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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5519 Introduced , by Rep. Bradley Stephens SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | HB5519 | | LRB101 18231 HEP 67673 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Permanent Noise Monitoring Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 25 as follows:
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| 6 | | (620 ILCS 35/25 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 25. Noise complaint database. |
| 8 | | (a) The Department of Transportation shall adopt |
| 9 | | procedures for residents of this State to report noise |
| 10 | | complaints concerning airports within the State by telephone, |
| 11 | | mail, electronic mail, and direct submission via the |
| 12 | | Department's website. Information on how to report noise |
| 13 | | complaints shall be posted on the Department's website. |
| 14 | | (b) Noise complaints shall be gathered and compiled using |
| 15 | | the noise annoyance protocol proposed by the International |
| 16 | | Commission on Biological Effects of Noise and adopted by ISO TS |
| 17 | | 15666, which is hereby incorporated by reference. |
| 18 | | (c) The Department shall develop and maintain a database of |
| 19 | | noise complaints reported under subsection (a) of this Section. |
| 20 | | On December 31 of each year, the Department shall report the |
| 21 | | contents of this database to the Governor and the General |
| 22 | | Assembly. |
| 23 | | (d) The Department may adopt rules to implement this |