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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 151.43 

and incidental costs, may be allowed 
even though they were incurred before 
that date, if they were incurred after 
May 13, 1946; and 

(4) Be supported by satisfactory evi-

dence. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12351, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–8, 30 FR 8040, June 23, 
1965; Amdt. 151–14, 31 FR 11747, Sept. 8, 1966] 

§ 151.43 United States share of project 

costs. 

(a) The United States share of the al-

lowable costs of a project is stated in 
the grant agreement for the project, to 
be paid from appropriations made 
under the Federal Airport Act. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraphs 

(c) and (d) of this section and in sub-
part C of this part, the United States 
share of the costs of an approved 
project for airport development (re-
gardless of its size or location) is 50 
percent of the allowable costs of the 
project. 

(c) The U.S. share of the costs of an 

approved project for airport develop-
ment in a State in which the unappro-
priated and unreserved public lands 
and nontaxable Indian lands (indi-
vidual and tribal) is more than 5 per-
cent of its total land, is the percentage 
set forth in the following table: 

State 

Percent 

Alaska ......................................................................

62.50 

Arizona .....................................................................

60.80 

California ..................................................................

53.72 

Colorado ..................................................................

52.98 

Idaho ........................................................................

55.80 

Montana ...................................................................

52.99 

Nevada ....................................................................

62.50 

New Mexico .............................................................

56.14 

Oregon .....................................................................

55.64 

South Dakota ...........................................................

52.53 

Utah .........................................................................

60.65 

Washington ..............................................................

51.53 

Wyoming ..................................................................

56.33 

(d) The United States share of the 

costs of an approved project, rep-
resenting the costs of any of the fol-
lowing, is 75 percent: 

(1) The costs of installing high inten-

sity runway edge lighting on a des-
ignated instrument landing runway or 
other runway with an approved 
straight-in approach procedure. 

(2) The costs of installing in-runway 

lighting (touchdown zone lighting sys-
tem, and centerline lighting system). 

(3) The costs of installing runway dis-

tance markers. 

(4) The costs of acquiring land, or a 

suitable property interest in land or in 
or over water, needed for installing op-
erating, and maintaining an ALS (as 
described in § 151.13). 

(5) The costs of any project in the 

Virgin Islands. 

[Doc. No. 1329, 27 FR 12351, Dec. 13, 1962, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–17, 31 FR 16524, Dec. 
28, 1966; Amdt. 151–20, 32 FR 17471; Dec. 6, 
1967; Amdt. 151–35, 34 FR 13699, Aug. 27, 1969; 
Amdt. 151–36, 34 FR 19501 Dec. 10, 1969] 

§ 151.45 Performance of construction 

work: General requirements. 

(a) All construction work under a 

project must be performed under con-
tract, except in a case where the Ad-
ministrator determines that the 
project, or a part of it, can be more ef-
fectively and economically accom-
plished on a force account basis by the 
sponsor or by another public agency 
acting for or as agent of the sponsor. 

(b) Each contract under a project 

must meet the requirements of local 
law. 

(c) No sponsor may issue any change 

order under any of its construction 
contracts or enter into a supplemental 
agreement unless three copies of that 
order or agreement have been sent to 
and approved by the Area Manager. 
§§ 151.47 and 151.49 apply to supple-
mental agreements as well as to origi-
nal contracts. 

(d) This section and §§ 151.47 through 

151.49 do not apply to contracts with 
the owners of airport hazards, (as de-
scribed in § 151.39(b)), buildings, pipe 
lines, power lines, or other structures 
or facilities, for installing, extending, 
changing, removing, or relocating that 
structure or facility. However, the 
sponsor must obtain the approval of 
the Area Manager before entering into 
such a contract. 

(e) No sponsor may allow a con-

tractor or subcontractor to begin work 
under a project until— 

(1) The sponsor has furnished three 

conformed copies of the contract to the 
Area Manager; and 

(2) The Area Manager agrees to the 

issuance of a notice to proceed with the 
work to the contractor. However, the 
Area Manager does not agree to the