NATIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM PLAN.

SEC. 12. NATIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM PLAN. (a) Formulation of Plan.—The Secretary is directed to prepare and publish, within two years after the date of enactment of this part, and thereafter to review and revise as necessary, a national airport system plan for the development of public airports in the United States. The plan shall set forth, for at least a ten-year period, the type and estimated cost of airport development considered by the Secretary to be necessary to provide a system of public airports adequate to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics, to meet requirements in support of the national defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and to meet the special needs of the postal service. The plan shall include all types of airport development eligible for Federal aid under section 14 of this part, and terminal area development considered necessary to provide for the efficient accommodation of persons and goods at public airports, and the conduct of functions in operational support of the airport. Airport development identified by the plan shall not be limited to the requirements of any classes or categories of public airports. In preparing the plan, the Secretary shall consider the needs of all segments of civil aviation. (b) Consideration of Other Mopes of Transportation.—In formulating and revising the plan, the Secretary shall take into consideration, among other things, the relationship of each airport to the rest of the transportation system in the particular area, to the forecasted technological developments in aeronautics, and to developments forecasted in other modes of intercity transportation. 84 Stat. 222 (c) Federal, State, and Other Agencies.—In developing the national airport system plan, the Secretary shall to the extent feasible consult with the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Post Office Department, the Department of the Interior regarding conservation and natural resource values, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate; with planning agencies, and airport operators; and with air carriers, aircraft manufacturers, and others in the aviation industry. The Secretary shall provide technical guidance to agencies engaged in the conduct of airport system planning and airport master planning to insure that I he national airport system plan reflects the product of interstate, State, and local airport planning. (d) Cooperation With Federal Communications Commission.—The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, 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 the construction or operation of any radio or television station. In carrying out this section, the Secretary may make any necessary surveys, studies, examinations, and investigations. (e) Consultation With Department of Defense.—The Department of Defense shall make military airports and airport facilities available for civil use to the extent feasible. In advising the Secretary of national defense requirements pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall indicate the extent to which military airports and airport facilities will be available for civil use. (f) Consultation Concerning Environmental Changes.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with and consider the views and recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the National Council on Environmental Quality. The recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the National Council on Environmental Quality, with regard to the preservation of environmental quality, shall, to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation determines to be feasible, be incorporated in the national airport system plan. (g) Cooperation With the Federal Power Commission.—The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, consult, and give consideration to the views and recommendations of the Federal Power Commission, and shall make all reasonable efforts to cooperate with that Commission for the purpose of eliminating, preventing, or minimizing airport hazards caused by the construction or operation of power facilities. In carrying out this section, the Secretary may make any necessary surveys, studies, examinations, and investigations. (h) Aviation Advisory Commission.— (1) There is established an Aviation Advisory Commission (hereafter in this subsection referred to as the “Commission”). The Commission shall be composed of nine members appointed by the President from private life as follows: (A) One person to serve as Chairman of the Commission who is specially qualified to serve as Chairman by virtue of his education, training, or experience. (B) Eight persons who are specially qualified to serve on such Commission from among representatives of the commercial air carriers, general aviation, aircraft, manufacturers, airport sponsors, State aeronautics agencies, and three major organizations concerned with conservation or regional planning. Not more than five members of the Commission shall be from the same political party. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 84 Stat. 223powers but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, and subject to the same limitations with respect to party affiliations. Five members shall constitute a quorum. (2) It shall lie the duty of the Commission— (A) to formulate recommendations concerning the long-range needs of aviation, including but not limited to, future airport requirements and (he national airport system plan described in subsection (a) of this section, and recommendations concerning surrounding land uses, ground access, airways, air service, and aircraft compatible with such plan; (B) to facilitate consideration of other modes of transportation and cooperation with other agencies and community and industry groups as provided in subsections (b) through (g) of this section. In carrying out its duties under this subsection, the Commission shall establish such tusk forces as are necessary to include technical representation from the organizations referred to in this subsection, from Federal agencies, and from such other organizations and agencies as the Commission considers appropriate. (3) Each member of the Commission shall, while serving on the business of the Commission, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the President, but not exceeding $100 per day, including travel time; and, while so serving away from his home or regular place of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (4) (A) The Commission is authorized, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission, but no individual so appointed shall receive compensation in excess of the rate authorized for GS–18 by section 5332 of such title. (B) The Commission is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem. (C) Administrative services shall be provided the Commission by the General Services Administration on a reimbursable basis. (D) The Commission is authorized to request from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Government any information and assistance it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this subsection; and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is authorized to cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information and assistance to the Commission upon request made by the Chairman. (5) The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress, or or before January 1, 1972, a final report containing the recommendations formulated by it under this subsection. The Commission shall cease to exist 60 days after the date of the submission of its final report. (6) There are authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund such sums, not to exceed $2,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provision of this subsection.