H.R. 2895 · 109th Congress
Quiet Communities Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Nita Lowey
- Introduced
- 2005-06-14
- Latest action
- 2005-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Summary
Quiet Communities Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control in EPA. Requires the Administrator, using funds made available to the Office, to carry out a study of airport noise.Amends the Noise Control Act of 1972 to include the establishment of training programs on the use of noise abatement equipment and the implementation of noise abatement plans in the list of purposes for which grants under the Quiet Communities Program are provided.