Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016

Summary

Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to allow the use of funds out of the Highway Trust Fund to construct a Type II noise barrier along a federal-aid highway, if it: is part of a project approved by the Department of Transportation before November 28, 1995; or separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of those closest to the highway or noise corridor are residential in nature, and either were constructed before the construction or most recent widening of the highway or noise corridor, or are at least 10 years old. The bill makes the planning, design, or construction of a Type II noise barrier eligible for surface transportation block grant program funding.

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Timeline

1. 17 November 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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2. 17 November 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 November 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 November 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 November 2016

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• JOHN LEWIS · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Neighborhood Noise Barriers Act of 2017