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30. Civil Rights. It will comply with such rules as are promulgated to assure that no person shall, on the grounds
<br />of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap be excluded from participating in any activity conducted
<br />with or benefiting from funds received from this grant. This assurance obligates the sponsor for the period during
<br />which Federal financial assistance is extended to the program, except where Federal financial assistance is to provide,
<br />or is in the form of personal property or real property or interest therein or structures or improvements thereon in
<br />which case the assurance obligates the sponsor or any transferee for the longer of the following periods: (a) the period
<br />during which the property is used for a purpose for which Federal financial assistance is extended,
<br />or for another purpose involving the provision of similar. services or benefits, or
<br />(b) the period during which the sponsor retains ownership or possession of the property.
<br />31. Disposal of Land.
<br />a. For land purchased under a grant for airport noise compatibility purposes, including land serving
<br />as a noise buffer, it will dispose of the land, when the land is no longer needed for such purposes, at fair market value,
<br />at the earliest practicable time. That portion of the proceeds of such disposition which is proportionate to the United
<br />States' share of acquisition of such land will be, at the discretion of the Secretary, (1) reinvested in another
<br />project at the airport, or (2) transferred to another eligible airport as prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall
<br />give preference to the following, in descending order, (1) reinvestment in an approved noise compatibility project,
<br />(2) reinvestment in an approved project that is eligible for grant funding under Section 47117(e) of title 49 United
<br />States Code, (3) reinvestment in an approved airport development project that is eligible for grant funding under
<br />Sections 47114, 47115, or 47117 of title
<br />49 United States Code, (4) transferred to an eligible sponsor of another public airport to be reinvested in an approved
<br />noise compatibility project at that airport, and (5) paid to the Secretary for deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust
<br />Fund. If land acquired under a grant for noise compatibility purposes is leased at fair market value and consistent
<br />with noise buffering purposes, the lease will not be considered a disposal of the land.
<br />Revenues derived from such a lease may be used for an approved airport
<br />development project that would otherwise be eligible for grant funding or any permitted use of airport revenue.
<br />b. For land purchased under a grant for airport development purposes (other
<br />than noise compatibility), it will, when the land is no longer needed for airport purposes, dispose of such land at fair
<br />market value or make available to the Secretary an amount equal to the United States' proportionate share of the fair
<br />market value of the land. That portion of the proceeds of such disposition which is proportionate to the United States'
<br />share of the cost of acquisition of such land will, (1) upon
<br />application to the Secretary, be reinvested or transferred to another eligible
<br />airport as prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall give preference to the following, in descending order: (I)
<br />reinvestment in an approved noise compatibility project, (2) reinvestment in an approved project that is eligible for
<br />grant funding under Section 47117(e) of title 49 United States Code, (3) reinvestment in an approved airport
<br />development project that is eligible for grant funding under Sections 47114, 47115, or 47117 of title
<br />49 United States Code, (4). transferred to an eligible sponsor of another public airport to be reinvested in an approved
<br />noise compatibility project at that airport, and (5) paid to the Secretary for deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust
<br />Fund.
<br />C. Land shall be considered to be needed for airport purposes under this
<br />assurance if (1) it may be needed for aeronautical purposes (including runway protection zones) or serve as noise
<br />buffer land, and (2) the revenue from interim uses of such land contributes to the financial self - sufficiency of the
<br />airport. Further, land purchased with a grant received by an airport operator or owner before December 31, 1987, will
<br />be considered to be needed for airport purposes if the Secretary or Federal agency making
<br />such grant before December 31, 1987, was notified by the operator or
<br />owner of the uses of such land, did not object to such use, and the land continues to be used for that purpose, such use
<br />having commenced no later than December 15, 1989.
<br />needed for airport purposes if the Secretary or Federal agency making such grant before December 31, 1987, was
<br />notified by the operator or owner of the uses of such land, did not object to such use, and the land continues to be
<br />used for that purpose, such use having commenced no later than December
<br />15,1989.
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