New York A 7946: Relates to airport noise studies metrics

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A07946 Summary:

BILL NOA07946A

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Add Art 13 Title 14 §§1389-hh & 1389-ii, Pub Health L

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Directs the commissioner of health to undertake a study utilizing a uniform metric for measuring noise impacts that will be used by airports for the purpose of noise exposure maps and noise compatibility programs.

Go to top A07946 Actions:

BILL NOA07946A

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04/16/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

05/21/2026amend and recommit to health

05/21/2026print number 7946a

05/27/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA07946 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:HEALTH Chair:Paulin 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:22/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means PaulinAyeJensenNay

DinowitzAyeGandolfoNay

RosenthalAyeBlumencranzAye

HevesiAyeGrayExcused

SteckAyeSlaterAye

BraunsteinAyeChludzinskiAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

SayeghAyeDursoAye

McDonaldAye

ReyesAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

RajkumarAye

ForrestAye

KellesAye

LucasAye

MeeksExcused

LunsfordAye

CruzAye

Go to topA07946 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07946 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7946--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to airport noise
 studies

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 13 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 2 new title 14 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE XIV
 4 AIRPORT NOISE STUDIES
 5 Section 1389-hh. Definitions.
 6 1389-ii. Airport noise studies.
 7 § 1389-hh. Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following
 8 definitions shall apply:
 9 1. "Community noise equivalent level" (CNEL) means, in decibels, the
 10 average daytime noise level during a twenty-four hour period, adjusted
 11 to account for the lower tolerance of noise during evening and nighttime
 12 periods in relation to daytime periods.
 13 2. "Hourly noise level daytime" (HNLD) means, in decibels, the hourly
 14 noise levels for the hours of 0700-1900.
 15 3. "Hourly noise level evening" (HNLE) means, in decibels, the hourly
 16 noise levels for the hours of 1900-2200.
 17 4. "Hourly noise level nighttime" (HNLN) means, in decibels, the hour-
 18 ly noise levels for the hours of 2200-0700.
 19 5. "Number Above" (NA) means a metric that presents the number of
 20 noise events that exceed a noise level of 60 decibels (dB). As reported
 21 by the federal aviation administration, an interference begins to occur
 22 at a noise level of 60 dB.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04367-04-6

 A. 7946--A 2

 1 6. "Airport" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in
 2 subdivision five of section two hundred forty of the general business
 3 law.
 4 § 1389-ii. Airport noise studies. 1. The commissioner shall undertake
 5 a study on the HNLD, HNLE, and HNLN of airports within the state. The
 6 study shall assess the hourly noise levels for daytime, evening, and
 7 nighttime noise levels at airports within the state and compare such
 8 levels to the NA threshold of 60 dB referenced by the federal aviation
 9 administration. For the purposes of such study, all contour maps shall
 10 be completed using the community noise equivalent level. This shall
 11 include, but shall not be limited to, federal aviation regulation part
 12 one hundred fifty studies, airport noise exposure maps (NEMs), and
 13 airport noise compatibility programs (NCPs).
 14 2. The community noise equivalent level (CNEL) shall be calculated by
 15 the following: CNEL = 10 log (1/24) ({sigma} antilog (HNLD/10) + 3
 16 {sigma} antilog (HNLE/10) + 10 {sigma} antilog (HNLN/10)).
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 18 it shall have become