California Code of Regulations › Title 21 - Public Works › Division 2.5 - Division of Aeronautics (Department of Transportation) › Chapter 4 - California Aid to Airports Program › Article 3 - Project Eligibility › Section 4061 - Eligible Acquisition and Development (A and D) Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An A&D project must be included in the Department's
					 most recently adopted Capital Improvement Plan of the California Aviation
					 System Plan to be eligible for A&D grant funds. In addition to the projects
					 identified in PUC sections
					 21207 and
					 21681(f), the
					 following capital improvements are eligible projects for A&D grants:
(a) Aircraft Parking Tiedown Apron.
				  Construction and reconstruction of aircraft parking tie-down apron areas for GA
				  purposes, including necessary grading and drainage.
(b) Airport Markings and Signage. Purchase
				  and installation of airport markings and signage. Airport markings and signage
				  are used for guiding operators of aircraft using runways, taxiways, aprons,
				  service roads and aircraft parking areas on an airport. It includes, but is not
				  limited to: painting of runways, taxiways, aprons, and aircraft parking areas;
				  segmented circles; wind socks; traffic pattern indicators; wind tees;
				  tetrahedrons; and other physical structures which provide visual indicators to
				  assist pilots in safely maneuvering aircraft.
(c) Airport Service Roads. Construction of
				  airport service roads, which are roads, closed to the public, that provide
				  access for emergency vehicles, airport service vehicles, and vehicles
				  authorized by airport management.
(d) Blast Barriers. Construction of blast
				  barriers, which are natural or manufactured barricades used to absorb, divert
				  or dissipate jet blast or propeller wash.
(e) Environmental Mitigation, as defined in
				  section 4052.
(f) Objects/Obstructions/Hazards. Removal of
				  objects from Runway Protection Zones and Runway Safety Areas, as depicted in
				  Figures 1 and 2 respectively. Removal of hazards and the lighting or removal of
				  obstructions that exceed the Civil Imaginary Surfaces, as depicted in Figure 3.
				  The Department shall determine whether an object that exceeds the Civil
				  Imaginary Surfaces, as depicted in Figure 3, is a "hazard" for the purposes of
				  this regulation.
(g) Pavement.
				  Rehabilitation and maintenance of pavement. Pavement means a structural section
				  that carries aircraft traffic on the ground. A structural section is comprised
				  of layers of specified materials placed over the native soil to support the
				  loads applied or accumulated during the design life of the pavement.
(1) Rehabilitation is work performed to
				  extend the service life of an existing pavement. Rehabilitation includes, but
				  is not limited to:
(A) An overlay, which is a
				  layer placed on existing pavement to restore ride quality, to increase
				  structural strength, or to extend the service life, and
(B) Reconstruction, which is the partial or
				  complete removal and replacement of a pavement.