Congress 107 - HR 1116 - Quiet Communities Act of 2001

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Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economics and Public Finance Employee training Environmental assessment Environmental education Environmental health Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Environmental research Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Infrastructure Labor and Employment Noise Railroad terminals Roads and highways Science, Technology, Communications Standards Transportation and Public Works Transportation planning

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Quiet Communities Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control.

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.

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Apr 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Mar 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 20, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 20, 2001

Introduced in House

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