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106 STAT. 4884 PUBLIC LAW 102-581—OCT. 31, 1992 Reports. 49 USC app. 1348 note. Reports. Contracts. 49 USC app. 2102 note. 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations to maint^iin, without direct supervision, air carrier aircraft. (c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.—The maximum amount of Federal funds which a vocational technical educational institution may receive, in the a^regate, through grants made under this section shall be $5,000,000. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated, from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, such simis as may be necessarv for carrying out this section for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995. Such sums shall remain available until expended. SEC. 190. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and submit annually to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the staffing standards used to determine the numoer of air tramc controllers needed to operate the air traffic control system of the United States, a 3-year projection of the number of air trafi&c controllers needed to be employed to operate such system to meet such standards, and a detailed plan for employ- ing such controllers, including projected budget requests. SEC. Ul. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and submit by June 30, 1993, to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate— (1) a report on the criteria used to determine the required number of safely inspectors; and (2) a 3-year projection of the number of inspectors needed, the training plans for such inspectors, and the support staff required for the inspector workforce. SEC. 1S2. LIMITATION ON PRIVATIZATION OF OPERATION OF CER^ TAIN AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER& The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall not enter into any contract on or before September 30, 1994, with a private person for operation of an airport control tower at any airport which in fiscal year 1990 had 5,500 or more air carrier operations and 40,000 or more air taxi operations unless the owner or operator of such airport first agrees, m writing, to the Administrator entering into such contract. SEC. US. EFFKCW OF AIRPORT NOISE. (a) STUDY. —The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— (1) analyze the social, economic, and health effects of airport noise on populations within 65, 60, and 55 LDN noise areas to determine the actual level at which noise creates an adverse impact on popidations; and (2) study the effect of sin^e event noise on populations. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and after proviiung notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall transmit to ue Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the