of having committed within the boundaries of the airport any offense against the laws of the United States, or against any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to this Act; (2) to arrest without warrant any person committing any such offense within the limits of the airport, in his presence; or (3) to arrest without warrant within the limits of the airport any person who he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed a felony within the limits of the airport.

(b) Any individual having the power of arrest as provided in subsection (a) of this section may carry firearms or other weapons as the Secretary may direct or by regulation may prescribe.

(c) The United States Park Police may, at the request of the Administrator, be assigned by the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, to patrol any area of the airport, and any members of the United States Park Police so assigned are hereby authorized and empowered to make arrests within the limits of the airport for the same offenses, and in the same manner and circumstances, as are provided in this section with respect to employees designated by the Administrator.

(d) The officer on duty in command of those employees designated by the Administrator as provided in subsection (a) of this section may accept deposit of collateral from any person charged with the violation of any rule or regulation prescribed under this Act, for appearance in court or before the appropriate United States Commissioner; and such collateral shall be deposited with such United States Commissioner.

SEC. 9. [64 Stat. 772, as amended by 72 Stat. 731] The Administrator may enter into agreements with the State, or any political subdivision thereof, in which the airport or any portion thereof is situated, for such State or municipal services as the Administrator shall deem necessary to the proper and efficient operation and protection of the airport, and he may, from time to time, agree to modifications in any such agreement: Provided, however, That where the charge for any such service is established by the laws of the State, the Administrator may not pay for such service in excess of the charge so established.

SEC. 10. [64 Stat. 772, as amended by 72 Stat. 731] Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Administrator under this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 11. [64 Stat. 772, as amended by 72 Stat. 731] Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of the words and phrases used in this Act shall be the definitions assigned to such words and phrases by the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended.

SEC. 12. [64 Stat. 773, as amended by 72 Stat. 354] There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sum as may be necessary for the construction of the airport authorized by this Act, and such sum shall remain available until expended. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such other sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT1

[Act of May 13, 1946, 60 Stat. 170, as amended by Act of April 17, 1948, 62 Stat. 173, and Act of June 29, 1948, 62 Stat. 1111; Act of July 25, 1949, 63 Stat. 478; Act of July 26, 1949, 63 Stat. 480; Act of August 12, 1949, 63 Stat. 603; Act of August 15, 1949, 63 Stat. 605; Act of October 25, 1949, 63 Stat. 903; Act of October 26, 1949, 63 Stat. 925; Act of February 9, 1950, 64 Stat. 4; Act of March 18, 1950, 64 Stat. 28; Act of September 27, 1950, 64 Stat. 1071; Act of January 9, 1951, 64 Stat. 1237; Act of July 8, 1953, 67 Stat. 140; Act of August 3, 1955, 69 Stat. 441; Act of August 23, 1958 (Federal Aviation Act), 72 Stat. 731; Act of June 29, 1959, 73 Stat. 155; Act of September 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 572; and Act of September 20, 1961, 75 Stat. 523.2]

AN ACT

To provide Federal aid for the development of public airports

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 1. [60 Stat. 170] This Act may be cited as the "Federal Airport Act."

PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Definitions

SEC. 2. [60 Stat. 170, as amended by 62 Stat. 173, 69 Stat. 441, 72 Stat. 731, 73 Stat. 155, 75 Stat. 526, 49 U.S.C. 1101] (a) As used in this Act

(1) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency.

(2) "Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon.

(3) "Airport development" means (A) any work involved in constructing, improving, or repairing a public airport or portion thereof, including the construction, alteration, and repair of airport passenger or freight terminal buildings and other airport administrative build

1 Act of September 14, 1962, 75 Stat. 541 provides for the acceleration of public works programs through grants-in-aid under the Federal Airport Act.

The amendments made by the Act of September 20, 1961, 75 Stat. 523, do not apply with respect to projects for which amounts have been obligated by the execution of grant agreements before their enactment. With respect to such projects, the Federal Airport Act continues to apply as if this Act had not been enacted.

ings and the removal, lowering, relocation, and marking and lighting of airport hazards, and (B) any acquisition of land or of any interest therein or of any easement through or other interest in air space, which is necessary to permit any such work or to remove or mitigate or prevent or limit the establishment of, airport hazards; but such term does not include the construction, alteration, or repair of airport hangars.

(4) "Airport hazard" means any structure or object of natural growth located on or in the vicinity of a public airport, or any use of land near such airport, which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at such airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft.

(5) "Project" means a project for the accomplishment of airport development with respect to a particular airport.

(6) "Project costs" means any costs involved in accomplishing a project under this Act, including those of making field surveys, preparation of plans and specifications, supervision and inspection of construction work, procurement of the accomplishment of such work by contract, and acquisition of land or interests therein or easements through or other interests in air space, and also including administrative and other incidental costs incurred specifically in connection with the accomplishment of a project, and which would not have been incurred otherwise.

(7) "Public agency" means the United States Government or an agency thereof; a State, or Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, or an agency of any of them; a municipality or other political subdivision; or a tax-supported organization.

(8) "Public airport" means any airport which is used or to be used for public purposes, under the control of a public agency, the landing area of which is publicly owned.

