§ 47505. Airport noise compatibility planning grants
(a)
General Authority.—
The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a sponsor of an airport to develop, for planning purposes, information necessary to prepare and submit—
(1)
a noise exposure map and related information under section
47503 of this title, including the cost of obtaining the information; or
(2)
a noise compatibility program under section
47504 of this title.
(b)
Availability of Amounts and Government’s Share of Costs.—
A grant under subsection (a) of this section may be made from amounts available under section
48103 of this title. The United States Government’s share of the grant is the percent for which a project for airport development at an airport would be eligible under section
47109
(a) and (b) of this title.