§47106. Project grant application approval conditioned on satisfaction of project requirements
(a)
(1) the project is consistent with plans (existing at the time the project is approved) of public agencies authorized by the State in which the airport is located to plan for the development of the area surrounding the airport;
(2) the project will contribute to carrying out this subchapter;
(3) enough money is available to pay the project costs that will not be paid by the United States Government under this subchapter;
(4) the project will be completed without unreasonable delay;
(5) the sponsor has authority to carry out the project as proposed;
(6) if the project is for an airport that has an airport master plan that includes the project, the master plan addresses issues relating to solid waste recycling at the airport, including-
(A) the feasibility of solid waste recycling at the airport;
(B) minimizing the generation of solid waste at the airport;
(C) operation and maintenance requirements;
(D) the review of waste management contracts; and
(E) the potential for cost savings or the generation of revenue; and
(7) if the project is at an airport that is listed as having an unclassified status under the most recent national plan of integrated airport systems (as described in section 47103), the project will be funded with an amount appropriated under section 47114(d)(2)(B) and is-
(A) for maintenance of the pavement of the primary runway;
(B) for obstruction removal for the primary runway;
(C) for the rehabilitation of the primary runway; or
(D) for a project that the Secretary considers necessary for the safe operation of the airport.
(b)
(1) the sponsor, a public agency, or the Government holds good title to the areas of the airport used or intended to be used for the landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of aircraft, or that good title will be acquired;
(2) the interests of the community in or near which the project may be located have been given fair consideration; and
(3) the application provides touchdown zone and centerline runway lighting, high intensity runway lighting, or land necessary for installing approach light systems that the Secretary, considering the category of the airport and the kind and volume of traffic using it, decides is necessary for safe and efficient use of the airport by aircraft.
(c)
(A) only if the sponsor certifies to the Secretary that-
(i) an opportunity for a public hearing was given to consider the economic, social, and environmental effects of the location and the location's consistency with the objectives of any planning that the community has carried out;
(ii) the airport management board has voting representation from the communities in which the project is located or has advised the communities that they have the right to petition the Secretary about a proposed project; and
(iii) with respect to an airport development project involving the location of an airport, runway, or major runway extension at a medium or large hub airport, the airport sponsor has made available to and has provided upon request to the metropolitan planning organization in the area in which the airport is located, if any, a copy of the proposed amendment to the airport layout plan to depict the project and a copy of any airport master plan in which the project is described or depicted; and
(B) if the application is found to have a significant adverse effect on natural resources, including fish and wildlife, natural, scenic, and recreation assets, water and air quality, or another factor affecting the environment, only after finding that no possible and prudent alternative to the project exists and that every reasonable step has been taken to minimize the adverse effect.
(2) The Secretary may approve an application under this subchapter for an airport development project that does not involve the location of an airport or runway, or a major runway extension, at an existing airport without requiring an environmental impact statement related to noise for the project if-
(A) completing the project would allow operations at the airport involving aircraft complying with the noise standards prescribed for "stage 3" aircraft in section 36.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to replace existing operations involving aircraft that do not comply with those standards; and
(B) the project meets the other requirements under this subchapter.
(3) At the Secretary's request, the sponsor shall give the Secretary a copy of the transcript of any hearing held under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
(4) The Secretary may make a finding under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection only after completely reviewing the matter. The review and finding must be a matter of public record.
(d)
(A) the Secretary provides the sponsor an opportunity for a hearing; and
(B) not later than 180 days after the later of the date of the application or the date the Secretary discovers the noncompliance, the Secretary finds that a violation has occurred.
(2) The 180-day period may be extended by-
(A) agreement between the Secretary and the sponsor; or
(B) the hearing officer if the officer decides an extension is necessary because the sponsor did not follow the schedule the officer established.
(3) A person adversely affected by an order of the Secretary withholding approval may obtain review of the order by filing a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the project is located. The action must be brought not later than 60 days after the order is served on the petitioner.
(e)
(1) the fees charged to air carriers (including landing fees), and other costs that will be incurred by air carriers, for using the proposed airport;
(2) air transportation that will be provided in the geographic region of the proposed airport; and
(3) the availability and cost of providing air transportation to rural areas in such geographic region.
(f)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(A) that has more than .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings each year at all such airports; and
(B) at which one or two air carriers control more than 50 percent of the passenger boardings.
(g)
(h)
(1) the role the airport plays with respect to medical emergencies and evacuations; and
(2) the role the airport plays in emergency or disaster preparedness in the community served by the airport.
