§ 5983 Screen Installation Cost Sharing

• •If the government tells someone to put up a screen (like a fence or barrier), they have to pay half the cost.
• •The payment is for the work needed to build or install the screen.
• •This rule was made in 1957 and is still followed today.

The government tells a factory owner to put up a fence around their property to block noise.

The government will pay half of what it costs to build and put up the fence.