Annual Report Of Operations Under The Airport And Airway Development Act 5th Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1974

The Airports Program covers the identification, planning, and development of the Nation's system of public airports to serve the needs of civil aviation in the fifty states, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. It is based primarily on provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-258) and a recently enacted amendment, the Airport Development Acceleration Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-44), which respond to a critical national need for improvement in the airport segments of the national aviation system. Airport system improvement is needed to increase system capacity and to accommodate higher performance aircraft.

Section 24 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-258) requires that the Secretary, Department of Transportation, submit an annual report to Congress of operations under Part II of the Act for the preceeding fiscal year. This report covers operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981. (Author).

The Airports Program covers the identification, planning, and development of the Nation's system of public airports to serve the needs of civil aviation. Principal activities in this program include: Preparation of a National Airport System Plan; administering a program of grants-in-aid for airport development and airport planning, engineering and safety standards; airport certification and inspection for safety of operations; participating in transfers of Federal land and property for civil airport use; field collection of data for the airport data program; and assuring that public agencies receiving Federal assistance continue to operate their airports for the benefit of the public in accordance with their agreements.

The Airports Program covers the identification, planning, and development of the Nation's system of public airports to serve the needs of civil aviation in the fifty states, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands. It is based primarily on provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-258) as amended, and the Airport Development Acceleration Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-44) which further amended Public Law 91-258. These laws provide legislative recognition of an important national need for improvement in the national airport and airway system. Principal activities in this program include: Preparation of a National Airport System Plan and other airports planning activities; administering a program of grants-in-aid for airport development and airport planning, engineering and safety standards; airport certification and inspection for safety of operations; participating in transfers of Federal land and property for civil airport use; field collection of data for the airport data program; and assuring that public agencies receiving Federal assistance continue to operate their airports for the benefit of the public in accordance with their agreements.

With the enactment of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 the nation moved toward achieving an efficient and safe airport and airways system. Reflecting the role of aviation in the economy and the public benefit derived from safe and efficient operation, that statute (1) found the airport and airway system inadequate to meet the requirements of the then current and projected growth in aviation, (2) declared substantial expansion and improvement was required to meet the demands of interstate commerce, the postal service, and national defense, and (3) established an expanded program of federal matching grants to sponsors of airports serving commercial and general aviation. Moreover, the Act established a system of user taxes paid into a trust fund to provide an assured, long-term source of funding. Section 24 of the Airport and Airway Development Act requires that the Secretary, Department of Transportation, submit an annual report to Congress of operations under Part II of the Act for the preceeding fiscal year. This report covers operation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976 and e Transition Quarter ending September 30, 1976.