State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes (2023)

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Survey Results by State 145 ALABAMA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Alabama Department of Transportation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Mr. Jason Hare Aeronautics Manager hares@dot.state.al.us 334-353-6223 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern No Yes Bureau of State DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 315 73 242 227 88 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 2 3 5 1 16 24 24 3 68 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel Taxes (50.0%) Trans. Dept. Funds (49.5%) NASAO/GCR 5010 Inspection Contract (0.5%) Other sources of funding from various government agencies are sometimes provided to the bureau. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, industry and market activities can affect fuel revenue based on enplanements and passenger traffic. Department revenues are generally consistent but can vary year to year. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $2,718,761.00 $2,718,761.00 2018 $2,672,534.00 $2,672,534.00 2019 $2,712,501.00 $2,712,501.00 2020 $346,545.00 $346,545.00 2021 $3,761,763.00 $3,761,763.00 2022 N/A N/A 2023 N/A N/A 2024 N/A N/A 2025 N/A N/A 2026 N/A N/A Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No legislative restrictions, but the bureau’s policy is to provide funding for half of the sponsor’s match for FAA projects. After those are met, funds are provided for 50/50 state grants. b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We request CIPs annually at the time that we are preparing for FAA and state preapplications. Our bureau uses an online system (AMPS) to manage CIPs, Preapps, Apps, and Airport information. CIPs are held on this application and must be updated to prepare a preapp. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 78 78 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Most airports program their CIP for five years, but some airports will program a few additional years. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? For most projects, two to four years. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We use an application called AMPS (Airport Management and Preapplication System) to collect, organize, and submit preapps to the FAA.

146 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, each year, we work with our Airport District Office (ADO) to determine which projects will be funded. If a project does not compete well compared to another project (or overall), we may postpone or reschedule a project. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, we work closely with our ADO to determine which projects are funded each year. They provide great information and insight into their funding and help us determine what projects will compete well. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aeronautics Bureau Chief, Aeronautics Bureau Engineer, Aeronautics Manager, Aeronautics Bureau Accountant 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Generally during the early fall when we are preparing preapps, but there are other times during the year when funding decisions are made. It depends on the nature of the project along with input and decisions from the airport management. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? We generally determine the majority of funding decisions during the preapplication and grant applications process, which is early fall to mid-summer, but there are also decisions on a smaller scale made year-round. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? It is generally after in-person meetings or conference calls. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Generally speaking, the bureau develops a list of favorable and unfavorable projects based on the preapplications. Soon after, a meeting is held with the ADO to discuss the list with them and based on discussions and information, a project list is determined. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Generally, the ADO and the Aeronautics Bureau Chief (with input from the staff) agree on the projects and a final list is generated. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Not required by state statute. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes - Based on the project (runway, taxiway, apron, hangar, land acquisition, NavAids, etc,) a score is awarded. Following that, the type of project (safety, maintenance, construction, etc.) is scored. Additional points are awarded based on the based aircraft, whether or not the airport has an operating license, minimum standards, height zoning, and the project is included in the CIP, Pavement Maintenance Program, or State System Plan. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No. Safety and Maintenance items have a higher priority. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. For our State 50/50 grants, we consider hangar and terminal projects (because of the fact that they cannot receive discretionary funds for three years) and pavement maintenance items that would not compete well. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y (see below) It is not based solely and specifically on the operating budget and rates and charges, but it can, at times, have an indirect impact. For instance, we discouraged construction on hangars and terminal buildings at several locations this year because of the high cost of construction and the belief that the return on investment for the airport sponsor would not be too low to justify the project. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No, but when it is obvious that the ROI is very low and would be a financial burden on the airport sponsor and not a wise investment of state funds, it factors into the decision Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Q27 - 27. What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? If this occurs, what steps are taken? We try to maneuver the project or the process through our normal channels if possible. If that is not possible, we ensure that all federal and state laws are followed, and we administer the project as close as possible with our normal process. according

Survey Results by State 147 ARIZONA Q1- Demographics Agency Title ADOT-Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Matthew Munden State Airport Engineer mmunden@azdot.gov 480-712-7647 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Western Pacific No Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 298 59 239 219 79 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 2 6 9 2 8 17 22 1 50 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Flight Property Tax 50.4%, Aviation Fuel Tax Jet A 21.3%, Aircraft License Tax and Registration Fees 12.2%, Federal Grants 5.6%, Grand Canyon National Airport 4.6%, Airport Pavement Preservation Program 1.7%, Investment Interest 1.7%, Aviation Fuel Tax 1.4%, Airport Loan Repayment 1.1% None Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 2018 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 2019 $11,510,000 $11,510,000 2020 $21,650,000 $21,650,000 2021 $39,150,000 $39,150,000 2022 $65,820,000 $65,820,000 2023 $27,500,000 $27,500,000 2024 $27,500,000 $27,500,000 2025 $27,500,000 $27,500,000 2026 $27,500,000 $27,500,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, State Transportation Board states how the funds are to be spent, document is on our website. b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We meet with airports starting in April for their ACIP meetings, then we allow airports to submit their ACIPs until the end of August, at which point we prioritize projects from submitted ACIPs also in January. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 67 67 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 5 years Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Email reminder, then they log in through proprietary software to submit CIP information

148 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? State Airport Engineer 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? January annually 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Upon funding decisions in January annually, prioritizations are also completed in January. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Virtual Meetings 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Only a final list 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Aeronautics Group Manager makes the final decision. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) We take projects that airports submit to us on their ACIPs and apply our project prioritization process, detailed in our airport development guidelines posted on our website Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No, projects that generate revenue are not eligible, per our Airport Developments Guidelines posted on our website. Revenue generating projects would go through our airport loans program, which is currently suspended. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) ADOT’s financial management group analyzes this Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? No exceptions to our process according

Survey Results by State 149 COLORADO Q1- Demographics Agency Title Colorado Division of Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Kip McClain Aviation Kip.mcclain@state.co.us 303-512-5250 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No No Semi-Autonomous Division of Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 448 49 398 372 75 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 1 5 7 2 7 20 10 0 39 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) fuel taxes (93.2% jet fuel sales tax, 6.1% non-airline jet fuel excise tax and 0.7% Avgas excise tax). 67% of these proceeds are then returned directly to the airports for aeronautical use. 30% is used to fund the Division’s aviation grant program and statewide initiatives, with the remaining 3% is used for Division administrative expenditures. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, because it depends entirely on fuel tax revenues for its day-to-day operations, fluctuations in the price of oil and airport fuel sales levels directly impact the Division’s grant programs and operations either positively or negatively. However, the contingency model the Division has implemented is designed to dampen the effects of any sudden drops in the price of oil or in airport fuel sales. Catastrophic effects related to the COVID-19 pandemic engendered unprecedented oil surplus and total fuel sales stoppage, resulting in short-term curtailment of all the Division’s funding programs. This turn of events was alleviated to some degree by federal government rescue programs. This intervention and continued world-wide recovery from the pandemic has now brought the Division’s programs back up to full strength. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $21,500,000 $20,699,184 2018 $25,500,000 $21,866,502 2019 $33,500,000 $25,669,852 2020 $34,500,000 $27,144,589 2021 $17,000,000 $17,630,874 2022 $36,000,000 $34,955,522 2023 $44,000,000 2024 $46,000,000 2025 $46,000,000 2026 $46,000,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. State CIPs are updated annually, and Colorado’s CIP “season” begins in the fall (September or October) and runs through the following February. The Division notifies eligible public use airports via email to inform them that they can access the Web based Information Management System (WIMS) Community Portal to make updates to their individual CIPs. Between September and December, airport managers and sponsors will modify their plans and meet with Division and FAA planning staff to iron out any issues. CIPs are then submitted to the Division through WIMS by a December deadline. In January, the Division and FAA planners will deliberate each of the submitted CIPs and make any necessary adjustments. CIPs are then finalized by sometime in February and the Division will notify the airports via email or WIMS generated messages. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 66 65 1 0

150 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). The general focus is five years. However, the Division’s CIP program encompasses near-term (1-5 years), mid-term (6-10 years), and long-term (10+ years) periods. The first two years in the near-term portion of the CIP contains projects that are essentially approved by the Division and the FAA and for which funding has been programmed. Therefore, these years are locked to restrict airports from making any changes without first making a request to the Division and Denver ADO. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? The Division includes most large capital projects on CIPs at least five years in advance, depending on their priority and projected funding levels. But airport sponsors have the authority to include desired projects up to ten years in advance and even further into outer years, although no government funding aside from Non-Primary Entitlement (if eligible) will be assigned to them. Virtually all eligible, significant movement area pavement projects are forecasted at least ten years in advance to aid in focusing airports, the Division and Denver ADO in accumulating and programming the needed capital to finance them. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. As stated in the answer to question 10, CIP information is collected in the WIMS database (Salesforce). Additional information is collected through conferences with airport sponsors and managers that also include members of the FAA Denver ADO. Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, Given that priority for CDAG funding is placed on assisting airports in reaching the required matching levels for federal grants, the Division generally marches in step with the FAA National Priority System and embraces similar philosophies when evaluating project proposals. Conversely, the state aviation grant program is entirely discretionary and enables the Division to fund significant airport capital improvement projects outside of the federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) matching grant program. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, Division planning staff and Denver ADO staff collaborate to determine priorities in developing Colorado’s CIP. Overall, priorities are driven by federal funding availability and FAA policy when approving matching grants for major airport capital improvement projects. This generally follows the “runway out” philosophy and is primarily focused on maintaining the viability of runways, taxiways, and other movement area surfaces. This philosophy necessitates prioritizing the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant Program toward funding federal matching grants for AIP projects. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Colorado Aeronautical Board, Colorado Division of Aeronautics (CDA) Director, CDA Program manager, CDA Aviation Planners, CDA Business Manager 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) program decisions are generally made the same time each year. The Colorado Aeronautics Board (CAB) will review the proposed state and local grant program during the December board meeting and will then approve those grants during the meeting in January/February. The CAB will then approve the Division’s proposed federal matching grant program the following April. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Overall, the process takes six to seven months beginning with the CIP development process (Sep-Feb), then the grant approval process (Dec-Apr) 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Most of these decisions are made after meetings and discussions either in person or virtually. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Generally, the Division planning staff studies the current budget and correlates the projected federal matching grant need and then determines state and local project potential. From a funding standpoint, the Division’s main priority is focused on helping airports accumulate the required matching funds on federal grant projects. Once this overall need has been addressed and programmed, the focus shifts to potential state and locally funded airport capital projects. A list of unfunded projects is evaluated along with projects approved for inclusion on individual airport CIPs. Division planning staff strives to strike an equitable balance in prioritizing the tacitly approved projects already imbedded in the CIPs and those that have remained unfunded. Once this phase has been accomplished, the planners will essentially short list those that can be included in the near term (1-5 years) and place the remaining projects in longer term CIP periods (if eligible and justified). 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Final decision on funding prioritization is made by the Division Program Manager, who then submits the plan to the Division Director for authorization to present it to the Colorado Aeronautical Board for approval. These final steps occur after extensive CIP reviews and vetting of proposed projects with the Division planning staff and members of the Denver ADO Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Management and administration of the Colorado Discretionary Grant Program is precisely that, discretionary and there are no guiding documents or statutes that prescribe specific processes or criteria in prioritizing funding. However, Colorado Revised Statute, CRS 43-10-108.5. State aviation system grant program provides the following guidance: “… (1) In order to support and improve the state aviation system, there is hereby established the state aviation system grant program. The grant program shall be implemented and administered by the division and the board in accordance with the provisions of this section. (2) Any entity operating an FAA-designated public-use airport may apply to the division for a state aviation system grant to be used solely for aviation purposes. Applications shall contain such information as may be required by the division and shall be filed in accordance with procedures established by the division. In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the division, that the grant shall be used solely for aviation purposes as defined in section 43-10-102 …” Additionally, CRS 43-10-102. Definitions clarifies the meaning of certain aeronautical terms and defines in broad terms the types of airport projects that are eligible for CDAG funding Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en t a l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No

Survey Results by State 151 Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - The state of Colorado does not use a specific ranking or rating system. The Division’s grant program is purely discretionary, and each project is evaluated on its own merits and scrutinized to determine to what extent it will advance the state and national system of airports. However, the 2020 Colorado Aviation System Plan (CASP) established specific performance Measures (PM) that aid in determining the degree to which a project will support the state in reaching specific aviation system goals. Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Y EXPLAIN - As answered in Question 21., CASP PMs and system indicators are reviewed in order to extract information on the impacts and influences of state grant funding. This data is used to inform decisions on future discretionary grant and other Aeronautics Division statewide funding programs. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? The Division has encountered little in the way of political or legislative pressure that has necessitated exceptions to our normal processes. Should that occur however, the Division staff would work effectively with the Director in formulating prudent courses of action going forward. The Director would then partner with the CAB in engaging with CDOT leadership and state legislature in changing these processes or resolving any issues. according

152 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes FLORIDA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Florida Department of Transportation, Aviation Office Respondent Name Title Email Phone Andy Keith Aviation Program Administrator andy.keith@dot.state.fl.us (810) 414-4516 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 875 100 775 745 130 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 4 3 7 6 20 10 31 27 10 2 80 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) The Florida State Transportation Trust Fund (STTF) is the main source of funding. The STTF receives all transportation related fees and taxes, and the modal offices are required by Statute (Chapter 206.46(3) Florida Statutes) to receive at least 15% of the STTF each year. Special Appropriations for airports can be proposed and passed by the Legislature for individual airports which may or may not be directed to come out of General Revenue. The Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) is an additional funding source for strategic roads and transportation hubs (airports that meet certain qualifications). This is a separate funding source. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, the vehicle and aviation fuel taxes can change based on usage within the State each year. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $193,415,882 $193,415,865 2018 $160,765,078 $159,684,892 2019 $220,130,813 $211,580,617 2020 $217,131,297 $216,728,355 2021 $253,544,130 $253,144,119 2022 $295,179,688 $231,399,453 2023 $249,713,420 $0 2024 $319,923,790 $0 2025 $257,832,833 $0 2026 $246,699,267 $0 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Each quarter the Revenue Estimating Conference meets and projects what our revenues will be for the next five years. At the start of our fiscal year in July, the revenue estimates for the new fifth year is added and becomes the “new fifth year”. The next five years then becomes the Department’s new Tentative Work Program, with the current year and past years being our Adopted Work Program. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes, it is an online, User Name / Password protected software called Joint Automated Capital Improvement Program (JACIP). Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 104 104 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Five (5) years up to twenty (20) years. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Up to twenty (20). Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. The airport staff enters their projects into the JACIP database. The airport staff, FDOT Aviation (Central Office and District staff), and the FAA ADO Program Managers then use the JACIP to review the projects, determine funding eligibility, and establish when the project will commence.

