PUBLIC LAW 94-353—JULY 12, 1976 "(2) The Secretary is authorized to approve standards established by a State for airport development at general aviation airports in such State, other than standards for safety of approaches, and upon such approval such State standards shall be the standards applicable to such general aviation airports in lieu of any comparable standard established under subsection (a) of this section. State standards approved under this subsection may be revised, from time to time, as the State or the Secretary determines necessary, subject to approval of such revisions by the Secretary. "(3) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund not to exceed $1,275,000 to carry out this subsection. "(h) The Secretary is authorized in connection with any project to accept a certification from a sponsor or a planning agency that such sponsor or agency will comply with all of the statutory and administrative requirements imposed on such sponsor or agency under this Act in connection with such project. Acceptance by the Secretary of a certification from a sponsor or agency may be rescinded by the Secretary at any time if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so. Nothing in this subsection shall affect or discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under any other Federal law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1652), title VI of the Civil Eights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000b), title VIII of the Act of April 11, 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).". (c) Section 12(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "After June 30, 1975, the Secretary shall not include in the national airport system plan any airport which is not eligible for airport development grants under the next to the last sentence of section 16(a) of this title, except that nothing in this sentence shall require the Secretary to remove from the national airport system plan any airport in such plan on June 30, 1975.". UNITED STATES SHARE
SEC. 9. (a) Section 17(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. 1717) is amended by striking out everything after "section 16" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "of this part— "(^1) may not exceed 50 per centum of the allowable project costs in the case of grants made from funds for fiscal years 1971, 1972, and 1973, and may not exceed 50 per centum for sponsors whose airports enplane not less than 1 per centum of the total annual passengers enplaned by air carriers certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board, and may not exceed 75 per centum for sponsors w-hose airports enplane less than 1 per centum of the total annual passengers enplaned by air carriers certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board and for sponsors of general aviation or reliever airports, in the case of grants made from funds for fiscal years 1974 and 1975; and " (2)(A) shall be 90 per centum of the allowable project costs in the case of grants from funds for fiscal year 1976, including the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and for fiscal years 1977 and 1978, and shall be 80 per centum of the allowable
90 STAT. 877
Appropriation authorization.
49 USC 1653. 42 USC 2000d.
49 USC 1712.
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