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[CITE: 16USC7a]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                   SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
 
Sec. 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.

(Mar. 18, 1950, ch. 72, Sec. 1, 64 Stat. 27; Pub. L. 85-726, title XIV, 
Sec. 1402(e), Aug. 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 91-258, title I, 
Sec. 52(b)(1), May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 235.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Airport Act, referred to in text, is act May 13, 1946, 
ch. 251, 60 Stat. 170, as amended, which was classified to chapter 14 
(Sec. 1101 et seq.) of former Title 49, Transportation. The Act was 
repealed by section 52(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 
1970 (Pub. L. 91-258, title I, May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 235). See chapter 
471 of Title 49, Transportation.


                               Amendments

    1970--Pub. L. 91-258 substituted ``Secretary of Transportation'' for 
``Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency'' in two places.
    1958--Pub. L. 85-726 substituted ``Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Agency'' for ``Administrator of Civil Aeronautics'' in two 
places.


                    Effective Date of 1958 Amendment

    Section 1505(2) of Pub. L. 85-726 provided that the amendment made 
by Pub. L. 85-726 is effective on 60th day following date on which the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency first appointed under Pub. 
L. 85-726 qualifies and takes office. The Administrator was appointed, 
qualified and took office on Oct. 31, 1958.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 7b, 7c, 7e of this title.
