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IMPLEMENTATION AND FINANCING PLAN development projects as they relate to specific environmental impact categories. A complete evaluation of the impact categories identified in FAA Orders 1050.1F and 5050.4B is required during an EA or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Categorical Exclusions (CATEX) require evaluations of extraordinary circumstances to ensure that projects, typically causing minimal environmental effects, would not cause effects requiring more analyses in an EA, or possibly, an EIS. In preparing for implementation of CIP projects, discussion with FAA environmental staff should take place to determine the best course of action for environmental processing. Due to the type and number of future capital projects that will likely require environmental documentation, it is recommended that Eugene Airport consider developing an overall strategic environmental plan. This effort should determine the scale of environmental compliance needed for each future project, and examine opportunities to group environmental projects together to minimize project costs and maximize efficiency. AIRPORT FUNDING SOURCES The typical airport cannot satisfy capital development funding needs strictly from their own internal funding sources. Federal, state, local, and private funding combine with airport funds and bond proceeds (supported by airport revenues and/or municipal support) to generate the funds required to undertake capital improvement projects. Federal funding sources include Airport Improvement Program grants which are subject to Congressional modification or other entities with jurisdictional control over a particular funding source. Specific project eligibility criteria vary depending upon the funding source. When identifying potential funding sources, it is critical to examine each project element to determine its eligibility for each program or funding source. Another important consideration is the availability of funds for each funding source. The following sections describe primary external funding sources which may be available to provide capital for the preferred development. Federal Funding Sources Federal funding is available to airports through the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) dependent upon the airport category, the role filled within the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), and the priority of the improvement as determined within the National Priority Ranking System (NPS). The Airport Improvement Program has experienced a rather tumultuous journey over the last 20 years having gone through many congressional acts, temporary extensions, and even lapses in funding to maintain the program. The most recent iteration of AIP funding legislation is the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (H.R. 636), which authorized the extension of the AIP through the end of the Federal Fiscal 2 Year (FFY), September, 30, 2017. Funds obligated for the AIP are drawn from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (Trust Fund), which is supported by user fees, fuel taxes, and other similar revenue sources. Trust Fund revenue resources are shown in Table 5-1. 2stth The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) lasts from October 1 to September 30. For example, FFY 2018 begins October, 1, 2017 and ends on September 30, 2018. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 5-4