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Delegate Fair urges committee to approve bill allowing noise-monitoring systems in Frederick
Summary
Delegate Fair told the House Environment and Transportation Committee that House Bill 617 would add the City of Frederick to a program allowing law enforcement to use noise-abatement monitoring systems to enforce vehicle decibel and noise-ordinance limits; he said local leaders and an attorney general opinion back the measure. The committee held the hearing but recorded no vote.
Delegate Fair urged the House Environment and Transportation Committee on March 24 to report favorably on House Bill 617, a local measure that would add the City of Frederick to a program permitting local governments to allow law-enforcement use of noise-abatement monitoring systems. "House bill 6 17 is a local bill that adds the City Of Frederick to an already pre existing program in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties," Fair said, adding that the devices are "similar to speed cameras" and are used "to track violations of noise ordinances and vehicle decibel limits."
Why it matters: The sponsor said the bill would give…
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