PUBLIC LAW 94-353—JULY 12, 1976
90 STAT. 875
ing the period July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976, and less than $150,000 or more than $10,000,000 per fiscal year • for fiscal years 1977 through 1980; and " ( II) served by air carrier aircraft 12,500 pounds or less maximum certificated gross takeoff weight which, since September 29, 1968, has never been regularly served by air carrier aircraft heavier than 12,500 pounds maximum certificated ' ^' gross takeoff weight shall receive under this subparagraph less than $62,500 or more than $12,500,000 for fiscal year 1976, including the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and less than $50,000 or more than $10,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1977 through 1980. In no event shall the total amount of all apportionments under this subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year exceed twothirds of the amount authorized to be obligated for the purposes of paragraph (3) of section 14(a) of this part for such fiscal year. In any case in which an apportionment would be reduced by the preceding sentence, the Secretary sihall for .- K. such fiscal year reduce the apportionment to each sponsor of an air carrier airport proportionately so that such two-thirds amount is achieved. "(B) Any amount not apportioned under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary as follows: "(i) $18,750,000 for fiscal year 1976, including the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and $15,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years 1977 through 1980, to commuter service airports. "(ii) The remainder of such amount to air carrier airports. "(4) As soon as possible after the date of enactment of this paragraph for fiscal year 1976, including the period July 1, 1976, thi-ough September 30, 1976, and on the first day of each fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1976, for which any amount is authorized to be obligated for the purposes of paragraph (4) of section 14(a) of this part, the amount made available minus $18,750,000 in the case of Ante, p. 872. fiscal year 1976, including such period, and minus $15,000,000 in the case of each of the fiscal years 1977 through 1980, shall be apportioned by the Secretary as follows: "(A) 75 per centum for the several States, one-half in the proportion which the population of each State bears to the total population of all the States, and one-half in the proportion which the area of each State bears to the total area of all the States. "(B) 1 per centum for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands to be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary. "(C) 24 per centum to be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary to general aviation airports. $18,750,000 of the amount made available for fiscal year 1976, including such period, and $15,000,000 of the amount made available for each of the other fiscal years shall be distributed at the discretion of the Secretary to reliever airports.". (b) Paragraph (5) of such section 15(a) (as renumbered by this 49 USC 1715. section) is amended by inserting after "(2)(A) " the following "or (4)(A)", by inserting after " (1)(B) " the following "or (3)(A)", and by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "For
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