Civil Aeronautics Administration

Civil Aeronautics Administration operation and regulation For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Administration in carrying out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S. C. 401), and other Acts incident to the enforcement of safety regulations, maintenance and operation of air navigation and air traffic control facilities, and disposal of surplus airports and administering instruments of disposal; planning, research, and administrative expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Airport Act of May 13, 1946, as amended, including furnishing advisory services to States and other public and private agencies in connection with the construction or improvement of airports and landing areas; developmental work and service testing as tends to the creation of improved air navigation facilities, including landing areas, aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, personnel, and operation methods, and acquisition of sites for such activities by lease or grant; purchase of not to exceed forty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase of not to exceed two aircraft; hire of 72 Stat. 228 aircraft (not exceeding $675,000); operation and maintenance of not to exceed one hundred and twelve aircraft.; fees and mileage of expert and other witnesses; and purchase and repair of skis and snowshoes; $230,000,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, and other public authorities for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized, subject to the procedures prescribed in the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, but without regard to the numerical limitations contained therein, to place ten General Schedule positions in the following grades: one in grade GS–18, two in grade GS–17, and seven in grade GS–16; and such positions shall be in addition to positions previously allocated to this agency under section 505 of said Act.