96 STAT. 678
PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 Nothing in this title shall preclude the Secretary from providing, in a grant agreement or other agreement with an airport owner or sponsor, for the performance of such site preparation work in connection with airport development, subject to payment or reimbursement for such site preparation work by the Secretary from such appropriated funds. (b) RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRA-
Appropriation authorization.
TIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to carry out under section 312 (49 U.S.C. 1353) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 such demonstration projects as the Secretary determines necessary in connection with research and development activities under section 312. For research, engineering and development, and demonstration projects and activities under section 312, there is authorized to be appropriated from the Trust Fund $72,000,000 for fiscal year 1982; $134,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 (of which not more than $16,800,000 is authorized to be appropriated for facilities, engineering and development); $286,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 (of which not more than $24,700,000 is authorized to be appropriated for facilities, engineering and development); $269,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 (of which not more than $23,100,000 is authorized to be appropriated for facilities, engineering and development); $215,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 (of which not more than $22,700,000 is authorized to be appropriated for facilities, engineering and development); and $193,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 (of which not more than $22,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for facilities, engineering and development). Amounts appropriated under the authorizations in this subsection shall remain available until expended. (c) OTHER EXPENSES.—(1) The balance of the moneys available in the Trust Fund may be appropriated for (A) costs of services provided under international agreements relating to the joint financing of air navigation services which are assessed against the United States Government, and (B) direct costs incurred by the Secretary to flight check, operate, and maintain air navigation facilities referred to in subsection (a) of this section in a safe and efficient manner. (2) The amount appropriated from the Trust Fund for the purposes of clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection for fiscal year 1982 may not exceed $800,000,000, and for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1982, and ending before October 1, 1987, may not exceed the amount made available for purposes of section 5()5 for that fiscal year multiplied by a factor equal to 2.44 in the case of fiscal year 1983; 1.57 in the case of fiscal year 1984; 1.39 in the case of fiscal year 1985; 1.28 in the case of fiscal year 1986; and 1.34 in the case of fiscal year 1987. The amount authorized to be appropriated from the Trust Fund under this paragraph for any fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to two times the excess, if any, of (A) the portion of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) of this section for such fiscal year which was not authorized to be appropriated for any previous fiscal year, over (B) the amount appropriated under such subsection for such fiscal year. (d) WEATHER SERVICES.—The Secretary is authorized to reimburse the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from the funds authorized in subsection (c) for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1982, for the cost of providing the Federal Aviation Administration with weather reporting services. Expenditures for the purposes of carrying out this subsection shall be limited to $26,700,000 for fiscal year 1988; $28,r)(i9,0()0 for fiscal year 1984;
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