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Notification. Deadline.

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115 Stat. 863.

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13:45 Aug 26, 2004

PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

Security may issue a letter of intent to an airport committing to obligate from future budget authority an amount, not more than the Federal Government’s share of the project’s cost, for an airport security improvement project (including interest costs and costs of formulating the project) at the airport. The letter shall establish a schedule under which the Under Secretary will reimburse the airport for the Government’s share of the project’s costs, as amounts become available, if the airport, after the Under Secretary issues the letter, carries out the project without receiving amounts under Chapter 471 of title 49. (b) The airport shall notify the Under Secretary of the airport’s intent to carry out the airport security improvement project before the project begins. (c) A letter of intent may be issued under this section only if— (1) The airport security improvement project to which the letter applies involves the replacement of baggage conveyer systems or the reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas in order to install explosive detection systems; and (2) The Under Secretary determines that the project will improve security or will improve the efficiency of the airport without lessening security. (d) A letter of intent issued under this section is not an obligation of the Government under section 1501 of title 31, and the letter is not deemed to be an administrative commitment for financing. An obligation or administrative commitment may be made only as amounts are provided in authorization and appropriations laws. (e) The Government’s share of the project’s cost shall be 75 percent for a project at an airport having at least 0.25 percent of the total number of passenger boardings each year at all airports and 90 percent for a project at any other airport. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the obligation of amounts pursuant to a letter of intent under this section in the same fiscal year as the letter of intent is issued. (g) The Under Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee at least 3 days prior to the issuance of a letter of intent under this section. (h) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. SEC. 368. Section 342 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, is amended by striking ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap and King Counties to Seattle’’ and inserting ‘‘Ferry/tunnel project in Bremerton, Washington’’. SEC. 369. Section 343 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, is amended by striking ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap and King Counties to Seattle’’ and inserting ‘‘Ferry/tunnel project in Bremerton, Washington’’. SEC. 370. (a) INCLUSION OF TOWERS IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.—Section 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

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