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| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 47106(a) | 49 App.:2208(b) (1)(A)–(D). | Sept. 3, 1982,
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| 47106(b) | 49 App.:2202(a)(8). | |
| 49 App.:2208(b) (2)–(4). | ||
| 47106(c) (1)(A) | 49 App.:2208(b)(6)(A). | Sept. 3, 1982,
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| 47106(c) (1)(B) | 49 App.:2208(b)(7)(A) (1st, 2d sentences). | |
| 47106(c) (1)(C) | 49 App.:2208(b)(5) (last sentence words between 11th and 12th commas and after last comma). | |
| 47106(c)(2) | 49 App.:2208(b)(8). | |
| 47106(c)(3) | 49 App.:2208(b)(6)(B). | |
| 47106(c)(4) | 49 App.:2208(b)(7)(A) (last sentence), (B). | |
| 47106(c)(5) | 49 App.:2208(b)(5) (last sentence words between 12th and last commas). | |
| 47106(d) | 49 App.:1731. | May 21, 1970,
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| 47106(e) | 49 App.:2218(b) (related to application). | Sept. 3, 1982,
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In subsection (a)(1), the word "reasonably" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a)(2), the words "carrying out" are substituted for "accomplishment of the purposes of" for consistency in the revised title.
In subsection (a)(3), the words "that portion of" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (a)(5), the words "which submitted the project grant application" and "legal" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), before clause (1), the words "for an airport" are added for clarity. In clause (1), the words "or an agency thereof" are omitted surplus. In clause (3), the words "that the Secretary . . . decides is necessary" are substituted for "when it is determined by the Secretary that any such item is required" to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (c)(1)(B), before subclause (i), the words "chief executive officer" are substituted for "Governor" because this chapter applies to the District of Columbia which does not have a Governor. The words "except that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make the certification instead of the chief executive officer if" are substituted for "In any case where . . . certification shall be obtained from such Administrator" for clarity. Subclause (i) is substituted for "such standards have not been approved" for clarity.
In subsection (c)(2), before clause (A), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of law" are omitted as surplus. The words "that does not involve the location of an airport or runway, or a major runway extension" are substituted for "(other than an airport development project in which paragraph (7)(A) applies)" for clarity. The words "the preparation of" are omitted as surplus. In clause (B), the words "statutory and administrative" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (c)(4)(A), the words "to the Secretary" are added for clarity.
In subsection (c)(5), the words "full and" are omitted as surplus. The words "in writing" are omitted as surplus because of the requirement that the decision be a matter of public record.
In subsection (d)(1), the words "(as defined by section 1711(8) of this Appendix, as in effect on February 18, 1980)" are omitted because of the definition of "air carrier airport" in section 47102 of the revised title.
In subsection (d)(2), the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 [49 App. U.S.C. 2201 et seq.]" and "single" are omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(1) and (2), the word "sponsor" is substituted for "applicant" for consistency.
In subsection (e)(1), before clause (A), the words "under this subchapter" are added for consistency in this section. The word "other" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(2)(A), the word "mutual" is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (e)(3), the words "adversely affected" are substituted for "aggrieved" for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code. The words "the date on which" are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2024-Subsec. (a)(7).
2018-Subsec. (a)(6).
Subsec. (a)(7).
Subsec. (h).
2012-Subsec. (a)(6).
Subsec. (f)(1).
Subsec. (f)(2).
2003-Subsec. (c)(1)(A)(iii).
Subsec. (c)(1)(B), (C).
"(i) the State has not approved any applicable State or local standards; and
"(ii) the Administrator has prescribed applicable standards; and".
Subsec. (c)(2)(A).
Subsec. (c)(4), (5).
"(4)(A) Notice of certification or of refusal to certify under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection shall be provided to the Secretary not later than 60 days after the Secretary receives the application.
"(B) The Secretary shall condition approval of the application on compliance with the applicable standards during construction and operation."
2002-Subsec. (g).
2001-Subsec. (f)(3), (4).
2000-Subsec. (f).
1994-Subsecs. (d), (e).
"(d)
"(2) The Secretary may approve an application under this subchapter for an airport development project included in a project grant application involving the construction or extension of a runway at a general aviation airport located on both sides of a boundary line separating 2 counties within a State only if, before the application is submitted to the Secretary, the project is approved by the governing body of each village incorporated under the laws of the State and located entirely within 5 miles of the nearest boundary of the airport."
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Amendment by
Prohibition on Certain Runway Length Requirements
Environmental Review of Airport Improvement Projects
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) the current level of coordination among Federal and State agencies in conducting environmental reviews in the planning and approval of airport improvement projects;
"(2) the role of public involvement in the planning and approval of airport improvement projects;
"(3) the staffing and other resources associated with conducting such environmental reviews; and
"(4) the time line for conducting such environmental reviews.
"(c)
"(d)
Grants for Engineered Materials Arresting Systems
Grants for Runway Rehabilitation
Compliance With Requirements