Aviation and the environment : initial Voluntary Airport Low Emissions program projects reduce emissions, and FAA plans to assess the program's overall performance as participation increases : report to congressional committees /
"In 2003, Congress established a program to reduce airport ground emissions at commercial service airports in areas failing to meet or maintain air quality standards. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administers the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program and oversees the progra...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111386 |
| Summary: | "In 2003, Congress established a program to reduce airport ground emissions at commercial service airports in areas failing to meet or maintain air quality standards. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administers the Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) Program and oversees the program's two sources of funding: Airport Improvement Program (AIP) federal grants or Passenger Facility Charges (PFC), which airports can collect from passengers. Participating airports also receive credits for the emission reductions achieved through VALE projects in accordance with the law and guidance. Airports can use these credits to offset emissions resulting from development projects to comply with federal Clean Air Act requirements. GAO was asked to determine (1) how the VALE program has been implemented, including airport participation levels, types of projects, and program expenditures, and (2) the outcomes attributable to the VALE program. To do this, GAO reviewed FAA data on VALE projects for all nine participating airports; visited two of these airports; obtained information from the remaining seven participating airports and four nonparticipating airports; and interviewed officials from FAA, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and airport associations. FAA generally agreed with the report's findings, and FAA and EPA offered technical clarifications"--Summary page. |
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| Item Description: | "November 2008"--Cover. Report number: GAO-09-37. Title from PDF cover (viewed on Nov. 25, 2008). Signed: Gerald L. Dillingham. "November 2008." "GAO-09-37." Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | ii, 27 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Format: | System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/25/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0937.pdf ; current access available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |