1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Negating Neighborhood Noise Act of 2024 . 2. Permitting use of highway trust fund for construction of certain noise barriers Section 339(b) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( 23 U.S.C. 109 note) is amended to read as follows: (1) General rule No funds made available out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct a Type II noise barrier (as defined by section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of section 109 of title 23, United States Code. (2) Exceptions Paragraph (1) shall not apply to construction or preservation of a Type II noise barrier if such a barrier— (A) was not part of a project approved by the Secretary before November 28, 1995; (B) is proposed along lands that were developed or were under substantial construction before approval of the acquisition of the rights-of-ways for, or construction of, the existing highway; or (C) as determined and applied by the Secretary, separates a highway or other noise corridor from a group of structures of which the majority of such structures closest to the highway or noise corridor— (i) are residential in nature; and (ii) are at least 10 years old as of the date of the proposal of the barrier project. . 3. Eligibility for surface transportation block grant funds Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: (25) Planning, design, preservation, or construction of a Type II noise barrier (as described in section 772.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) and consistent with the requirements of section 339(b) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( 23 U.S.C. 109 note).