§ 47109. United States Government’s share of project costs
(a)
General.—
Except as provided in subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section, the United States Government’s share of allowable project costs is—
(1)
75 percent for a project at a primary airport having at least .25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings each year at all commercial service airports;
(2)
not more than 90 percent for a project funded by a grant issued to and administered by a State under section
47128, relating to the State block grant program;
(b)
Increased Government Share.—
If, under subsection (a) of this section, the Government’s share of allowable costs of a project in a State containing unappropriated and unreserved public lands and nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) of more than 5 percent of the total area of all lands in the State, is less than the share applied on June 30, 1975, under section 17(b) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, the Government’s share under subsection (a) of this section shall be increased by the lesser of—
(c)
Grandfather Rule.—
(1)
In general.—
In the case of any project approved after September 30, 2003, at a small hub airport or nonhub airport that is located in a State containing unappropriated and unreserved public lands and nontaxable Indian lands (individual and tribal) of more than 5 percent of the total area of all lands in the State, the Government’s share of allowable costs of the project shall be increased by the same ratio as the basic share of allowable costs of a project divided into the increased (Public Lands States) share of allowable costs of a project as shown on documents of the Federal Aviation Administration dated August 3, 1979, at airports for which the general share was 80 percent on August 3, 1979. This subsection shall apply only if—
(d)
Special Rule for Privately Owned Reliever Airports.—
If a privately owned reliever airport contributes any lands, easements, or rights-of-way to carry out a project under this subchapter, the current fair market value of such lands, easements, or rights-of-way shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of allowable project costs.
[1] See References in Text note below.