[CPEO-IRF] North Carolina noise rules

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Bill would alter noise zone rules

By Barbara Arntsen
Goldsboro News-Argus (NC)
April 22, 2005 


Cities and counties might soon be able to create noise zones under a
bill sponsored by Sen. John Kerr, D-Wayne, that was unanimously approved
Tuesday by the North Carolina Senate. 

The bill will now go to the state House of Representatives for approval,
but a certified copy of the approved Senate bill is on its way to the
Pentagon. 

Kerr said sending a copy of the bill to Washington is another way to
demonstrate North Carolina's support for its military bases. 

"We want them to know now," he said. 

State officials have been urging legislation that would protect the
mission of military bases in the state. The federal government is
planning to shut down some bases around the U.S. to save money. 

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2005/04/22/bill_would_alter_noise_zone_rules/index.shtml



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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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