49 U.S.C. § 47175 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) “Airport capacity enhancement project” means a runway construction or extension project, including related land, taxiway, or safety-area acquisition, or another airport-development project the Secretary designates as helping reduce congestion and delays. (2) “Airport sponsor” has the meaning of “sponsor” in section 47102. (3) “Aviation safety project” means an aviation project whose primary purpose is reducing injury or damage risk, as the Administrator decides; is needed to respond to a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation, as the Administrator decides; or is needed for airport compliance with 14 C.F.R. part 139. (4) “Congested airport” means an airport responsible for at least 1 percent of all delayed United States aircraft operations in the most recent year with available data and an airport listed in table 1 of FAA’s 2004 Airport Capacity Benchmark Report or a successor. (5) “Federal agency” means a United States Government department or agency. (6) “General aviation airport construction or improvement project” means runway construction or extension, with related land, helipad, taxiway, safety area, apron, or navigation aids, at a general-aviation, reliever, or nonprimary commercial-service airport, or another project the Secretary designates as facilitating capacity building at a general-aviation airport. (7) “Joint use airport” means a Defense Department-owned airport whose airfield is shared by military and civilian aircraft. (8) “Terminal development” has the meaning in section 47102.