(9) "Sponsor" means any public agency which, either individually or jointly with one or more other public agencies, submits to the Administrator, in accordance with this Act, an application for a grant of funds for airport development.

(10) "United States share" means that portion of the project costs of approved projects under this Act which is to be paid from appropriations made under authority of this Act.

(11) "Military and naval aircraft" means aircraft owned and operated by the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, or the United States Marine Corps.

(12) "State" means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Airport Classifications

(b) For purposes of this Act, a project shall be considered one for development of an airport of a certain class if upon completion of the airport development proposed, the airport so developed would be properly classifiable as of that class according to the airport classification standards of the Administrator stated in Civil Aeronautics Administration Bulletin "Airport Design" dated April 1, 1944.

NATIONAL AIRPORT PLAN

Formulation of Plan

SEC. 3. [60 Stat. 171, as amended by 62 Stat. 173, 64 Stat. 28, 69 Stat. 441, 72 Stat. 731, 73 Stat. 155, 75 Stat. 526, 49 U.S.C. 1102] (a) The Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to prepare, and thereafter, at least three months prior to the close of each fiscal year, to revise, a national plan for the development of public airports in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Such plan shall specify in terms of general location and type of development, the projects considered by the Administrator to be necessary to provide a system of public airports adequate to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics, which projects shall include all types of airport development eligible for Federal Aid under this Act and shall not be limited to any classes or categories of public airports. In formulating and revising such plan, the Administrator shall take into account the needs of both air commerce and private flying, the probable technological developments in the science of aeronautics, the probable growth and requirments of civil aeronautics, and such other considerations as he may deem appropriate, and shall to the extent feasible, consult, and give consideration to the views and recommendations of, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and their political subdivisions, and shall, to the extent feasible, consult and give consideration to the views and recommendations of, the Federal Communications Commission, and shall make all reasonable efforts to cooperate with that Commission for the purpose of eliminating, preventing, or minimizing airport hazards caused by construction or operation of any radio station. In carrying out this section the Administrator is authorized to make such surveys, studies, examinations, and investigations as he may deem necessary.

Consultation With War [Air Force] and Navy Departments

(b) In carrying out this section the Administrator shall also consider the views and recommendations of the War [Air Force] and Navy Departments to the end that the airport development included in such plan may be as useful for national defense as is feasible, and shall ascertain from such Departments the extent to which military and naval airports and airport facilities will be available for civil use. The War [Air Force] and Navy Departments shall consider the views and recommendations of the Administrator to the end that military and naval airports and airport facilities may be made available for civil use to such extent as is feasible.

Consultation With the Secretary of the Interior

(c) In making annual revisions of the national airport plan pursuant to the provisions of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency shall consult with and consider the views and recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the need for development of airports in, or in close proximity to, national parks, national monuments, and national recreation areas.

FEDERAL-AID AIRPORT PROGRAM

SEC. 4. [60 Stat. 171, as amended by 69 Stat. 441, 72 Stat. 731, 75 Stat. 523, 49 U.S.C. 1103] (a) In order to bring about, in conformity with the national airport plan prepared and from time to time revised as provided in this Act, the establishment of a Nationwide system of public airports adequate to meet the present and future needs of civil aeronautics, the Administrator is authorized, within the limits of the obligation authority provided in section 5 to make grants of funds to sponsors for airport development as hereinafter provided.

Announcement of Program

(b) It shall be the duty of the Administrator to make public by January 1 of each year the proposed program of airport development intended to be undertaken during the fiscal year next ensuing, and he may revise such program to the extent he finds necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act.

OBLIGATION AND APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZATIONS

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Annual Obligation Authorizations for Projects in States 1

SEC. 5. [60 Stat. 172, as amended by 63 Stat. 925, 64 Stat. 1071, 69 Stat. 441,73 Stat. 155, 75 Stat. 524, 49 U.S.C. 1104] (a) For the purpose of carrying out this Act with respect to projects in the several States, there are hereby authorized to be obligated by the execution of grant agreements pursuant to section 12 the sum of $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and the sum of $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1957, June 30, 1958, June 30, 1959, June 30, 1960, and June 30, 1961. Each such authorized amount shall become available for obligation beginning July 1 of the fiscal year for which it is authorized, and shall continue to be so available until so obligated.

Annual Obligation Authorizations for Projects in Territories

and Possessions 2

(b) For the purpose of carrying out this Act with respect to projects in `Alaska and Hawaii, and in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, there are hereby authorized to be obligated by the execution of grant agreements pursuant to section 12 the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and the sum of $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1957, June 30, 1958, June 30, 1959, June 30, 1960, and June 30, 1961. Each such authorized amount shall become available for obligation beginning July 1 of the fiscal year for which it is authorized and shall continue to be so available until so obligated. Of each of the amounts authorized by this subsection, 45 per centum shall be available for projects in Alaska, 25 per centum for projects in

1 Headings supplied. Sec. 9 of the Act of August 3, 1955, 69 Stat. 441, states that "All amounts authorized by section 4 of this Act to be obligated for grants under the Federal Airport Act shall be additional to all amounts previously appropriated or authorized to be obligated for such purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the balances of such previously appropriated or authorized funds which are unexpended and unobligated on the effective date of this Act shall remain available for obligation and expenditure as originally appropriated or authorized."

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