GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AIRPORT NOISE STUDY.

SEC. 745. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE AIRPORT NOISE STUDY. (a) In General.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on airport noise in the United States. 114 STAT. 179 (b) Contents of Study.—In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall examine— (1) the selection of noise measurement methodologies used by the Administrator; (2) the threshold of noise at which health begins to be affected; (3) the effectiveness of noise abatement programs at airports located in the United States; (4) the impacts of aircraft noise on communities, including schools; (5) the noise assessment practices of the Federal Aviation Administration and whether such practices fairly and accurately reflect the burden of noise on communities; and (6) the items requested to be examined by certain Members of the House of Representatives in a letter relating to aircraft noise to the Comptroller General dated April 30,1999. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study.