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Illinois Statutes Chapter 620. Air Transportation § 35/15. Permanent noise monitoring reports

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 15. Permanent noise monitoring reports. Beginning in 1993 and through 2008, 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. Beginning in 2009, the airport sponsor 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. Beginning in 2009, a copy of the report shall also be submitted to the division. 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 monitor.

(c) Noise contour maps showing the 65 annual CNEL, 70 annual CNEL and 75 annual CNEL 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. through 6:59 p.m.;

(1.5) 7:00 p.m. through 9:59 p.m.;

(2) 10:00 p.m. through 6:59 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 parks and forest preserves;

(5) commercial areas;

(6) industrial areas;

(7) the boundary of the airport;

(8) the number of residences (single and multi-family) within each contour;

(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 contour.

(f) Through 2008, 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.

(g) Beginning in 2009, a certification by the airport sponsor 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.

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