PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation can give grant priority to airport projects that follow an integrated airport system plan. The FAA Administrator must discourage airports from using their automatic entitlement money on lower‑priority work by lowering the priority of their later requests for extra grant funds.

Title 49, §47120

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(a)In General.—

In making a grant under this subchapter, the Secretary of Transportation may give priority to a project that is consistent with an integrated airport system plan.

(b)Discretionary Funding To Be Used for Higher Priority Projects.—

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall discourage airport sponsors and airports from using entitlement funds for lower priority projects by giving lower priority to discretionary projects submitted by airport sponsors and airports that have used entitlement funds for projects that have a lower priority than the projects for which discretionary funds are being requested.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4712049 App.:2208(b)(9).Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 509(b)(9), 96 Stat. 685. The words “In making a grant under this subchapter” are substituted for “In establishing priorities for distribution of funds available pursuant to section 2206 of this Appendix” for consistency in this chapter and to eliminate unnecessary words.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–181 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2000 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 106–181 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106–181, set out as a note under section 106 of this title.

§47120 Grant Priority