PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1173 §44310. Ending effective date The authority of the Secretary of Transportation to provide insurance and reinsurance under this chapter is not effective sifter September 30, 1997. CHAPTER 445—FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, AND RESEARCH Sec. 44501. Plans and policy. 44502. General facilities and personnel authority. 44503. Reducing nonessential expenditures. 44504. Improvea aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. 44505. Systems^ procedures, facilities, and devices. 44506. Air traffic controllers. 44507. Civil aeromedical research. 44508. Research advisory committee. 44509. Demonstration projects. 44510. Airway science curriculum grants. 44511. Aviation research grants. 44512. Catastrophic failure prevention research grants. 44513. Regional centers of air transportation excellence. 44514. Flight service stations. 44515. Advanced training facilities for maintenance technicians for air carrier aircraft. § 44501. Plans and policy (a) LONG RANGE PLANS AND POLICY REQUIREMENTS.— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall make long range plans and policy for the orderly development and use of the navigable airspace, and the orderly development and location of air navigation facilities, that will best meet the needs of, and serve the interests of, civil aeronautics and the national defense, except for needs of the armed forces that are peculiar to air warfare and primarily of military concern. (b) AIRWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN. —The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall review, revise, and publish a national airways system plan, known as the Airway Capital Investment Plan, before the beginning of each fiscal year. The plan shall set forth— (1) for a 10-year period, the research, engineering, and development programs and the facilities and equipment that the Administrator considers necessary for a system of airways, air traffic services, and navigation aids that will— (A) meet the forecasted needs of civil aeronautics; (B) meet the requirements that the Secretary of Defense establishes for the support of the national defense; and (C) provide the highest degree of safety in air commerce; (2) for the first and 2d years of the plan, detailed annual estimates of— (A) the number, type, location, and cost of acquiring, operating, and maintaining required facilities and services; (B) the cost of research, engineering, and development required to improve safety, system capacity, and efficiency; and (C) personnel levels required for the activities described in subclauses (A) and (B) of this clause; (3) for the 3d, 4th, and 5th years of the plan, estimates of the total cost of each major program for the 3-year period.
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