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type: "LegalText"
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 47175"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "471"
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chapter_name: "AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT"
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section: "47175"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 47175"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
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# 49 U.S.C. § 47175 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
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(1) Airport capacity enhancement project.— The term “airport capacity enhancement project” means—
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(A) a project for construction or extension of a runway, including any land acquisition, taxiway, or safety area associated with the runway or runway extension; or
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(B) such other airport development projects as the Secretary may designate as facilitating a reduction in air traffic congestion and delays.
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(2) Airport sponsor.— The term “airport sponsor” has the meaning given the term “sponsor” under section 47102.
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(3) Aviation safety project.— The term “aviation safety project” means an aviation project that—
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(A) has as its primary purpose reducing the risk of injury to persons or damage to aircraft and property, as determined by the Administrator;
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(B) is needed to respond to a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board, as determined by the Administrator; or
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(C) is necessary for an airport to comply with part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to airport certification).
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(4) Congested airport.— The term “congested airport” means an airport that accounted for at least 1 percent of all delayed aircraft operations in the United States in the most recent year for which such data is available and an airport listed in table 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2004 or any successor report.
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(5) Federal agency.— The term “Federal agency” means a department or agency of the United States Government.
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(6) General aviation airport construction or improvement project.— The term “general aviation airport construction or improvement project” means—
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(A) a project for the construction or extension of a runway, including any land acquisition, helipad, taxiway, safety area, apron, or navigational aids associated with the runway or runway extension, at a general aviation airport, a reliever airport, or a commercial service airport that is not a primary airport (as such terms are defined in section 47102); and
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(B) any other airport development project that the Secretary designates as facilitating aviation capacity building projects at a general aviation airport.
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(7) Joint use airport.— The term “joint use airport” means an airport owned by the Department of Defense, at which both military and civilian aircraft make shared use of the airfield.
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(8) Terminal development.— The term “terminal development” has the meaning given such term in section 47102.
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(Added Pub. L. 108–176, title III, § 304(a), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2538; amended Pub. L. 112–95, title I, § 152(g), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, § 191(b), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3239; Pub. L. 118–63, title VII, § 784, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1313.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2024—Par. (1). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), redesignated par. (3) as (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). Par. (2). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (4). Par. (3). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), redesignated par. (4) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (1). Par. (3)(A). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(1), substituted “or” for “and”. Par. (4). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), redesignated par. (2) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (3). Par. (4)(A). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(2)(A), struck out “and” at end. Par. (4)(B), (C). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(2)(B), struck out subpar. (B) designation and redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) of former subpar. (B) as subpars. (B) and (C), respectively, of par. (4). Par. (5). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), redesignated par. (6) as (5). Former par. (5) struck out. Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(3), struck out par. (5). Text read as follows: “The term ‘aviation security project’ means a security project at an airport required by the Department of Homeland Security.” Pars. (6), (8). Pub. L. 118–63, § 784(4), (5), added par. (8) and redesignated former par. (8) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (5). 2018—Par. (8). Pub. L. 115–254 added par. (8). 2012—Par. (2). Pub. L. 112–95, § 152(g)(1), substituted “2004 or any successor report” for “2001”. Par. (7). Pub. L. 112–95, § 152(g)(2), added par. (7).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–176, set out an Effective Date of 2003 Amendment note under section 106 of this title.
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