Survey Results by State 153 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, only in as much as we try to help airports with their match to the federal funds. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? FDOT District Aviation Coordinators – Determine which projects will be funded. Central Office SIS & Aviation staff – Determine which SIS projects will be funded. 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Airport staff meet in January with FAA and District Aviation Staff to discuss funding projects over next five years and lock in projects for next year. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In person during above meetings. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? District Aviation staff work with airport staff to make a plan for the next two to three years which projects will be funded. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? District Aviation Coordinators. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y A Project Selection Worksheet that documents the selection process. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Types of projects and funding levels for different types of airports are the only areas that are documented in Florida Statutes (332.006 and 332.007) Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes, FDOT provides grants to projects that are not FAA eligible. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, but rarely and only with very large projects. Yes it is used in the prioritization process. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? If a Special Appropriation (SA) for an airport is passed and funding is not through General Revenue or some other source, funding must come from FDOT Aviation budget, meaning other projects at that airport or other airports may lose their funding; if a Special Appropriation is vetoed by the Governor, the project cannot be provided any State funds at all, even if funds other than the SA were planned. according

154 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes GEORGIA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Georgia Department of Transportation-Intermodal Respondent Name Title Email Phone Colette Williams Assistant Program Manager – Aviation cedmisten@dot.ga.gov 404-631-1323 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern Yes No Division of GDOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 452 97 355 346 106 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 1 6 8 4 20 41 17 7 89 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) $17 million / 100% Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $13,165,027 The intent is to expend all funds that were appropriated. 2018 $40,045,170 No projections. 2019 $13,689,520 State funds are appropriated each year 2020 $17,185,349 by general assembly. 2021 $17,498,366 2022 $17,000,000 2023 $16,000,000 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, State funds cannot be used towards revenue producing projects, i.e. fuel farms and hangars. b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? State funds are used to match federal projects first, then any remaining funds are allocated on a priority basis for state/local project requests. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Call for projects/CIPs are done each year in October and November, with final CIPS submitted by 11/30 each year. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 102 102 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Five Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Minimum 2 years in advance to ensure planning, design, environmental and design are accomplished. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Blackcat Aviation Data Management System by Panther Int’l

Survey Results by State 155 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, FAA priority system used for scoring and ranking federally funded project requests. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Commissioner, Division Director, Aviation Program Manager, Assistant Aviation Program Manager, Aviation Planning Manager 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Budget is set at the start of each fiscal year. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? State funds must be obligated during the state fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. Any state funds not obligated are returned to the general fund. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Made during discussions 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Initial project list is based on previous year budget until the final budget is approved by the governor. Then project list is revised accordingly based on budget. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? GDOT commissioner makes final decision/approval of project list. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Process is established through the GDOT Aviation program Policy and Standards Guide http://www.dot.ga.gov/InvestSmart/Aviation/AirportAid/PSGuide.pdf Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Projects are shuffled and re-prioritized. according

156 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes IDAHO Q1- Demographics Agency Title Division of Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Jennifer Schildgen Airport Planning and Development Manager Jennifer.schildgen@itd.idaho.gov 208-334-8640 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No No DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 301 36 265 175 126 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 1 5 6 0 3 16 10 1 30 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fed Reimb - FAA Other 17% Aircraft Registration Fees 0.07% Investment Interest-Direct 0.004% Courtesy Car Rental Fees 0.002% 5010 Safety Inspection Data 0.006% Donations – Airports 0.001% Refunds - Reimb Prior Yr Expense 0.03% State Airplane Rental Fees 0.06% Jet Fuel Tax 0.62% Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. We lost revenues when COVID hit due to the decrease in flying operations. We had approximately 400 more registrations this year due to people moving into our state. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $2,842,700 $2,929,400 2018 $3,272,830 $3,272,830 2019 $3,396,500 $3,609,614 2020 $3,930,000 $3,628,295 2021 $3,368,000 $3,204,883 2022 $3,264,400 $2,634,476 (to date) 2023 $3,417,800 2024 $3,417,800 2025 $3,417,800 2026 $3,417,800 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. We do have state statute that specifies the eligible projects we can fund using our Idaho Airport Aid Program yearly allocation from legislation but that does not impact how we at Aero prioritize them. We do have a dedicated program called the Trustee and Benefits that money is allocated to for us to use for our Idaho Airport Aid Program. b. Yes. $1M appropriation each year per legislative action for our Idaho Airport Aid Program to fund the above listed projects. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. July -> Letters/E-mails, Individual Airport Reports and FAA CIP Summaries are sent to NPIAS Airport Sponsors confirming upcoming Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) projects and requests for Capital Improvement Plans (CIPs) for the next 6 years. NPIAS Sponsors are asked to reply no later than September 1st. July -> Grant offers and agreements are mailed to Community Airports and Primary Airports when applicable. Signed offers and agreements are due back within 6 weeks of receipt. Offers and agreements to GA-NPIAS Airports are sent after the end of the FFY (September 30). August -> Letters/E-mails sent to Community Airport Sponsors requesting confirmation of upcoming State Fiscal Year (SFY) projects and request updates to CIPs for the next 6 years. Community Airport Sponsors are asked to reply no later than November 1st. September 1st ->New CIP updates are DUE from NPIAS Airport Sponsors. September -> Update ISCIP with new CIP data submitted by NPIAS Airport Sponsors and forward updated CIPs to FAA. September – October -> Initial grant payments are issued to Community and Primary Airports. October/November -> Request Airport CIP Summaries and NPE report from FAA ADO and reconcile with ISCIP data. The NPIAS section of ISCIP will be reconciled with FAA data to ensure we all are working with the same information. October -> Grant offers and agreements are sent to GA-NPIAS Airports. Signed offers and agreements are due back within 6 weeks of receipt. October -> Request NPE Summary from FAA to Balance the NPE Checkbook. Request “open Grants” list from FAA and compare with ISCIP for accuracy. October – April -> NPIAS Airport CIP review and preliminary programming. CIPs are programmed into the Idaho Statewide Capital Improvement Program (ISCIP) with constant coordination with the HLN ADO and the sponsors so that the projects are prioritized and the requested funding fits into an estimated funding ceiling November 1st -> New CIP updates are DUE from Community Airport Sponsors. December -> Initial grant payments are issued to GA-NPIAS Airports. December – January-> Community Airport CIP project review and programming. CIPs are programmed into the Idaho Statewide Capital Improvement Program (ISCIP) with constant coordination with the sponsors and the Airport Planning and Development manager at Aeronautics so that the projects are prioritized and the requested funding fits into an estimated funding ceiling. January -> Meeting with FAA to coordinate ISCIP projects and funding plans airport by airport and year by year Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes. We do separate the non-NPIAS airport CIPs and the NPIAS airport CIPs as they have two distinct priority rating mechanisms.

Survey Results by State 157 Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 67 67 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). For NPIAS we keep it to five but for non-NPIAs we manage their mid-term and long term projects on the CIP. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? For NPIAS it is five. For non-NPIAS it changes yearly even though we request a five year plan. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We track our projects in Excel then utilized Access to run a formatted report to generate the CIP into an easy to understand format. That report is then e-mail to the airport sponsor for their review and updates. I think make the updates then run the Access report again to send to the FAA for their review and programming. Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. Only for NPIAS airports. No. For non-NPIAS airports we have our own system for priority rating. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. I can make a prioritization for NPAS Airports but sometimes it does not align in how they see the project. No. For non-NPIAS I’m the final say Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? FAA for NPIAS, Airport Planning and Development Manager for all 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? They are to be done from April to July each year. The Aeronautics Advisory Board will review and accept the projects then we must get approval of the projects from the Idaho Transportation Board. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Four months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Meetings 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Idaho Transportation Department at the recommendation of the Aeronautics Advisory Board. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y Explain - Airport classification based on the System Plan, Project Purpose, Project Component, and PCI values based on NPMS reports for non-NPIAS. For NPIAS we use FAA prioritization. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. Per IAAP Procedures Manual 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We still abide by Idaho Code 39.04.01 as best we can. If we need to deviate, we must receive Idaho Transportation Board Approval after Aeronautics Advisory Board recommendation. according

158 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes ILLINOIS Q1- Demographics Agency Title Illinois Department of Transportation - Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Mr. Clayton Stambaugh Deputy Director of Aeronautics clayton.stambaugh@Illinois.gov 217-785-8481 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes Yes Yes DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 698 83 615 593 105 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 2 0 0 9 11 4 8 37 17 6 72 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - State Road Funds used for match of federal funds, and 50/50 State/Local match of planning and environmental studies (Approximately 3 million annually). The current state-local airport infrastructure initiative program is titled Rebuild Illinois Airport Capital Improvement Program. This program is a $150 million appropriation of Multi-Modal Transportation Bond Funds for a 3-5 year program. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, the state road fund appropriation is provided annually by the legislature to match federal funds. However, the amount of state road funding does fluctuate annually based the size of the federal program and the planning and environmental study needs. The current Rebuild Illinois Airport Capital Improvement Program was a one-time appropriation from the state legislature and will end once the funding is expended. It will take another capital initiative and state legislative approval and appropriation of funding for future programs. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? New Appropriated Expended Re-Appropriated Expended 2017 4,000,000 130,600 1,527,700 16,700 2018 4,000,000 630,300 5,380,000 484,200 2019 2,700,000 164,100 8,265,800 1,047,800 2020 2,000,000/150,000,000 0.0/0.0 9,754,000/0.0 1,821,900/0.0 2021 2,000,000/50,000,000 0.0/0.0 9,932,000/150,000,000 2,704,200/0.0 2022 3,000,000/5,000,000 0.0/0.0 9,227,900/200,000,000 1,509,900/2,640,6000 (YTD) 2023 7,000,000 /197,359,400 /50,000,000 2024 7,000,000 /147,359,400 /125,000,000 2025 7,000,000 /22,359,400 /22,359,400 2026 7,000,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, State Road funds which are used as federal match must be used for transportation related projects. Bond funds are restricted by the bondability guidelines associated with the bond issuance. b. Yes, State Road Funds-Generally 3 Million but variable, RBI Airport State/Local Program was a one time $150 Mil for a 5 year period appropriation. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Airport Sponsor meetings in October, Final request due in mid-December, program is developed in January-February, and published first week of April. There was a separate call for projects and announcement for the Rebuild Illinois Airport Capital Improvement Program. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No, the primary airports work more closely with the FAA on the development of their individual airport programs. We do include their capital improvement projects in our state airport program and our Annual and Multi Year Transportation Improvement Program. Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 83 83 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 1 Year Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Airport Sponsor provides a 5 Year Airport Improvement Program Spreadsheet with their project needs and cost. For the first year of the program the sponsor provides detailed justification information and a detailed cost estimate of their project request. IDOT Aeronautics Road Fund/Aeronautics-Multi Modal Transportation Bond Fund (started 2020)

