2005 Illinois Code - Chapter 620 Air Transportation 620 ILCS 35/ Permanent Noise Monitoring Act.
(620 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 751)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Permanent Noise Monitoring Act.
(Source: P.A. 87‑808.)
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(620 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 755)
Sec. 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
(a) "Airport" means an airport, as defined in Section 6 of the Illinois
Aeronautics Act, that has more than 500,000 aircraft operations (take‑offs
and landings) per year.
(b) "Permanent noise monitoring system" or "system" means a system that
includes at least:
(1) automated noise monitors capable of recording |
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noise levels 24 hours per day 365 days per year; and
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(2) computer equipment sufficient to process the
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data from each noise monitor so that permanent noise monitoring reports in accordance with Section 15 of this Act can be generated.
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(c) "Division" means the Division of Aeronautics of the Illinois
Department of Transportation.
(d) "Ldn" means day‑night average sound level. "Day‑night average sound
level" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 150.7 of Part 150
of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Source: P.A. 87‑808.)
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(620 ILCS 35/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 760)
Sec. 10.
Establishment of permanent noise monitoring systems.
No
later than December 31, 1992, each airport shall have an operable permanent
noise monitoring system. The system shall be designed, constructed, and
operated by the Division. The cost of the systems and of the permanent
noise monitoring reports under Section 15 of this Act shall be borne
by the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 87‑808.)
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(620 ILCS 35/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 765)
Sec. 15.
Permanent noise monitoring reports.
Beginning in 1993, the
Division shall, on June 30th and December 31st of each
year, prepare a permanent noise monitoring report and make the
report available to the public. Copies of the report shall be
submitted to: the Office of the Governor; the Office of the President of
the Senate; the Office of the Senate Minority Leader; the Office of the
Speaker of the House; the Office of the House Minority Leader; the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region V; and the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency. The permanent noise monitoring report
shall contain all of the following:
(a) Copies of the actual data collected by each permanent noise monitor
in the system.
(b) A summary of the data collected by each permanent noise monitor in
the system, showing the data organized by:
(1) day of the week;
(2) time of day;
(3) week of the year;
(4) type of aircraft; and
(5) the single highest noise event recorded at each |
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(c) Noise contour maps showing the 65 Ldn, 70 Ldn and 75 Ldn zones
around the airport.
(d) Noise contour maps showing the 65 decibel (dBA), 70 dBA, and 75
dBA zones around the airport for:
(1) 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.;
(2) 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; and
(3) types of aircraft.
(e) The noise contour maps produced under subsections (c) and (d)
shall also indicate:
(1) residential areas (single and multi‑family);
(2) schools;
(3) hospitals and nursing homes;
(4) recreational areas, including but not limited to
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parks and forest preserves;
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(5) commercial areas;
(6) industrial areas;
(7) the boundary of the airport;
(8) the number of residences (single and
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multi‑family) within each contour;
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(9) the number of residents within each contour;
(10) the number of schools within each contour; and
(11) the number of school students within each
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(f) A certification by the Division that the system was in proper
working order during the period or, if it was not, a specific description
of any and all problems with the System during the period.
(Source: P.A. 87‑808.)
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(620 ILCS 35/20) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 770)
Sec. 20.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 87‑808.)
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