118 STAT. 284 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 GENERAL PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SEC. 101. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems (along with asso ciated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range equip ment) which conform to FAA design and performance specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport aid pro gram, airport development aid program or airport improvement program grant: Provided, That, the Federal Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA in accordance with agency criteria. SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com pensate in excess of 350 technical staff years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Fed eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2004. SEC. 103. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for engineering work related to an additional runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. SEC. 104. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on ‘‘below market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. SEC. 105. For an airport project that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines will add critical airport capacity to the national air transportation system, the Administrator is authorized to accept funds from an airport sponsor, including entitlement funds provided under the ‘‘Grants in Aid for Airports’’ program, for the FAA to hire additional staff or obtain the services of consultants: Provided, That the Adminis trator is authorized to accept and utilize such funds only for the purpose of facilitating the timely processing, review, and completion of environmental activities associated with such project. SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to establish or implement a pilot program under which not more than 10 des ignated essential air service communities located in proximity to hub airports are required to assume 10 percent of their essential air subsidy costs for a 4 year period, commonly referred to as the EAS local participation program. SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the costs of construction of terminal and hangar buildings are allowable for an airport development project at Somerset Pulaski County Airport J.T. Wilson Field, Kentucky, and at Pryor Field Regional Airport, Decatur, Alabama, under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code. 49 USC 44502 note.
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