49 USC § 47525 - Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s47525"
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title: "49 USC § 47525 - Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "47525"
section_name: "Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft"
chapter_number: 475
chapter_name: "NOISE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1291.)"
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# § 47525. Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft

The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study and decide on the application of section 47524(a)–(d) of this title to airport noise and access restrictions on the operation of stage 2 aircraft with a maximum weight of not more than 75,000 pounds. In making the decision, the Secretary shall consider—

**(1)** noise levels produced by those aircraft relative to other aircraft;

**(2)** the benefits to general aviation and the need for efficiency in the national air transportation system;

**(3)** the differences in the nature of operations at airports and the areas immediately surrounding the airports;

**(4)** international standards and agreements on aircraft noise; and

**(5)** other factors the Secretary considers necessary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1291.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 47525 | 49 App.:2154. | Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9305, 104 Stat. 1388–382. |

In this section, before clause (1), the words “conduct a study and decide on” are substituted for “determine by a study” for clarity. The words “with a maximum weight of not more than” are substituted for “weighing less than” for consistency with sections 47528 and 47529 of the revised title.