[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR256.1]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 256_AIR INSTALLATIONS COMPATIBLE USE ZONES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 256.1  Purpose.

    This part:
    (a) Sets forth Department of Defense policy on achieving compatible 
use of public and private lands in the vicinity of military airfields;
    (b) Defines (1) required restrictions on the uses and heights of 
natural and man-made objects in the vicinity of air installations to 
provide for safety of flight and to assure that people and facilities 
are not concentrated in areas susceptible to aircraft accidents; and
    (2) Desirable restrictions on land use to assure its compatibility 
with the characteristics, including noise, of air installations 
operations;
    (c) Describes the procedures by which Air Installations Compatible 
Use Zones (AICUZ) may be defined; and
    (d) Provides policy on the extent of Government interest in real 
property within these zones which may be retained or acquired to protect 
the operational capability of active military airfields (subject in each 
case to the availability of required authorizations and appropriations).

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