Alabama § 4-10-1 Legislative Findings

Alabama Statutes

§ 4-10-1 — Legislative Findings

Alabama § 4-10-1

Title 4Aviation

Ch. 10Alabama Airport Economic and Infrastructure Program

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The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares the following:

(1)The State of Alabama has within its borders 78 airports; six of these provide services for commercial flights and 72 are general aviation airports.

(2)The airports in Alabama altogether require approximately $134.1 million in annual funding, $59.3 million of which is necessary solely for airport pavement funding, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation Aeronautics Bureau and the Airports Council International - North America.

(3)Alabama receives approximately $56 million annually in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Airport Improvement Program; to match these funds, Alabama must commit approximately $3.1 million.

(4)Other states that have an airport grant program include, but are not lim

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The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares the following:
(1) The State of Alabama has within its borders 78 airports; six of these provide services for commercial flights and 72 are general aviation airports.
(2) The airports in Alabama altogether require approximately $134.1 million in annual funding, $59.3 million of which is necessary solely for airport pavement funding, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation Aeronautics Bureau and the Airports Council International - North America.
(3) Alabama receives approximately $56 million annually in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Airport Improvement Program; to match these funds, Alabama must commit approximately $3.1 million.
(4) Other states that have an airport grant program include, but are not limited to: Mississippi, with $5 million annually; North Carolina, with $30 million for general aviation airports and $75 million for commercial service airports; and Wyoming, with $15 million for commercial air service development.