Survey Results by State 159 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, for the federal AIP we use the NPR for project selection. In the State-Local Airport Programs we use a IDOT developed project ranking system to better align with our perceived system needs are Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, Certainly, for both the primary and non-primary airports the Chicago Airports District Office have an influence on the AIP based on their priorities and ranking system. Due to the Block Grant Agreement the FAA has less influence on the non-primary airport project selection. However, we follow the NPR so there is little disagreement in the State’s project selections for discretionary and state apportionment projects selected. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Deputy Director of IDOT Aeronautics, IDOT Aeronautics Section Chief - Airport Programming, Planning, & Environment, IDOT Central Office -Section Chief of Aviation & Marine Programming and Planning, IDOT Office of Planning and Planning & IDOT Aeronautics 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? The annual and multiyear airport improvement program is conducted the same time annually. January-February. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? October - April 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? The programming decisions are made through a collective in person effort by representatives of IDOT Aeronautics and IDOT – Office of Planning and Programming. The final approval of the program comes from the IDOT Secretary of Transportation. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? The projects submitted are reviewed multiple times to determine different factors that go into the programming decisions. Such as the NPR, Pavement Condition Survey (PCI) data, FAA eligibility, State funding eligibility, cost of the project, and supplemental documentation supplied justifying the project request and the year in which the project can be programmed. Meaning whether a project fits into the Annual Program or the Multiyear program in the “Out Years” 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Ultimately the final decision of the program is made by the Secretary of Transportation. Once the approval to publish the program on the IDOT’s website this is the “Approval of the Program”. Then individual Airport Improvement Program Letters are developed and sent to the airport sponsors that projects were selected for funding. The letter identifies the project description, the associated funding amounts identified by type such as Discretionary, State Apportionment, Non- Primary Entitlement, Primary Entitlement as well as the State and local shares. The letter also has additional language regarding the terms of accepting the project. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y EXPLAIN - National Priority Rating / or the State Local Ranking Criteria if for a State/Local Program such as Rebuild Illinois. State funding guidelines such as the bond requirements and the State of Illinois Aeronautics Act. Also state system needs as determined by IDOT are considered. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? There is an Illinois Aeronautics Act (620 ILCS 5/) that provides eligibility as well if using bond funds for a project funding or the match of the federal program then there are Bondability Guidelines associated with the Bonds that provide eligibility. Currently, the majority of our state funding match for the federal program is state road funds. These funds simply have to be for transportation related projects. The funding for the Rebuild Illinois Sta te-Local Program is Multimodal Transportation Bond Funds. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes, State-Local Program a higher ranking goes to those project that are state eligible but are not federally eligible or are of a lower federal ranking and would not generally attract federal funds. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and yes. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We simply develop the best program that we can providing the policies, eligibility requirements, and funding available at the time of programming. accordingaccording

160 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes INDIANA Q1- Demographics Agency Title INDOT Office of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Marty Blake Manager MaBlake@indot.IN.gov 317-407-7451 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes No Channeling act “light.” Technically are, have to approve the federal application. Have to issue a letter for each application for every airport. “Yes, this is in the ACIP” Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 516 65 451 398 118 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 1 0 3 4 2 16 27 14 2 61 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Only one source as of July 2021 – funded by a 20 cents per gallon aviation fuel excise tax. Four categories of exclusion: airlines, government, military, agricultural spraying. ~ $4 million a year. December $370,000 Used to exist, front loading mechanism. Would get $X and would have to repay out of revenues. No longer have general fund allocation. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No. Steadily on the increase. GA started to pick up. Don’t hear of people avoiding IN because of excise tax Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $62,356,697 $62,356,697 2018 $60,113,507 $60,113,507 2019 $74,580,571 $74,580,571 2020 $98,511,634 $98,511,634 2021 $128,449,916 $128,449,916 2022 Dependent on Fuel tax 2023 Dependent on Fuel tax 2024 Dependent on Fuel tax 2025 Dependent on Fuel tax 2026 Dependent on Fuel tax Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No. Mostly spent on matching federal grants b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. On November 1st we tell all of the system plan airports to provide their 5 year CIP. Give them until February 1. We then start getting those finalized, joint meeting with ADO in late April/early May. Depending on deadline, back up into that. Typically, April early May, after that joint meeting we submit that program. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No. Put together and present at meeting, make tweaks based on input at joint meeting. Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 69 98 29 379 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Next 1-3 years is FAA’s focused. 2023-2025 focus, 2026-2027 FAA doesn’t really focus on. If I have a big project, I’m going to put it in for 2026 and hope that next year it gets on that discretionary list. Always the political animal. 5-6 years in advance. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Email with forms attached, link on website. Asked that everything is sent in electronically – all PDF, one excel spreadsheet. Tried using an internal database, but with turnover and security clearance became too much of a headache.

Survey Results by State 161 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. Because we aren’t doing standalone state projects due to lack of funding, we don’t have a standalone program. Pretty much only do state matching. Exception: started ADS-B equipment tracking program where every system airport is eligible for $6,000 state grant reimbursement if purchasing equipment/subscription from selected vendor (list of 4) to count. Can’t submit request until they submit 5 or 6 months of traffic reports. Program is ending, however. Don’t have enough to do a state priority system (haven’t done in 20 years). Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. They give discretion over state apportionment projects, let INDOT have a lot of influence. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? INDOT Office of Aviation Manager, Chief Engineer, Aviation Planner 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? See question 10 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? See question 10 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Engineer & Planner sit down. US-31 divides state in half, work their own side of the state independently then get together. Take most of March, mid to late March they get together and merge the state. Usually over program because FAA doesn’t give a solid dollar amount. Over plan. They tell us 17 million we go up 19 million, trim surplus from primary airports. Work into the GA planning target to make sure the state is on track with that. They then present to Marty the state as a whole. Internal discussion. Used to travel to Chicago, so it’s been virtual for 2 years. Not sure if it will go back to in person. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? See above 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Joint conversation with INDOT and ADO. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y- if there have been inquiries, public records requests, everything the airport submit. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? The project approval is required (channeling act piece Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? R eg ul at or y M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vi ce A irp or t S iz e R ev en ue G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vi ro nm en ta l\ C om m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e D ev el op m en t (L EE D ) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes. State apportionment for example, one of the things difficult to fund with but good for the airport are apron projects. When we are looking at apportionment dollars are a large part of that – airports could charge overnight fees 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. For state apportionment we do Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Comes down to PCI for pavement Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) No Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Information sharing, where are the cost estimates for the projects, we present the facts. FAA is the one getting the pressure, we are just the information gatherers. Definitely have to gather the information to satisfy the inquirer. according

162 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes IOWA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Iowa Department of Transportation – Modal Transportation Bureau Respondent Name Title Email Phone Shane Wright Aviation Program Manager Shane.Wright@iowadot.us 515-239-1048 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Central No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 114 79 199 157 121 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 2 3 5 9 10 41 21 2 74 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Aviation Fuel Tax and Aircraft Registration Fees Aircraft Registration averaged $1.63M Fuel tax average at $2.2M Annual Vertical Infrastructure appropriations for Commercial Service and General Aviation Airports (Separately) Recent combined funding at $2.9M for these programs Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, a decrease in the number of registered aircraft or a decrease in the fuel gallons sold will negatively impact the amount of funds available for programming. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 6303918 6303918 2018 5177867 5177867 2019 6848081 6848081 2020 7606146 7606146 2021 4761721 4761721 2022 6938471 6938471 2023 6,700,000 EST 2024 6,700,000 EST 2025 6,700,000 EST 2026 6,700,000 EST Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, the funds for our Commercial Service and General Aviation Vertical Infrastructure funds are dedicated for vertical infrastructure projects (Terminals, Hangars, Fuel Farms, other buildings) b. Yes, Amounts contingent on annual legislative appropriation- yes they vary CSVI 1m-1.9m annually GAVI 750k-1m annually Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. An annual airport improvement grant program is conducted. Projects are prioritized on an annual basis based on applications submitted. There is no guarantee of funding in a given year. A five-year CIP submittal is encouraged during the annual application process to facilitate discussion on eligible projects and good coordination between FAA and State funding sources. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use NA NA NA NA Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Annual Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? NA Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain.

Survey Results by State 163 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No. We collaborate routinely with the ADO on the projects for both state and FAA funding to coordinate efforts, and occasionally a project may be using local, state, and FAA funding and we work closer on those efforts. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aviation Program Manager, Aviation Director, Airport Inspector, Modal Transportation Bureau Director, Aviation Program Specialist, and the Iowa Transportation Commission 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Same Time Annually- August 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? From the application time opening to the approval of recommended projects is typically 7 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Decisions are made after a team review of the scoring and projects. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Projects are given an initial review and scored, then reviewed with the team to make final decisions. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Aviation Director makes the final decision on project recommendations and those are presented to the Transportation Commission for approval. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Iowa Administrative Rule 710.5(4) The department shall review each completed application and evaluate the impact of the project on the aviation system considering the following factors: state system plan airport roles, goals and objectives; justification provided in the application; ability to enhance aeronautical activity for the airport and system; local participation; and multijurisdictional support of the airport. The department shall recommend projects to the transportation commission for approval. The commission is responsible for approving the projects to be funded Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (see Q20) 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, Scoring is done annually based on a prioritization of the projects that come in and the specific program (not based on a multi-year CIP). Scoring for the General Aviation Infrastructure Fund is slightly different than the AIP program, but both use a similar process. To use GAVI as an example - Scoring is based on Role in the System Plan(Higher role=more points), Type of project(Hangars, terminals and fuel at the top- SRE and other buildings toward the bottom), Project Justification(Increases capacity, economic development, waitlist, etc.), local participation(More points for more local match), and multi-jurisdictional coordinated efforts( more points for more than one airport or city collaborating) 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Proposed funding is compared to the anticipated funding available for that funding cycle Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Not Formally - only in the event of multiple projects scoring the same or a project not being able to be fully funded would additional evaluations be completed (can projects wait vs more time sensitive projects) COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Desired changes to normal aviation funding and programming must be accomplished through the legislative process. according

164 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes KENTUCKY Q1- Demographics Agency Title Department of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Brad Schwandt Deputy Commissioner Brad.Schwandt@ky.gov 502-564-0525 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 263 55 2208 205 58 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 1 2 2 5 0 6 22 18 4 50 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Please list the specific breakdowns if available: 100% of KDA funding comes from Jet Fuel Tax (JFT). JFT is a 6% sales tax on all jet fuel. Carriers are capped at $1 million in JFT per Fiscal Year. in 2016 thru 2019 KDA received an additional $10m in General Funds for Aviation use, primarily intended for pavements. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, the amount of jet traffic impacts this revenue stream. In 2020 and 2021 JFT revenues for KDA are down approximately 40% due to COVID. The recent spike in fuel prices should help offset the COVID impact somewhat. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended NOTE: FY which is July-June 2017 $10.407,172 JFT / $10,000,000 GF $10.407,172 JFT / $10,000,000 GF 2018 $16,515,003 JFT / $10,000,000 GF $16,515,003 JFT / $10,000,000 GF 2019 $19,244,935 JFT / $10,000,000 GF $19,244,935 JFT / $10,000,000 GF 2020 $18,798,885 JFT $18,798,885 JFT 2021 $13,556,615 JFT $13,556,615 JFT 2022 $18,315,100 JFT Projected $18,315,100 JFT Projected 2023 $18,315,100 JFT Projected $18,315,100 JFT Projected 2024 $18,315,100 JFT Projected $18,315,100 JFT Projected 2025 NA NA 2026 NA NA Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. None, we typically plan and reprioritize continually throughout the year. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 52 52 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Typically, 2 years on State projects. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Typically, 2 years on State projects. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Email

Survey Results by State 165 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, we work with the ADO monthly to coordinate future projects so our CIP does not conflict/overlap with their plans. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Airport Engineers 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Continually, on a monthly basis. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? NA 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In person at monthly project review meetings. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Yes. We have airports submit a Project Pre-Application Form (basically a wish-list CIP), then we prioritize and contact those who will be getting projects. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Commissioner has the final project authority but generally project determination is by department consensus based on airport needs, how long they’ve been waiting for the project, and local support for the project. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y-Emergency Maintenance & Safety Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Y-Qualitative analysis see Q21 Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We would have to postpone lower priority projects to accomplish those projects directed from outside the department. according

166 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes LOUISIANA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Respondent Name Title Email Phone Bradley Brandt, MSA Aviation Director brad.brandt@la.gov 225-379-3050 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southwest No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 498 55 443 425 73 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 1 0 6 7 2 8 23 11 4 48 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) 4% sales tax on aviation fuels No Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, heavy offshore rotorcraft activity for servicing oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $28,404,842 $28,390,189 2018 $28,200,000 $28,155,970 2019 $28,146,089 $28,088,036 2020 $28,246,478 $28,173,267 2021 $28,381,281 $21,029,007 2022 $28,107,135 $4,950,896 2023 $28,200,000 2024 $28,200,000 2025 $28,200,000 2026 $28,200,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, there is a statutory dedication for a General Aviation Airport Maintenance Program. This program is funded at $300,000 annually. b. Yes, there is a statutory dedication for a General Aviation Airport Maintenance Program. This program is funded at $300,000 annually. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The state’s planning year begins with the start of our fiscal year, July 1. Our staff meets with and reviews airport capital improvement programs (CIPs) and project applications with airport sponsors between August 1 and October 30. Project applications are due to our office no later than November 1 annually to be considered for funding. Our office assesses and prioritizes all new and existing project applications and ranks them in our Airport Construction and Development Priority Program November 1 – January 30. We finalize our program and coordinate our draft program with the airport system February 1 – February 15. We finalize our recommendation and provide our program to our legislature for approval February 15 - June 15. We receive authorization for granting authority in August annually and we begin to execute grants against approved projects. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 68 71 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 5 years Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Fillable form (Excel) that we receive from airport sponsors with a resolution from the governing body.

