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AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL AIRPORT ACT
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we nevertheless believe that the statue suggests a dangerous theory which if pursued to its ultimate conclusion may require the Congress to take such steps as may be required to overcome it. As far as Federal funds are concerned, we believe that such practice is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Federal Airport Act, which was designed to assist in the establishment of a nationwide system of adequate airports, and may constitute sufficient grounds to raise a serious question as to the propriety of allocating future Federal funds to those public airports which utilize it.

NEED FOR CONTINUED AID AT INCREASED LEVEL

The committee was furnished with a recent national airport survey conducted by the National Association of State and County Officials, the Airport Operators Council and the American Association of Airport Executives. This survey may be found in the record of the hearings. It discloses the following important information.
During the next 4 fiscal years, July 1, 1958, to June 30, 1962, airport development projects are planned at 1,138 locations in the 48 States and Territories at a total estimated cost of approximately $1,066 million. The survey discloses that funds available and anticipated from local and State sources will amount to approximately $589,666,000 leaving some $477 million in additional funds needed. According to officials who conducted the survey these figures are conservative because of the 2,874 airports questioned, only 43 percent or 1,255 responded. This survey is as follows:

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