‘‘§ 40131. Apron access for transient general aviation 
aircraft 
‘‘(a) TRANSIENT APRON.—A covered airport shall 
provide transient general aviation aircraft parking on or 
near the existing apron when the pilot or owner of that 
aircraft does not need or request fuel or use other related 
services from the covered airport or a fixed-base operator 
at the covered airport. 
‘‘(b) TRANSIENT FEES.—A covered airport may as-
sess a fee on a transient general aviation aircraft for using 
the transient apron described in subsection (a) and, if it 
does assess such a fee, the fee shall be fair, reasonable, 
transparent, publicly available (including on the website 
of the entity that imposes such fee), and exclude any ex-
traneous or hidden costs. 
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO TRANSIENT APRON.—A controlled 
access airport, or a fixed-base operator at a controlled ac-
cess airport, may not charge a fee for a pilot or passengers 
to transit between their transient general aviation aircraft 
parked on the transient apron described in subsection (a) 
and a place outside the airport’s perimeter fence, whether 
or not such transit requires passing through a building. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
CONTROLLED
ACCESS
AIRPORT.—The 
term ‘controlled access airport’ means an airport 
that is a public use airport and— 
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‘‘(A) is required to have an airport security 
program under part 1542 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations; or 
‘‘(B) the airport or a fixed-base operator 
at the airport does not allow a pilot unescorted 
access to the pilot’s transient general aviation 
aircraft that is parked on the transient apron 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COVERED
AIRPORT.—The term ‘covered 
airport’ means an airport that is a public use airport 
and has— 
‘‘(A) received a grant under section 48103 
or chapter 471 at any time during the most re-
cent 20-year period; or 
‘‘(B) been the recipient of a Federal prop-
erty conveyance. 
‘‘(3) FIXED-BASE OPERATOR.—The term ‘fixed- 
base operator’ means a business granted the right 
by an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate 
on an airport or heliport and provide aeronautical 
services, including fueling and charging, aircraft 
hangaring, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, air-
craft maintenance, and flight instruction. 
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‘‘(4) PUBLIC USE AIRPORT.—The term ‘public 
use airport’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 47102. 
‘‘(5) TRANSIENT
GENERAL
AVIATION
AIR-
CRAFT.—The term ‘transient general aviation air-
craft’ means an aircraft, not owned or operated by 
an air carrier or foreign air carrier, that is seeking 
to park temporarily at an airport.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 40130 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘40131. Apron access for transient general aviation aircraft.’’. 
Æ 
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