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ance with standards established by the Secretary, 

 including standards for site location, airport layout, 

 grading, drainage, seeding, paving, lighting, and 

 safety of approaches. 



(b) Public agencies subject to State law. 

 Nothing in this subchapter shall authorize the 



submission of a project application by any munici- 

 pality or other public agency which is subject to the 

 law of any State if the submission of the project 

 application by the municipality or other public 

 agency is prohibited by the law of that State. 



(c) Approval. 



(1) All airport development projects shall be sub- 

 ject to the approval of the Secretary, which ap- 

 proval may be given only if he is satisfied that— 



(A) the project is reasonably consistent with 

 plans (existing at the time of approval of the proj- 

 ect) of planning agencies for the development of 

 the area in which the airport is located and will 

 contribute to the accomplishment of the purposes 

 of this subchapter; 



(B) sunicicnt funds are available for that por- 

 tion of the project costs wliicli are not to be paid 

 by the United States under tliis subchapter; 



<C) tlic project will be completed without 

 undue delay; 



iD) the public agency or public agencies which 

 submitted the project application have legal au- 

 thority to engage in the airport development as 

 proposed; and 



(E) all project sponsorship requirements pre- 

 scribed by or under the authority of this subchap- 

 ter have been or will be met. 

 No airport development project may be approved by 

 the Secretary with respect to any airport unless a 

 public agency or the United States or an agency 

 thereof holds good title, satisfactory to the Secre- 

 tary, to the landing area of the airport or the site 

 therefor, or gives assurance satisfactory to the Sec- 

 retary that good title will be acquired. 



<2) No airiiort development project may be ap- 

 proved by tlie Secretary which does not include pro- 

 vision for installation of the landing aids specified in 

 subsection (di of section 1717 of this title and deter- 

 mined by him to be required for the safe and efficient 

 use of he airport by aircraft taking into account the 

 category of the airport and the type and volume of 

 traffic utilizing the airport. 



(3) No airport development project may be ap- 

 proved by tlie Secretary unless he is satisfied that 

 fair consideration has been given to the interest of 

 communities in or near which the project may be 

 located. 



(4) It is declared to be national policy that air- 

 port development projects authorized pursuant to 

 this subchapter shall provide for the protection and 

 enhancement of the natural resources and the qual- 

 ity of environment of the Nation. In implementing 

 this policy, the Secretary shall consult with the 

 Secretaries of the Interior and Health, Education, 

 and Welfare with regard to the effect that any proj- 

 ect involving airport location, a major runway ex- 

 tension, or runway location may have on natural 



resources including, but not limited to, fish and 

 wildlife, natural, scenic, and recreation a.s.scts. 

 water and air quality, and other factors affecting 

 the environment, and shall autliorize no such proj- 

 ect found to have adverse effect unless the Secretary 

 shall render a finding, in writing, following a full 

 niid complete review, whicli shall be a matter of 

 public record, that no feasible and jirudcnt alter- 

 native exists and that nil possible steps have been 

 taken to minimize such adverse effect. 



((I) lliarings. 



<1) No aiii)ort development project involving the 

 location of an airport, an airjjui I runway, or a run- 

 way exlen.sion may be approved by the Secretary un- 

 less the public agency sponsoring the project cer- 

 lifies to the Secretary that there has been afforded 

 the opportunity for public hearings for the purpose 

 of considering the economic, social, and environ- 

 mental effects of the airport location and its con- 

 sistency with the goals and objectives of such urban 

 planning as has been carried out by the commimity. 



(2) When hearings are held under paragraph (1) 

 of this subsection, the project sponsor shall, when 

 requested by tlie Secretary, submit a copy of the 

 transcript to the Secretary, 



(e) Air and water quality. 



(1) The Secretary shall not approve any project 

 application for a project invloivng airport location, 

 a major runway extension, or runway location un- 

 less the Governor of the State in which such project 

 may be located certifies in writing to the Secretary 

 that there is reasonable assurance that the project 

 will be located, designed, constructed, and operated 

 so as to comply with applicable air and water qual- 

 ity standards. In any case where such standards 

 have not been approved or where such standards 

 have been promulgated by the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel- 

 fare, certification shall be obtained from the appro- 

 priate Secretary. Notice of certification or of refusal 

 to certify shall be provided within sixty days after 

 the project application is received by the Secretary. 



(2) The Secretary shall condition approval of any 

 such project application on compliance during con- 

 struction and operation with applicable air and 

 water quality standards. 



(f) Airport site selection; metropolitan area. 



(1) Whenever the Secretary determines (A) that 

 a metropolitan area comprised of more than one 

 unit of State or local government is in need of an 

 additional airport to adequately meet the air trans- 

 portation needs of such area, and (B) that an addi- 

 tional airport for such area is consistent with the 

 national airport system plan prepared by the Secre- 

 tary, he shall notify, in writing, the governing au- 

 thorities of the area concerned of the need for such 

 additional airport and request such authorities to 

 confer, agree upon a site for the location of such 

 additional airport, and notify the Secretary of their 

 selection. In order to facilitate the selection of a site 

 for an additional airport under the preceding sen- 

 tence, the Secretary shall exercise such of his 

 authority under this subchapter as he may deem ap- 



