Senate Bill No. 291–Committee on Transportation

 

March 14, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Transportation

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes governmental entity that is proprietor of airport to impose certain reasonable restrictions concerning control of aircraft noise. (BDR 44‑759)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to airports; authorizing a governmental entity that is the proprietor of an airport to impose certain reasonable restrictions concerning the control of aircraft noise; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 493 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a

1-4  governmental entity that is the proprietor of an airport may, to the

1-5  extent not preempted or prohibited by federal law, establish and

1-6  impose restrictions pertaining to the permissible level of noise

1-7  which can be created by aircraft using the airport, including,

1-8  without limitation, restrictions regarding:

1-9  (a) The hours during which aircraft may take off, land or

1-10  otherwise operate at the airport; and

1-11      (b) The number of aircraft which may take off, land or

1-12  otherwise operate at the airport during a given period.

1-13      2.  Any restrictions established and imposed pursuant to

1-14  subsection 1:

1-15      (a) Must be reasonable;

1-16      (b) Must not be arbitrary; and

1-17      (c) Must not be discriminatory.

2-1  3.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise

2-2  requires:

2-3  (a) “Aircraft” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 493.020.

2-4  (b) “Airport” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 494.020.

2-5  (c) “Governmental entity” means this state, a political

2-6  subdivision of this state or a quasi-municipal corporation.

2-7  (d) “Political subdivision” means a county in this state or an

2-8  incorporated city or town within such a county.

2-9  Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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