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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3662 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3662

   To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film 
  forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2022

  Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Capito, Ms. 
  Klobuchar, and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

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                                 A BILL

 
   To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film 
  forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE AUTHORITY FOR AQUEOUS FILM 
              FORMING FOAM INPUT-BASED TESTING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Special Rule for Covered Equipment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Government's share of allowable 
        project costs for covered equipment and its installation shall 
        be 100 percent.
            ``(2) Definition of covered equipment.--For purposes of 
        this subsection, the term `covered equipment' means aqueous 
        film forming foam input-based testing equipment that is 
        eligible for Airport Improvement Program funding based on PGL 
        21-01, titled `Extension of Eligibility for stand-alone 
        acquisition of input-based testing equipment and truck 
        modification', dated October 5, 2021 (or any other successor 
        program guidance letter).
            ``(3) Sunset.--The higher cost share authority established 
        in this subsection shall terminate 180 days after the date on 
        which the eligibility of covered equipment for Airport 
        Improvement Program funding under the authority described in 
        paragraph (2) terminates or is discontinued by the 
        Administrator, whichever is earlier.''.
    (b) Outreach Efforts.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct an outreach effort to make airports aware 
of the higher cost share authority established in section 47109(g) of 
title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Forward-Looking Airports.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall provide a briefing to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
that reviews--
            (1) potential options for Congress to reimburse airports 
        that--
                    (A) are certificated under part 139 of title 14, 
                Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) acquired covered equipment (as defined in 
                section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code) as 
                added by subsection (a), without Federal funding;
            (2) information relevant to estimating the potential cost 
        of providing such reimbursement;
            (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
        outreach efforts as required under subsection (b); and
            (4) any additional information the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration considers appropriate.
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