108 STAT. 1254 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 §47106. Project grant application approval conditioned on satisfaction of project requirements (a) PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION APPROVAL.— The Secretary of Transportation may approve an application under this subchapter for a project grant only if the Secretary is satisfied that— (1) the project is consistent with plans (existing at the time the project is approved) of public agencies authorized by the State in which the airport is located to plan for the development of the area sur rounding the airport; (2) the project will contribute to carrying out this subchapter; (3) enough money is available to pay the project costs that will not be paid by the United States Government under this subchapter; (4) the project will be completed without unreasonable delay; and (5) the sponsor has authority to carry out the project as proposed. (b) AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION APPROVAL. —The Secretary may approve an application under this subchapter for an airport development project grsmt for an airport only if the Secretary is satisfied that— (1) the sponsor, a public agency, or the Government holds good title to the areas of the airport used or intended to be used for the landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of aircraft, or that good title will be acquired; (2) the interests of the community in or near which the project may be located have been given fair consideration; and (3) the application provides touchdown zone and centerline runway lighting, high intensity runway lighting, or land nec- . essary for installing approach light systems that the Secretary, considering the category of the airport and the kind and volume of traffic using it, decides is necessary for safe and efficient use of the airport by aircraft. (c) ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS. —(1) The Secretary may approve an application under this subchapter for an airport development project involving the location of an airport or runway or a major runway extension— (A) only if the sponsor certifies to the Secretary that— (i) an opportunity for a public hearing was given to consider the economic, social, and environmental effects of the location and the location's consistency with the objectives of any planning that the community has carried out; and (ii) the airport management board has voting representation from the communities in which the project is located or has advised the communities that they have the right to petition the Secretary about a proposed project; (B) only if the chief executive officer of the State in which the project will be located certifies in writing to the Secretary that there is reasonable assurance that the project will be located, designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with applicable air and water quality standards, except that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make the certification instead of the chief executive officer if—
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