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Airport Financing: Annual Funding As Much As $3 Billion Less Than Planned Development

T-RCED-99-84 Published: Feb 10, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 10, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed airport funding issues, focusing on: (1) the amount airports are spending on capital development and the sources of those funds; (2) comparing airports' plans for development with current funding levels; and (3) what effect will various proposals to increase or make better use of existing funding have on airports' ability to fulfill their capital development plans.

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