# Federal Airport Act of 1946

Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation airports within the continental United States. The Act of Congress authorized federal grants to progressively evolve civil aviation bases. The public law mandates a national airport plan encompassing airport classifications as defined by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The Senate legislation was passed by the 79th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 33rd President of the United States Harry Truman on May 13, 1946.

## Provisions of the Act

The government financed air transportation law was drafted as nineteen sections commissioning a national construction and development plan for domestic airports throughout the United States.
| 49 U.S.C. § 1101 ~ | Short Title |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1101 ~ | Provisions of General Application Definitions Airport Classifications |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1102 ~ | National Airport Plan Formulation of Plan Consultation with War and Navy Departments |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1103 ~ | Federal-Aid Airport Program |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1104 ~ | Appropriations Appropriation for Preliminary Expenses Annual Appropriations for Projects in States Annual Appropriations for Projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico Administrative Expenses |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1105 ~ | Distribution of Funds Available for Projects in States Apportionment of Funds Discretionary Fund |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1106 ~ | Availability of Funds for Projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1107 ~ | Condition Precedent to Development of Larger Airports Projects Authority Request for Class 4 or Larger Airports |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1107a ~ | Determination of Projects for Larger Airports Fund Grants |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1108 ~ | Submission and Approval of Projects Submission Applications by Public Agencies Whose Powers are Limited by State Law Applications by Federal Agencies Approval Hearings |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1109 ~ | United States Share of Project Costs General Provision Projects in Public Land States Projects in Alaska Acquisitions of Land and Interests in Air Space |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1110 ~ | Project Sponsorship |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1111 ~ | Grant Agreements |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1112 ~ | Allowable Project Costs |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1113 ~ | Payments |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1114 ~ | Performance of Construction Work Regulations of the Administrator Minimum Rates of Wages Other Provisions as to Labor |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1115 ~ | Use of Government-Owned Lands Requests for Use Making of Conveyances |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1116 ~ | Reimbursement for Damage by Federal Agencies to Public Airports Submission and Determination of Claims Certification of Claims to Congress Limitation on Submission of Claims |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1117 ~ | Reports to Congress |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1118 ~ | False Statements |
| 49 U.S.C. § 1119 ~ | Existing Airport Programs |

## Amendments to 1946 Act

U.S. Statutes Related to Federal Airport Act :
| Date of Enactment | Public Law No. | U.S. Statute | U.S. Bill No. | U.S. Presidential Administration |
| April 17, 1948 | P.L. 80-486 | 62 Stat. 173 | S. 2081 | Harry S. Truman |
| June 29, 1948 | P.L. 80-840 | 62 Stat. 1111 | H.R. 6860 | Harry S. Truman |
| July 25, 1949 | P.L. 81-183 | 63 Stat. 478 | S. 1280 | Harry S. Truman |
| July 26, 1949 | P.L. 81-187 | 63 Stat. 480 | S. 1279 | Harry S. Truman |
| August 12, 1949 | P.L. 81-224 | 63 Stat. 603 | S. 1285 | Harry S. Truman |
| August 15, 1949 | P.L. 81-227 | 63 Stat. 605 | S. 1278 | Harry S. Truman |
| October 25, 1949 | P.L. 81-382 | 63 Stat. 903 | S. 1284 | Harry S. Truman |
| October 26, 1949 | P.L. 81-404 | 63 Stat. 925 | S. 2360 | Harry S. Truman |
| February 9, 1950 | P.L. 81-445 | 64 Stat. 4 | S. 1282 | Harry S. Truman |
| September 27, 1950 | P.L. 81-846 | 64 Stat. 1071 | S. 2875 | Harry S. Truman |
| January 9, 1951 | P.L. 81-912 | 64 Stat. 1237 | S. 1281 | Harry S. Truman |
| July 8, 1953 | P.L. 83-105 | 67 Stat. 140 | S. 35 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| August 3, 1955 | P.L. 84-211 | 69 Stat. 441 | S. 1855 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| June 29, 1959 | P.L. 86-72 | 73 Stat. 155 | S. 1 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| September 21, 1959 | P.L. 86-295 | 73 Stat. 572 | S. 2208 | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| September 20, 1961 | P.L. 87-255 | 75 Stat. 523 | H.R. 8102 | John F. Kennedy |
| March 11, 1964 | P.L. 88-280 | 78 Stat. 158 | S. 1153 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| July 2, 1964 | P.L. 88-349 | 78 Stat. 238 | H.R. 6041 | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| October 13, 1966 | P.L. 89-647 | 80 Stat. 894 | S. 3096 | Lyndon B. Johnson |