Tex.
Transp. Code Section 22.026
Noise Abatement
(a)
The governing body of a municipality that owns an airport and is a party to an executory grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration requiring the municipality to plan, design, and acquire land for a replacement airport shall:(1)
comply with the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.);(2)
provide adequate soundproofing and noise reduction devices for each public building within the 65 or higher average day-night sound level contour as determined by the governing body in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circulars; or(3)
award a contract for land acquisition services for the purchase of real property required for the site of a replacement airport, complete a master plan for the replacement airport, and provide the replacement airport.(b)
A court may grant appropriate relief to enforce this section in a suit brought by an affected person.(c)
In this section:(1)
“Public building” means a church, public or private hospital, or building owned or leased by a governmental entity, including a public school.(2)
“Replacement airport” means a new airport that is planned, designed, and constructed to replace a municipal airport operating on August 28, 1989.(d)
Expired.
Source:
Section 22.026 — Noise Abatement, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.22.htm#22.026
(accessed Apr. 29, 2024).