101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5519

 

Introduced , by Rep. Bradley Stephens

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
620 ILCS 35/25 new

    Amends the Permanent Noise Monitoring Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall provide residents of Illinois a method of submitting noise complaints concerning airports in the State. Requires the Department to develop and maintain a database of these noise complaints and submit a report on the contents of this database to the Governor and the General Assembly on December 31 of each year.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Permanent Noise Monitoring Act is amended by
5adding Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (620 ILCS 35/25 new)
7    Sec. 25. Noise complaint database.
8    (a) The Department of Transportation shall adopt
9procedures for residents of this State to report noise
10complaints concerning airports within the State by telephone,
11mail, electronic mail, and direct submission via the
12Department's website. Information on how to report noise
13complaints shall be posted on the Department's website.
14    (b) Noise complaints shall be gathered and compiled using
15the noise annoyance protocol proposed by the International
16Commission on Biological Effects of Noise and adopted by ISO TS
1715666, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
18    (c) The Department shall develop and maintain a database of
19noise complaints reported under subsection (a) of this Section.
20On December 31 of each year, the Department shall report the
21contents of this database to the Governor and the General
22Assembly.
23    (d) The Department may adopt rules to implement this

 

 

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