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authorization Sec. 201. Subsection (d) of section 14 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. 1714) is amended to read as follows: “(d) Research, Development, and Demonstrations.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out under section 312(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 such demonstration projects as he determines necessary in connection with research and development activities under such section 312(c). For research, development, and demonstration projects and activities under such section 312(c), there is authorized to be appropriated from the Trust Fund in the amount of $109,350,000 for the fiscal year 1976, including die interim period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, $85,400,000 for the fiscal year 1977, and not less than $50,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1978 through 1980, to remain available until expended. The initial $50,000,000 of any sums appropriated to the Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (d) of section 208 of the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970 shall be allocated to such research, development, and demonstration activities.”.