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INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS Natural Resources and Energy Supply Statutes and EOs that are relevant to natural resources and energy supply include: »Energy Independence and Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 17001 et seq.); »Energy Policy Act (42 U.S.C. § 15801 et seq.); »EO 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (72 FR 3919); and »EO 13514, Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance(74 FR 52117). Natural resources (e.g., water, asphalt, aggregate, etc.) and energy use (e.g., fuel, electricity, etc.) at an airport is a function of the needs of aircraft, support vehicles, airport facilities, support structures, and terminal facilities. Water is the primary natural resource used at the Airport on a daily basis (see the Section 1.13.14, Water Resources for further details). Asphalt, aggregate, and other natural resources have also been used in various construction projects at the Airport. None of the natural resources that the Airport uses, or has used, are in rare or short supply. Energy use at the Airport is primarily in the form of electricity required for the operation of Airport-related facilities (e.g., terminal building, hangars, airfield lighting) and fuel for aircraft, aircraft support vehicles/equipment, and Airport maintenance vehicles/equipment. As Section 1.11, Utilities describes, Energy Trust of Oregon supplies electricity and Northwest Natural provides gas services to the Airport. Noise and Compatible Land Use Noise is the most apparent environmental effect from an airport, and at most airports accounts for the majority of comments from nearby residents. Statutes and EOs relevant to noise and noise-compatible land use include: »The Control and Abatement of Aircraft Noise and Sonic Boom Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. § 44715); »The Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4901-4918); »Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. § 47501 et seq.); »Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. § 47101 et seq.); »Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. §§ 47521-47534, §§ 106(g); and »Section 506 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Prohibition on Operating Certain Aircraft Weighting 75,000 Pounds of Less Not Complying with Stage 3 Noise Levels (49 U.S.C. §§ 47534). Day-Night Sound Level (DNL) is based on sound levels measures in relative intensity of sound, (decibels or 33 dB) on the “A-weighted scale” or dBA over a time-weighted average normalized to a 24-hour period. DNL has been widely accepted as the best available method to describe aircraft noise exposure. The 33 Federal Aviation Administration, Technical Support for Day/Night Average Sound Level (DNL) Replacement Metric Research, Final Report, June 14, 2011. Accessed: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/research/science_integrated_modeling/noise_impacts/media/6-14- 2011_finalreport_metricsmestre_etal_061411_part1.pdf, June 2017. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 1-60