Natural Hazard Resilience for Airports Act of 2023

Subjects: Transportation and Public Works


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1033 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1033

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure certain projects 
 related to natural hazards and emergency management are eligible for 
funding under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2023

 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Budd) 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 amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure certain projects 
 related to natural hazards and emergency management are eligible for 
funding under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement 
                    program, 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 ``Natural Hazard Resilience for 
Airports Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT CERTAIN PROJECTS RELATED TO NATURAL HAZARDS AND 
              EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THE 
              FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Intermodal Planning.--Section 47101(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by inserting 
        ``(including long-term resilience from the impact of natural 
        hazards and severe weather events)'' after ``environmental''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(E) consider the impact of hazardous weather 
                events on long-term operational resilience.''.
    (b) Definition of Airport Development.--Section 47102(3) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs:
                    ``(S) improvements, supported by planning or 
                resiliency studies, or planning for improvements, of 
                primary runways, taxiways, and aprons necessary at an 
                airport to increase operational resilience to prepare 
                the airport for resuming or maintaining flight 
                operations in the event of an earthquake, flooding, 
                high water, sea level rise, a hurricane, a tropical 
                storm, a cyclone, storm surge, a tidal wave, a tornado, 
                a tsunami, wind driven water, wildfire, land 
                instability, or a winter storm.
                    ``(T)(i) in the case of an airport that meets each 
                of the requirements described in clause (ii)--
                            ``(I) planning for disaster preparedness 
                        associated with maintaining airport operations 
                        during a natural disaster;
                            ``(II) acquiring airport communication 
                        equipment and fixed emergency generators that 
                        are not eligible for funding under programs 
                        funded under the Department of Homeland 
                        Security; and
                            ``(III) constructing, expanding, or 
                        improving airfield infrastructure to include 
                        aprons and terminal buildings the Secretary of 
                        Transportation determines will facilitate 
                        disaster response at the airport.
                    ``(ii) The requirements described in this clause 
                are the following:
                            ``(I) The airport and the facilities and 
                        fixed-based operators on, or connected with, 
                        the airport are operated and maintained in a 
                        manner the Secretary of Transportation 
                        considers suitable for disaster relief. An 
                        airport shall not be considered as failing to 
                        meet the requirement under the preceding 
                        sentence if a runway is unusable because the 
                        runway is under scheduled maintenance or is in 
                        need of necessary repairs.
                            ``(II) The airport has developed an 
                        emergency natural disaster management plan in 
                        coordination with State and local officials.''.
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