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Engineering consultant reviews FAA grant funding, AIP program and Livingston’s capital plan
Summary
RPA (engineering consultant Lance Bowser) reviewed Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding, Montana Aeronautics matching, grant assurances and Livingston’s capital improvement priorities, and concluded that a precision instrument approach is not feasible without major earthwork.
Lance Bowser, an airport project engineer with RPA (Robert Pecche & Associates), reviewed Livingston Mission Field’s past FAA grants, current funding available through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Montana Aeronautics, and the airport’s capital improvement plan.
Bowser told the board the AIP typically funds eligible airport projects at 90% federal share, with Montana Aeronautics or other state sources potentially supplying the local or state share (commonly up to 10%). He said the FAA recently increased some allocations to 95% for a short period but that, generally, airports rely on the 90/10 mix. He noted Livingston receives annual non‑primary entitlement credits (the transcript referenced a $150,000…
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