La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § IX-305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-305 - Project Identification and Development

A. The primary objective of the priority system is to prioritize airport improvement projects. Nonprioritized projects are not included in the priority system as individual projects, but are funded through approved amounts for each category of project. Differences in the criteria for assessing these types of projects and the relatively small amount of state funding available make them impractical to include in the same process with airport improvement projects.

B. Potential projects for inclusion in the priority system are initiated by the airport sponsor or by DOTD. The need for the project may be identified in a master plan, airport action plan, airport layout plan, system planning document, or as a result of a change in conditions or facilities at the airport which is supported through appropriate and sufficient documentation and justification.

C. Only airport development projects are subject to prioritization. Airport administration and operations are not included since they are the responsibility of the airport owner and are not within the purview of the prioritization process.

D. An airport shall not receive state funding from DOTD if affirmed to be in noncompliance with federal and/or state laws, regulations, rules, policies by the FAA, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, or DOTD. Written notification may be provided to the airport sponsor by DOTD.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § IX-305

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Division of Aviation, LR 16:538 (June 1990), amended LR 24:1505 (August 1998), amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Intermodal Transportation Division, LR 33:519 (March 2007), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section, LR 39:105 (January 2013), Amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, LR 491417 (8/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with USC 49:47101 through 49: 47107, USC 49:48103, SCR 67 (1997) and R.S. 2:6.