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SUBCHAPTER I.— GENERAL PROVISIONS 

 § 1701. Congressional declaration of policy. 

 The Congress hereby finds and declares — 

 That the Nation's airport and airway system is 

 inadequate to meet the current and projected growth 

 in aviation. 



That substantial expansion and improvement of 

 the airport and airway system is required to meet the 

 demands of interstate commerce, the postal service, 

 and the national defense. 



That the annual obligational authority during the 

 period July 1, 1970, through September 30, 1980, for 

 the acquisition, establishment, and improvement of 

 air navigational facilities under the Federal Avia- 

 tion Act of 1958, should be no less than $250,000,000. 

 (Pub. L. 91-258, title I, § 2, May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 

 219; amended Pub. L. 94-353, § 2, July 12, 1976, 

 90 Stat. 871.) 



§ 1702. National transportation policy. 



(a) Formulation. 



Within one year after May 21. 1970, the Secretary 

 •of Transportation shall formulate and recommend 

 to the Congress for approval a national transporta- 

 tion policy. In the formulation of such policy, the 

 Secretary shall take into consideration, among other 

 things — 



( 1 ) the coordinated development and improve- 

 ment of all modes of transportation, together with 

 the priority which shall be assigned to the develop- 

 ment and improvement of each mode of transpor- 

 tation; and 



(2) the coordination of recommendations made 

 under this chapter relating to airport and airway 

 development with all other recommendations to 

 the Congress for the development and improve- 

 ment of our national transportation system. 



(b) Annual report. 



The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the 

 Congress on the implementation of the national 

 transportation policy formulated under subsection 

 (a) of this section. Such report shall include the 

 specific actions taken by the Secretary with respect 

 to (1) the coordination of the development and 

 improvement of all modes of transijortation, (2) the 



establishment of priorities with respect to the devel- 

 opment and improvement of each mode of Irnns- 

 portatlon, and (3) the coordination of recom- 

 mendations under this chapter relating to airport 

 and airway development wjtli ail other recoiiiincnda- 

 tlons to the Congress for tlie development and im- 

 provement of our national transportation s.vsteni. 

 (Pub. L. 91-258, title I, § 3, May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 

 219.) 



§1703. Cost allocation study. 



The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 

 study respecting the appropriate method for allocat- 

 ing the cost of the airport and airway system among 

 the various users, and shall identify the cost to the 

 Federal Government that should appropriately be 

 charged to the system and the value to be assigned to 

 any general public benefit, including military, which 



may be determined to exist. In conducting the study 

 the Secretary shall consult fully with and give care- 

 ful consideration to the views of the users of the 

 system. The Secretary shall report the results of the 

 study to Congress within two years from May 21, 

 1970. (Pub. L. 91-258, title I, § 4, May 21, 1970, 84 

 Stat. 220.) 



SUBCHAPTER II.— AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

 DEVELOPMENT 



§1711. Definitions. 



As used in this subchapter — 



( 1 ) "Air carrier airport" means an existing public 

 airport regularly served, or a new public airport 

 which the Secretary determines will be regularly 

 served, by an air carrier certificated by the Civil 

 Aeronautics Board under section 401 of the Federal 

 Aviation Act of 1958 (other than a supplemental air 

 carrier) , and a commuter service airport. 



(2) "Airport" means any area of land or water 

 which is used, or intended for use. for the landing 

 and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas 

 which are ased. or intended for use. for airport build- 

 ings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way. to- 

 gether with all airport buildings and facilities located 

 thereon. 



(3) "Airport development" means (A) any wortt 

 involved in construction, improving, or repairing a 

 public airport or portion thereof, including the re- 

 moval, lowering, relocation, and marking and light- 

 ing of airport hazards, and including navigation aids 

 used by aircraft landing at, or taking off from, a 

 public airport, and including safety equipment re- 

 quired by rule or regulation for certification of the 

 airport under section 1432 of this title, and security 

 equipment required of the sponsor by the Secretary 

 by rule or regulation for the safety and security of 

 persons and property on the airport, and Including 

 snow removal equipment, and including the piu:- 

 chase of noise suppressing equipment, the construc- 

 tion of physical barriers, and landscaping for the 

 purpose of diminishing the effect of aircraft noise 

 on any area adjacent to a public airport, (B) any 

 acquisition of land or of any Interest therein, or of 

 any easement through or other interest in airspace, 

 including land for future airport development, which 

 is necessary to permit any such work or to remove or 

 mitigate or prevent or limit the establishment of, 

 airport hazards, and (C) any acquisition of land or 

 of any interest therein necessary to insure that 

 such land is used only for purposes which are com- 

 patible with the noise levels of the operation of a 

 public airport. 



(4) "Airport hazard" means any structure or 

 object of natural growth located on or in the vicinity 

 of a public airport, or any use of land near such air- 

 port, which obstructs tlie airspace required for the 

 flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at such air- 

 port or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or 

 taking off of^aircraft. 



(5) "Airport master planning" means the devel- 

 opment for planning purposes of information and 

 guidance to determine the extent, type, and nature 

 of development needed at a specific airport. It may 

 include the preparation of an airport layout plan 



