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... airport Cooperative researCh program sponsored by the Federal aviation administration Responsible Senior Program Officer: Marci A Greenberger December 2012 Research Results Digest 16 Background Prior to the library of Legal Research Digests published by the Transportation Research Board, there wasn't a centralized collection of information that could be consulted by attorneys involved in airportrelated work.
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... 2pertise, and responsiveness to process requirements, as well as the interests of the individual panel member. From time to time, panel members are rotated to bring new perspectives to the project, improve project panel performance, or facilitate the work of the panel.
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... 3research in broad areas of interest to the airport legal community. Table 2 shows the topics that have been selected in the years 2006 to 2012.
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... 403-02 Compilation of State Aviation Authorizing Published as Legal Research Digest 15: Compilation of State Legislation Airport Authorizing Legislation (July 2012) 03-03 Survey of Minimum Standards for Commercial Published as Legal Research Digest 11: Survey of Minimum Aeronautical Activities at Airports Standards: Commercial Aeronautical Activities at Airports (February 2011)
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... 5This digest describes the issue of airport revenue diversion, what prompted Congress to address it, how it has manifested itself, and how the prohibition against revenue diversion has been enforced. Legal research digest 3: Survey of Laws and regulations of airport commercial ground transportation Lew R
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... 6sibility of the federal government. However, when an enhancement project requires additional land, courts are reluctant to preempt local zoning law.
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... 7craft owners/operators, and prohibitions concerning the granting of exclusive rights leases and permits. There is a need for aviation attorneys and aviation personnel alike to possess a broad-based understanding of the legal issues involved with the development and implementation of rules or regulations that restrict an aircraft owner's right to "self-service." In addition, the airport sponsor is obliged to balance the aircraft owner's right to self-serve against the requirement to effectively control activities that may affect the safe and efficient operation of the airport and the civil aviation needs of the public.
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... 8Legal research digest 12: fair disclosure and airport Impact Statements in real Estate transfers Larry W Thomas, Attorney at Law The purpose of fair disclosure laws is to provide prospective home buyers with sufficient information to make informed decisions about the purchase of property.
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... 9tion, funding, and taxing authority; law enforcement; and sovereign immunity. This digest seeks to provide policy makers, airport operators, and other practitioners a convenient and synthesized resource of all states' airport- specific legislation.
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... 10 systems, including airports, in the ongoing efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions at airports involve a range of federal, state, and local legal issues.

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