Survey Results by State 167 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, if it is known that any additional funding is coming into the state for a specific airport, we will prioritize a local match that we are legally obligated to provide. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aviation Director, Assistant Aviation Director, Aviation Development Program Manager, Aviation Program Managers, Aviation Safety Program Manager 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Same time annually, after CIPs are received and we conduct our planning meetings, our final funding plan is typically completed in February. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 12 months July 1 – June 30. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In person meetings typically, last year was different as we met virtually. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Yes, we discuss all new requests from the airports for the next five years; then the requests that are to be funded in the upcoming fiscal year, and then we shorten the list after much debate over the priority rating associated with each project/request. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The decisions are made as a group, and they agree upon all changes as well. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y EXPLAIN - Maintenance records at the airport, compliance standards, Airport Layout Plans, and justification documentation provided from sponsor. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Yes, we use Louisiana Administrative Code Title 70 Part 9 Subpart A Chapter 3, that summarizes our entire prioritization process that looks at the project individually as well as the facility itself to determine compliance and activity in our state system. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er (e xp la in ) N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y EXPLAIN - Consideration is provided to any local funding offered as part of the application process. 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, According to Title 70, higher priority is given to safety projects, then airside preservation, airside improvements, then landside improvements. So safety and preservation type projects are weighted more so than improvement type projects. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No, all projects are scored and prioritized based on their merits, if the FAA is going to fund 90% of the project, then we are required to provide a 10% match if the airport applies for the match. The project is still evaluated and scored based on the project type. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? The staff will evaluate the particular project and determine if a budget cut from another project is feasible so that the project in question can have an opportunity to make the funded list, if the priority rating is one that can be justified if a question arises. according

168 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes MARYLAND Q1- Demographics Agency Title Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) Respondent Name Title Email Phone Ashish J. Solanki, A.A.E. Director, Office of Regional Aviation Assistance asolanki@bwiairport.com 410-859-7064 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Eastern No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 221 18 203 186 35 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 0 2 3 2 5 6 0 2 15 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) 100% from Maryland Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). State’s $0.07/gal fuel tax on non- commercial flight activity feeds the TTF. MD has no other aviation tax. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $4,128,955 2018 $4,911,711 2019 $4,460,000 2020 $2,350,000 2021 $2,159,232 2022 $1,650,000 2023 $2,350,000 2024 $2,350,000 2025 $1,800,000 2026 $1,800,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We parallel the FAA airport district office schedule: Nov – initial notice to Sponsors to update ACIP, and April the following year ACIP update due to us. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 33 16 17 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 5 Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Electronic notification outbound and electronic submission back. Using email to communicate back and forth as well as in person/virtual meetings. For NIPIAS airports allow Sponsor to use their format. For non-NPIAS airports, Sponsor are requested to use spreadsheet created by MAA.

Survey Results by State 169 Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, For NPIAS airports seeking AIP funds, MD priority parallels the FAA. For non-NPIAS and non-AIP projects, use the State’s separate priority rating system. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, MD parallels FAA. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Grant program administrator/Director, Grant funding approver & signer/Executive Director, Grant funding approver & signer/Deputy Secretary MDOT 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? By May of each year, we know which projects would be highest priority and funding is defined. Next, the Sponsors prepares a grant application. Sponsors are expected to communicate project need, preparation, ability to complete project. Within the first 2 quarters of the state fiscal year, project funding is locked-in vis-a- vis an executed grant agreement. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? a. For funding decisions – as soon as we have all ACIP updates in hand (after April) and determine which project(s) are ready and which are deferred. b. Once a complete grant application is in hand, we can fully execute a grant agreement within 4-6 weeks through DocuSign platform. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? After all relevant information is collected, a recommended funding plan for that FY is submitted to Executive Director. Following his approval and Sponsors complete grant application, a grant agreement is executed. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Yes, due to the fact project(s) on the short-list may get delayed/deferred due to Sponsor-related issue. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Director makes final funding decision and presents to Executive Director and Deputy Secretary for approval via the grant agreement. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y EXPLAIN - a. For paving projects – Sponsor is required to have their own paving plan. b. For all non-AIP construction projects, need to have permitting in-hand prior to grant agreement. No permits, project gets deferred. These enabling tasks are expected to be completed prior to May by Sponsor otherwise funding is deferred to a Sponsor and their project that has all approvals in place. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No, prioritization is not specified in state statute. It is set in policy approved by previous MDOT Secretary. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes, Apron or taxiway projects that don’t receive high FAA rating may be considered for State funding. Commercial generating projects are not eligible. Terminal projects are lower priority (and we lack funding). Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - Airport grants are a capital expense for our agency. No impact to operating budget. However, Sponsor has to demonstrate readiness, willingness and ability to accept grant and execute project. Absent this capability, funding is deferred. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y All three factors are considered, as needed, at staff level prior to recommendation to Senior leadership. The process is a secondary qualitative effort after the primary quantitative prioritization process is applied. COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We follow Senior Leadership direction in terms of project funding if influenced by political pressure. If funding needed exceeds our capital budget to support other projects, then request is made to MDOT Leadership to increase funding budget to accommodate for the additional politically supported project. Example, Governor support local government’s request to build a $1M terminal building. MAA would request additional funding from MDOT for $1M to execute the Governor’s direction. according

170 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes MICHIGAN Q1- Demographics Agency Title MDOT – Office of Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Bryan Budds Alissa VanHoof, P.E. Deputy Admin Chief Engineer, Section Manager buddsb@michigan.gov vanhoofa@michigan.gov 517-335-9841 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes Yes Yes Under DOT in conjunction with Michigan Aeronautics Commission Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 478 95 383 251 227 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 1 13 15 3 9 52 14 2 80 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) - Aviation Fuel Excise Tax - $0.03 per gallon, $0.015 per gallon interstate rebate - Aviation Fuel Sales Tax – 6% levied on aviation fuel. 33% of the 6% is dedicated to aviation with 35% of the total deposited in the state aeronautics fund and 65% deposited in the qualified airport fund - Aircraft Registration - $0.01 per pound - Small fee programs – Airport manager license, aircraft dealer license, etc - Portion of airport parking tax - $6,000,000 annually dedicate for previous debt service and capital outlay fund Zero (generally) Bonding has been used in the past to spur aviation development. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, increases in flying drive up the excise tax revenue and sales tax revenue. Sales tax revenue is also influenced by fuel price per gallon. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 4,315,000 All 2018 2,434,500 All 2019 3,304,700 All 2020 3,968,800 All 2021 2,568,000 All 2022 3,068,000 All 2023 Estimate – 3,200,000 2024 Estimate – 3,200,000 2025 Estimate – 3,200,000 2026 Estimate – 3,200,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, the revenue is parsed as mentioned in question 5. Generally if the revenue ends up in the Aeronautics Fund it is available for use on any type of airport project with the assumption that a legislative appropriation exists to allow use of the revenue. We could have all the revenue in the world with no appropriation and would not be able to spend. b. Yes, - The parking tax revenue deposited in the aeronautics fund is a specific amount - $6,000,000 with a priority of 1) debt service payment and 2) capital outlay. It cannot be used to support our “operations” / staff cost line item. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Our participation in the block grant program does not impact the resources allocated to airport development directly. Our priority is to match federal grants first. If there were extra revenue beyond that it would likely go toward a state local program which hasn’t had revenue to support i ts revitalization yet.

Survey Results by State 171 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Summer through Fall – individual Michigan Airport Planning meetings with sponsors. December sees the combination of all block grant ACIPs for submission to FAA. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 94 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Generally 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Generally 5 Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Summer / Fall planning meetings, sponsor submission into state project management system (Aero PM) Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes - Generally, for block grant airports we follow the AIP handbook and the priority system fairly stringently. However, we also believe the intent of the block grant program was intended to provide the state some flexibility in the utilization of AIP funding and we attempt to employ that flexibility when needed. - For a strictly state program, we would likely try to fill gaps that are left between AIP eligible projects and demonstrated need at NPIAS airports. At non-NPIAS airports, we likely would focus on pavements and revenue generating projects. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes - For block grant airports, the ADO is influential in many of our decisions, however the Office of Aeronautics does attempt to utilize all flexibility afforded to it to focus on the goal of strengthening the aviation system. A major area where the ADO has influence is obviously on discretionary grant selection which can in turn cause MDOT to adjust it’s program based on discretionary awards and trickle down impacts. - For a state/local program, we likely would not heavily involve the ADO in our decisions. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Michigan Aeronautics Commission (Oversight Body), Executive Administrator, Deputy Administrator, Chief Engineer, Section Manager, Chief Pilot, AIP Team Supervisor, Airport Planning Supervisor, Block Grant Engineer. 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? It depends a bit on what you mean by this question. If we are talking about when a sponsor is notified of the projects status, it is usually determined following the planning meeting via the AeroPM system. However, the Office is continually adjusting a variety of financial mechanisms for all our programs through the year. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y (inspection and compliance report cards) Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No. It would be guided by the FAA/MDOT Block Grant Agreement and MOA. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n / M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - In addition to the FAA priority ranking system, we weigh the totality of the circumstances surrounding projects if they rise to need special attention internally

172 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - Yes, we have a direct correlation between our operating budget and our capital outlay with its associated state matches. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and yes. Financial plans are required during certain projects Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Our focus is always on accomplishing the goal of bolstering the aviation system. So, if there are extenuating circumstances we weigh the totality of the circumstances to come to the best solution for the aviation system as a whole. In these circumstances, the decision process generally rise up the chain from the block grant engineers. according

Survey Results by State 173 MINNESOTA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Ryan Gaug Assistant Director Ryan.gaug@state.mn.us 612-422-8601 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes No Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 469 97 372 320 149 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 0 7 8 3 9 51 23 3 89 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Sales Tax Airline Flight Property Tax Aircraft Registration Tax Fuel Tax Investment Income Some specific one-time bonding or general funding Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, the more tax raised on fuel and aircraft sales can affect this $ amount but is offset in airline property tax. Follow up discussion may be needed. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $25,189,000 $23,318,000 2018 $35,812,000 $30,079,000 2019 $22,921,000 $25,117,000 2020 $25,332,000 $21,607,000 2021 $28,832,000 $33,945,000 2022 $25,332,000 $34,209,000 2023 $25,332,000 $26,944,000 2024 $25,332,000 $25,414,000 2025 $25,332,000 $25,414,000 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The airports enter projects in continuously, but we only take a snapshot once a year for program development (to determine projects). This is done in February. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 133 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). One, but collects needs for 20 years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Community should submit as soon as they are aware and input for the year they intend to execute. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Database application, that we are currently intending to upgrade. The airport enters the data.

174 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes, we do match federal funded project, and we do try to coordinate with FAA Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, we coordinate projects. We provide half of the match and fund any federally ineligible portion of the projects. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Director, Assistant Director, and Regional Engineers 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Spring, April time frame for the first round of grant offers and as needed after that. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Continuous throughout 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? All 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No, multiple rounds based on how many grants are accepted 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Scoring makes the final decision, with a few exceptions Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y (scoring equation) Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? It just became required on capital projects, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2021/1/Session+Law/Chapter/5/#:~:text=Sec.%20134.%20TRANSPORTATION%20PROJECT%20SELECTION%20PROCESS. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Explain - Purpose of Project, Airport Classification, Component of Airport, Type of Airport Project 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, Priority Score = .25P(S+1.4P+C+1.2T), where P = Purpose Points S = State Airport Type Points C = Component Points T = Type Points 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Political or Legislative we will consult with our senior leadership. according according

Survey Results by State 175 MISSISSIPPI Q1- Demographics Agency Title Mississippi Department of Transportation – Aeronautics and Rails Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone Josh Stubbs Director of Aeronautics and Rails jstubbs@mdot.ms.gov 601-359-7850 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 235 73 162 155 80 0Q11418 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 1 4 5 0 11 18 29 10 68 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel tax: 5.25 cents/gallon jet fuel, 6.4 cents/gallon avgas Parking tax: 7% sales tax on parking Multimodal improvement program. Not funded through legislature, State DOT 3.4 mil general budget App cycle due April 1. May or not be there, always has been. Not technically dedicated Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, higher fuel cost impacts demand. Parking took a hit during pandemic, slowly improving. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. Multimodal program: directly related to capital improvements or the rebuilding/rehab of infrastructure. Cannot be for routine maintenance or administrative costs. Has to be a project or use directly related to the operation of the airport in its modal role. For a purpose outside the normal operating budget of the airport. b. Multimodal 34% of the budget. Legislative statute that establishes multimodal fund. 4 modes- transit, rails, airports, and ports. Percentages of what each mode will get. MDOT voluntarily funds through general budget. First two years, 5mil. Since then, 10mil. Airports get 3.4 mil every year. Dollar amount could change depending on how MDOT is feeling in a particular year. No restrictions on where dollars go. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Airports coordinate with FAA, no state involvement Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 74 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Five years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Airports coordinate with FAA

176 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? MDOT, Mississippi development authority, 5 airports – rotate 5 NPIAS, public airport, active member of Mississippi Airport Association directors appointed by President of 3 commercial service (staggered three-year terms, can’t be re-appointed until all directors, 2 GA (2-year staggered terms, not eligible until 4 years after term ends) 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Annually. Usually March/April/May. Somewhere around 40 applications. Not required. Have to be publicly owned, public use. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Committee will make their decisions by end of June (fiscal year ends 6/30) (state send recommendations to state administration commission). 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In person meetings pre-COVID-19, now virtual/digital. Would like to return to in-person. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Knock it out in one session 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Commission 3 commissioners elected in each region, north, south, and central. Director appointed by transportation commission and approved by senate. Has to be approved by commission before approved by director. All of MDOT. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) MDOT only has one vote, so could be outvoted by the 5 airports Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Statute doesn’t outline process, just states that there is a committee and how the committee functions. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Tries to fund things that AIP doesn’t necessarily fund. 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, 5 sections on the scoring 25 operational impact 25 economic impact 20 airport activity supports the project 15 airport layout (meet standards) 15 funding (are the funds necessary for the project, are the budgeted project costs reasonable, will the funds be used to leverage federal matching dollars) 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes, Section for revenue producing projects: all airside needs as identified by FAA must be met before requesting dollars. 20:1 approach, marking. For hangar projects only (new construction, not rehab), 50% of project cost will be funded. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes, based on previous years, not sure how it’s been reflected in scoring system, but notes stating that project wouldn’t get federal funding so would be good candidate Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and yes. Part of the application is an expected cost benefit analysis, don’t always get them or accurate ones. If you don’t submit it, you get dinged on scoring, doesn’t necessarily mean project won’t get funded. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? NA according according

Survey Results by State 177 MONTANA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Department of Transportation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Tim Conway Aeronautics Administrator tconway@mt.gov 406-438-3024 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 300 71 229 173 127 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 1 8 9 0 0 27 33 2 62 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Aviation fuel taxes, automobile fuel taxes, aircraft registration fees, pilot registration fees, hangar lease agreements, land lease agreements, and resale item sales. There are currently no general fund allocations for Aeronautics Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes, airline fuel purchases comprise the majority of aviation fuel taxes collected so airline variations affect revenues. Aircraft registration fees and pilot registration fees fluctuate somewhat. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $2,815,589 $2,071,429 2018 $2,668,700 $2,159,858 2019 $2,596,283 $2,064,122 2020 $3,898,550 $1,390,982 2021 $4,787,844 $1,682,055 2022 $3,051,445 $1,260,068 2023 $6,038,939 $6,038,939 2024 N/A N/A 2025 N/A N/A 2026 N/A N/A Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes, award of the airport grant and loan funds. b. Yes, by statute, 90% of collected aviation fuel taxes are used to fund the airport grant fund. The awarded airport grant funds are variable and dependent upon aviation fuel taxes collected. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. CIP’s prepared for federal-aid airports owned by the state (there are only 2) are continually updated for internal use as needs and funding become available. For all federal aid non part 139 airports, Montana is contracted by the FAA to collect CIP’s from participating federal-aid airports, standardize the formatting, and submit them to the FAA annually. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 51 51 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 7 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 7 Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. An email is sent to each airport sponsor (with cc to the airport engineer) that includes a pre-populated form, instructions, checklist, and a submittal deadline. CIP’s not received in our office by the deadline are excluded from our submittal to the FAA.

