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54 U.S.C. § 101501 — Airports in or near System units

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54 U.S.C. § 101501 — Airports in or near System units

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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the terms “airport”, “project”, “project costs”, “public agency”, and “sponsor” have the meanings given the terms in [section 47102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47102&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Airports.—** (1) **Authorization.—** — The Secretary may plan, acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close proximity to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports are necessary to the proper performance of the functions of the Department of the Interior. (2) **Inclusion in national plan.—** — The Secretary shall not acquire, establish, or construct an airport under this section unless the airport is included in the national plan of integrated airport systems formulated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to [section 47103 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47103&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Operation and maintenance must accord with standards and regulations of secretary of transportation.—** — The operation and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accordance with the standards and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. **(c) Authority of Secretary.—** (1) **In general.—** — To carry out this section, the Secretary may— (A) acquire necessary land and interests in or over land; (B) contract for the construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of airports and incidental facilities; (C) enter into agreements with other public agencies providing for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by those agencies or jointly by the Secretary and those agencies on mutually satisfactory terms; and (D) enter into other agreements and take other action with respect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this section. (2) **Consent required.—** — This section does not authorize the Secretary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, condemnation, grant, or lease, without first obtaining the consent of the Governor of the State, and the consent of the chief executive official of the State political subdivision, in which the land is located. **(d) Authorization To Sponsor Airport Projects.—** To carry out this section, the Secretary may— (1) sponsor projects under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49 independently or jointly with other public agencies; and (2) use, for payment of the sponsor’s share of the project costs of those projects, any funds that may be— (A) contributed or otherwise made available to the Secretary for those purposes; or (B) appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized for that purpose. **(e) Jurisdiction Over Airports.—** All airports under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be operated as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination.

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49 U.S.C. § 47102 — Definitions

In this subchapter— (1) “air carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 40102. (2) “airport”— (A) means— (i) an area of land or water used or intended to be used for the landing and taking off of aircraft; (ii) an appurtenant area used or intended to be used for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights of way; and (iii) airport buildings and facilities located in any of those areas; and (B) includes a heliport. (3) “airport development” means the following activities, if undertaken by the sponsor, owner, or operator of a public-use airport: (A) constructing, repairing, or improving a public-use airport, including— (i) removing, lowering, relocating, marking, and lighting an airport hazard; (ii) preparing a plan or specification, including carrying out a field investigation; and (iii) a secondary runway at a nonhub airport that is equivalent in size and type to the primary runway of such airport. (B) acquiring for, or installing at, a public-use airport— (i) a navigation aid or another aid (including a precision approach system) used by aircraft for landing at or taking off from the airport, including preparing the site as required by the acquisition or installation; (ii) safety or security equipment, including explosive detection devices, universal access systems, and emergency call boxes, the Secretary requires by regulation for, or approves as contributing significantly to, the safety or security of individuals and property at the airport and integrated in-pavement lighting systems for runways and taxiways and other runway and taxiway incursion prevention devices; (iii) equipment to remove snow, to measure runway surface friction, or for aviation-related weather reporting, including cl

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16 U.S.C. § 7c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 3, 64 Stat. 28, related to authorization to sponsor airport projects; use of funds. See [section 101501(d) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101501/d&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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16 U.S.C. § 7e — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 5, 64 Stat. 28, provided definitions for sections 7a to 7e. See [section 101501(a) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101501/a&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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16 U.S.C. § 7a — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 1, 64 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 85–726, title XIV, § 1402(e), Aug. 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 91–258, title I, § 52(b)(1), May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 235, related to airports in national parks, monuments and recreation areas; construction, etc. See [section 101501(b) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101501/b&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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49 U.S.C. § 47103 — National plan of integrated airport systems

**(a) General Requirements and Considerations.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall maintain the plan for developing public-use airports in the United States, named “the national plan of integrated airport systems”. The plan shall include the kind and estimated cost of eligible airport development the Secretary of Transportation considers necessary to provide a safe, efficient, and integrated system of public-use airports adequate to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics, to meet the national defense requirements of the Secretary of Defense, and to meet identified needs of the United States Postal Service. Airport development included in the plan may not be limited to meeting the needs of any particular classes or categories of public-use airports. In maintaining the plan, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider the needs of each segment of civil aviation and the relationship of the airport system to— (1) the rest of the transportation system, including connection to the surface transportation network; and (2) forecasted technological developments in aeronautics. **(b) Specific Requirements.—** In maintaining the plan, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) to the extent possible and as appropriate, consult with departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government, with public agencies, and with the aviation community; and (2) make every reasonable effort to address the needs of air cargo operations and rotary wing aircraft operations. **(c) Availability of Domestic Military Airports and Airport Facilities.—** To the extent possible, the Secretary of Defense shall make domestic military airports and airport facilities available for civil use. In advising the Secretary of Transportation under subsection (a) of thi

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16 U.S.C. § 7b — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 2, 64 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 89–763, Nov. 5, 1966, 80 Stat. 1313, related to acquisition of lands for airport use; contracts for operation and maintenance. See [section 101501(c) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101501/c&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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16 U.S.C. § 7d — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272

### Statutory Notes Section, act Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, § 4, 64 Stat. 28, related to jurisdiction over airports; public operation. See [section 101501(e) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section101501/e&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.

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54 U.S.C. § 101501 — Airports in or near System units

Page 41 TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS § 101511 SUBCHAPTER I—AIRPORTS § 101501. Airports in or near System units (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘airport’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘project costs’’, ‘‘public agency’’, and ‘‘sponsor’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 47102 of title 49. (b) ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF AIRPORTS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may plan, acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect airports in the continental United States in, or in close proximity to, System units, when the Secretary determines that the airports are necessary to the proper perform- ance of the functions of the Department of the Interior. (2) INCLUSION IN NATIONAL PLAN.—The Sec- retary shall not acquire, establish, or con- struct an airport under this section unless the airport is included in the national plan of inte- grated airport systems formulated by the Sec- retary of Transportation pursuant to section 47103 of title 49. (3) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MUST AC- CORD WITH STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS OF SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—The oper- ation and maintenance of airports under this section shall be in accordance with the stand- ards and regulations prescribed by the Sec- retary of Transportation. (c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this section, the Secretary may— (A) acquire necessary land and interests in or over land; (B) contract for the construction, improve- ment, operation, and maintenance of air- ports and incidental facilities; (C) enter into agreements with other pub- lic agencies providing for the construction, operation, or maintenance of airports by those agencies or jointly by the Secretary and those a

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