49 USC § 47533 - Relationship to other laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s47533"
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title: "49 USC § 47533 - Relationship to other laws"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "47533"
section_name: "Relationship to other laws"
chapter_number: 475
chapter_name: "NOISE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1293.)"
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# § 47533. Relationship to other laws

Except as provided by section 47524 of this title, this subchapter does not affect—

**(1)** law in effect on November 5, 1990, on airport noise or access restrictions by local authorities;

**(2)** any proposed airport noise or access restriction at a general aviation airport if the airport proprietor has formally initiated a regulatory or legislative process before October 2, 1990; or

**(3)** the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to seek and obtain legal remedies the Secretary considers appropriate, including injunctive relief.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1293.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 47533 | 49 App.:2153(h). | Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9304(h), 104 Stat. 1388–382. |