178 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No. State airport grant applicants are required to select their work type with their electronic application for state grant funding. The software assigns an NPS number based on the work type selected by the applicant. We then use the NPS as a “first cut” tool to place each project into a funding level category. For example, if an apron lighting project and a taxiway drainage project have the same NPS number, they would be placed in the same funding category with a suggested funding of say, 78%. As mentioned, this is just a starting point to assist with consistency when awarding state airport grant funds. The final funding decision for any project takes into account other factors such as ability to fund the project by other means, urgency of the project, political considerations, etc. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes, since the FAA generally controls 90% of federal aid airport funding, the ADO plays a key role in decisions to allocate state funding. The state meets with the FAA prior to the state’s annual airport grant funding meeting to solicit the ADO’s funding priorities. If the ADO doesn’t fund a project, then the state is unlikely to fund the project since in almost all cases, the locals can’t fund the federal share of their own projects. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? 9 member Aeronautics Board 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Annually in January 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Typically, 2 days 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Decisions are made by the Aeronautics Board, in-person at a meeting of the Board that’s open to the public. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Aeronautics Board iteratively allocates available funding to the many grant fund applicants until all members are satisfied with the allocation then a vote is called to finalize the allocation. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) The Aeronautics Board makes grant funding decisions as described in Q18 Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No, the Aeronautics Board has broad latitude to award at their discretion. The only guidance provided to the Board is identified in Montana’s Administrative Rule 18.13.406 states, “Projects which are specifically related to airports and airport development will be given highest priority when evaluating applications for aeronautically related projects.” Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y EXPLAIN - The Aeronautics Board makes grant funding decisions as described in Q18 & Q20. 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y EXPLAIN - The Aeronautics Board makes grant funding decisions as described in Q18 & Q20. Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Y Y EXPLAIN - ii. If others, please list: The Aeronautics Board makes grant funding decisions as described in Q18 & Q20. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact No COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? For the most part, the lack of requirements as described in Q20, negate the need to consider exceptions. Any future exceptions would need to be handled on a case by case basis. according according

Survey Results by State 179 NEW HAMPSHIRE Q1- Demographics Agency Title Bureau of Aeronautics Respondent Name Title Email Phone Carol L. Niewola, PE, CM Senior Aviation Planner Carol.l.niewola@dot.nh.gov 603-271-1675 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency New England Yes Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 186 15 171 162 24 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 5 3 1 12 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) 100% of state funding comes from “airway tolls” (i.e., aviation fuel taxes) collected by the State of NH. NH assesses tolls of $0.04/gallon on avgas, $0.02/gallon on Jet- A not used in Part 121 aircraft, and $0.005/gallon on Jet-A used in Part 121 aircraft. 0 NA Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. As aviation fuel sales go up or down in NH, the airway tolls collected will change with it. Our maximum budgeted amount of airway tolls to be used towards our state-local grant program (aka NH Airport Improvement and Maintenance (AIM) Program) is $225,000; any airway tolls collected above this amount will just roll over into the following state fiscal year’s budget. If less airway tolls are collected in a year, then that’s all the funding that’s made available for projects that year. This is a rough approximation of the average annual airway tolls collected over the last several years. This budget amount can go up or down every two years with our biennial budget process if needed. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended (Granted Amount) SFY - 2017 $0 $0 2018 $250,000 $0 2019 $250,000 $214,197 2020 $225,000 $0 2021 $225,000 $464,884 2022 $225,000 $180,800 (estimated) 2023 $225,000 TBD 2024 TBD TBD 2025 TBD TBD 2026 TBD TBD Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? There is no impact from the SBGP on the NH AIM Program and vice versa. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Rough estimates of capital or maintenance project needs developed from annual airport safety inspections. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 25 16 9 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 10 years per state law Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? The 10 years of projects is usually more than sufficient. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. E-mail requests

180 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aviation Planner - Collects project requests; assigns priority value; sorts projects by priority value Senior Aviation Planner - Makes recommendation for which projects receive funding in that SFY based on available funding Aeronautics Administrator - Approves recommendation for project funding and informs the NH Aviation User Advisory Board (AUAB) of that approval. 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? in the Fall annually 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Assume you mean for the funding decisions and not the prioritization. a. July: notice of funding opportunity e-mailed to all eligible airports b. September: pre-applications for projects submitted to NHDOT c. October: announcement of project selected to move forward with design, bids or quotes, and full grant application d. November: hold scoping meetings with selected airports to define work limits, phasing, and eligible work items. e. March: grant application submission based on bids/quotes f. April: grant offers issued g. May-June: grant offer approvals by Governor and Executive Council h. June: project begins i. Varies: grant offers allow up to 3 years to complete the project, most are completed in one year 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Assuming you mean funding decisions, NHDOT does these in person/in office in a meeting. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Yes, all pre-applications submitted on time are part of the “long list,” then from there we assign project priority values, sort these projects by priority, and compare the needs to the available funding. Recommendations are given based on highest priority and available funding. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? NHDOT’s Aeronautics Administrator, in conjunction with the Director of Aeronautics, Rail & Transit, make the final decision on which project(s) are to be funded each year. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y EXPLAIN - NHDOT’s priority values range from 1-100 with 100 being the highest value. NHDOT further prioritizes public-use airports that doesn’t receive FAA AIP grants as having twice the value of their FAA-obligated counterparts. For instance, a runway rehabilitation project at an airport that doesn’t receive FAA AIP grants would have a priority rating of 100, whereas the same project at an FAA-obligated airport would have a priority rating of 50. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No, there is no state statute with this prioritization process spelled out. It’s in a FAQ sheet we publish online for all to see. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y - Ensure that local match funds will be available. Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Guidance from NHDOT leadership, NH’s AUAB, and/or NH’s Attorney General will be sought and carried out. according according

Survey Results by State 181 NEW MEXICO Q1- Demographics Agency Title NMDOT Aviation Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone Daniel R. Moran Manager Dan.moran@state.nm.us 505-699-5462 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southwest No DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 168 50 118 104 64 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 1 0 3 4 0 9 8 25 4 46 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel Taxes, registration fees 40% 60% of Division Revenue Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. The fuel taxes are percentage of price and fluctuate accordingly. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $5,630,000 $4,885,427 2018 $5,427,000 $4,850,493 2019 $7,159,100 $6,032,660 2020 $5,281,400 N/A 2021 $9,122,000 N/A 2022 $5,188,300 N/A 2023 $4,833,100 N/A 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We use an annual update Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 55 54 1 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 5 Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Pre-populated form approved by the FAA

182 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. The FAA uses this metric in determining Discretionary eligibility Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Final determination – Director Budget Approval – Manager Program Mgr. – Airport Development 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Monthly or as submitted by Sponsors 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? From project submittal to grant execution, as little as 14 days 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? All of the above 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? A prioritization process is used to finalize the list 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Division Director taking into consideration the needs of the State system Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. The software program has weighted categories based on measurables created by the FAA 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We have not been required to make an exception based on either measure. according according

Survey Results by State 183 NEW YORK Q1- Demographics Agency Title Aviation Bureau Respondent Name Title Email Phone Ross Dubarry Aviation System Planning Manager Ross.dubarry@dot.ny.gov (518) 485-2001 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Eastern No No DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 551 78 473 418 133 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 2 1 5 8 16 1 12 23 7 19 62 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) 100% Usually the same $20 million every year. $4 million carveout for AIP match (we pay 50% of AIP local match), the rest goes into the annual competitive grant solicitation. FAA pays a portion of airport 5010 inspections. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Annual grant solicitation. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 148 68 80 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). No program – competitive grants to airport sponsors. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? NA Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Grant applications.

184 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Varied evaluation teams 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? During annual state budget negotiations. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 3 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Unknown 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? NYSDOT executive management approves grant awards based on available funding and grant application evaluations. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? https://www.dot.ny.gov/aviationgrants Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, as specified in grant solicitation. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes, weighted category 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) NA Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects to urgency Sequence projects to financial impact NA COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? NA according according

Survey Results by State 185 NORTH CAROLINA Q1- Demographics Agency Title NCDOT – Division of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Bobby Walston Director bwalston@ncdot.gov 919-368-1416 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern Yes Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 485 72 413 373 112 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 1 3 5 10 1 19 30 11 1 62 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) • State Aid to Airports – Motor Fuels Tax (80%), DMV Fees (85%), Highway Use Tax (7%) • State Transportation Improvement Program – Motor Fuels Tax (20%), DMV Fees (15%), Highway Use Tax (93%) • GA Airport Economic Development Fund • State Capital and Infrastructure Fund Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Fuel cost, fuel tax rate, vehicle sales and rental, and DMV fees collected are the main ones. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $48,724,603 $34,181,565 2018 $120,541,816 $95,649,003 2019 $117,878,579 $110,483,388 2020 $128,314,856 $87,265,316 2021 $127,475,384 $164,091,788 2022 $264,437,424 $73,154,534 (to date) $268,266,028 2023 $127,830,532 $125,273,922 2024 $131,665,448 $129,032,139 2025 $135,615,412 $132,903,104 2026 $48,724,603 $34,181,565 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. • State Aid to Airports: o State Airport Improvement Program – Funds directed to Commercial Service airports and apportioned by a formula using airport economic impact and passenger boardings. Funds are for airport improvement of debt service. o GA Airport Economic Development Fund - for prioritized capital improvements to public general aviation airports and for time-sensitive aviation capital improvement projects for economic development purposes o UAS Program - for the development and administration of the unmanned aircraft system programs • State Transportation Improvement Program – for airport capital projects prioritized and scored through the state STIP. These projects compete against all other transportation modes and have fund amount limitations. • State Capital and Infrastructure Fund – for airports as directed by the NC General Assembly b. Yes, The amounts vary by formula or project. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? We do an annual call for projects from NPIAS GA airports. We prioritize and program projects using apportionment funds along with programming our state funds. Our project managers work very closely with each airport to help select the best source and timing of funding. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Annual Cycle: • December-February – We send out the annual call for airports to update their project requests. Airports review, update and enter new projects into the online projects database. • February-March - Division staff review and prioritize projects for state funding • July-December - Selected projects are submitted to NCDOT Executive Leadership and the Board of Transportation for funding approval • October - Projects selected for federal apportionment funding are submitted for BOT approval, pending funds available from annual block grant Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 62 62 0 0

186 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Three years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 1-3 years Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. On-line entry system Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. This depends on which source of state funds we are using. Since we have different state funding sources we have different criteria to evaluate, score, and prioritize projects. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. We stay in constant communication with our ADO to ensure either eligibility, compliance, or both, depending on the project type. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Airport Project Manager - Review project description, score, eligibility Manager of Airport Development - Second review and builds list for Board of Transportation approval Aviation Director - Final approval before calendar for BOT NC Board of Transportation - NCDOT governing board 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Monthly, with the largest list early in the fiscal year (July & August) 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Six to nine months, sometimes longer if project doesn’t make the cut before funds run out. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Yes, each project is vetted to determine Airport Sponsor status, eligibility, available local match, timing, other active projects, scope review, etc. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Sometimes, especially for larger projects and/or when land acquisition is required. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? See item a above. Each person has a critical role, however the most responsibility is on the Airport Project Manager assigned to that airport. They know the airport best, ensure other projects have or are proceeding properly, closely vet the scope, schedule, and fees. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y EXPLAIN - Airports are to have a list of mandatory items completed or current – established local height & land-use zoning in place, clear approaches, and not be in non-compliance. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes. Only for the GA Airport Economic Development Fund projects 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. In some cases, yes. We recognize projects at rural airports that don’t score as high for federal funds. We also recognize the economic impact or ROI for projects, which FAA doesn’t. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and Yes Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We manage and administer them as directed. We also report changes and impacts to our DOT executive leadership and governance offices.

