PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982
96 STAT. 675
SEC. 504. NATIONAL AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SYSTEM PLANS.
(a) FORMULATION OF AIRPORT PLAN.—Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this title and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish the status of the existing national airport system plan to provide for the development of public-use airports in the United States. The plan shall include the type and estimated cost of eligible airport development considered by the Secretary to be necessary to provide a safe, efficient, and integrated system of public-use airports to anticipate and meet the needs of civil aeronautics, to meet requirements in support of the national defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and to meet identified needs of the Postal Service. Airport development identified by this plan shall not be limited to the requirements of any classes or categories of public-use airports. In reviewing and revising the plan, the Secretary shall consider the needs of all segments of civil aviation, and take into consideration, among other things, the relationship of each airport to (1) the rest of the transportation system in the particular area, (2) the forecasted technological developments in aeronautics, and (3) developments forecasted in other modes of intercity transportation. After the date of enactment of this title, the revised national airport system plan shall be known as the national plan of integrated airport systems. (b) FORMULATION OF AIRWAY PLAN.—(1) The Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall prepare (subject to the requirements of section 506(f) of this title) and submit to the Congress, not later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this title, a national airways system plan. The Administrator shall review, revise, and publish such plan before the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter. The plan shall set forth, for a ten-year period, the research, engineering, and development programs and the facilities and equipment considered by the Administrator necessary for a system of airways, air traffic services, and navigation aids which will meet the forecasted needs of civil aeronautics, meet requirements in support of the national defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and provide the highest degree of safety in air commerce. In addition, such plan shall set forth— (A) for the first two years of the plan, detailed annual estimates of (i) the number, type, location, and cost of acquisition, operation, and maintenance of required facilities and services, (ii) the cost of research, engineering, and development required to improve safety, system capacity, and efficiency, and (iii) manpower levels required for all the activities described in this subparagraph; (B) for the third, fourth, and fifth years of the plan, estimates of the total cost of each major program for such three-year period, and any additional major research programs, acquisition of systems and facilities, and changes in manpower levels that may be required to meet long-range objectives and that may have significant impact on future funding requirements; and (C) a ten-year investment plan which considers long-range objectives considered by the Administrator to be necessary to ensure that safety is given the highest priority in providing for a safe and efficient airway system and to meet the current and projected growth of aviation and the requirements of interstate commerce, the Postal Service, and the national defense.
49 USC 2203
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