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Grand Forks International Airport, ND
Greater Buffalo International Airport, NY
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA
Greater Rochester Airport, NY

Hull Airport, TX

Jacksonville International Airport, FL
John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY
Lynchburg Airport, VA

Magnolia Airport, AR

McCarran Airport, NV

Mercer County Airport, NJ

Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport, IL

Miami International Airport, FL

Minneapolis, St. Paul International, MN

Mountain Home Airport, AR

Natrona County International Airport, WY

Newark International Airport, NJ

Niagara Falls International Airport, NY

Okmulgee Airport, OK

Orlando International Airport, FL

Outagamie County Airport, WI

Pearson Airpark, WA

Philadelphia International Airport, PA

Portland International Airport, OR
Red Bay Airport, AL

Salisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport, MD
Sand Point Airport, AK

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA
Sheridan County Airport, WY

South Jersey Regional Airport, NJ

Southwest Regional Airport/Fort Meyers, FL

Stewart International Airport, NY

Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY

Tampa International Airport, FL

Taos Municipal Airport, NM

Toledo Express Airport, OH (Toledo-Lucas Co. Port Auth.)
Virginia Highlands Airport, VA
Waukesha County Airport, WI

Local capacity surcharge study

The Committee concurs in the views of the House regarding the need for better information on possible alternatives for funding the capacity needs of our national system of airports. Thus, the Committee joins the House in its requirement that the Secretary conduct a study of innovative funding mechanisms and the issues associated with locally imposed surcharges on airline passengers by airport operators for the purpose of providing needed airport capacity. Instrument landing systems

The Committee directs that up to $15,000,000 be allocated from the airport improvement program for the purchase or lease and installation of instrument landing systems for the following airports: Brookings, SD; Brookley, AL; Great Bend, KS; island of Lanai, HI; Lawrence, KS; Mitchell, SD; Newton, IA; Ponca City, OK; Spencer, IA; and Stillwater, OK. In addition, the Committee has included bill language, also included by the House, which transfers the ownership of ILS's purchased with grant funds from the airport sponsor to the FAA. This change would also make the FAA responsible for operation and maintenance of the transferred equipment.

Airport access control security

The Committee is concerned that airport operators be able to comply with FAA's final rule on access to secured areas of airports, effective February 8,1989. The Committee is aware that industry groups have urged FAA to conduct operational testing of access control systems before requiring implementation across the country. The Committee believes that operational testing of access control systems of varying size and complexity is desirable, and the results of such testing be disseminated throughout the industry. The Committee, therefore, directs that out of the funds provided the FAA make available the necessary security specialists and other support that would be involved for operational testing and evaluation at four selected airports. The Committee expects that the selected airports will be of different size and reflect different passenger mixes, and that these airports receive priority consideration in funding through the discretionary allocation process to cover the costs of the testing program including the necessary access control equipment.

Airport consideration

Los Angeles International Airport.-The Committee expects the city of Inglewood, CA, to receive priority consideration for its application to recycle noise impacted land near Los Angeles International Airport. The Committee supports this innovative use of noise mitigation funds and encourages the continues participation of FAA to implement the recommendations of the land use compatibility study (LAX-ANCLUC).

Philadelphia International Airport.-The Committee notes that the Philadelphia airport which serves the fifth largest metropolitan area has experienced a passenger increase of nearly 100 percent and an operations increase of approximately 45 percent over the past decade. The airport has recently initiated a major capacity expansion program that will take 6 years to fully complete. The Committee directs that priority consideration be given to the capacity expansion grant requests made by the airport authorities.

Grand Forks International.-The Committee notes that FAA operations figures show that a successful pilot training program at Grand Forks, ND, has created capacity problems at the Grand Forks International Airport. Operations currently exceed those at several large hub airports in the Great Lakes region and are expected to increase. The Committee supports the continued training of airline pilots and has listed the airport for priority consideration for discretionary funds.

Luis Munoz Márin International.-The Committee recognizes the importance of the new tower to the economic development of Puerto Rico and, therefore, directs the FAA to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than January 1, 1990, which will identify a schedule for expedited construction. The Committee also encourages the FAA to develop a financing plan to enable construction to begin as soon as possible.

