The authority for public airport donations is 49 U.S.C. § 47151. 49 U.S.C. § 47151 authorizes executive agencies to give priority consideration to requests from a public airport (as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 47102) for the donation of surplus property if the Department of Transportation (DOT) considers the property appropriate for airport purposes and GSA approves the donation.

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[67 FR 2584, Jan. 18, 2002, as amended at 71 FR 23868, Apr. 25, 2006]