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52 Stat. 983. 49 USC 1105. A p p o r t iontnent among States.

" P o p u l ation' •area".

D i s c r e t i onar y fund.

PUBLIC LAW 211-AUG. 3, 1955

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which it is authorized, and shall continue to be so available until so obligated. Of each of the amounts authorized by this subsection, 45 per centum shall be available for projects in the Territory of Alaska, 25 per centum for projects in the Territory of Hawaii, 20 per centum for projects in Puerto Rico, and 10 per centum for projects in the Virgin Islands. "(c) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts of money as may be necessary to liquidate obligations incurred as authorized by subsections (a) and (b). " (d) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts of money as may be necessary for planning and research and for administrative expenses incident to the administration of this Act. As used in this section, the term 'administrative expenses' includes expenses under this Act of the character specified in section 204 of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (49 U.S.C. 424)." SEC. 5. Section 6 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. (a) As soon as possible after July 1 of each fiscal year for which an amount is authorized to be obligated by section 5(a), 75 per centum of the amount made available for that year shall be apportioned by the Secretary of Commerce among 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. Each amount so apportioned for a State shall, during the fiscal year for which it was first authorized to be obligated and the fiscal year immediately following, be available only for grants for approved projects located in that State, or sponsored by that State or some public agency thereof but located in an adjoining State, and thereafter any portion of such amount which remains unobligated shall be redistributed and reapportioned as provided in subsection (c) of this section. Upon making an apportionment as provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall inform the executive head of each State, and any public agency which has requested such information, as to the amounts apportioned for each State. As used in this subsection the term 'population' means the population according to the latest decennial census of the United States and the term 'area' includes both land and water. "(b)(1) Twenty-five per centum of all amounts authorized to be obligated by section 5(a) shall, as such amounts become available, constitute a discretionary fund. "(2) Such discretionary fund shall be available for such approved projects in the several States as the Secretary may deem most appropriate for carrying out the national airport plan, regardless of the States in which they are located. The Secretary shall give consideration, in determining the projects for which such fund is to be so used, to the existing airport facilities in the several States and to the need for or lack of development of airport facilities in the several States. "(3) Such discretionary fund shall also be available for such approved projects in national parks and national recreation areas, national monuments, and national forests, sponsored by the United States or any agency thereof, as the Secretary may deem appropriate for carrying out the national airport plan; but no other funds authorized under authority of this Act shall be available for such purpose. The sponsor's share of the project costs of any such approved project shall be paid only out of funds contributed to the sponsor for the purpose of paying such costs (receipt of which funds and their use for this purpose is hereby authorized) or appropriations specifically authorized therefor.

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