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1/31/79 AC 150/5900-18 CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1. GENERAL. The Planning Grant Program (PGP) for airports was established by the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended. Under this Program grants are made to planning agencies for airport system planning and to public agencies (sponsors) for airport master planning. For 10 years, ending in 1980, $150 million in funds has been authorized for the PGP. The maximum amount that can be obligated in any one fiscal year is $15 million. Not more than 10 percent of the available funds in any fiscal year may be allocated for projects within a single state, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Guam. Grants for all airport system planning projects and for master plans at medium and large hub air carrier airports are at 75 percent of the total allowable project costs. Grants for master planning at all other airports are at 80 percent of the total allowable project costs (this rate was 90 percent for Fiscal Years 1976, 1977, and 1978). The participation rate for master plans in public land states may differ from the preceding percentages. Sponsors should contact the local airports field office to determine the exact percentage. 2. OBJECTIVES. The objectives of the PGP are to improve airport planning to promote the effective location and development of airports and the development of an adequate RASP. Within this general framework sponsors can use the planning process and the completed plans for a variety of uses. The following are examples of common types of uses. a. Provide a basis for short-term capital improvements and long-term planning decisions. b. Expose the public to specific plans or their alternatives in order to afford the citizens the opportunity to express their views and choices. This exposure gives the public adequate information upon which to choose amongst priorities in fiscal decisions. c. Inform the public of aviation needs, how the needs can most effectively be met, and the penalties of inaction. d. Provide the sponsor with a mechanism for local input into the National Airport System Plan and local comprehensive planning activities. e. Provide a focal point for resolving controversial issues (environ- mental or political) and satisfying some of the Airport Development Aid Program funding prerequisites (public hearings, airport layout plan, and environmental impact analysis). f. Achieve a reduction in adverse noise impact through land use planning or airport noise control policies. g. Serves as a budgetary tool by providing cost estimates and justifica— tion for capital investments required to proceed with airport development in an orderly and timely fashion. Chap 1 Par 1 1