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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 7a. Airports in national parks, monuments and recreation areas; construction, etc.
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter called the
"Secretary") is authorized to plan, acquire, establish, construct,
enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect
airports in the continental United States in, or in close proximity
to, national parks, national monuments, and national recreation
areas, when such airports are determined by him to be necessary to
the proper performance of the functions of the Department of the
Interior: Provided, That no such airport shall be acquired,
established, or constructed by the Secretary unless such airport is
included in the then current revision of the national airport plan
formulated by the Secretary of Transportation pursuant to the
provisions of the Federal Airport Act: Provided further, That the
operation and maintenance of such airports shall be in accordance
with the standards, rules, or regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Transportation.
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