# Environment (GEN)

## Title 3. Noise Control

### Subtitle 5. Duties and Authority of Units of State Government

#### Section 3-501

In this subtitle, "unit" means a unit of the State government or a political subdivision.

#### Section 3-502

To the fullest extent consistent with its authority under a law that it administers, a unit shall carry out programs that the unit administers to further the policy of the State to provide people with an environment free from noise that:

(1) May jeopardize health, general welfare, and property; or

(2) Degrades the quality of life.

#### Section 3-503

A unit shall comply with federal, State, and interstate requirements concerning the control of environmental noise if the unit:

(1) Has jurisdiction over any property or facility; or

(2) Engages in any activity that results, or may result, in the emission of noise.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)