project approval

project approval Sec. 8. (a) The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 16 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. 1716) is amended by inserting after “project application” the following “for one or more projects”. The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 16 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 is amended by striking out “No” and inserting in lieu thereof “Until July 1, 1975, no”. Such section 16(a) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: “After June 30, 1975, no project application shall propose airport development except in connection with the following airports included in the current revision of the national airport system plan formulated by the Secretary under section 12 of this Act: (1) air carrier airports, (2) commuter service airports, (3) reliever airports, and (4) general aviation airports (A) which arc regularly served by aircraft transporting United States mail, or (B) which are regularly used by aircraft of a unit of the Air National Guard or of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or (C) which the Secretary determines have a significant national interest. Except as provided in subsection (g), all proposed development shall be in accordance with standards established by the Secretary, including standards for site location, airport layout, grading, drainage, seeding, paving, lighting, and safety of approaches.”. (b) Section 16 of the Airport, and Airway Development Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(g) State Standards.— “(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to any State, upon application therefor, for not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of developing standards for airport development at general aviation airports in such State, other than standards for safety of approaches. The aggregate of all grants made to any State under this paragraph shall not exceed $25,000. 90 STAT. 877 “(2) The Secretary is authorized to approve standards established by a State for airport development, at general aviation airports in such State, other than standards for safety of approaches, and upon such approval such State standards shall be the standards applicable to such genera] aviation airports in lieu of any comparable standard established under subsection (a) of this section. State standards approved under this subsection may be revised, from time to time, as the State or the Secretary determines necessary, subject to approval of such revisions by the Secretary. “(3) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund not to exceed $1,275,000 to carry out this subsection. “(h) The Secretary is authorized in connection with any project to accept a certification from a sponsor or a planning agency that such sponsor or agency will comply with all of the statutory and administrative requirements imposed on such sponsor or agency under this Act in connection with such project. Acceptance by the Secretary of a certification from a sponsor or agency may be rescinded by the Secretary at any time if, in his opinion, it is necessary to do so. Nothing in this subsection shall affect or discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under any other Federal law, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1652), title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000b), title VIII of the Act of April 11, 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).”. (c) Section 12(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “After June 30, 1975, the Secretary shall not include in the national airport system plan any airport which is not eligible for airport development grants under the next to the last sentence of section 16(a) of this title, except that nothing in this sentence shall require the Secretary to remove from the national airport system plan any airport in such plan on June 30, 1975.”.