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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this subchapter, the Secretary may provide grants
under this subchapter to not more than two airport spon-
sors for the construction of a low-level activity visual flight
rule (level 1) air traffic control tower, as defined by the
Secretary.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—A sponsor shall be eligible for a
grant under this paragraph if—
‘‘(i) the sponsor would otherwise be eligible to
participate in the pilot program established under
paragraph (3) except for the lack of the air traffic
control tower proposed to be constructed under this
subsection; and
‘‘(ii) the sponsor agrees to fund not less than 25
percent of the costs of construction of the air traffic
control tower.
‘‘(C) PROJECT
COSTS.—Grants under this paragraph
shall be paid only from amounts apportioned to the sponsor
under section 47114(c)(1).
‘‘(D) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of construction of an air traffic control tower under this
paragraph may not exceed $1,100,000.’’.
SEC. 132. INNOVATIVE USE OF AIRPORT GRANT FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 47135. Innovative financing techniques
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation may
approve applications for not more than 20 airport development
projects for which grants received under this subchapter may be
used for innovative financing techniques. Such projects shall be
located at airports that each year have less than .25 percent of
the total number of passenger boardings each year at all commercial
service airports in the most recent calendar year for which data
is available.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of grants made under this section
shall be to provide information on the benefits and difficulties
of using innovative financing techniques for airport development
projects.
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) NO GUARANTEES.—In no case shall the implementation
of an innovative financing technique under this section be
used in a manner giving rise to a direct or indirect guarantee
of any airport debt instrument by the United States Govern-
ment.
‘‘(2) TYPES
OF
TECHNIQUES.—In this section, innovative
financing techniques are limited to—
‘‘(A) payment of interest;
‘‘(B) commercial bond insurance and other credit
enhancement associated with airport bonds for eligible air-
port development;
‘‘(C) flexible non-Federal matching requirements; and
‘‘(D) use of funds apportioned under section 47114 for
the payment of principal and interest of terminal develop-
ment for costs incurred before the date of the enactment
of this section.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I
of chapter 471 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘47135. Innovative financing techniques.’’.
SEC. 133. INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLE PILOT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 47136. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot pro-
gram
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall carry
out a pilot program at not more than 10 public-use airports under
which the sponsors of such airports may use funds made available
under section 48103 for use at such airports to carry out inherently
low-emission vehicle activities. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this subchapter, inherently low-emission vehicle activities shall
for purposes of the pilot program be treated as eligible for assistance
under this subchapter.
‘‘(b) LOCATION IN AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT AREAS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A public-use airport shall be eligible
for participation in the pilot program only if the airport is
located in an air quality nonattainment area (as defined in
section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2)).
‘‘(2) SHORTAGE OF CANDIDATES.—If the Secretary receives
an insufficient number of applications from public-use airports
located in such areas, then the Secretary may consider applica-
tions from public-use airports that are not located in such
areas.
‘‘(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting from among applicants
for participation in the pilot program, the Secretary shall give
priority consideration to applicants that will achieve the greatest
air quality benefits measured by the amount of emissions reduced
per dollar of funds expended under the pilot program.
‘‘(d) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S SHARE.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subchapter, the United States Govern-
ment’s share of the costs of a project carried out under the pilot
program shall be 50 percent.
‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than $2,000,000 may be
expended under the pilot program at any single public-use airport.
‘‘(f ) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a public-use airport car-
rying out inherently low-emission vehicle activities under the
pilot program may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts
made available for expenditure at the airport in a fiscal year
under the pilot program to receive technical assistance in car-
rying out such activities.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, participants in the pilot program shall use an eligible
consortium (as defined in section 5506 of this title) in the
region of the airport to receive technical assistance described
in paragraph (1).
‘‘(g) MATERIALS IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—The Adminis-
trator may develop and make available materials identifying best
practices for carrying out low-emission vehicle activities based on
the projects carried out under the pilot program and other sources.
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‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—
‘‘(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot program;
‘‘(2) an identification of other public-use airports that
expressed an interest in participating in the pilot program;
and
‘‘(3) a description of the mechanisms used by the Secretary
to ensure that the information and know-how gained by partici-
pants in the pilot program is transferred among the participants
and to other interested parties, including other public-use air-
ports.
‘‘(i) INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION VEHICLE ACTIVITY DEFINED.—
In this section, the term ‘inherently low-emission vehicle activity’
means—
‘‘(1) the construction of infrastructure or modifications at
public-use airports to enable the delivery of fuel and services
necessary for the use of vehicles that are certified as inherently
low-emission vehicles under title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations and that—
‘‘(A) operate exclusively on compressed natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity,
hydrogen, or a blend at least 85 percent of which is meth-
anol;
‘‘(B) are labeled in accordance with section 88.312–
93(c) of such title; and
‘‘(C) are located or primarily used at public-use air-
ports;
‘‘(2) the construction of infrastructure or modifications at
public-use airports to enable the delivery of fuel and services
necessary for the use of nonroad vehicles that—
‘‘(A) operate exclusively on compressed natural gas,
liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity,
hydrogen, or a blend at least 85 percent of which is meth-
anol;
‘‘(B) meet or exceed the standards set forth in section
86.1708–99 of such title or the standards set forth in section
89.112(a) of such title, and are in compliance with the
requirements of section 89.112(b) of such title; and
‘‘(C) are located or primarily used at public-use air-
ports;
‘‘(3) the payment of that portion of the cost of acquiring
vehicles described in this subsection that exceeds the cost of
acquiring other vehicles or engines that would be used for
the same purpose; or
‘‘(4) the acquisition of technological capital equipment to
enable the delivery of fuel and services necessary for the use
of vehicles described in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I
of chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘47136. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program.’’.
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SEC. 134. AIRPORT SECURITY PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 47137. Airport security program
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—To improve security at public air-
ports in the United States, the Secretary of Transportation shall
carry out not less than one project to test and evaluate innovative
aviation security systems and related technology.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall
give the highest priority to a request from an eligible sponsor
for a grant to undertake a project that—
‘‘(1) evaluates and tests the benefits of innovative aviation
security systems or related technology, including explosives
detection systems, for the purpose of improving aviation and
aircraft physical security, access control, and passenger and
baggage screening; and
‘‘(2) provides testing and evaluation of airport security sys-
tems and technology in an operational, testbed environment.
‘‘(c) MATCHING SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 47109, the
United States Government’s share of allowable project costs for
a project under this section shall be 100 percent.
‘‘(d) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may establish
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate
for carrying out a project under this section, including terms and
conditions relating to the form and content of a proposal for a
project, project assurances, and schedule of payments.
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE SPONSOR DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘eligible sponsor’ means a nonprofit corporation composed of a
consortium of public and private persons, including a sponsor of
a primary airport, with the necessary engineering and technical
expertise to successfully conduct the testing and evaluation of air-
port and aircraft related security systems.
‘‘(f ) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the amounts made
available to the Secretary under section 47115 in a fiscal year,
the Secretary shall make available not less than $5,000,000 for
the purpose of carrying out this section.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I
of chapter 471 is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘47137. Airport security program.’’.
SEC. 135. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) PASSENGER FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR CERTAIN CLASS OF
CARRIERS.—Section 40117(e)(2) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) on flights, including flight segments, between 2 or
more points in Hawaii; and
‘‘(E) in Alaska aboard an aircraft having a seating capacity
of less than 60 passengers.’’.
(b) PASSENGER FACILITY FEE WAIVER FOR CERTAIN CLASS OF
CARRIERS
OR
FOR SERVICE
TO AIRPORTS
IN ISOLATED COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 40117 is amended—
(1) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in subsection (i)(2)(D) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;