Survey Results by State 187 NORTH DAKOTA Q1- Demographics Agency Title North Dakota Aeronautics Commission Respondent Name Title Email Phone Kyle Wanner Executive Director kcwanner@nd.gov 701-328-9650 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant State Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes No No Stand Alone Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 281 54 227 192 89 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 20 26 1 47 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) 2019-2021 Biennium (Two Years of Revenue) Aircraft Registrations: $337,470 Aviation Fuel Tax: $3,062,385 Aircraft Excise Tax: $6,484,942 Federal Funds: $134,262 Other Revenue: $151,602 General Fund Revenue: $500,000 *Airport Infrastructure Fund Revenue: $20,000,000 *North Dakota has a dedicated airport infrastructure fund that was created in 2019 that has the potential to fill up to $20 million per biennium from taxes on oil production. This fund may not fill at all, may fill partially, or may completely fill but it is based upon oil production and price. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. The success of the oil industry in the state has a direct impact on the potential revenue for the airport infrastructure fund. The level of aviation activity (fuel sales, aircraft purchases) also impact the revenue associated with the aviation fuel tax, aircraft excise, and aircraft registration revenues. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 2018 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 2019 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 2020 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2021 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2022 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2023 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2024 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2025 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 2026 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The state develops its own Statewide Capital Improvement Plan through collaboration with the FAA, airports, and their respective engineers. North Dakota has no legislative restrictions on the priority of the grant allocations as the ND Aeronautics Commission develops its own policies and procedures in the allocation of airport grant funds. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 54 54 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). North Dakota’s statewide CIP shows a three-year plan for each airport and identifies all projects and overall costs within a 5 year and 10 year window. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? All projects are included within a 10-year window Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Our staff collects updated CIP’s from all airports each year and also sets up meetings with the airports, FAA, and engineer’s to discuss and collaborate on the CIP.

188 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. Our state identifies the FAA priority of each project and is aware of how the project priority impacts the ability for federal funding to flow to the project. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. We ensure that the CIP process is a collaborative one and discuss the concerns and funding levels of the FAA to ensure a realistic plan is put into place. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Executive Director, Airport Planners 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? North Dakota has an annual Spring grant application process. The state also allows out of cycle grant applications to be considered for emergency or special circumstances. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Grant Applications are due to our office by mid-April and grant decisions are finalized by the beginning of June. (two months) 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Decisions are made at a public meeting of the Aeronautics Commission in late May. The grant award amounts are then provided to all airports throughout the state and they are provided with an opportunity to request an audience with the Aeronautics Commission at a June meeting to further discuss if they would like to request reconsideration of a decision. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? The staff provides a recommended funding list to the Aeronautics Commissioners and they are allowed to make any alterations before a final decision is made. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Aeronautics Commission (5 member board appointed by the Governor) have the final decision in all airport grant allocations made by North Dakota. The staff provide the Commission with recommendations and any pertinent justification of the projects. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y All items are taken into consideration when prioritizing and justifying airport improvement projects and the state also has developed its own numerical priority rating of projects as well. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? North Dakota State Century Code 2-05-06.5 states that “each public airport in this state may be provided assistance according to guidelines established by the commission by rule”. The commission established ND Administrative Law 6-02-05 to establish this rule and provide for set standards for airport grants. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No, these factors are not weighted, but are taken into account by the staff when prioritizing/recommending projects. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No. Most revenue generated projects have a lower priority within our system (fuel systems, hangars etc.) 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No. FAA funded projects receive a high priority to ensure that state dollars are used to leverage federal dollars into the state Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and yes. A business plan is required for state/local only funded revenue producing projects such as fuel systems and hangars Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? CODI-19 did not change the way that we prioritized projects, however it did change which projects were prioritized as airports needed to adapt to a changing environment. Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Our agency is fully equipped to work with our elected leaders to help craft policy that we can successfully implement. Our state also works very well collaborating with local, state, and federal leaders to try to stay on the same page regarding the highest priority projects that require support to complete

Survey Results by State 189 OHIO Q1- Demographics Agency Title Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Russell Glenn Neice, Sr. Aviation Services, Project Manager 1 Russell.Neice@dot.ohio.gov 614-387-0928 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes No DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 659 99 560 501 158 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 2 1 3 6 4 17 51 18 3 93 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Airport Grant Budget averaging $4,600,000.00 annually for the last five-years. Aircraft Registration (Up to $620,000.00 additional annually based on availability) Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. The Office of Aviation’s Grant budget was increased in 2016 based on estimated aviation fuel tax receipts. We received an additional $500,000 in 2020 and have a projected increase of $1,000,000 for SFY2023 Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended Open Encumbrances 2017 GRF - $4,766,286.16 AR - $618,269.29 $4,452,894.68 $587,340.23 $313,391.48 $30,929.06 2018 GRF - $5,400,383.01 AR - $540,380.12 $5,190,456.02 $350,642.77 $209,926.99 $189,737.35 2019 GRF - $5,142,717.14 AR - $504,272.79 $4,956,981.09 $243,271.83 $185,736.05 $261,000.96 2020 GRF - $2,404,214.89 AR - $451,831.52 $1,871,084.21 $319,779.30 $533,130.68 $132,052.22 2021 GRF - $5,115,592.95 AR - $425,179.03 $4,139,689.49 $17,651.50 $975,903.46 $407,527.53 2022 GRF - $5,358,451.00 AR - $558,000.00 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. b. No. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Ohio currently does not manage a statewide CIP, Through the update to the State Airport System Plan currently underway the SASP will identify state and regional issues and allow the Airports to address their desire to fill those needs. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain.

190 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Deputy Director, Operations, Administrator, Office of Aviation, Airports Engineer, Office of Aviation, Airports Staff, Office of Aviation 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Same time frame annually (differs by application type) 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 3-5 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Application Review and scoring then a selection team discussion prior to presenting the recommended project list for approval. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Draft, Reviewed, Final 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Administrator, Office of Aviation from a staff recommendation Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y – per application procedures Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes, per application procedures 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Yes. Instituted a cap on total grant allocation of $500,000 per Airport Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Review and recommendation by Office of Aviation Staff, Final decision made by ODOT Senior Staff.

Survey Results by State 191 OKLAHOMA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Respondent Name Title Email Phone Nick Young Airports Division Manager Nyoung@oac.ok.gov 405-604-6900 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southwest No Yes Standalone, but under Transportation Secretary Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 448 100 348 312 135 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 2 2 4 2 11 34 26 23 96 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Aircraft Excise Tax: 75% Aircraft Registrations: 15% Aviation Fuel Tax: 2% FAA Grant Reimbursements: 8% NA Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Primarily fuel/oil cost, along with the other standard factors experienced throughout the industry Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 $2,000,000 All will be encumbered by mid-May as part of our newly established Hangar Program 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No. Our primary statutory restriction is that we cannot provide more than 95% of a total project cost. b. No. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Our 5-year planning document is called our Airport Construction Program. We recommend new projects and/or modifications to the overall document every year in March, and seek full approval of the document each May. We also have the ability to add or move projects in the ACP throughout the year on an individual project basis with approval from our Commission. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes, though we are a channeling state, so any federally funded projects that we participate in are represented on our ACP. Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 108 108 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? We attempt to schedule projects 5 years out if able. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. a. We utilize a mix of email correspondence, strategic meetings, and various spreadsheets like our APMS work history data to plan for when pavement projects will be most effective. b. We also collect CIP’s from our NPIAS airports every year and review their anticipated needs – this helps us to understand if any Additional AIP funds are being requested, and we can also consider whether it would be beneficial and cost-effective to partner with an NPE-only project to realize efficiencies. c. We talk often with our airport sponsors and consultants while we are out conducting APMS and/or 5010 inspections to document airport priorities to consider when reviewing potential projects in anticipation of the March ACP meetings every year.

192 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. i. Most notable is the availability timeline of discretionary projects as we sometimes have to adapt project timelines based on overall availability. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? State Director of Aeronautics, Airports Division Manager, Chief Engineer 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Preliminary planning and programming recommendations are made to our Commission at our March and May meetings. Grants are approved throughout the year – we typically hold 7-8 Commission Meetings throughout the year, and projects may be presented for grant approval at any of these meetings throughout the year 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Theoretically, a project identified and added to the ACP in the furthest ‘out’ year would take 5 years from initial project identification to full grant approval. Funding availability is the primary factor in the speed at which a project would move through the process 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? While discussions about projects may take place via email, in-person meetings, or during on-site inspection visits, every project must be presented to our Commission at a public meeting to be considered for approval 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Airports Division staff make recommendations to the Commission, and the Commission has final approval authority. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. We have established an ongoing program for Hangars & Terminal Buildings to help address the need for vertical infrastructure Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Yes, overall airport system performance, such as runway/taxiway PCI values and airport role objectives in the system plan Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, for revenue-generating projects. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Each instance is unique, but we strive to apply the same metrics across the board regardless. Thankfully here in OK, we have a great working relationship with our legislators and strive to have continual conversations about projects with political priority. Communication early and often for those types of projects is our goal to ensure all parties are educated on any potential route ahead and the potential effects of any selected alternative.

Survey Results by State 193 OREGON Q1- Demographics Agency Title Department of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Betty Stensburg Director Betty.stensburg@odav.oregon.gov 503-378-2340 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No No Stand Alone Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 421 55 366 322 99 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 2 2 5 3 9 24 10 4 50 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel tax, registration fees None Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $19,511,557 (2-year basis) 2018 $19,511,557 2019 $31,542,656 2020 $31,542,656 2021 $23,054,205 2022 Current budget 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Yes Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Same as FAA Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 55 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 5 Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Meetings with FAA

194 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Airports Manager and Planning Manager 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Same time annually 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 6 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? All 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? ODAV staff Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Yes Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Re-prioritize to fit existing financial constraints

Survey Results by State 195 PENNSYLVANIA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Anthony J. McCloskey, P.E. Director amccloskey@pa.gov 717.705.1200 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Eastern Yes No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 755 63 692 629 126 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 1 1 6 9 4 15 26 8 1 54 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Aviation Development Program Restricted Account (Jet Fuel Tax) – 24% Multimodal Transportation Fund Aviation set-aside – 28% Transportation Assistance Program Bond Funding (Capital Budget) -48% 0 Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Reduction in jet fuel tax revenue due to COVID 19 has reduced our authorized funding by $1 million in SFY 2022-23. As of November 2021, the Restricted Account has reduced revenues totaling over $5 million since the pandemic started. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $21.7 M $21.4 M 2018 $21.7 M $21.7 M 2019 $21.5 M $20.0 M 2020 $23.0 M $16.7 M 2021 $22.7 M 2022 $21.0 M 2023 $21.0 M 2024 $20.5 M 2025 $20.5 M 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? About 35% of the Bureau’s staff (non-flight department) time is associated with administering the PA State Block Grant Program. A Block Grant Project take 50% more time to administer a state/local project and 3 times more than a AIP match to a FAA administered Primary Airport Sponsor project. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The Multimodal Deputate Activity schedule and Publication 405 Bureau of Aviation Sponsor’s Guide both provide a schedule. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 74 63 11 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 4 years Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Up to 12 years Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. The Joint Automated Capital Improvement Program (JACIP). Interactive tool which sponsor can request funding for a new or modified project. Sponsor can also submit a data sheet when applying for or providing additional documentation for projects.

196 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? No Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Deputy Secretary Multimodal Transportation, Bureau Director, Senior Civil Engineer Manager, Planning Manager 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Winter - Spring 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 4 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Decision process ends after planning sessions and when sponsors submit new and/or modified project funding requests through JACIP in late Fall. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? ? State Transportation Commission or Executive Management. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. By airport type in SASP, component of the airport (i.e., runway, landside), equity (amount of funding in past 8 years, number of open grants), Bureau goals (i.e., system preservation, economic development, multimodal 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Adjust the program as necessary and set-aside $1 million of Multimodal Transportation Aviation discretionary funding for projects of “Commonwealth Importance”.

Survey Results by State 197 SOUTH CAROLINA Q1- Demographics Agency Title South Carolina Aeronautics Commission Respondent Name Title Email Phone James D. Stephens Executive Director jstephens@aeeronautics.sc.gov 803-896-6272 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern No No Stand Alone Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 193 53 140 127 66 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 4 2 6 1 11 17 11 7 47 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel sales taxes (last FY = $3.49M) $500,000 recurring appropriation Airline Property Taxes (last FY = $2.88M). This is projected to increase another $1.25M this FY, and another $1.25M the following FY. At that point, the entire tax will be dedicated to the State Aviation Fund. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. . The fuel tax is a 6% sales tax. As prices fluctuate, so do the amount of taxes received. The airline property tax is directly related to the commercial service that operate in the state. This tax is based upon mileage over the state, time on the ground in state, and aircraft value. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 3,550,771 3,091,337 2018 4,774,496 4,486,968 2019 5,050,000 4,945,382 2020 6,650,000 3,548,027 2021 6,750,000 4,303,507 2022 7,200,000 5,600,000 - Projected 2023 8,450,000 2024 10,000,000 2025 10,000,000 2026 10,000,000 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. The specific uses of the State Aviation Fund are communicated in state law. From that point, the Aeronautics Commission sets policy (and soon to be regulation) on more specific uses of the Fund. Currently, revenue producing items (such as fuel farms, hangars) are not included in funding eligibility. b. Yes. Each year, the agency must request an authorization to spend from “other funds” (our State Aviation Fund). Currently, the authorization is $7,125,000 annually. Next FY, we anticipate the authorization to increase to $8,500,000. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Our schedule mirrors the FAA timeline of CIP development. However, some of our programs are eligible for funding outside of the normal grant writing timing of the FAA. Federal matching grants are offered after the initial FAA grant is accepted by the sponsor. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 66 66 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). The CIP process is completed annually and mirrors the FAA requirement to show five years of programming. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? NA Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We receive the annual submission of airport CIP’s to the FAA, and we are in the process of developing/utilizing an online CIP submission process.

