Section 4052 - DefinitionsIn addition to definitions set forth in the State Aeronautics Act (PUC sections 21001 et seq.), the terms defined below apply within these regulations:
(a) Air Navigational Facilities means: rotating beacons; approach aids such as approach lights, runway end identifier lights, visual approach slope indicators; automated weather reporting systems; and other fixed electronic or visual devices designed to assist the pilot of an aircraft determine the aircraft's location and flight path.(b) Airport is defined in PUC section 21013.(c) Airport Drainage means providing for drainage to make the airport operationally usable and to preserve pavement.(d) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) means the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) grant funding program for airports, which are included in the NPIAS.(e) Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) is defined in PUC section 21670.(f) Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP), formerly known as a "comprehensive land use plan" (CLUP), is described in PUC section 21675.(g) Airport Layout Plan (ALP) means a scaled drawing of an airport showing the existing and proposed facilities at the airport. An ALP shall depict, at a minimum: (1) The boundaries of the airport's property.(2) The operational areas of the airport, which are the runways, taxiways, hangars and aprons where aircraft are in motion or are parked.(3) The runway protection zones, existing and future planned.(4) The buildings and facilities within the boundaries of the airport's property.(5) Arrows depicting true north and magnetic north.(6) Its completion date and the name of the person and/or firm that prepared the ALP.(7) A notice of adoption by the public entity or by the airport owner; and approval by the FAA for a NPIAS airport.(h) Airport Master Plan: means a document that contains the following:(1) the airport's current airport layout plan and(2) a long-range, typically 20-year period, plan for the airport's development that includes technical, operational, and financial justification for the proposed development.(i) Bond Servicing means the payment of interest due and of underwriting fees for revenue or general obligation bonds issued by an airport sponsor to finance capital improvement projects for airport and aviation purposes; and it does not include the payment of debt principal.(j) Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), formerly known as "Capital Improvement Program," is an element of the California Aviation System Plan (CASP), in accordance with PUC section 21702(f).(k) Department means the Division of Aeronautics within the California Department of Transportation.(l) Environmental Mitigation means measures necessary to minimize any significant impacts on land use, air and water quality, biological and geological resources, objects of historical or aesthetic significance, and other environmental resources of a plan or project funded pursuant to these regulations.(m) FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration.(n) Fencing means perimeter or security fencing, including gates and access control devices for GA purposes.(o) General Aviation (GA) is defined in PUC section 21681(c).(p) General Aviation (GA) Purposes means improvements on airports that are needed to sustain and continue GA activities that include, but are not limited to, the following: (3) Airport-based aviation businesses that teach people to fly; or operate charters for hire; or sell fuel, aircraft, and other aviation-related products;(4) Aircraft manufacture and repair;(5) Aerial or agricultural application;(6) Television, radio, news or weather reporting;(9) Emergency medical service;(11) Transporting organs or blood or tissue for transplant;(12) Pollution control over waterways, shores, and harbors;(13) Scientific research and development;(15) Insect control and abatement;(18) Response to emergencies;(20) Powerline/pipeline patrol;(21) Aerial cranes for construction and lifting large objects;(22) Non-scheduled cargo flights;(23) Advertising with banners or skywriting;(24) Sports such as gliders, aerobatics, and parachuting; and(25) Transporting perishable and time-sensitive goods on non-scheduled flights. "GA purposes" refers to the maximum dimensions or system requirements for airport capital improvement projects to serve the GA traffic, which uses a particular airport, in terms of runway and taxiway length, width, and depth, or type and extent of repair or new construction.
(q) Land Acquisition means to purchase land to develop and improve an airport to meet existing or forecast GA needs, as specified in an adopted ALP. If the airport is in the NPIAS, the adopted ALP must be approved by the FAA. It includes funding of a claim for any deposit paid by the sponsor when the sponsor has to condemn a parcel in order to purchase it. Land can be acquired for any of the following: (1) Airport Drainage needed to make the airport operationally usable and to preserve pavement.(2) Airport protection to fulfill the requirements of section 4058 of these regulations.(3) To meet conditions of an airport's permit issued pursuant to PUC section 21662.(4) Property to be used for the operation and movement of aircraft (e.g., landing and takeoff surfaces, taxiways, aprons, aircraft loading, boarding, parking areas, hangars); those areas within the airport boundary reserved for safety purposes; and off-airport property that is secured by an avigation easement or by fee simple acquisition for safety purposes.(5) Environmental Mitigation.(6) Air Navigational Facilities.(7) Runway Protection Zones.(r) Lights means airport lighting equipment for GA purposes, as specified in PUC section 21681(f)(8).(s) NPIAS means the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems developed by the Federal Aviation Administration.(t) Project means an action undertaken by a public entity to improve the aviation transportation system in California. A project may be a physical improvement, an acquisition of land, the preparation of a planning document, or other such items as defined elsewhere in this Chapter.(u) Project Services are functions a sponsor performs to complete an action for which the sponsor applies for funding pursuant to these regulations. Legal and administrative services are not "project services" within these regulations. "Project services" are performed for GA purposes, and are to improve the air transportation system in California; they include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Environmental studies conducted to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);(4) Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E);(6) Reports and drawings;(9) Construction staking and testing;(v) Public Entity is defined in PUC section 21681(d).(w) Runway Protection Zones is described in PUC section 21681(f)(4).(x) Service Life means the length of time a facility, equipment, or product is useful as determined by either physical deterioration or obsolescence, whichever occurs first.(y) Sponsor means: (2) A city or county designated by an ALUC to compete for funds in accordance with PUC section 21602(b); or(3) A public entity that is eligible to receive grants or loans from the Department for an airport open to the public.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 21, § 4052
1. Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 6-3-2005; operative 7-3-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22). Note: Authority cited: Section 21243, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 21013, 21602, 21662, 21670, 21675, 21681 and 21702, Public Utilities Code.
1. Amendment of section and new Note filed 6-3-2005; operative 7-3-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).