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type: "LegalText"
title: "49 U.S.C. § 47525"
description: "Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
chapter_number: "475"
chapter_name: "NOISE"
section: "47525"
citation: "49 U.S.C. § 47525"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 47525 - Decision about airport noise and access restrictions on certain stage 2 aircraft

## Text

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.

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

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4752549 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.