A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to DIRECT the department of transportation to study amending its standards for placement of sound barriers in order to PROTECT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES located near its FACILITIES, as recommended by the joint LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Transportation shall study the feasibility of amending its standards for construction of sound barriers to allow construction of sound barriers along existing highways that generate a significant noise impact, in order to mitigate the impact of noise on residential communities adjacent to those highways.
SECTION 2.  The Department shall report the findings of its study, including costs associated with changing the standard and potential sources of funds for additional sound barrier construction, to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee by October 1, 2008.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.