Sec. 733. AIP handbook update
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Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the Airport Improvement Program Handbook (FAA Order 5100.38D) (in this section referred to as the AIP Handbook ) to account for legislative changes to the airport improvement program under subchapter I of chapter 471 and chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and to make such other changes as the Administrator determines necessary. In revising the AIP Handbook under subsection
(a)(and in any subsequent revision), the Administrator, in consultation with the Governor of Alaska, shall identify and incorporate reasonable exceptions to the general requirements of the AIP Handbook to meet the unique circumstances, and advance the safety needs, of airports in Alaska, including with respect to the following: Snow Removal Equipment Building size and configuration. Expansion of lease areas. Shared governmental use of airport equipment and facilities in remote locations. Ensuring the resurfacing or reconstruction of legacy runways to support— aircraft necessary to support critical health needs of a community; remote fuel deliveries; and firefighting response. The use of runway end identifier lights at airports in Alaska. In revising the AIP Handbook under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include updates to reflect whether a light emitting diode system is an appropriate replacement for any existing halogen system. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish a draft revision of the AIP Handbook and make such draft available for public comment for a period of not less than 90 days. The Administrator shall— review all comments submitted during the public comment period described under paragraph (1); as the Administrator considers appropriate, incorporate changes based on such comments into the final revision of the Handbook; and provide a response to all significant comments. Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue program guidance letters to provide for the interim implementation of amendments made by this Act to the Airport Improvement Program. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Administrator identified reasonable exceptions under subsection (b), the Administrator, in consultation with the Regional Administrator of the FAA Alaskan Region, shall issue program guidance letters to provide for the interim application of such exceptions.