198 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. If the FAA chooses to fund a particular project in a given year, then that project is included in our annual CIP. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Executive Director, Airport Development Program Manager, Each grant offered is voted upon by the Commission 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? As needed. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? This timing depends upon staff review of the plans/specification, and upon the timing of the meetings for the Aeronautics Commission. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In-person in public meetings. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The final decision is made by vote of the Aeronautics Commission. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. SC has a defined priority ranking process that coincides with the annual CIP. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process?

Survey Results by State 199 SOUTH DAKOTA Q1- Demographics Agency Title South Dakota Department of Transportation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Jon Becker Aeronautics Planning Engineer Jon.becker@state.sd.us 605-773-4162 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Great Lakes No Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 185 58 127 113 72 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 1 4 5 0 2 16 31 4 53 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Please list the specific breakdowns if available: Fuel tax, aircraft sales tax, aircraft registration. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $1,617,655 2018 $1,172,986 2019 $1,965,197 2020 $992,315 2021 0 2022 $1,500,000 2023 $712,000 2024 $1,060,000 2025 $2,000,000 2026 - Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Airport sponsors meet in May-August to develop individual CIPs. The State creates a CIP December-January Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 56 56 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 3 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? 3 years Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Face to face if possible, more remote meetings lately.

200 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aeronautics Engineer 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? December-January. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? This is done in December when ADO informs the State what entitlements and State Apportionment is available. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Staff and FAA confer after the State CIP has been submitted. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process?

Survey Results by State 201 TENNESSEE Q1- Demographics Agency Title Tennessee Department of Transportation – Aeronautics Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone Evan Lester Transportation Program Supervisor Evan.Lester@tn.gov 615-361-8016 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southern Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 338 68 270 259 79 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 1 3 1 5 2 15 36 10 1 64 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) State aviation funding consistently comes from the aviation fuel tax – 4.25% on the value of fuel sold – see following website for more details - Important Notice 21-11: Aviation Fuel Tax. Revenue goes to the aviation portion of the State’s Transportation Equity Fund (TEF). One time allocation in State FY 2022 of $50M split amongst the commercial service airports and general aviation airports. NA Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. State funding from the fuel tax can increase based on fuel cost as the tax is based on the value of the fuel sold not the number of gallons. Right now, the aviation fuels sales tax is capped at $8.5 million for any one user, next year (2023) it will drop to a max of $5M as a result of legislative changes. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $24,655,692.00 $27,897,570.11 2018 $26,801,805.00 $27,352,913.76 2019 $27,725,016.00 $24,686,027.30 2020 $24,104,195.00 $30,663,137.73 2021 $19,814,341.38 $20,174,230.61 2022 $65,000,000* 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The FAA Memphis ADO requires the statewide ACIP to be developed and submitted to them by February 1st of each year. We require all general aviation airports to submit their ACIPs into our BlackCat Aviation grant management system by September 1st of each year. During the month of October, the TDOT Aeronautics Division programs funding for projects. During November and December, we reach out to the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission and FAA Memphis ADO to gain feedback on the list of programmed projects. During January, we meet with our staff (Project Managers) to review the programmed projects and resolve any last minute edits or make any necessary changes. We also develop airport sketches/diagrams and edit our BlackCat Aviation grant management system to show the programmed projects. We send each airport their ACIP by early March to secure local funding for projects. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 72 72 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 3 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? We program three years, so the design projects and construction project are shown to be completed in three years. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We ask airports to submit their CIP information through a grant management system called BlackCat Aviation by September 1st each year

202 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. The selection of projects that receive Federal State Apportionment and Federal Discretionary funding. Upon availability, it also applies to project selection for Federal Supplemental funding. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. Mainly the discretionary projects. If the FAA Memphis ADO does not support a proposed discretionary project, we understand we will not receive funding for it. Therefore, we switch to a different project based on their feedback to receive discretionary funding. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Interim Director, Assistant Director, Civil Engineering Manager 2, Transportation Manager 1 (State Licensing, Grant Management, and Compliance), Civil Engineering Manager 1, Transportation Program Supervisor (Planning / Environmental) 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? We hold monthly Project Staff Review Meetings and Tennessee Aeronautics Commission meetings every two months 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? 1-2 months to get funding approval 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? In person or virtual meetings 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Director/Interim Director at PSR and by a majority vote at Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Meetings Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? If exceptions needed to be considered, we would discuss the exceptions needed and possible courses of action (COA). We would brief the situation and COA’s to the Aeronautics Commission and/or Commissioner of Transportation on the situation and would get their approval on how to proceed

Survey Results by State 203 TEXAS Q1- Demographics Agency Title Aviation Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone Jim Halley Director of Planning and Programming James.halley@txdot.gov Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Southwest Yes No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 2028 210 1818 1632 396 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 2 4 3 15 24 11 37 77 44 17 186 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fund 6 (State Highway fund): State revenues in the form of taxes and fees, some dedicated by state constitution. Aviation gets interest on the account and state infrastructure bank loan repayments. Not 1st gen gas tax revenues for all modes other than roads. Texas Mobility Fund (TMF): dedicated to roads and other public transportation. May also be used to provide state participation in the payment of a portion of the costs of constructing and providing other public transportation projects. $15 million comes from the 1st year for TMF, aggregate of both funds – part non-dedicated. $20M ($5M pulled aside for our Routine Airport Maintenance Program, the remainder allocated to airport development) Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) – matches local government grants up to $50,000 for maintenance to airside and landside needs. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain No Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $20 Million $20 Million 2018 $20 Million $20 Million 2019 $20 Million $20 Million 2020 $20 Million $20 Million 2021 $20 Million $20 Million 2022 $20 Million $20 Million 2023 $20 Million $20 Million 2024 $20 Million $20 Million 2025 $20 Million $20 Million 2026 $20 Million $20 Million Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Currently we don’t have a prioritization process but we are developing one now. We, of course, use our federal funds on projects eligible per the AIP Handbook. Our very general prioritization process is that we work from the runway centerline out and focus on airside needs prior to others. However, we don’t have a project selection process/prioritization process (yet). Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We publish a three-year CIP. We are moving to a six-year CIP planning horizon (current year, the next CIP/the following three years, and the two years after/the two years soon to move into the CIP). CIP is blended with both NPIAS/State airports. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 182 Federally 82 Non-NPIAS 178 82 4 0 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 3

204 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? It should be three at a minimum, though we have projects that move in and out in earlier years. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. The process is being refined currently but we accept letters of interest/intent (LOIs), LOI review, scoping and cost estimating, feasibility/land/environmental review, programming, project refinement as it gets close to current year, continued sponsor coordination, design then construction (if construction) or implementation (if a planning study or AWOS). Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No, But it will at least be considered in our to-be developed project selection process. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Discretionary, yes. NPE/AIP, not really (though they recently want to have more involvement). Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Individual planners, Director of Planning and Programming, Division Director, Texas Aviation Advisory Committee and the Texas Transportation Commission (review and approval/adoption of the CIP, as well as individual project approval for the Commission) 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Rolling, but by July of each year 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? It should be a minimum of six years, though 3-4 is more common historically. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? After some of all of those. Including site visits. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Not now. There will be 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The Planning and Programming Section, with ultimate approval from the AAC and TTC. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y- AIP Handbook, FAA Order 5090.5, Texas Transportation Plan (future) Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y EXPLAIN- No documented process but they all factor into the consideration process. Maintain flexibility and not be rigid – an art not a science, need “gut check.” As system gets bigger be careful not to forget the smaller airports. 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y – in development Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? If a legislative rider is passed, we implement that project when the rider indicates such. We then adjust our CIP as appropriate to move/make room for the project. Not pressure but rather legislative riders.

Survey Results by State 205 UTAH Q1- Demographics Agency Title Respondent Name Title Email Phone Jared Esselman Utah Division of Aeronautics Director jesselman@utah.gov 301-575-7915 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 156 35 121 110 46 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 0 6 7 1 4 5 16 2 28 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Fuel taxes At Present, none, but there may be in the future. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Fuel sales; Number of Registered aircraft Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $8,365,145 $5,588,852 2018 $8,369,553 $5,609,581 2019 $8,355,777 $5,767,307 2020 $7,454,763 $5,307,112 2021 $7,303,909 $4,448,646 2022 $7,937,710 $5,480,000 Projection 2023 $7,937,710 $5,405,000 Projection 2024 $7,937,710 $5,430,625 Projection 2025 $7,937,710 $5,456,891 Projection 2026 $7,937,710 $5,483,813 Projection Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. No Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Current flow: Airport Development Plan’s Sept - Oct Collect proposed ADP by airport Joint Planning Conference Oct - March Review plans with airports at semi annual UAOA conference, FAA/State/Sponsor. Utah Aeronautics/FAA Yearly meeting Dec Utah Division of Aeronautics (UDOA) staff meets with FAA Denver ADO staff to review NPIAS priorities and funding UDAO staff yearly meeting Jan Review preservation for non-NPIAS not included in FAA discussion; Review available funding current year and to year 5 Draft ACIP (UDOA Staff) Feb-April Review and update ACIP using various resources and judgment Follow up with FAA and Airports April Final Coordination with FAA and airports Note: Since COVID the process included online zoom/google meets to review and discuss ACIP Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No. Collaboration with FAA/Airport Sponsors Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 46 44 2

206 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Five (5); FAA looks out 10 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? >5 is noted in ACIP documentation Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Currently Emails; Future will include a Project management system access by airport to enter their information. Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? FAA process use of the AIP Handbook 5100.38 Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. Specifically, positive prioritization of Capital improvement projects where the UDOA does not have funding; Denver ADO has worked with UDOA for preservation as well. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Director of Utah Division of Aeronautics, Engineers, FAA? 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Final draft in April 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Approx. 8 months 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Collaboration between FAA/UDOA and review by Airport sponsor 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Yes 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? UDOA and FAA together final the ACIP for distribution to the Utah Transportation Commission for approval Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y-FAA Prioritization Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? No 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Sometimes, but not always 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. For Non-NPIAS airports competing for State Funds; Pavement and safety projects Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y- Subjective based on FAA support and UDOA staff input on pavement and safety concerns. Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Y Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Yes. FAA Participation with the CARES act has saved State matching funds for use on additional projects Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Adapt to the case-by-case need and adjust funding in following years if needed to balance budget

Survey Results by State 207 VIRGINIA Q1- Demographics Agency Title Department of Aviation Respondent Name Title Email Phone Rusty Harrington Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Eastern No No Independent agency under the secretary Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 432 47 385 365 67 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 2 0 2 5 9 2 12 16 7 1 38 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Capital monies – come from transportation trust fund generated from fuel tax; part of the trust fund is from state sales tax (1.52% of that trust fund goes to the department – used for capital development, state and local match for capital projects) Aviation special fund – come from sales and use tax on aircraft; portion from aviation fuel tax (half cent per gallon) – goes for maintenance, NAVAIDs, promotion, administrative costs (salary) Personalized license plates ~$60,000 a year from the general fund Collect interest on money that sits in account Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Fuel cost goes up, GA pilots don’t fly as much Airlines with COVID-19 Proposed sales tax holiday on fuel – 3 months of state portion of gas tax removed Directive not to allocate more than received 2018 internet sales tax Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $187,582,000 2018 $204,582,000 2019 $193,471,000 2020 $495,150,000 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. Maintenance funds can’t be used for capital projects; Restriction on use of capital and maintenance funds b. Yes. Every year DOAV gets specific dollars for each fund Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. Work closely with ADO. In October DOAV and FAA meet with Airport Sponsors to develop and discuss ACIP. During that time frame they meet with the sponsors to discuss, but they can update CIP at any time (Airport System Management Tool). Each year airport is expected to have six-year plan on file to be eligible for funding. April 1 is due date this year. A lot of dates are tied to federal deadlines as well to help with coordination. Constant process, living document. Don’t provide funding support to privately-owned, private use airports. State funding is granted four times a year. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? Yes. Apply separately, air carrier airports are eligible for entitlement program. With discretionary funds, used for match of federal funds. With the state and local projects, generally 70% of the grants written are for 80/20 projects (state/local). If it’s federally eligible but won’t be funded federally, sponsors come to state for funding. Clearing the approach is federally funded, purchase of land is state funded. Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 66 52 14 0

208 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). Six-year plan, but done quarterly due to board allocating funds Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? Current year – if you want the grant in June, come to us in August (8/9 month lead time). Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. Airport System Management Tool – online portal. Populate CIP, request funding, upload key data (operations numbers) Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. It does play a role, but does not directly drive the program. Feds won’t reach all of the project DOAV funds. System is geared towards maximizing federal funding. What’s left over goes toward the airports by role and timing. Program gears airport development toward shovel ready projects. Can’t design a project if you haven’t completed the environmental or if you don’t own all the land. Planning, Environmental, Design, and Construction. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. Not directly. It’s a default – if it’s not picked up by the federal program it gets added to the list to pick it up. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Planning/Engineering. Agency makes recommendations to the VAB. Prioritization is done at the staff level – respective planner or engineer. Review project when it comes in and assign values. Airport has a base score – have you fulfilled your requirements to be eligible to receive funding. The project stands on its own merit – qualifiers (has design been completed). 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Quarterly 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Funding approved at board meetings. Can re-apply (no usually means no not now/yet) 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Prioritization is done during the review of the project by planner/engineer, then presented as recommendations to the board. Meet at least twice before each board meeting. Even bring F&E manager in and review the projects. Process of elimination. If a project is ready to go and eligible and the sponsor has done everything they’ve needed to do, it goes through. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? Multiple meetings to solidify recommendations. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Virginia Aviation Board. They can elect to accept the recommendations, or they can override the DOAV. Board has ultimate authority. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y- On a project level we would use environmental findings, design completion, bids Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? No. In the airport program manual. Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. Scaling system for how much criteria is met 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? Soldier on.

