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Airport officials outline funding plan after state legislation, warn apron expansion will take years
Summary
Iowa City airport staff told the Airport Commission that state funding legislation has created a grant program but FAA rules and available entitlements mean the planned apron expansion and hangar work will be funded over several years while staff submit a required statement and updated CIP.
Airport staff told the Iowa City Airport Commission that the governor signed state funding legislation that creates a grant program but federal rules and available entitlements will limit how fast the airport can fund planned apron and hangar expansion.
The airport’s manager said, “Our governor did finally sign the funding legislation on day 29 and a half after the end of the legislative session. So we are gonna have a state program.” The manager added the airport still must provide a statement to the FAA that it will not need discretionary funding for three years.
The commission heard why that statement matters: because the FAA treats some airport projects as revenue-generating, staff said, the airport must document…
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