http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/ ACRP - Law http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182197.aspx 73d3dec0-7731-4797-8db7-b9bac7bdefb0 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:04:32 GMT U.S. airports that receive assistance from the federal government are required to comply with a number of obligations imposed by federal law. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program’s ACRP Legal Research Digest 21: Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters as of December 31, 2024  covers legal matters that include the reasonableness of contractual terms, leasing practices, airport rules and regulations, airport charges imposed on aeronautical users, including a... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_21a http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182992.aspx 669f68a3-78fa-46fb-9780-d0a9f83c281b Tue, 16 May 2023 18:00:56 GMT Customer facility charges (CFCs) are imposed by airport proprietors on customers of rental car companies at airports to pay for capital and operating costs of rental car facilities. CFCs have relatively little federal regulatory oversight, and most are implemented through local municipal acts and/or contractual arrangements. Recently, challenges to the imposition and use of CFCs and other airport fees and charges have been mounted in several states. ACRP Legal Research Digest 45: Airport Customer Facilit... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_045 http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182953.aspx 4e81487e-6562-424d-b22e-d31c061074d0 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:04:07 GMT The collapse in U.S. air traffic during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the speed with which a severe public health emergency can devastate the air travel industry. It further illustrates how quickly an airport operator may have to react to a public health crisis. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 44: Airports Responding to Public Health Emergencies: Legal Considerations is designed to help airport sponsors and other stakeholders in the airport indus... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_044 http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182929.aspx 80be0c4b-9513-4867-b661-d9433b8ee52d Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:00:10 GMT Human trafficking has emerged as a critical public concern, with tens of millions of global victims who are moved across international borders and between states using various forms of transportation, including buses, trains, and airplanes, among others. Traffickers may be transporting victims through airports, or victims may be traveling of their own accord, unaware that the job opportunity at the end of their journey is not legitimate. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_rpt_249 http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182555.aspx 7db46718-356e-4ebb-8bd6-90a371bb8435 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:06:14 GMT The deployment of telecommunication systems, management of networks, and dealings with telecommunication or information service providers, airlines, other tenants, concessionaires, and passengers create multiple legal issues for airport operators. The Airport Cooperative Highway Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 43: Legal Considerations for Telecommunications at Airports examines federal requirements for various aspects of telecommunications at airports, including both current issues and thos... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_043aFinal http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/182059.aspx dd6069ad-40c1-4c91-8212-7b1b0e6a9a65 Thu, 27 May 2021 11:52:56 GMT As technology evolves, airports and their partners collect more data from passengers, employees, tenants, concessionaires, airlines, and others. This data is used in many ways, including for facility management, security, ground transportation, marketing, understanding passenger preferences, and enhancing the travel experience. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 42: Legal Implications of Data Collection at Airports provides a survey of applicable law; considerations... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_042aFinal http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/181703.aspx 553bf66c-2c45-41e9-9cab-425f4fb6eee1 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:10:12 GMT Airport attorneys spend considerable time drafting and negotiating airport contracts that involve specialized legal and business issues. Some are general commercial issues, while others are unique to airports. As governmental entities, airports are subject to a variety of governmental law principles that can affect their contracts for commercial services. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 41: Legal Issues Relating to Airport Commercial Contracts complements other A... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_041aFinal http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/181596.aspx a29ae467-6c57-40a7-a59e-33144768b97c Mon, 14 Dec 2020 12:03:32 GMT U.S. airports that receive assistance from the federal government are required to comply with a number of obligations imposed by federal law. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 21: Compilation of DOT and FAA Airport Legal Determinations and Opinion Letters as of December 31, 2018 covers legal matters that include the reasonableness of contractual terms, leasing practices, airport rules and regulations, airport charges imposed on aeronautical users, including airline... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_21a http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/181489.aspx 1d32fa2b-3581-42f6-9a36-1a6ab7366107 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:38:35 GMT Commercial ground transportation at U.S. airports includes public transit, door-to-door shuttle van service, charter buses, limousines, rental cars, taxicabs, hotel courtesy shuttles, wheel chair services, and courier operators. Technological developments, such as transportation network companies, car-sharing operations, and driverless cars, have added more options and challenges for airport ground transportation operations. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 39: Up... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_ACRP-LRD39a http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/181529.aspx 8573ab19-3fc4-4afe-9fde-ea710a449804 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 12:59:06 GMT Understanding the permissible use of airport revenue is one of the most common legal issues faced by airport management. While there are some clear lines, there are several categories (such as utility fees) of potential expenditures of airport revenue that are not as clearly defined. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Legal Research Digest 40: Permissible Uses of Airport Property and Revenue updates the background of economic and legal information presented in ACRP Legal Research Digest ... http://www.trb.org/Resource.ashx?sn=cover_acrp_lrd_040a