Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§47526 Limitations for Noncomplying Airport Noise and Access Restrictions
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART B — AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE › CHAPTER 475 — NOISE › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL AVIATION NOISE POLICY › § 47526
Summary
An airport cannot get grant money or charge passenger facility fees unless the Secretary of Transportation agrees the airport's noise and access rules follow the law.
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Title 49, §47526
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Unless the Secretary of Transportation is satisfied that an airport is not imposing an airport noise or access restriction not in compliance with this subchapter, the airport may not—
(1)receive money under subchapter I of chapter 471 of this title; or
(2)impose a passenger facility charge under section 40117 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4752649 App.:2156.Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–508, § 9307, 104 Stat. 1388–382. In this section, before clause (1), the words “Under no conditions” are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words “or collect” are omitted as surplus.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2012—Par. (2). Pub. L. 112–95 substituted “charge” for “fee”.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 47526
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102