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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="22-601" title_number="22" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Noise Abatement Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>With the endorsement of the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Environment and after a public hearing following 60 days’ notice, the Administrator shall adopt regulations that establish maximum sound level limits for the operation on the highways in this State of each type of motor vehicle or combination of vehicles.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>In establishing limits under this section, the Administrator shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Consider any noise emission regulations established under federal law for motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Set the limits at the most restrictive level that, through the application of the best available technology at a reasonable cost, is consistent with attaining the environmental noise standards adopted by the Department of the Environment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
