La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § IX-309

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

Section IX-309 - Nonprioritized Programs

A. Through the legislative approval process for the Priority Program, DOTD may specify nonprioritized programs as needed on the Priority Program.

1. Such statewide programs may include, but are not limited to: planning, navigational aids, discretionary projects, maintenance reimbursement, obstruction removal safety programs, future FAA obligations, the Statewide Marking Program, the Statewide Pavement Surface Treatment Program, the General Aviation Enhancement Program, and the Rural Airport Program.

2. Projects cannot reach the facility improvement stage without going through the planning phase. The following programs are an integral element of the state's aviation program.

a. Navigational aid projects enhance use of the overall state system by providing an increased level of safety.

b. Discretionary projects provide the Aviation Section with the latitude to fund emergency or safety related projects on a real-time basis and to undertake projects which are too small to be eligible for funding through the priority program. The state's airport system would be stagnated without these types of projects.

c. The Maintenance Reimbursement Program assists the general aviation and commercial service airports in the high cost of maintaining an airport, and allows the airport to maintain a safe and operational status.

d. The Obstruction Removal Safety Program is needed to keep the state's airports safe from obstructions that penetrate the airports approach slopes, runway protection zones, and FAR Part 77 surfaces.

e. The future FAA obligations are needed to meet the funding requirements for projects the FAA has funded after the priority program has been approved. This is caused by the state's fiscal year being out of synchronization with the federal fiscal year by approximately three months. This special program precludes the loss of federal funds and improves the state's timely response.

f. The Statewide Marking Program assists airports in maintaining a safe visual marking aid environment on the airfield.

g. The Statewide Pavement Surface Treatment Program and pavement condition index study assists airports in maintaining their pavement in good condition.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § IX-309

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 33:521 (March 2007), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Aviation Section, LR 39:106 (January 2013), Amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Intermodal Transportation Division, Aviation Section, LR 42759 (5/1/2016), Amended by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Multimodal Commerce, LR 491419 (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.