Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART B— - AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › Chapter CHAPTER 471— - AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT › § 47123
The Secretary of Transportation must make sure people are not kept out of any activity paid for by grants under this part because of race, creed, color, national origin, or sex. The Secretary must write rules to carry this out, and those rules should be like the ones under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). This requirement is in addition to Title VI. At the same time, nothing stops preferential hiring of Indians who live on or near a reservation for work on an airport run by an Indian tribal government or on an airport on a reservation, consistent with section 703(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2(i)). A State may also give a hiring preference to Indians for nearby projects. The Secretary must talk with tribal governments and work with States to carry this out. “Indian tribal government” means the same as in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).
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49 U.S.C. § 47123
Title 49 — Transportation
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73