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118550 1 (1982-06-04)

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           UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                   WASHINGTON, D.C.  20548

                                                      FOR RELEASE
                                                      JUNE 4, 1982

                         STATEMENT OF

                   HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR

         COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                          BEFORE THE

                  SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION

            SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE,

                      AND TRANSPORTATION

                              ON                            118550

           THE PROPOSED AIRPORT AND AIRWAY SYSTEM

                  DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1982

MADAM CHAIRWOMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS OUR ONGOING  REVIEW OF

THE ADEQUACY OF MAINTENANCE OF SMALL AIRPORT RUNWAYS WHICH WERE

DEVELOPED UNDER THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAM.

     BETWEEN 1970 AND 1981, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

(FAA) INVESTED ABOUT $760 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT AND  IMPROVE RUN-

WAYS AT OVER 1700 OF THE NATION'S SMALLER AIRPORTS, AS  PART OF

DEVELOPING A NATIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM.   AS A CONDITION OF RECEIV-

ING FEDERAL AID THE AIRPORT OWNERS--NORMALLY  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS--

AGREED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE AIRPORTS.

     BECAUSE OUR REVIEW HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED THE VIEWS

EXPRESSED IN THIS STATEMENT SHOULD BE REGARDED AS  TENTATIVE.

WE PLAN TO ISSUE A FINAL REPORT IN AUGUST  1982 AFTER WE HAVE

OBTAINED COMMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION.

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