Texas Transportation Code

§ 22.026 — NOISE ABATEMENT

TN § 22.026Title 3. AVIATION · Ch. 22. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS · Art. B. ESTABLISHMENT, ACQUISITION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND DISPOSAL OF AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES

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(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:

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.