108 STAT. 1256 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 (2) The 180-day period may be extended by— (A) agreement between the Secretary and the sponsor; or (B) the hearing officer if the officer decides an extension is necessary because the sponsor did not follow the schedule the officer established. (3) A person adversely affected by an order of the Secretary withholding approval may obtain review of the order by filing a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit in which the project is located. The action must be brought not later than 60 days after the order is served on the petitioner. §47107. Project grant application approval conditioned on assurances about airport operations (a) GENERAL WRITTEN ASSURANCES. —The Secretary of Transportation may approve a project grant application under this subchapter for an airport development project only if the Secretary receives written assursinces, satisfactory to the Secretary, that— (1) the airport will be available for public use on reasonable conditions and without unjust discrimination; (2) air carriers making similar use of the airport will be subject to substantially comparable charges— (A) for facilities directly and substantially related to providing air transportation; and (B) regulations and conditions, except for differences based on reasonable classifications, such as between— (i) tenants and nontenants; and (ii) signatory and nonsignatory carriers; (3) the airport operator will not withhold unreasonably the classification or status of tenant or signatory from an air carrier that assumes obligations substantially similar to those already imposed on air carriers of that classification or status; (4) a person providing, or intending to provide, aeronautical services to the public will not be given an exclusive right to use the airport, with a right given to only one fixed-base operator to provide services at an airport deemed not to be an exclusive right if— (A) the right would be unreasonably costly, burdensome, or impractical for more than one fixed-base operator to provide the services; and J (B) allowing more than one fixed-base operator to provide the services would require reducing the space leased under an existing agreement between the one fixed-base operator and the airport owner or operator; (5) fixed-base operators similarly using the airport will be subject to the same charges; (6) an air carrier using the airport may service itself or use any fixed-base operator allowed by the airport operator to service any carrier at the airport; (7) the airport and facilities on or connected with the airport will be operated and maintained suitably, with consideration given to climatic and flood conditions; (8) a proposal to close the airport temporarily for a nonaeronautical purpose must first be approved by the Secretary;
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