Pub. L. 102-388, tit. III, sec. 353

Sec. 353. Section 345 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(d)(1) In addition to its functions under subsection (b), the Metropolitan New York Aircraft Noise Mitigation Committee shall review aircraft noise complaints with the airspace over the States of New York and Connecticut lying within a 110-nautical-mile radius of La Guardia Airport, and advise the Administrator with regard to aircraft noise mitigation within such radius, and the locations and boundaries of noise impact areas defined by such complaints. The Committee shall obtain the participation of citizens, community associations, and other public organizations concerned with aircraft noise in carrying out the functions of the Committee under this section. “(2) The Administrator, from time to time, shall consult with the Committee regarding aircraft noise mitigation and such aircraft noise complaints. The Committee shall make recommendations to the Administrator regarding such aircraft noise mitigation and complaints. “(3) Any vacancy in a position on the Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to that position. “(4) The Chairman of the Committee may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. “(5) Costs and other expenses not to exceed $100,000 incurred by the Committee in carrying out its functions under this section shall be paid from appropriations to the Department of Transportation for administrative expenses. “(6) The Metropolitan New York Aircraft Noise Mitigation Committee shall be permanent.”.