A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Quiet Communities Act of 2016
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control; and (2) arrange for independent scientists who have expertise in noise measurements, noise effects, and noise abatement techniques to carry out a study of airport noise.
The Quiet Communities Program must include: (1) establishing and implementing training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment, and (2) implementing noise abatement plans.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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