Limitations on recovering damages for noise

§ 47506. Limitations on recovering damages for noise (a) General Limitations.—A person acquiring an interest in property after February 18, 1980, in an area surrounding an airport for which a noise exposure map has been submitted under section 47503 of this title and having actual or constructive knowledge of the existence of the map may recover damages for noise attrib-108 STAT. 1287utable to the airport only if, in addition to any other elements for recovery of damages, the person shows that— (1) after acquiring the interest, there was a significant— (A) change in the type or frequency of aircraft operations at the airport; (B) change in the airport layout; (C) change in flight patterns; or (D) increase in nighttime operations; and (2) the damages resulted from the change or increase. (b) Constructive Knowledge.—Constructive knowledge of the existence of a map under subsection (a) of this section shall be imputed, at a minimum, to a person if— (1) before the person acquired the interest, notice of the existence of the map was published at least 3 times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located; or (2) the person is given a copy of the map when acquiring the interest.