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 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982 Development Act of 1970" and inserting in lieu thereof "Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982". (d) Section 24 of the Airport and Airway Development Act Amendments of 1976 (49 U.S.C. 1356a) is amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(c)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for amounts expended before the date specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection not to exceed $15,000,000. No such amounts shall be appropriated prior to September 30, 1981. "(2) No compensation shall be paid by the Secretary of Transportation under this section for amounts expended after the date which is 180 days after the date of enactment of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979.". (e) Section 31 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 is amended by striking out "this title" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982", by inserting "under such Act" after "airport development project", and by inserting "(as defined by section 11(8) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as in effect on the date of enactment of this section)" after "general aviation airport". (f) The last sentence of section 612(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1432(b)) is amended by inserting "(1)" immediately after the words "relating to" and by inserting the following immediately before the period at the end thereof: "and (2) such grooving or other friction treatment for primary and secondary runways as the Secretary determines to be necessary". SEC. 525. SAFETY CERTIFICATION OF AIRPORTS.

(a) Section 612(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1432(a)) is amended to read as follows: "POWER TO ISSUE

"SEC. 612. (a) The Administrator is empowered to issue airport operating certificates to, and establish minimum safety standards for the operation of, airports that serve any scheduled or unscheduled passenger operation of air carrier aircraft designed for more than 30 passenger seats.". (b) Section 612(b) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1432(b)) is amended by striking out "serving air carriers certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "which is described in subsection (a) and which is required by the Administrator, by rule, to be certificated". (c) Section 612(c) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1432(c)) is amended by striking out "air carrier airport enplaning annually less than onequarter of 1 percent of the total number of passengers enplaned at all air carriers airports" and inserting in lieu thereof "airport described in subsection (a)(1) enplaning annually less than onequarter of 1 percent of the total number of passengers enplaned at all airports described in subsection (a)(1)". (d) Section 610(a)(8) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1430(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows: "(8) For any person to operate an airport without an airport operating certificate required by the Administrator pursuant to section 612, or in violation of the terms of any such certificate; and".

96 STAT. 697 Ante, v. mi. Appropriation authorization.

49 USC 1301 49 USC 1731 Ante, p. 671. 49 USC 1711.

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