49 U.S.C. § 47502 : US Code - Section 47502: Noise measurement and exposure systems and identifying land use compatible with noise exposure

Search 49 U.S.C. § 47502 : US Code - Section 47502: Noise measurement and exposure systems and identifying land use compatible with noise exposure

After consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency and United States Government, State, and
interstate agencies that the Secretary of Transportation considers
appropriate, the Secretary shall by regulation -
(1) establish a single system of measuring noise that -
(A) has a highly reliable relationship between projected
noise exposure and surveyed reactions of individuals to noise;
and
(B) is applied uniformly in measuring noise at airports and
the surrounding area;
(2) establish a single system for determining the exposure of
individuals to noise resulting from airport operations, including
noise intensity, duration, frequency, and time of occurrence; and
(3) identify land uses normally compatible with various
exposures of individuals to noise.