An Act To Amend the Process of Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grants
Sec. 1. 6 MRSA §3, sub-§25-C is enacted to read:
Sec. 2. 6 MRSA §18, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 678, §31, is amended to read:
For projects receiving both federal and state aid under the administration’s airport improvement program, state aid funds must be administered in accordance with the requirements of the federal Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 49 United States Code, Chapter 471, as amended, except that the department may adopt by rule additional requirements to those federal requirements. A rule adopted by the department under this subsection is a major substantive rule as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 3. 6 MRSA §18, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 678, §31, is amended to read:
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This bill requires that, for projects receiving both federal and state aid under the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport improvement program, state aid funds must be administered in accordance with federal requirements for federal aid. This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation, through the major substantive rule process, to adopt additional requirements in addition to the federal requirements.
Current law provides that the Commissioner of Transportation must approve any project and project application for a request for federal aid under the federal Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970's airport improvement program before it is submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration by a municipality or other political subdivision of this State. This bill clarifies that a municipality or other political subdivision operating an airport that has at least 10,000 passenger boardings per year in this State may discuss federal aid with the Federal Aviation Administration for purposes of planning and developing a project application.