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refinement during design. Neverthe- less, these estimates are considered sufficiently accurate for performing the feasibility analyses in this chapter. Cost estimates for each of the development projects listed in the capital improvement plan are listed in current (2001) dollars. Exhibit 6A presents the proposed capital program for San Marcos. SHORT TERM IMPROVEMENTS The Texas Department of Transport- ation's (TxDOT) Aviation Division is th~ source for federal and state grant funding for the City of San Marcos. Due to the large number of requests from airports across the state and limited funding available, TxDOT's grant process will generally only provide an airport with intermittent funding assistance. This is to say that TxDOT may provide funding for a project the current fiscal year, but may not provide additional assistance for several years thereafter. For this reason, development projects for the short term have been planned according to priority needs. These projects have been assigned specific years, however, as funding for these projects is requested, there is potential for many of these projects to be funded in a single year's grant. The short term planning horizon capital improvement program centers around the real immediate needs ofthe airport. Projects in the short term include the preparation of an Airport Certification Manual (ACM) and airport signage as a prerequisite for F.A.R. Part 139 certification. The plan also includes the complete rehabilitation or replacement of approximately 20 acres of airport concrete ramp pavement at the east end of the ramp. Another project identified in the short term is lengthening primary runway 12-30 to 6,400 feet to better serve corporate aircraft. This project would also include the construction of access taxiways and repairs or reconstruction to the existing runway. Extension of the runway will require specific justification by TxDOT. The planned extension would shift the runway protection zone (RPZ) southeast, beyond existing airport bounds. The shifted RPZ would ultimately overlay a residential area to the southeast. Although it is recommended that property in a RPZ be acquired fee simple, the plan will consider acquiring avigation easements only. Avigation easements are rights to the airspace above the property which restrict the land owner from erecting any structure which is taller than the agreed height. The area recommended for easement acquisition is approxi- mately 13 acres. The construction of an airport traffic control tower (ATCT) has been identified for the short term to enhance operational safety and efficiency at the airport. It is anticipated that funding for the tower construction will come from TxDOT and for staffing and operations from the FAA. ATCT operational costs could either be partially or fully funded by the FAA, depending upon review of specific operations at the airport at the time of 6-3