The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced today that federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $309,249 have been approved for eight Tennessee airports.
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\nAirports receiving grants include :
\nChilhowee Gliderport
\nDallas Bay Skypark
\nDickson County Municipal Airport
\nLawrenceburg\/Lawrence County Airport
\nLebanon Municipal Airport
\nPortland Municipal Airport
\nAbernathy Field
\nTullahoma Regional Airport
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\nThe grants are made available through the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division. The division administers federal and state funding to assist in the location, design, construction and maintenance of Tennessee’s diverse public aviation system.
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\nExcept for routine expenditures, grant applications are reviewed by the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission (TAC), which is a five member board charged with policy planning and with regulating changes in the state Airport System Plan. The board carefully reviews all applications for grants to ensure that the proper state and local matching funds are in place and that the grants will be used for needed improvements.
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\nThe TDOT Aeronautics Division has the responsibility of inspecting and licensing the state’s 126 heliports and 75 public\/general aviation airports. The Division also provides aircraft and related services for state government and staffing for the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission.
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\nFor more details on each of these grants visit http:\/\/www.tn.gov\/tdot\/news\/2011\/aeronautics\/GrantDetails.pdf
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