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[85 STAT. 492]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1971
[85 STAT. 492]

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PUBLIC LAW 92-174-NOV. 27, 1971

[85 STAT.

oated as set forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, and for research and development activities under section 812(c) (as it relates to safety in air navigation) of the Federal Aviation Act of 72 Stat. 7 5 2. 49 USC 1353.

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84 Stat. 224.

SEC. 3. Section 14 of the Airport and AirAvay Development Act of 1970 (j^g X^.S.(\ 1714) is amended by addino- at the end thereof the followinjr new subsection: •'(e) PRESERVATION OF FUNDS AND PRIORITY FOR AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS.—

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"(1) Xotwithstandino- any other provision of law to the contrary, no amounts may be appropriated from the trust fund to carry out any program or activity under the Federal Aviation "^^^ ^^ 1958, except programs or activities referred to in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, as amended, "'(2) Amounts equal to the minimum amounts authorized for each fiscal year by subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall remain available in the trust fund until appropriated for the purposes described in such subsections. "(3) No amounts transferred to the trust fund by subsection (b) of section 208 of the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of (relating to aviation user taxes) may be appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out administrative expenses of the Department of Transportation or of any unit thereof except to the extent authorized by subsection )," SEC. 4. (a) Paragraphs (8) and( d (11) of section 11 (49 U.S.C. 1711), subsection (b)(3) of section 13 (49 U.S.C. 1713), and subr lection (b)(2) of section 15 (49 U.S.C. 1715) of the Airport and section (b)(2) of section 15 (49 U.S.C. 1715) of the Airport and ^ i r•way Development Act of 1970 are each amended by inserting nediately aiier "\ irgni isianas,' wherever appeal innneuuueiy after "Virgin Islands,*' wherever appearing therein the following: "American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Fslands,". (b) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 14(a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1714) are each amended by inserting after "Guam," the following: •'American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,". (c) Subsection (c) of section 17 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1717) is amended (1) by inserting immediately after "VIRGIN ISLANDS" in the heading of such subsection a comma and the following: "AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS",

Airport operating certificate. 84 Stat. 234.

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(2) by inserting immediately after "Virgin Islands" in the text of such subsection a conmia and the following: "American Samoa, or the Tnist Territory of the Pacific Islands". SEC. 5. (a) Section 51(b)(4) of the Airport and Airway I)e\elopment Act of 1970 is amended by striking out "two-year period" and inserting in lieu thereof "three-year period". (b) Subsection (b) of section 612 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1432(b)), as added by section 51 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, is amended by striking out all after "transportation" in the third sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a period and the following: "Unless the Administrator determines that it would be contrary to the public interest, such terms, conditions, and limitations shall include but not be limited to terms, conditions, and limitations relating to the operation and maintenance of adequate safety equipment, including firefighting and rescue equipment capable of rapid access to any portion of the airport used for the landing, takeoff, or surface maneuvering of aircraft." SEC. 6. Section 609 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1429) is amended by inserting "(including airport operating certificate)" immediately after "air navigation facility certificate". Approved November 27, 1971.