49 U.S.C. § 47505

Airport noise compatibility planning grants

(a) General Authority.—

The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a sponsor of an airport to develop, for planning purposes, information necessary to prepare and submit—

(1)

a noise exposure map and related information under section 47503 of this title , including the cost of obtaining the information; or

(2)

a noise compatibility program under section 47504 of this title .

(b) Availability of Amounts and Government’s Share of Costs.—

A grant under subsection (a) of this section may be made from amounts available under section 48103 of this title . The United States Government’s share of the grant is the percent for which a project for airport development at an airport would be eligible under section 47109(a) and (b) of this title.

( Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e) , July 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1286 .)