AIRPORT SPONSORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL GRANT OBLIGATIONS IF FEDERAL MONEY HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THEIR AIRPORT.  INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO AIRPORT SPONSORS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS.  

** Revenues received from the sale or lease of dedicated airport property must be used in compliance with 5190.6  and the FAA Airport Revenue Policy .

• FAA overview: Complying with Obligations
• MDOT Guidelines for Land Releases, Non-Aeronautical Leasing, and Use Agreements
• Land Release Part 1 Checklist
• FAA - Release of Airport Property
• FAA - 5190.6 (Guidance for Leases, Use Agreements and Land Releases)
• FAA Revenue Policy
• Federal Register Main Page (search for land releases)
• FAA Noise Land Disposal Policy
• PGL 08-02: Management of Acquired Noise Land: Inventory - Reuse - Disposal

Environmental impacts need to be considered by the requesting party when preparing a land release.  If a land release is approved by FAA, the purchaser must be aware of environmental responsibilities. See FAA Environmental Program  for more information.

• Environmental Handbook - AC 150/5050.4

Automobile parking is not permitted in the controlled activity area of the RPZ.  See changes to RPZ in AC5300-13 .

A "Thru The Fence" agreement is a use agreement allowing access to airport property from non-airport adjacent land (see  PPM 5190.6  for more information).  These agreements are discouraged by MDOT and FAA as they can create a problem controlling aviation activities on or near the airport.  However, FAA recognizes the advantages to offering a variety of proposals to prospective tenants and therefore provides guidance for drafting use agreements in  PPM 5190.6 .

A "concurrent use" is the use of dedicated airport property for a compatible non-aviation activity while at the same time the property serves the primary purpose for which it was acquired.  Examples of a concurrent use are road right of way easements, utility easements, and agricultural uses (see  PPM 5190.6  for more information).  All easements require the following clauses: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Easement_clauses_2003_120666_7.doc .

A written request from the airport sponsor to designate airport property as a "concurrent use" can be submitted prior to submitting a land release request.  The request must include the preliminary  Part 1 Checklist  found in the MDOT Guidelines for Land Releases, Non-Aeronautical Leasing, and Use Agreements  in order to identify the area where the concurrent use will reside on airport property. If approved and accepted as a concurrent use, the property does not require a land release. If not approved, the request will be processed as a land release (Part 1) as described in the above  Guidelines for Land Releases . In either case, the Exhibit "A" property map  must be updated to identify either the concurrent use or land release.