HB5519 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Permanent Noise Monitoring Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(620 ILCS 35/25 new)

Sec. 25. Noise complaint database.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall adopt procedures for residents of this State to report noise complaints concerning airports within the State by telephone, mail, electronic mail, and direct submission via the Department's website. Information on how to report noise complaints shall be posted on the Department's website.

(b) Noise complaints shall be gathered and compiled using the noise annoyance protocol proposed by the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise and adopted by ISO TS 15666, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

(c) The Department shall develop and maintain a database of noise complaints reported under subsection (a) of this Section. On December 31 of each year, the Department shall report the contents of this database to the Governor and the General Assembly.

(d) The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.