 47533

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102