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                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. RA, CURRAN, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

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.
  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
THIRTEEN.
  3.  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD BIENNIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, AT WHICH
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO  BE  HEARD  REGARDING  THE
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. The chairman of  the

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

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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 furtherance of effecting the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
public officers law.