Outagamie County Airport, Appleton, WI.-The Committee recognizes that the strengthening of runway 3/21, the primary runway, is the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's top priority air

port project for fiscal year 1990. The secondary runway has been refurbished in anticipation of this much-needed project on runway 3/21. In the last 3 months, the runway has shown signs of severe distress, and emergency patches are expected to have a limited lifespan, with adverse effects expected during the freeze/thaw cycle in the late winter and spring of 1990. Because of the cost of this project, discretionary funds will be needed in addition to the airport's entitlement dollars.

Bradley Field, CT.-A request for $10,000,000 will be made for the repair of runways at Bradley Field in fiscal year 1990 from the airport improvement discretionary funds. Bradley is the second largest airport in New England, with 18 airlines providing 330 daily flights. In 1988, 5 million passengers took scheduled flights from the airport, compared with 1982 when 15 airlines provided 175 daily flights, carrying 2.5 million passengers.

The State of Connecticut made a major commitment to improve the airport through a $100,000,000 construction program. The airport's runways were primarily constructed during World War II, and they have never been fully reconstructed. The cost estimate for reconstruction is $60,000,000. The State has programmed its annual entitlement funds, some $3,500,000 annually, for the project.

Carroll Airport, Carroll, IA.-The Committee listed the Carroll Airport, Carroll, IA, for funding in fiscal year 1989 and notes that the airport has not yet received funding. The Committee believes that the runway construction at the airport should be completed as soon as possible. The Committee requests that the FAA report to the Committee by December 1, 1989, with its plan for the funding of the Carroll Airport.

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The Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program was established pursuant to Public Law 85-307, as amended, which gave the Secretary of Transportation the authority to provide Government guarantees of private loans to certain air carriers for the purchase of modern aircraft and equipment when financing was not otherwise available on reasonable terms. The authority to provide new guarantees expired on October 23, 1983.

The accompanying bill contains authority for the Secretary of Transportation to borrow funds from the Treasury to cover the costs of aircraft loan defaults by air carriers on existing loans.

At the end of fiscal year 1989 the cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding is estimated to be $40,193,000. This program is continuing only for the purpose of making payments to private lenders upon default of existing loans by air carriers. No new loan guarantees are expected.

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 1990 PROGRAM

The principal missions of the Federal Highway Administration are: administration, in cooperation with the States, of the Federalaid Highway Construction Program, including the interstate, primary, bridge, secondary, and urban programs; regulation and enforcement of Federal requirements relating to the safety of operation and equipment of commercial motor carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce; and governing the safety in movement over the Nation's highways of dangerous cargoes such as explosives, flammables, and other hazardous material.

Under the Committee recommendation, a total program level of $12,263,705,000 would be provided for the activities of the Federal Highway Administration for fiscal year 1990.

The following table summarizes the fiscal year 1989 program levels, the fiscal year 1990 budget estimates, the House allowance, and the Committee's recommendations:

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The limitation on general operating expenses controls spending for virtually all the salaries, expenses, and research and development programs of the Federal Highway Administration.

The Committee recommends that a limitation of $236,896,000 be provided for salaries and expenses of the Federal Highway Administration. This amount is $8,650,000 more than that requested in the budget and $14,296,000 more than that recommended by the House.

The following table reflects the Committee's recommendation, the House allowance, and that requested by the administration.

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The Committee is aware of the efforts of several States, including West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and several Federal agencies, including the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, to advance the knowledge about, and the utilization of alternative, lowcost bridge construction technologies, especially hardwood timber bridges.

The Committee is aware that the Forest Service has funded a number of demonstration timber bridges, and directs the Federal Highway Administration [FHWA] to support those efforts, and the dissemination of the results, as widely as is practicable in 1990. The Committee has included $500,000 for this effort, and directs the FHWA to submit a report to the Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of the fiscal year 1990 appropriations bill, outlining future market potential for hardwood bridges; identifying potential barriers to the increased use of timber in bridges; and proposing strategies to overcome those barriers.

The specific funding allocations are as follows:

Timber bridge project

Bridge description

BRAD modification.

Amount

Supplement the BRAD computer program to include $150,000 timber.

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