Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-185-R1

Redraft EHS 185

DPH Airplane Noise Study

Messrs. Timilty and O'Connor and Ms. Jehlen moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after Section 54 the following section:-

"SECTION 54A. The department of public health shall commission a study of the health and noise impacts of airplane flights on affected resident communities represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee.

The study shall determine the health and noise impacts of airplane flights on residents of the communities represented on the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee that are exposed to conditions related to noise and air pollution levels emanating from airplane flights directed to and from the General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport. The study shall include, but not be limited to: (i) examining the health impacts of airplane flights on residents comprising the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee, including asthma exacerbation, sleep disturbance, stress and elevated blood pressure; and (ii) considering the health impacts on residents comprising the Massachusetts Port Authority Community Advisory Committee living partly or wholly within the vicinity underneath the flight paths most frequently used by aircraft flying, including landing or during takeoff, at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

The department shall submit the study to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and the joint committee on public health not later than December 31, 2021.".