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                                 2886--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2013
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Introduced  by M. of A. TITUS, AUBRY, ROSENTHAL, ROBERTS, SOLAGES, COOK,
  SCHIMEL, SIMANOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN,
  BRENNAN,  FARRELL,  GOTTFRIED,  PERRY,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the port
  authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to requiring a noise
  and land use compatibility study

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to
the port authority of New York and New Jersey, is amended  by  adding  a
new article 15-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE XV-B
  1. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT A NOISE AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
STUDY.  SUCH  STUDY SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE MANNER OUTLINED BY FEDERAL
AVIATION REGULATIONS, AS SET FORTH IN 14  CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS
PART  150,  AND  SHALL  RECOMMEND  OPERATIONAL  AND LAND USE MEASURES TO
IMPROVE THE COMPATIBILITY OF AIR TERMINALS WITH SURROUNDING  LAND  USES,
OR SUCH STUDY SHALL RESULT IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO SUPPORT A REQUEST FOR
NOISE MITIGATION FUNDING TO BE USED BY THE PORT AUTHORITY TO NOISE INSU-
LATE  HOMES  IMPACTED BY OPERATIONS AT AIRPORTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE
PORT AUTHORITY.
  2. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNORS AND  THE  LEGISLA-
TURES  OF  EACH  STATE  A REPORT DETAILING THE PORT AUTHORITY'S FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE STUDY REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL
MAKE SUCH REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY  JUNE  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
FOURTEEN.
  3.  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD BIENNIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, AT WHICH
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO  BE  HEARD  REGARDING  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03425-02-3
              

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IDENTIFICATION  OF  AIRCRAFT NOISE ISSUES. SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS SHALL BE
HELD IN THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS AND NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND
IN THE COUNTIES OF UNION AND ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY,  AND  SHALL  BE
ATTENDED  BY AT LEAST ONE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BY EACH STATE. THE PORT
AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE REPORT REQUIRED BY
THIS ARTICLE, AS MAY BE NECESSARY  AND  PRACTICABLE  TO  ADDRESS  PUBLIC
INPUT.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
legislation this act shall  take  effect  immediately.    Provided,  the
chairman  of  the port authority of New York and New Jersey shall notify
the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the
enactment  of  article  15-B of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 in order
that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effective  data
base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furth-
erance  of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law
and section 70-b of the public officers law.