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 PUBLIC LAW 94-353—JULY 12, 1976 (b)(1) The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to undertake a demonstration project at South Bend, Indiana, for a multimodal terminal building and facilities for the intermodal transfer of passengers and baggage between and among the interconnecting air, rail, and highway transportation routes and facilities. He may undertake such project independently or by grant or contract (including working agreements with other Federal departments and agencies). (2) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection not to exceed $3,000,000.

90 STAT. 885

Appropriation authorization.

COMPENSATION FOR REQUIRED SECURITY MEASURES I N FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 24. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall compensate any air carrier certificated by the Civil xVeronautics Board under section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1371) which requests such compensation for that portion of the amount expended by such air carrier for security screening facilities and procedures as required by section 315(a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1356(a)), and any regulation issued pursuant thereto, which is attributable to the screening of passengers moving in foreign air transportation. An air carrier shall have any compensation authorized to be paid it under this section reduced by the amount (if any) by which the revenue of such carrier which is attributable to the cost of security screening facilities and procedures used in intrastate, interstate, and overseas air transportation exceeds the actual cost to such carrier of such facilities. The Secretary may issue such regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. (b) The terms used in this section which are defined in the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 shall have the same meaning as such terms have in such Act. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to carry out this section not to exceed $3,750,000 for fiscal year 1976, including the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and $3,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years 1977 and 1978. REDUCTION

or

NONESSENTIAL

49 USC 1356a.



49 USC 1301 note. Appropriation authorization,

EXPENDITURES

SEC. 25. The Secretary of Transportation shall, in accordance with 49 USC 1704. this section, attempt to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the highest degree of aviation safety, the capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of the national airpoit and airway system. The Secretary shall, at least annually, consult with and give due consideration to the views of users of such system on methods of reducing nonessential Federal expenditures for aviation. The Secretary shall give particular attention to any recommendations which could reduce, without any adverse effects on safety, future Federal manpower requirements and costs which are requiied to be recouped from charges on such users. SPECIAL STUDIES

SEC. 26. The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct studies with respect to— (1) the feasibility, practicability, and cost of land bank planning and development for future and existing airports, to be carried out through Federal, State, or local government action;

49 USC 1702 note.

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