49 U.S.C. § 40104 : US Code - Section 40104: Promotion of civil aeronautics and safety of air commerce

Search 49 U.S.C. § 40104 : US Code - Section 40104: Promotion of civil aeronautics and safety of air commerce

(a) Developing Civil Aeronautics and Safety of Air Commerce. -
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
encourage the development of civil aeronautics and safety of air
commerce in and outside the United States. In carrying out this
subsection, the Administrator shall take action that the
Administrator considers necessary to establish, within available
resources, a program to distribute civil aviation information in
each region served by the Administration. The program shall
provide, on request, informational material and expertise on civil
aviation to State and local school administrators, college and
university officials, and officers of other interested
organizations.
(b) International Role of the FAA. - The Administrator shall
promote and achieve global improvements in the safety, efficiency,
and environmental effect of air travel by exercising leadership
with the Administrator's foreign counterparts, in the International
Civil Aviation Organization and its subsidiary organizations, and
other international organizations and fora, and with the private
sector.
(c) Airport Capacity Enhancement Projects at Congested Airports. -
In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall take
action to encourage the construction of airport capacity
enhancement projects at congested airports as those terms are
defined in section 47176.(!1)