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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. 

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 

A BILL 

To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous 

film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing PFAS 

5 Runoff at Airports Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE AUTHORITY 

2 FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM INPUT3 BASED TESTING EQUIPMENT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47109 of title 49, United 

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR COVERED EQUIPMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Government’s share of 

9 allowable project costs for covered equipment and its 

10 installation shall be 100 percent. 

11 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF COVERED EQUIPMENT.— 

12 For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘covered 

13 equipment’ means aqueous film forming foam input14 based testing equipment that is eligible for Airport 

15 Improvement Program funding based on PGL 21– 

16 01, titled ‘Extension of Eligibility for stand-alone ac17 quisition of input-based testing equipment and truck 

18 modification’, dated October 5, 2021 (or any other 

19 successor program guidance letter). 

20 ‘‘(3) SUNSET.—The higher cost share authority 

21 established in this subsection shall terminate 180 

22 days after the date on which the eligibility of covered 

23 equipment for Airport Improvement Program fund24 ing under the authority described in paragraph (2) 

25 terminates or is discontinued by the Administrator, 

26 whichever is earlier.’’. 


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1 (b) OUTREACH EFFORTS.—Not later than 90 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

3 of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct an 

4 outreach effort to make airports aware of the higher cost 

5 share authority established in section 47109(g) of title 49, 

6 United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 

7 (c) FORWARD-LOOKING AIRPORTS.—Not later than 

8 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

9 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 

10 shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce, 

11 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

13 of Representatives that reviews— 

14 (1) potential options for Congress to reimburse 

15 airports that— 

16 (A) are certificated under part 139 of title 

17 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and 

18 (B) acquired covered equipment (as de19 fined in section 47109(g) of title 49, United 

20 States Code) as added by subsection (a), with21 out Federal funding; 

22 (2) information relevant to estimating the po23 tential cost of providing such reimbursement; 


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1 (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Adminis2 tration’s outreach efforts as required under sub3 section (b); and 

4 (4) any additional information the Adminis5 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration con6 siders appropriate. 

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