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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3218 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to report 
to Congress on the process by which air traffic control tower facilities 
are chosen for replacement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2023 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida (for herself, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. STEUBE, and Ms. SCHOLTEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to report to Congress on the process by which 
air traffic control tower facilities are chosen for replace-
ment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Air Traffic Control 
Tower Replacement Process Report Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REPLACEMENT 
PROCESS REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to 
Congress a report on the process by which air traffic con-
trol tower facilities are chosen for replacement. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain— 
(1) the process by which air traffic control 
tower facilities are chosen for replacement, including 
which divisions of the Administration control or are 
involved in the replacement decision-making process; 
(2) the criteria the Administrator uses to deter-
mine which air traffic control tower facilities to re-
place, including— 
(A) the relative importance of each such 
criteria; 
(B) why the Administrator uses each such 
criteria; and 
(C) the reasons for the relative importance 
of each such criteria; 
(3) what types of investigation the Adminis-
trator carries out to determine if an air traffic con-
trol tower facility should be replaced; 
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(4) a timeline of the replacement process for an 
individual air traffic control tower facility replace-
ment; 
(5) the list of facilities established under sub-
section (c), including the reason for selecting each 
such facility; and 
(6) any other information the Administrator 
considers relevant. 
(c) LIST
OF REPLACED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
TOWER FACILITIES.—The Administrator shall establish, 
maintain, and publish on the website of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration a list of the following: 
(1) All air traffic control tower facilities re-
placed within the previous 10-year period. 
(2) Any such facilities in the process of being 
replaced. 
(3) Any such facilities under consideration for 
replacement. 
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