Survey Results by State 209 WASHINGTON Q1- Demographics Agency Title Washington State Department of Transportation, Aviation Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone David Fleckenstein Director of Aviation David.fleckenstein@wsdot.wa.gov (360) 709-8020 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No No Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 538 64 474 403 135 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 1 0 1 9 11 1 15 18 14 5 53 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Aviation fuel taxes: 74% Aircraft Registration fees: 3% Aircraft Registration excise tax: 11% Aircraft Dealers Licenses: .07% Aviation fuel tax from 108: 11% Airport leases & use fees – less than .01% Aircraft (UAS) registration: unknown at this time NA Misc. Treasury deposit earnings: .4% Transfer from Public Works Account to CARB program – This funding is not a recurring source, it was a one time funding. Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. • The volume and price of aircraft fuel purchased changes monthly. Industry innovation is expected to change the amount of revenue we receive from aircraft fuel tax. • Aircraft registration revenue changes due to aircraft moving in or out of state, aircraft changing their status and being exempt, as well as a few other reasons. • The number of airport leases and usage fees change each year depending on needs. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $4,806,000 approx. $4,372,000 approx. 2018 $3,151,000 approx. $3,075,000 approx. 2019 $4,096,000 approx. $3,836,000 approx. 2020 $3,222,000 approx. $3,019,000 approx. 2021 $3,532,000 approx. 2,990,000 approx. 2022 $3,714,000 approx. Incomplete info 2023 $4,361,000 approx. 2024 $3,385,000 approx. 2025 $3,385,000 approx. 2026 $3,395,000 approx. Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. Yes. • Airport Aid grants – public-use airport grants for planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, and maintenance. • Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission – to identify a location for a new primary commercial aviation facility in WA. • UAS Statewide Coordinator/Registration – to establish an unpiloted aircraft system state coordinator and program. • CARB Loan Program – Public-use general aviation airports for revenue-producing, capital projects that assists airports to become more self-sustainable. b. Yes. The program with available funding on an annual basis is the Airport Aid Grant program with approx. $1,376,000 appropriated annually. The CARB Loan program exists as a revolving loan fund. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? NA Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. We have a 60 day window that allow airports to enter their project information in an application. This year we will start August 1st and close the window on September 30th. The CIP is then shared with the Seattle ADO and they decide if a CIP meeting is required to have with the airport. Then in December, the Seattle ADO has a meeting with their internal airport project managers to determine funding allocations for the next 5 years, thus finalizing the CIP. Seattle ADO follows up with a memo to each airport detailing their 5-year CIP. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 132 103 29 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). At least five years. Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? The first two years of the CIP are locked for entry or changes by the airport sponsors. WSDOT can administratively make changes to projects in the locked years if circumstances warrant. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We use a web-based application where airports have an account to input their project information.

210 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? Yes. Our grant program works in concert with the Seattle ADO regarding national priorities for airports. We have adopted the FAA National Priority System methodology. Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. For projects seeking state grant funds to match federal grants, funding decisions take into consideration FAA funding and timing of grants. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Has final approval of grant funding / Director of Aviation Initial scoring of projects entered in SCIP – Assists in reviewing & scoring loan applications / SCIP Manager Reviews and prioritizes projects submitted on grant applications taking into consideration SCIP score, project readiness, FAA funding, etc. Makes grant funding recommendations to Director of Aviation - Assists in reviewing & scoring loan applications / Construction & Grants Program Manager Reviews & scores loan applications. Makes funding recommendations to the Community Aviation Revitalization Board / CARB Loan Program Manager Has final approval of loan funding / Community Aviation Revitalization Board 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? Grant funding in odd numbered years is decided in July to correspond with the beginning of the state’s biennium, funding in even numbered years is typically decided mid-May to better correspond with the construction season. CARB loan funding decisions are made biennially depending on fund availability. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? Not counting the time for projects to be entered into the SCIP, the grant program typically solicits grant applications for 1 ½ - 2 months, 1 – 1 ½ months to review applications, and then approximately 2 weeks to notify applicants of funding decisions. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? Grants: The grant program manager reviews and prioritizes projects included in the submitted applications, reviews the projects and funding recommendations with the Director of Aviation who makes the final funding decisions. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No, for the Airport Aid Grants; Yes, for the CARB loan funds. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? The final decision for grant funding lies with the Director of Aviation and with the CARB Board for loans. Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y EXPLAIN - Grants: While the SCIP scoring is the first line of prioritization, other factors are taken into consideration such as project readiness/schedule, timing of FAA funding, if certain eligibility requirements have been met, etc. CARB program legislation, CARB mission, vision, and goals, economic impact calculator, and SAO FIT reports. Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Grants no. CARB: SB 5031 amended RCW 43.79A.040 and RCW47.68.020 Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. CARB Loan Program - Point system (max. score 100) Our grant program works in concert with the Seattle ADO regarding national priorities for airports. We have adopted the FAA National Priority System methodology. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? Yes. CARB Loan Program. CARB mission to select projects based upon ability to generate revenue or substantially reduce costs 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. Yes. Approximately 55% of grant funds are targeted towards Non-NPIAS airports and NPIAS airports with less than 20 based aircraft. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? Yes, and yes. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? Yes. With the additional COVID funding provided to NPIAS airports and FAA funding projects at 100%, grant funding priority has been temporarily targeted to Non-NPIAS airports. Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? We work with aviation stakeholders and legislators mainly to ensure we remain in line with federal regulatory process and goals of the aviation system plan.

Survey Results by State 211 WYOMING Q1- Demographics Agency Title Wyoming Dept. of Transportation, Aeronautics Division Respondent Name Title Email Phone Cheryl Bean Planning & Programming Manager cheryl.bean1@wyo.gov 307-777-3960 Q2 - Info on State FAA Region Block Grant Channeling State Type of Agency Northwest Mountain No Yes Part of DOT Q3 – Number of airports in your system Total NPIAS Non-NPIAS Private Use Public Use 121 33 88 79 42 Q4 - Type of NPIAS airports in your system La rg e Hu b M ed iu m H ub Sm al l H ub No n- Hu b Su b- To ta l Pr im ar y Na tio na l Re gi on al Lo ca l Ba sic Un cla ss ifie d Su b- To ta l No n- Pr im ar y 0 0 0 8 8 0 2 10 13 0 25 Q5 - Where does State aviation funding come from and what percentage a. Dedicated Revenue Sources b. General Funds c. Other (explain) Federal Mineral Royalties (FMR’s) 100% Q6 - Are there industry activities that influence this funding, positively or negatively? Explain Yes. Leases on public land within Wyoming for oil and gas development are where this funding comes from. Suspension of these leases is highly impactful to the State and the Division’s ability to provide funding to airports. Q7 – What have been the Agency funding levels? Appropriated Expended 2017 $4.2M $4.2M 2018 $6.2M $6.2M 2019 $9.0M $9.0M 2020 $9.0M $9.0M 2021 $9.0M $9.0M 2022 $9.0M $9.0M 2023 Projected to remain the same 2024 2025 2026 Q8 – Are there any legislative restrictions or requirements associated with the use of those state funds that impact the ability to prioritize them? a. Explain and b. dedicated amounts/uses? a. No b. Q9 - If you are you a Block Grant program, how does that impact your prioritization, if at all? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Questions Q10 - What sort of schedule, if any, do you use for development of your capital improvement program? Please explain. The update cycle begins in August with submittal of CIP projects by the sponsor. Division staff members review the projects and rate them in our Priority Rating Model, and meet with the FAA from September through November. Allocation recommendations are completed by early December. The proposed 5-year plan is voted as draft in January, sponsor comment period is 30 days then responded to and adjustments made by staff in March. The final 5-year WACIP is voted on by the commission in April. Q11 – Is this CIP separate from any FAA related CIP development process for federally funded projects? No Q12 - How many airports do you include in you statewide CIP? Total Publicly Owned, Public-Use Private-Owned, Public-Use Privately-owned, Private-Use 40 40 0 0 Q13 - How many years do you program for your CIP? (three, five, other). 5 Q14 - How far in advance do you include a project on the CIP to ensure the project’s timely execution? We allocate funds for a 5-year program, plus the current year. We do, however, encourage sponsors to enter basic project information for a 20-year horizon to help ensure that pavement and other major projects are accounted for early on. Q15 - What process do you use for collecting CIP information from airports? (email, pre-populated form/database, etc.) Please explain. We utilize BlackCat.

212 State Aviation Funding: Project Prioritization and Selection Processes Prioritization Process Questions Q16 - Does the FAA National Priority System play any role in your program? If yes, how? No Q17 - Does the FAA-ADO influence any of your prioritization efforts? If yes, how and associated with what types of projects? Yes. Priority Rating Model points are added for type of federal funding received. Discretionary funding receives the most points. Our commission’s policy is to match federal funds if funding allows. Q18 - Who is involved in the prioritization process? Aviation Planning and Programming Mgr/allocation recommendations Airports Engineering and Construction Mgr/allocation recommendations Aeronautics Administrator (concurrence) Aeronautics Commissioners/ Approval 18b. When are state aviation funding decisions made? The 5-year plan is annual and at the same time, generally. Monthly allocation recommendations (changes) are provided to the commission for vote in the current budget year. 18c. What is the time frame from start to end of the process? For the complete update cycle, it is currently 9 months. We allow a month for sponsors to submit information at the beginning, such as cost estimates, sketches, justifications and allow 2 months for staff review and rating and meet with the FAA. Another month to make allocations and we need to work it into commission meeting timeframe. Also we allow a month for the sponsors to provide their comments. 18d. Are these decisions made in-person after meetings, discussions, digitally, or at some other time? We meet via videoconference with each sponsor, FAA, and their consultant early in the process to hear about their plans and answer questions. We then meet with the FAA after all reviews and ratings to collaborate regarding funding. Once we have a good handle on the FAA plan, we will allocate state funding. 18e. Is there a phased approach with a first phase (short-list) and then a final list? No short list; projects that are not funded are bumped to the next FY for consideration. We do make additional allocations toward the end of the year if there are funds available. We ask the sponsors to note in their submittal if a project can be shovel ready and in what year. We use this along with other information to pull a project up for funding, if we have adequate available funds at the end of the year. 18f. Who makes the final decision and how is the final decision made? Aeronautics Commission vote Q19 – Do you use these documents in the prioritization process? State System Plan Statewide CIP Mission, Vision & Goals Statewide Pavement Management Plan Other (explain) Y Y Y Y Y – Commission priorities Q20 - Is your prioritization process required and/or specified in a state statute? (Including project evaluation and rating process). Please describe the general requirements and what the statute title/number is? Yes, Title 10-3-401 (d) In administering the grant program, and in consultation with the Federal Aviation Administration and local airport sponsors, the commission shall establish, amend and have available, at least one hundred twenty (120) days before each biennial legislative budget session, a five (5) year capital improvement plan for airports in the state and a system for prioritizing projects to be funded by state and federal grants Q21 - Which of the following operational, financial, technical, environmental, and risk evaluation factors, if any, do you use in your prioritization process? Re gu la to ry M an da te Sa fe ty Se cu rit y L ev el o f S er vic e Ai rp or t S ize Re ve nu e G en er at io n/ C os t R ed uc tio n En vir on m en ta l\ Co m m un ity Im pa ct Su st ai na bl e De ve lo pm en t (L EE D) As se t Pr es er va tio n/ M ai nt en an ce G oa ls & O bj ec tiv es R is k Fa ct or s O th er N on e of T he se Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 21i - Are those criteria weighted? If yes, how? Yes. 21ii - Do you give a higher priority to projects that generate revenue? If yes, how? No. 21iii - Do you give a higher priority to those projects that do not compete well for FAA funding? If yes, please explain. No. Q22 - What type of rating system do you use to rank or rate the proposed projects? Qualitative Quantitative Other (explain) Y Q23 - Do you analyze the impact of proposed capital funding on Your Agency’s Operating Budget Airport Rates & Charges Other (explain) Q24 - Do you require a business case or Return on Investment (ROI) analysis be developed to demonstrate the value of a project? If yes, do you use the business case in your prioritization process? No. Q25 - Do you conduct any analysis to address the trade-offs? Choose between projects Sequence projects according to urgency Sequence projects according to financial impact Y Y Y COVID-19 Impacts Q26 - Have the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way you prioritize projects? If yes, how? No Q27 - What happens if exceptions are required to your normal process? The Commission has the authority to go outside of our recommendations. If that were to happen, a Commissioner would make the motion and then we would provide what the ramifications of the change would be, such as an already allocated project would possibly not get funded, etc. To date or at least in recent history, we haven’t had those issues.