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perhaps the law should be changed in that respect also.)

E.  Soundproofing.

All interested in this subject have, of course, watched with keen interest the development and enactment of the United Kingdom plan under which, with certain limits and on carefully worked-out conditions, the government (which owns and operates the airports involved) pays part of the cost of soundproofing or air-conditioning residences within the affected area.  The government reimburses itself from airport revenues, including air carrier landing fees and concessionaires' rentals.

While this subject is being considered primarily by Committee No. 5, it should be noted that, at least in the United States, there may be a legal question whether, under the police power, a Building Code could require that all residences within the affected area be soundproofed up to a certain standard.  It would seem that a much stronger constitutional law case could be made for Building Codes that required soundproofing of places of public assembly within the "affected areas".

Obviously complaints will not be reduced by this approach that come from farmers or owners of undeveloped land128 or from person whose TV reception is impaired, or

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