PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982
96 STAT. 681
paragraph, the term "population" means the population according to the latest decennial census of the United States and the term "area" includes both land and water. (3) DISCRETIONARY FUND.—Any amounts not apportioned under paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of this subsection shall constitute a discretionary fund to be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary (subject to the limitations set forth in section 508(d) of this title) for such grants for any of the purposes for which funds are made available under section 505 as the Secretary considers most appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this title. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, for any fiscal year for which funds are made available under section 505 of this title the Secretary may apportion funds for airports in the State of Alaska in the same manner in which funds were apportioned in fiscal year 1980 under section 15(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. In no event Post, p. 695. shall the total amount apportioned for such airports under this paragraph for any fiscal year be less than the minimum amounts that were required to be apportioned to such airports in fiscal year 1980 under section 15(a)(3)(A) of such Act. In no event shall a primary airport be apportioned less under this paragraph for a fiscal year than it would be apportioned for such fiscal year under paragraph (1) of this subsection. In no event shall the amount of funds apportioned under this paragraph which are expended at any commercial service airport in the State of Alaska during a fiscal year exceed 110 percent of the amount apportioned to such airport for such fiscal year. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from making additional project grants to airports in the State of Alaska from the discretionary fund established in paragraph (3) of this subsection. (b) PASSENGERS ENPLANED.—For purposes of determining apportionments for any fiscal year under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section, the number of passengers enplaned at an airport shall be based on the number of passengers enplaned at such airport during the preceding calendar year. SEC.
508. USE OF APPORTIONED AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDS; MISC E L L A N E O U S CONDITIONS.
(a) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY OF APPORTIONED AMOUNTS.—Each
amount apportioned under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 507(a) of this title shall be available for obligation under such apportionment during the fiscal year for which it was first authorized to be obligated and the two fiscal years immediately following. Any amount so apportioned which has not been obligated within such time shall be added to the discretionary fund established by section 507(a)(3) of this title. (b) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN APPORTIONMENTS OF PRIMARY AIR-
PORTS.—(1) Funds apportioned to a sponsor under section 507(a)(1) of this title may be used for any of the purposes for which funds are made available under section 505 at any public-use airport of such sponsor which is in the national plan of integrated airport systems. (2) A sponsor may enter into an agreement with the Secretary whereby the sponsor waives receipt of all or part of the funds apportioned to it under such section on the condition that the Secretary make the waived amount available for any of the purposes
49 USC 2207.
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