Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 473.9 - Offer and acceptance of an aviation development grant(a) The Department will send a written conditional offer to a sponsor whose application has been approved. The Department's conditional offer may provide funding, in accordance with the limitations of § 473.4(b) (relating to limits of funding), for an entire eligible project as proposed, or for only a portion of an eligible project.(b) Upon receipt of a conditional offer from the Department, a sponsor shall, within the time set forth in the conditional offer execute and submit the grant agreement. (1) Failure of a sponsor to indicate acceptance of the terms of the grant agreement within the specified response period, will be considered as a rejection of the final offer.(2) Acceptance of the grant agreement is not binding on a sponsor or the Department until the documents are fully executed between the Department and the sponsor.(3) Neither the offer nor the acceptance of a grant under this chapter relieves the sponsor/grantee from compliance with local zoning or other municipal requirements.(c) Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the Department has absolute discretion in the selection of projects and in the determination of funding levels, priorities, critical project selection criteria, project phasing, project design and specifications and performance criteria.(d) In the consideration of the documentation provided, the Department may determine that a proposed project should be amended to accommodate available funding, applicable airport design criteria, anticipated use or to better accommodate potential user needs. The Department may offer an aviation development grant for a project whose specifications, terms, or scope have been modified by the Department.(e) In the event that the Department confers with a sponsor to amend a proposed project, the sponsor understands that consultation and amendment does not insure that an offer will be made.The provisions of this § 473.9 adopted October 3, 1986, effective 10/4/1986, 16 Pa.B. 3693; readopted July 20, 1990, effective 7/21/1990, 20 Pa.B. 3982; amended October 29, 2010, effective 10/30/2010, 40 Pa.B. 6273. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 473.5b (relating to important dates and notification procedure); and 67 Pa. Code § 473.6a (relating to project execution).