(D) enter into other agreements and take other action with re-
spect to the airports as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
(2) CONSENT REQUIRED.—This section does not authorize the Sec-
retary to acquire any land, or interest in or over land, by purchase, con-
demnation, grant, or lease, without first obtaining the consent of the 
Governor of the State, and the consent of the chief executive official of 
the State political subdivision, in which the land is located. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION TO SPONSOR AIRPORT PROJECTS.—To carry out this 
section, the Secretary may— 
(1) sponsor projects under subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49 inde-
pendently or jointly with other public agencies; and 
(2) use, for payment of the sponsor’s share of the project costs of those 
projects, any funds that may be— 
(A) contributed or otherwise made available to the Secretary for 
those purposes; or 
(B) appropriated or otherwise specifically authorized for that 
purpose. 
(e) JURISDICTION OVER AIRPORTS.—All airports under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary, unless otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be operated 
as public airports, available for public use on fair and reasonable terms and 
without unjust discrimination. 
Subchapter II—Roads and Trails 
§ 101511. Authority of Secretary 
(a) ROADS AND TRAILS IN SYSTEM UNITS.—The Secretary may construct, 
reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, including bridges, in System units. 
(b) APPROACH ROADS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—When the Secretary determines it to be in the 
public interest, the Secretary may designate, as System unit ap-
proach roads, roads whose primary value is to carry System unit 
travel and that lead across land at least 90 percent owned by the 
Federal Government and that will connect the highways within a 
System unit with a convenient point on or leading to the National 
Highway System. 
(B) LIMIT ON LENGTH OF APPROACH ROADS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A designated approach road shall not ex-
ceed— 
(I) 60 miles in length between a System unit gateway 
and a point on or leading to the nearest convenient Na-
tional Highway System road; or 
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(II) 30 miles in length if the approach road is on the 
National Highway System. 
(ii) COUNTY LIMIT.—Not to exceed 40 miles of any one ap-
proach road shall be designated in any one county. 
(C) SUPPLEMENTARY PART OF SYSTEM UNIT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.— 
An approach road designated for a System unit shall be treated as 
a supplementary part of the highway system of the System unit. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may construct, reconstruct, and 
improve approach roads designated under paragraph (1) (including 
bridges) and enter into agreements for the maintenance of the ap-
proach roads by State or county authorities or to maintain the ap-
proach roads when otherwise necessary. 
(B) ANNUAL ALLOCATION.—Not more than $1,500,000 shall be al-
located annually for the construction, reconstruction, and improve-
ment of System unit approach roads. 
(3) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REQUIRED.—When an 
approach road is proposed under this section across or within any na-
tional forest, the Secretary shall secure the approval of the Secretary of 
Agriculture before construction begins. 
(c) AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.—Under agree-
ment with the Secretary, the Secretary of Transportation may carry out any 
provision of this section. 
§ 101512.
Conveyance to States of roads leading to certain 
historical areas 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means a State, Puerto 
Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may, subject to conditions 
as seem proper to the Secretary, convey by proper quitclaim deed to any 
State, county, municipality, or agency of a State, county, or municipality 
in which the road is located, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to any Federal Government owned or controlled road leading to any 
national cemetery, national military park, national historical park, national 
battlefield park, or national historic site administered by the Service. 
(c) NOTIFICATION BY STATE, AGENCY, OR MUNICIPALITY.—Prior to the de-
livery of any conveyance of a road under this section, the State, county, or 
municipality to which the conveyance is to be made shall notify the Secretary 
in writing of its willingness to accept and maintain the road. 
(d) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—On the execution and delivery of the 
conveyance of a road under this section, any jurisdiction previously ceded to 
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the United States by a State over the road is retroceded and shall vest in 
the State in which the road is located. 
Subchapter III—Public Transportation 
Programs for System Units 
§ 101521. Transportation service and facility programs 
(a) FORMULATION OF PLANS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS.—The 
Secretary may formulate transportation plans and implement transportation 
projects where feasible pursuant to those plans for System units. 
(b) CONTRACTS, OPERATIONS, AND ACQUISITIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF 
ACCESS TO SYSTEM UNITS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—To carry out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may— 
(A) contract with public or private agencies or carriers to provide 
transportation services, capital equipment, or facilities to improve 
access to System units; 
(B) operate those services directly in the absence of suitable and 
adequate agencies or carriers; 
(C) acquire, by purchase, lease, or agreement, capital equipment 
for those services; and 
(D) where necessary to carry out this subchapter, acquire, by 
lease, purchase, donation, exchange, or transfer, land, water, or an 
interest in land or water that is situated outside the boundary of 
a System unit. 
(2) SPECIFIC PROVISIONS RELATED TO PROPERTY ACQUISITION.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATION.—The acquired property shall be adminis-
tered as part of the System unit. 
(B) ACQUISTION OF LAND OR INTERESTS IN LAND OWNED BY 
STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—Any land or interests in land 
owned by a State or any of its political subdivisions may be ac-
quired only by donation. 
(C) ACQUISITION SUBJECT TO STATUTORY LIMITATIONS.—Any 
land acquisition shall be subject to any statutory limitations on 
methods of acquisition and appropriations as may be specifically 
applicable to the area. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish information programs to inform the public of available System unit 
access opportunities and to promote the use of transportation modes other 
than personal motor vehicles for access to and travel within the System units. 
(d) UNDERTAKING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES.—Trans-
portation facilities and services provided pursuant to this subchapter may be 
undertaken by the Secretary directly or by contract without regard to any 
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requirement of Federal, State, or local law respecting determinations of public 
convenience and necessity or other similar matters. The Secretary or con-
tractor shall consult with the appropriate State or local public service com-
mission or other body having authority to issue certificates of convenience and 
necessity. A contractor shall be subject to applicable requirements of that body 
unless the Secretary determines that the requirements would not be consistent 
with the purposes and provisions of this subchapter. 
(e) CONSTRUCTION OF GRANT OF AUTHORITY RESPECTING OPERATION OF 
MOTOR VEHICLES EXCEPTED FROM STATUTORY COVERAGE.—No grant of 
authority in this subchapter shall be deemed to expand the exemption of sec-
tion 13506(a)(9) of title 49. 
§ 101522. Transportation projects 
(a) ASSISTANCE
OF HEADS
OF OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS
AND 
AGENCIES IN FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out this sub-
chapter, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the heads of other Federal departments or agencies that the 
Secretary considers necessary shall assist the Secretary in the formulation 
and implementation of transportation projects. 
(b) COMPILATION
OF STATUTES
AND PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall 
maintain a compilation of Federal statutes and programs providing author-
ity for the planning, funding, or operation of transportation projects that 
might be utilized by the Secretary to carry out this subchapter. 
§ 101523. Procedures applicable to transportation plans and 
projects 
(a) DURING FORMULATION OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall, during the for-
mulation of any transportation plan authorized pursuant to section 101521 
of this title— 
(1) give public notice of intention to formulate the plan by publication 
in the Federal Register and in a newspaper or periodical having general 
circulation in the vicinity of the affected System unit; and 
(2) following the notice, hold a public meeting at a location convenient 
to the affected System unit. 
(b) PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT.—Prior to the implementa-
tion of any project developed pursuant to the transportation plan formulated 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) establish procedures, including public meetings, to give State and 
local governments and the public adequate notice and an opportunity to 
comment on the proposed transportation project; and 
(2) when the proposed project would involve an expenditure in excess 
of $100,000 in any fiscal year, submit a detailed report to the Committee 
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