Prince George's County Council - Reference No. CB-083-2024

• Reference No.: CB-083-2024
• Draft No.: 2
• Type: Council Bill
• Status: Enacted
• Meeting Body: County Council
• Meeting Date: 11/19/2024
• Introduced Date: 10/22/2024
• Public Hearing Date: 11/19/2024 @ 10:00 AM
• Effective date: 2/3/2025
• Title: AN ACT CONCERNING VEHICLE LAW - NOISE ABATEMENT MONITORING SYSTEMS - PILOT PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Prince George’s County, to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and generally relating to the use of noise abatement monitoring systems.
• Proposers/Sponsors: Calvin S. Hawkins, Thomas E. Dernoga, Wala Blegay, Ingrid S. Watson, Eric C. Olson, Jolene Ivey, Wanika Fisher, Sydney J. Harrison, Krystal Oriadha
• Code sections: 19-126.01 - , 19-126.02 - , 19-126.03 - , 19-126.04 - , 19-126.05 - , 19-126.06 -
• Contact: Reese Espy-Glassman, Legislative Officer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/18/2024	2	County Executive	signed
11/19/2024	2	County Council	public hearing held
11/19/2024	2	County Council	enacted	Pass
10/22/2024	2	County Council	introduced
10/17/2024	1	Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee
10/3/2024	1	Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee	amended (1)	Pass
10/3/2024	1	Health, Human Services and Public Safety Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
9/17/2024	1	County Council	presented and referred

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING VEHICLE LAW - NOISE ABATEMENT MONITORING SYSTEMS - PILOT PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a pilot program to authorize the use of noise abatement monitoring systems in Prince George’s County, to enforce certain motor vehicle noise requirements; and generally relating to the use of noise abatement monitoring systems.

Background

This proposed legislation establishes a pilot program to use noise abatement monitoring systems in Prince George's County to enforce motor vehicle noise requirements. The noise abatement mechanisms shall serve as an enforcement of the motor vehicle noise mitigation. First time violators shall be issued a warning and subsequent violations will receive a civil fine not exceeding $75.00. The noise cameras can only be used to pick up sounds that occur on the roadway to issue noise citations and not for any other purpose. After a person's second warning, a notice may be issued. If a person has been issued a notice, that person has thirty (30) days to submit a justification to the Maryland Vehicle Administration. Almost one-third of Americans are exposed to harmful noise levels. Estimates from 2013 show 104 million individuals are at risk of hearing loss due to noise exposure, and a great portion of them are at risk of health issues such as cardiovascular disease, sleep disturbance, high blood pressure, increase in heart rate, learning and concentration issues. Medical health experts have reported that noise pollution is common in communities of color and racially segregated cities. The Prince George's County Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems Pilot Program (NAMSPP) is a pilot program and shall end on June 30, 2026.